Balzar climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Balzar?

Balzar has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.7 °C and it receives 1,948 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Balzar?

The hottest day measured in Balzar between 1940 and 2025 was 2 December 2024, reaching 37.5 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Balzar?

The coldest day measured in Balzar between 1940 and 2025 was 10 July 1942, at 17.5 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Balzar?

Almost never: Balzar sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Balzar warmed?

Yes: Balzar warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Balzar?

The wettest day measured in Balzar between 1940 and 2025 was 16 April 2023, with 173 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Balzar?

The windiest day measured in Balzar between 1940 and 2025 was 26 April 2014, with winds reaching 299.5 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Balzar?

The warmest month in Balzar is March (25.3 °C on average); the coldest is July (23.9 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Balzar?

Balzar receives on average 1,948 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 216 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Balzar?

Balzar gets on average 6.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,263 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Balzar (Ecuador) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.7 °C and it receives 1,948 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 (25.3 °C on average) and the coldest is July (23.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in February.

Balzar averages 0 frost days, 98 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 216 rainy days per year.

Balzar has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 37.5 °C (on 2 December 2024) and the coldest 17.5 °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

BalzarGuayas

coords: -1.37°, -79.91°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AmTropical monsoonWarmest monthMarchColdest monthJulyWettest monthFebruaryDriest monthAugust

Mean daily temperature

24.7°C

Average daily high

28.8°C

Average daily low

21.9°C

Annual rainfall

1,948mm

Sunshine / day

6.2h

Mean relative humidity

82%

Average peak wind

8.1km/h

Seasonal range

1.4°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

98 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

216 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

32.9 °C

Average feels-like low

25.3 °C

Average peak gust

20.0 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

346 d/yr

Solar radiation

12.4 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.4 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.29 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

37.5 °C

2 December 2024

Coldest day

17.5 °C

10 July 1942

Wettest day

173 mm

16 April 2023

Windiest day

299.5 km/h

26 April 2014

Strongest gust

83.2 km/h

26 April 2014

Hottest feels-like

42.4 °C

5 April 1958

Coldest feels-like

-14.4 °C

26 April 2014

Sunniest day

12.0 h

2 November 1941

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	36.4 °C12 December 2025	20.4 °C7 June 2025	26.2 °C	2,204 mm	223
2024	37.5 °C2 December 2024	20.6 °C8 November 2024	26.8 °C	1,739 mm	274
2023	35.8 °C13 September 2023	21.5 °C24 April 2023	26.7 °C	2,722 mm	257
2022	34.7 °C14 October 2022	19.9 °C19 August 2022	25.5 °C	1,472 mm	162
2021	34.3 °C30 December 2021	19.4 °C8 July 2021	25.6 °C	1,800 mm	141
2020	34.7 °C4 November 2020	20.2 °C25 August 2020	25.9 °C	1,228 mm	180
2019	33.8 °C13 September 2019	19.7 °C29 August 2019	25.6 °C	1,664 mm	140
2018	33.8 °C30 October 2018	20.3 °C21 June 2018	25.5 °C	1,369 mm	143
2017	33.2 °C22 January 2017	19.4 °C23 July 2017	25.5 °C	2,409 mm	137
2016	34.7 °C25 August 2016	20.3 °C22 November 2016	26.2 °C	1,961 mm	217
2015	33.8 °C6 September 2015	21.7 °C15 August 2015	26.1 °C	2,418 mm	193
2014	35.0 °C23 December 2014	20.7 °C28 August 2014	25.4 °C	1,850 mm	84
2013	34.6 °C2 December 2013	19.9 °C8 July 2013	25.3 °C	2,212 mm	114
2012	34.1 °C19 December 2012	20.3 °C10 August 2012	25.4 °C	2,641 mm	144
2011	35.2 °C11 December 2011	19.5 °C19 May 2011	25.3 °C	1,420 mm	123
2010	33.6 °C2 October 2010	19.5 °C21 August 2010	25.4 °C	2,576 mm	144
2009	35.2 °C2 December 2009	20.1 °C16 September 2009	25.5 °C	1,485 mm	127
2008	32.3 °C29 November 2008	20.1 °C30 August 2008	24.8 °C	2,180 mm	73
2007	32.2 °C5 April 2007	19.0 °C24 August 2007	24.7 °C	1,782 mm	49
2006	32.6 °C17 May 2006	19.9 °C28 September 2006	25.0 °C	1,959 mm	80
2005	33.0 °C10 December 2005	18.8 °C23 November 2005	24.9 °C	1,520 mm	81
2004	32.0 °C4 April 2004	19.8 °C10 August 2004	24.6 °C	1,939 mm	41
2003	31.6 °C20 March 2003	19.1 °C16 July 2003	23.9 °C	1,755 mm	13
2002	30.7 °C9 February 2002	19.4 °C19 August 2002	24.2 °C	2,501 mm	7
2001	30.9 °C22 March 2001	18.4 °C21 July 2001	23.7 °C	2,403 mm	8
2000	30.5 °C31 March 2000	18.9 °C6 November 2000	23.5 °C	2,196 mm	2
1999	30.6 °C23 February 1999	18.8 °C4 August 1999	23.4 °C	2,793 mm	2
1998	33.0 °C15 February 1998	18.3 °C7 December 1998	24.7 °C	3,656 mm	57
1997	31.2 °C22 October 1997	20.8 °C12 January 1997	25.0 °C	4,243 mm	45
1996	31.1 °C27 February 1996	18.1 °C14 July 1996	23.8 °C	1,588 mm	17
1995	31.7 °C14 January 1995	19.1 °C14 December 1995	24.2 °C	1,951 mm	30
1994	34.0 °C23 November 1994	18.7 °C12 August 1994	24.7 °C	1,693 mm	79
1993	32.5 °C11 April 1993	19.1 °C8 August 1993	24.8 °C	2,140 mm	73
1992	34.8 °C15 December 1992	19.2 °C25 July 1992	25.0 °C	2,389 mm	110
1991	33.2 °C17 September 1991	19.3 °C25 October 1991	24.8 °C	1,502 mm	83
1990	34.1 °C10 December 1990	18.5 °C27 July 1990	24.8 °C	1,311 mm	109
1989	33.4 °C11 December 1989	18.5 °C12 May 1989	24.2 °C	1,863 mm	59
1988	32.3 °C12 February 1988	18.7 °C20 August 1988	24.2 °C	1,767 mm	41
1987	35.1 °C26 November 1987	19.6 °C27 June 1987	25.1 °C	2,453 mm	140
1986	32.4 °C22 March 1986	19.3 °C18 July 1986	24.2 °C	1,713 mm	51
1985	32.4 °C11 December 1985	18.5 °C23 July 1985	23.9 °C	1,221 mm	52
1984	32.5 °C16 April 1984	18.9 °C15 July 1984	24.2 °C	1,974 mm	40
1983	33.2 °C23 April 1983	20.1 °C26 October 1983	25.3 °C	4,202 mm	121
1982	32.0 °C9 February 1982	19.7 °C17 August 1982	25.1 °C	2,314 mm	100
1981	33.8 °C18 December 1981	19.9 °C21 July 1981	25.2 °C	1,313 mm	147
1980	33.1 °C1 December 1980	19.5 °C3 August 1980	25.1 °C	1,761 mm	109
1979	35.8 °C25 November 1979	19.3 °C14 July 1979	25.3 °C	1,136 mm	147
1978	36.5 °C31 October 1978	19.6 °C2 August 1978	25.3 °C	1,480 mm	171
1977	35.8 °C31 August 1977	19.8 °C14 November 1977	25.9 °C	1,602 mm	250
1976	34.5 °C15 October 1976	19.3 °C9 October 1976	24.6 °C	2,503 mm	74
1975	33.5 °C15 December 1975	18.0 °C25 July 1975	24.2 °C	2,145 mm	63
1974	31.1 °C4 January 1974	18.5 °C25 October 1974	23.7 °C	1,433 mm	24
1973	33.3 °C21 May 1973	18.5 °C25 October 1973	24.5 °C	2,312 mm	88
1972	33.3 °C3 April 1972	19.7 °C6 October 1972	25.1 °C	2,364 mm	140
1971	34.0 °C11 December 1971	18.1 °C31 July 1971	24.1 °C	1,797 mm	87
1970	33.5 °C29 November 1970	18.5 °C6 July 1970	24.5 °C	1,637 mm	118
1969	35.3 °C21 November 1969	19.5 °C12 August 1969	25.1 °C	1,574 mm	149
1968	36.0 °C12 December 1968	18.3 °C25 May 1968	24.5 °C	1,338 mm	107
1967	34.3 °C3 November 1967	18.9 °C8 June 1967	24.6 °C	1,836 mm	145
1966	34.2 °C20 November 1966	18.7 °C24 July 1966	24.7 °C	1,514 mm	92
1965	32.1 °C25 December 1965	19.5 °C16 August 1965	24.8 °C	2,117 mm	66
1964	32.1 °C4 January 1964	18.6 °C5 September 1964	24.3 °C	2,537 mm	47
1963	36.0 °C11 December 1963	19.6 °C25 July 1963	25.2 °C	1,046 mm	186
1962	34.5 °C6 December 1962	18.2 °C23 July 1962	24.1 °C	1,413 mm	53
1961	33.7 °C25 November 1961	18.5 °C8 August 1961	24.2 °C	1,612 mm	70
1960	34.8 °C21 November 1960	17.9 °C2 November 1960	24.4 °C	1,538 mm	75
1959	32.4 °C26 November 1959	18.9 °C14 August 1959	24.2 °C	2,704 mm	60
1958	32.9 °C5 April 1958	19.2 °C27 September 1958	24.4 °C	3,265 mm	46
1957	33.1 °C9 October 1957	18.2 °C11 September 1957	24.1 °C	2,883 mm	36
1956	32.0 °C4 January 1956	18.5 °C28 October 1956	23.4 °C	1,619 mm	11
1955	32.1 °C13 January 1955	18.9 °C17 July 1955	23.5 °C	958 mm	12
1954	33.7 °C2 January 1954	18.4 °C6 August 1954	24.0 °C	894 mm	72
1953	33.2 °C26 December 1953	19.4 °C27 September 1953	24.6 °C	1,624 mm	67
1952	33.1 °C30 December 1952	18.7 °C2 August 1952	24.0 °C	1,207 mm	55
1951	32.1 °C20 December 1951	19.4 °C12 July 1951	24.2 °C	1,408 mm	32
1950	33.3 °C5 December 1950	18.2 °C20 October 1950	23.7 °C	985 mm	44
1949	32.5 °C29 November 1949	18.3 °C19 July 1949	23.6 °C	1,770 mm	31
1948	35.5 °C19 November 1948	17.8 °C1 June 1948	24.5 °C	1,540 mm	115
1947	35.8 °C1 January 1947	18.8 °C4 August 1947	25.1 °C	1,003 mm	175
1946	36.6 °C5 December 1946	18.5 °C23 July 1946	24.8 °C	1,534 mm	171
1945	34.1 °C20 November 1945	19.2 °C25 January 1945	24.4 °C	1,786 mm	84
1944	33.5 °C24 November 1944	19.5 °C5 September 1944	24.4 °C	1,669 mm	95
1943	33.9 °C24 November 1943	18.6 °C30 August 1943	24.3 °C	1,367 mm	91
1942	33.1 °C3 September 1942	17.5 °C10 July 1942	24.2 °C	2,529 mm	117
1941	31.8 °C1 January 1941	19.6 °C6 September 1941	24.5 °C	6,101 mm	34
1940	35.4 °C12 December 1940	19.6 °C30 July 1940	25.5 °C	453 mm	265

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

30.6 °C

+1.8 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

223 d/yr

+125

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

2204 mm

+256 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	30.3 °C	+1.8 °C	253 mm	-52 mm
Feb	29.7 °C	+1.1 °C	677 mm	+285 mm
Mar	30.7 °C	+1.6 °C	566 mm	+199 mm
Apr	30.6 °C	+1.4 °C	379 mm	+105 mm
May	29.8 °C	+1.1 °C	116 mm	-42 mm
Jun	29.1 °C	+1.1 °C	41 mm	-39 mm
Jul	30.2 °C	+2.3 °C	10 mm	-52 mm
Aug	30.8 °C	+2.3 °C	13 mm	-25 mm
Sep	31.9 °C	+3.0 °C	20 mm	-33 mm
Oct	30.6 °C	+1.6 °C	58 mm	+3 mm
Nov	30.0 °C	+0.2 °C	56 mm	+10 mm
Dec	33.1 °C	+3.5 °C	15 mm	-103 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

36.4 °C

12 Dec 2025

Coldest day

20.4 °C

7 Jun 2025

Wettest day

69.9 mm

20 Feb 2025

Windiest day

30.6 km/h

28 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

30.2 km/h

15 Dec 2025

Hottest feels-like

40.4 °C

20 Dec 2025

Coldest feels-like

21.9 °C

10 Dec 2025

Sunniest day

11.9 h

6 Dec 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Balzar?

Balzar has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.7 °C and it receives 1,948 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Balzar?

The hottest day measured in Balzar between 1940 and 2025 was 2 December 2024, reaching 37.5 °C.

What is the coldest day in Balzar?

The coldest day measured in Balzar between 1940 and 2025 was 10 July 1942, at 17.5 °C.

Does it snow in Balzar?

Almost never: Balzar sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Balzar warmed?

Yes: Balzar warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Balzar?

The wettest day measured in Balzar between 1940 and 2025 was 16 April 2023, with 173 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Balzar?

The windiest day measured in Balzar between 1940 and 2025 was 26 April 2014, with winds reaching 299.5 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Balzar?

The warmest month in Balzar is March (25.3 °C on average); the coldest is July (23.9 °C).

How much does it rain in Balzar?

Balzar receives on average 1,948 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 216 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Balzar?

Balzar gets on average 6.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,263 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Balzar?

Yes: Balzar has on average 346 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Balzar?

In Balzar, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.4 °C on 5 April 1958, and the lowest was -14.4 °C on 26 April 2014.

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