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Weather extremes

How extreme does Machala's weather get?

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest days Machala has recorded — the outer limits of what its weather can do, and how far they sit beyond a normal day.

Based on 50+ years of daily weather observations (1974–present), from the Pedro Canga station 57 km away. Updated through August 2025 — an all-time extreme only changes when a more extreme day actually occurs, so some dates are old. That is normal, not stale data.

The four kinds of extreme

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest single days Machala has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.

🔥 Hottest day
105°F Jan 28, 1999

That is about 16°F hotter than a normal January afternoon in Machala (typical high near 89°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 105°F Jan 28, 1999
2 104°F Jun 18, 2007
3 103°F Mar 5, 2006
❄️ Coldest night
45°F Nov 13, 1995

About 23°F colder than a normal November night in Machala (typical low near 68°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 45°F Nov 13, 1995
2 51°F Sep 22, 1995
3 52°F Sep 7, 1979
🌧️ Most rain in one day
12.99 in Apr 14, 2015

More rain in a single day than Machala usually gets in the whole month of April (typical April total about 2.8 in).

The three most extreme on record

1 12.99 in Apr 14, 2015
2 10.51 in Jan 17, 2012
3 9.84 in Feb 18, 2013

How hot and cold it gets, month by month

The shaded band is the normal range of daily temperatures for each month. The dots show the most extreme it has ever been — so you can see how far beyond a normal day the records really sit.

30°50°70°90°110°130° all-time high 105°F JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
normal range of daily temperatureshottest ever recordedcoldest ever recorded

Machala's record heat sits well above even a hot day for the season — January's 105°F is about 16°F beyond a normal hot afternoon. Its record cold is just as far below a normal winter night — the dots mark how rare each extreme really is.

In plain terms

In a normal year, Machala's warmest days reach the high 80s°F and its coldest nights drop to the high 60s°F. But across the record it has gone as high as 105°F and as low as 45°F. A single day has delivered over 13 inches of rain. Those are the outer edges worth knowing if you are moving here, planning a trip, or thinking about a house.
Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from SENAMHI, Peru's national weather service, measured at El Salto, about 42 km from the city centre.

How we build these numbers →