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Machala, Ecuador climate
BSh Hot semi-arid
Machala has a remarkably steady tropical climate (Hot semi-arid, Köppen BSh). The hottest month is March with an average daily high near 32°C, while the coldest is August averaging around 21°C at night. Precipitation totals about 484 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — February alone averages 148 mm while August barely receives 1 mm.
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)Machala climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| Avg low (°C) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 57 | 148 | 136 | 80 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 26 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 29 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 |
| Avg low (°C) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 57 | 148 | 136 | 80 | 20 | 3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| Avg low (°C) | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 26 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 77 | 81 | 77 | 68 | 65 | 62 | 64 | 64 | 67 | 70 | 69 | 69 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 73 | 78 | 79 | 78 | 74 | 70 | 67 | 65 | 65 | 67 | 69 | 71 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 8.6 | 8.4 | 7.6 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 7.5 | 8.2 | 8.6 | 8.1 | 8.2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 77 | 81 | 77 | 68 | 65 | 62 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 73 | 78 | 79 | 78 | 74 | 70 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 8.6 | 8.4 | 7.6 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 6.8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 64 | 64 | 67 | 70 | 69 | 69 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 67 | 65 | 65 | 67 | 69 | 71 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 6.9 | 7.5 | 8.2 | 8.6 | 8.1 | 8.2 |
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.
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.