Esmeraldas, Ecuador climate

Aw Tropical savanna (dry winter)

Esmeraldas has a remarkably steady tropical climate (Tropical savanna (dry winter), Köppen Aw). The hottest month is April with an average daily high near 81°F, while the coldest is November averaging around 75°F at night. Precipitation totals about 39 inches a year and is strongly seasonal — February alone averages 6.2 inches while August barely receives 0.81 inches.

☀️ All year

Warm

Daytime highs near 81°F most of the year.

🌙 Nights

Stays warm

Even the coolest nights stay near 75°F.

🌧️ Rain

Moderate rainfall

About 39 in of rain a year.

Wettest in February

⛅ Sky & trend

Often grey

Overcast skies dominate much of the year.

Temperature & precipitation

Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figures

Hours of sunshine per day

Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)

Esmeraldas climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	80	80	80	81	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80
Avg temp (°F)	78	78	78	79	79	78	77	77	78	78	77	78
Avg low (°F)	76	76	77	77	77	76	75	75	75	75	75	75
Precipitation (in)	5.5	6.2	6.0	6.2	4.7	2.4	1.3	0.8	1.1	1.2	1.3	2.6

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°F)	80	80	80	81	80	80
Avg temp (°F)	78	78	78	79	79	78
Avg low (°F)	76	76	77	77	77	76
Precipitation (in)	5.5	6.2	6.0	6.2	4.7	2.4

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	80	80	80	80	80	80
Avg temp (°F)	77	77	78	78	77	78
Avg low (°F)	75	75	75	75	75	75
Precipitation (in)	1.3	0.8	1.1	1.2	1.3	2.6

Sky & atmosphere

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	82	82	79	76	83	83	81	79	82	80	79	79
Relative humidity (%)	85	86	86	86	86	85	83	82	82	81	81	83
Wind speed (mph)	7.5	5.8	5.4	6.2	8.1	9.0	9.3	9.6	10.0	10.0	9.8	9.1

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cloud cover (%)	82	82	79	76	83	83
Relative humidity (%)	85	86	86	86	86	85
Wind speed (mph)	7.5	5.8	5.4	6.2	8.1	9.0

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	81	79	82	80	79	79
Relative humidity (%)	83	82	82	81	81	83
Wind speed (mph)	9.3	9.6	10.0	10.0	9.8	9.1

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — modelled for this location from ERA5-Land reanalysis, a ~9 km global grid, because no long-record weather station is close enough to use.

Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.

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