El Empalme climate — normals and trends
El Empalme (Ecuador) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.3 °C and it receives 2,449 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 (25.0 °C on average) and the coldest is July (23.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in February.
El Empalme averages 0 frost days, 56 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 219 rainy days per year.
El Empalme 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 37.3 °C (on 2 December 2024) and the coldest 17.3 °C (on 20 June 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
El EmpalmeGuayas
- coords
- -1.04°, -79.64°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.3°C
Average daily high
28.0°C
Average daily low
21.6°C
Annual rainfall
2,449mm
Sunshine / day
5.5h
Mean relative humidity
84%
Average peak wind
7.8km/h
Seasonal range
1.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
56 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
219 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.3 °C
Average feels-like low
25.1 °C
Average peak gust
19.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
336 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.34 · 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
37.3 °C
2 December 2024
Coldest day
17.3 °C
20 June 1942
Wettest day
225 mm
6 February 1942
Windiest day
255.9 km/h
26 April 2014
Strongest gust
65.2 km/h
26 April 2014
Hottest feels-like
41.4 °C
5 April 1958
Coldest feels-like
-8.2 °C
26 April 2014
Sunniest day
12.0 h
4 November 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 | 29.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 350 mm | -42 mm |
| Feb | 29.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 888 mm | +409 mm |
| Mar | 30.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 765 mm | +298 mm |
| Apr | 30.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 394 mm | +32 mm |
| May | 29.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 147 mm | -60 mm |
| Jun | 28.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 41 mm | -61 mm |
| Jul | 28.3 °C | +1.6 °C | 13 mm | -59 mm |
| Aug | 29.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 24 mm | -16 mm |
| Sep | 30.3 °C | +2.5 °C | 15 mm | -37 mm |
| Oct | 29.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 43 mm | -19 mm |
| Nov | 29.0 °C | 0.0 °C | 79 mm | +21 mm |
| Dec | 31.8 °C | +3.1 °C | 31 mm | -125 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of El Empalme?
El Empalme has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.3 °C and it receives 2,449 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in El Empalme?
The hottest day measured in El Empalme between 1940 and 2025 was 2 December 2024, reaching 37.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in El Empalme?
The coldest day measured in El Empalme between 1940 and 2025 was 20 June 1942, at 17.3 °C.
Does it snow in El Empalme?
Almost never: El Empalme sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of El Empalme warmed?
Yes: El Empalme warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in El Empalme?
The wettest day measured in El Empalme between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 1942, with 225 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in El Empalme?
The windiest day measured in El Empalme between 1940 and 2025 was 26 April 2014, with winds reaching 255.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in El Empalme?
The warmest month in El Empalme is April (25.0 °C on average); the coldest is July (23.2 °C).
How much does it rain in El Empalme?
El Empalme receives on average 2,449 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 219 rainy days.
Is it sunny in El Empalme?
El Empalme gets on average 5.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,008 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in El Empalme?
Yes: El Empalme has on average 336 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in El Empalme?
In El Empalme, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.4 °C on 5 April 1958, and the lowest was -8.2 °C on 26 April 2014.
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