Ambato climate — normals and trends
Ambato (Ecuador) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.0 °C and it receives 2,119 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is March (10.6 °C on average) and the coldest is July (8.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Ambato averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 320 rainy days per year.
Ambato has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 22.1 °C (on 16 November 2016) and the coldest 0.2 °C (on 13 April 1966).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
AmbatoTungurahua Province
- coords
- -1.25°, -78.62°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.0°C
Average daily high
15.0°C
Average daily low
6.4°C
Annual rainfall
2,119mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
87%
Average peak wind
9.9km/h
Seasonal range
2.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
320 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.3 cm
Average feels-like high
14.8 °C
Average feels-like low
4.9 °C
Average peak gust
36.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.60 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
22.1 °C
16 November 2016
Coldest day
0.2 °C
13 April 1966
Wettest day
63 mm
17 April 1973
Windiest day
134.6 km/h
12 November 2016
Strongest gust
66.6 km/h
10 October 2018
Hottest feels-like
23.5 °C
30 September 2016
Coldest feels-like
-11.1 °C
26 April 1977
Snowiest day
2.4 cm
6 February 1942
Sunniest day
12.1 h
29 January 2004
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 16.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 217 mm | +32 mm |
| Feb | 16.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 320 mm | +111 mm |
| Mar | 15.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 418 mm | +174 mm |
| Apr | 16.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 249 mm | +23 mm |
| May | 15.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 246 mm | +68 mm |
| Jun | 14.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 246 mm | +90 mm |
| Jul | 13.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 298 mm | +147 mm |
| Aug | 14.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 153 mm | +39 mm |
| Sep | 15.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 177 mm | +62 mm |
| Oct | 15.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 246 mm | +68 mm |
| Nov | 16.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 229 mm | +48 mm |
| Dec | 16.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 104 mm | -76 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ambato?
Ambato has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.0 °C and it receives 2,119 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ambato?
The hottest day measured in Ambato between 1940 and 2025 was 16 November 2016, reaching 22.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ambato?
The coldest day measured in Ambato between 1940 and 2025 was 13 April 1966, at 0.2 °C.
Does it snow in Ambato?
Almost never: Ambato sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Ambato warmed?
Yes: Ambato warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ambato?
The wettest day measured in Ambato between 1940 and 2025 was 17 April 1973, with 63 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ambato?
The windiest day measured in Ambato between 1940 and 2025 was 12 November 2016, with winds reaching 134.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ambato?
The warmest month in Ambato is March (10.6 °C on average); the coldest is July (8.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Ambato?
Ambato receives on average 2,119 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 320 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ambato?
Ambato gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Ambato?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ambato between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 1942, with 2.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Ambato?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Ambato.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ambato?
In Ambato, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 23.5 °C on 30 September 2016, and the lowest was -11.1 °C on 26 April 1977.
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