Babahoyo climate — normals and trends
Babahoyo (Ecuador) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.0 °C and it receives 5,495 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 April (24.9 °C on average) and the coldest is July (23.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Babahoyo averages 0 frost days, 27 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 315 rainy days per year.
Babahoyo has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.0 °C (on 13 September 2023) and the coldest 16.6 °C (on 10 July 1942).
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
BabahoyoLos Ríos
- coords
- -1.80°, -79.52°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.0°C
Average daily high
27.4°C
Average daily low
21.5°C
Annual rainfall
5,495mm
Sunshine / day
7.2h
Mean relative humidity
85%
Average peak wind
7.5km/h
Seasonal range
1.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
27 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
315 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.0 °C
Average feels-like low
24.8 °C
Average peak gust
20.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
323 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.38 · 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
35.0 °C
13 September 2023
Coldest day
16.6 °C
10 July 1942
Wettest day
311 mm
24 December 1997
Windiest day
783.1 km/h
26 April 2014
Strongest gust
199.4 km/h
3 March 2009
Hottest feels-like
41.3 °C
23 February 2024
Coldest feels-like
-85.6 °C
26 April 2014
Sunniest day
12.0 h
3 November 1941
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 | 28.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 412 mm | -273 mm |
| Feb | 28.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 612 mm | -110 mm |
| Mar | 29.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 652 mm | -82 mm |
| Apr | 29.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 708 mm | +54 mm |
| May | 28.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 372 mm | -196 mm |
| Jun | 27.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 267 mm | -150 mm |
| Jul | 28.1 °C | +1.8 °C | 161 mm | -223 mm |
| Aug | 28.3 °C | +1.6 °C | 215 mm | -65 mm |
| Sep | 28.9 °C | +1.8 °C | 200 mm | -85 mm |
| Oct | 28.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 267 mm | +43 mm |
| Nov | 28.0 °C | +0.1 °C | 174 mm | -1 mm |
| Dec | 30.6 °C | +2.7 °C | 86 mm | -282 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Babahoyo?
Babahoyo has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.0 °C and it receives 5,495 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Babahoyo?
The hottest day measured in Babahoyo between 1940 and 2025 was 13 September 2023, reaching 35.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Babahoyo?
The coldest day measured in Babahoyo between 1940 and 2025 was 10 July 1942, at 16.6 °C.
Does it snow in Babahoyo?
Almost never: Babahoyo sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Babahoyo warmed?
Yes: Babahoyo warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Babahoyo?
The wettest day measured in Babahoyo between 1940 and 2025 was 24 December 1997, with 311 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Babahoyo?
The windiest day measured in Babahoyo between 1940 and 2025 was 26 April 2014, with winds reaching 783.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Babahoyo?
The warmest month in Babahoyo is April (24.9 °C on average); the coldest is July (23.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Babahoyo?
Babahoyo receives on average 5,495 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 315 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Babahoyo?
Babahoyo gets on average 7.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,628 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Babahoyo?
Yes: Babahoyo has on average 323 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Babahoyo?
In Babahoyo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.3 °C on 23 February 2024, and the lowest was -85.6 °C on 26 April 2014.
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