Cariamanga climate — normals and trends
Cariamanga (Ecuador) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.2 °C and it receives 1,955 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 September (18.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (17.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Cariamanga averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 210 rainy days per year.
Cariamanga has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.7 °C (on 11 September 2024) and the coldest 5.9 °C (on 1 December 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
CariamangaLoja
- coords
- -4.33°, -79.56°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.2°C
Average daily high
23.3°C
Average daily low
14.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,955mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
7.7km/h
Seasonal range
1.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
210 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
25.1 °C
Average feels-like low
15.0 °C
Average peak gust
34.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.58 · 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
31.7 °C
11 September 2024
Coldest day
5.9 °C
1 December 1942
Wettest day
101 mm
3 May 1945
Windiest day
22.7 km/h
31 July 1941
Strongest gust
87.8 km/h
25 August 1942
Hottest feels-like
32.5 °C
23 February 2016
Coldest feels-like
3.9 °C
1 December 1942
Sunniest day
12.3 h
29 December 1942
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 | 23.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 244 mm | -26 mm |
| Feb | 23.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 560 mm | +243 mm |
| Mar | 24.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 359 mm | +23 mm |
| Apr | 24.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 342 mm | +71 mm |
| May | 24.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 198 mm | +46 mm |
| Jun | 23.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 56 mm | -4 mm |
| Jul | 25.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 10 mm | -16 mm |
| Aug | 25.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 31 mm | +14 mm |
| Sep | 26.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 69 mm | +18 mm |
| Oct | 24.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 192 mm | +65 mm |
| Nov | 23.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 336 mm | +196 mm |
| Dec | 24.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 54 mm | -134 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Cariamanga?
Cariamanga has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.2 °C and it receives 1,955 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Cariamanga?
The hottest day measured in Cariamanga between 1940 and 2025 was 11 September 2024, reaching 31.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Cariamanga?
The coldest day measured in Cariamanga between 1940 and 2025 was 1 December 1942, at 5.9 °C.
Does it snow in Cariamanga?
Almost never: Cariamanga sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Cariamanga warmed?
Yes: Cariamanga warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Cariamanga?
The wettest day measured in Cariamanga between 1940 and 2025 was 3 May 1945, with 101 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Cariamanga?
The windiest day measured in Cariamanga between 1940 and 2025 was 31 July 1941, with winds reaching 22.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Cariamanga?
The warmest month in Cariamanga is September (18.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (17.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Cariamanga?
Cariamanga receives on average 1,955 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 210 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Cariamanga?
Cariamanga gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Cariamanga?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Cariamanga.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Cariamanga?
In Cariamanga, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 32.5 °C on 23 February 2016, and the lowest was 3.9 °C on 1 December 1942.
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