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Ambato, Ecuador climate
Aw Tropical savanna (dry winter)
Ambato has a remarkably steady tropical climate (Tropical savanna (dry winter), Köppen Aw). The hottest month is April with an average daily high near 88°F, while the coldest is August averaging around 69°F at night. Precipitation totals about 54 inches a year and is strongly seasonal — February alone averages 11.7 inches while September barely receives 1.77 inches.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Ambato climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 88 | 87 | 88 | 88 | 87 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 88 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 81 | 81 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 78 | 77 | 77 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 81 |
| Avg low (°F) | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 74 | 72 | 70 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 71 | 73 |
| Precipitation (in) | 7.4 | 11.7 | 9.6 | 5.8 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 3.0 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 88 | 87 | 88 | 88 | 87 | 85 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 81 | 81 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 78 |
| Avg low (°F) | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 74 | 72 |
| Precipitation (in) | 7.4 | 11.7 | 9.6 | 5.8 | 2.3 | 1.8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 84 | 84 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 88 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 77 | 77 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 81 |
| Avg low (°F) | 70 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 71 | 73 |
| Precipitation (in) | 3.0 | 3.4 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 3.0 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 82 | 85 | 86 | 79 | 76 | 70 | 69 | 67 | 71 | 78 | 78 | 79 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 69 | 79 | 81 | 78 | 73 | 66 | 61 | 58 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 62 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 5.8 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 5.6 | 6.3 | 6.9 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.0 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 82 | 85 | 86 | 79 | 76 | 70 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 69 | 79 | 81 | 78 | 73 | 66 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 5.8 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 5.6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 69 | 67 | 71 | 78 | 78 | 79 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 61 | 58 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 62 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 6.3 | 6.9 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.0 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at Simon Bolivar Intl / Jose Joaquin DE Olmedo Intl, a weather station, about 173 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
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.