Esmeraldas climate — normals and trends
Esmeraldas (Ecuador) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.9 °C and it receives 1,466 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 (25.5 °C on average) and the coldest is August (24.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Esmeraldas averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 193 rainy days per year.
Esmeraldas has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 30.5 °C (on 11 April 2024) and the coldest 20.2 °C (on 14 August 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
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- coords
- 0.96°, -79.65°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.9°C
Average daily high
27.0°C
Average daily low
23.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,466mm
Sunshine / day
9.3h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
18.9km/h
Seasonal range
1.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
193 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
30.5 °C
Average feels-like low
26.1 °C
Average peak gust
32.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
364 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.32 · 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
30.5 °C
11 April 2024
Coldest day
20.2 °C
14 August 1942
Wettest day
195 mm
21 May 1941
Windiest day
31.6 km/h
15 October 1963
Strongest gust
52.9 km/h
13 October 1966
Hottest feels-like
38.4 °C
4 April 1998
Coldest feels-like
19.7 °C
18 August 1942
Sunniest day
11.9 h
21 November 2025
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 | 27.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 165 mm | -69 mm |
| Feb | 27.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 437 mm | +210 mm |
| Mar | 28.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 206 mm | +22 mm |
| Apr | 28.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 275 mm | +98 mm |
| May | 27.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 231 mm | +99 mm |
| Jun | 27.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 137 mm | +38 mm |
| Jul | 27.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 36 mm | -44 mm |
| Aug | 26.8 °C | +0.1 °C | 47 mm | -15 mm |
| Sep | 26.8 °C | +0.1 °C | 48 mm | -3 mm |
| Oct | 26.6 °C | -0.2 °C | 71 mm | +14 mm |
| Nov | 26.5 °C | -0.4 °C | 89 mm | +32 mm |
| Dec | 26.8 °C | -0.2 °C | 12 mm | -94 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Esmeraldas?
Esmeraldas has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.9 °C and it receives 1,466 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Esmeraldas?
The hottest day measured in Esmeraldas between 1940 and 2025 was 11 April 2024, reaching 30.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Esmeraldas?
The coldest day measured in Esmeraldas between 1940 and 2025 was 14 August 1942, at 20.2 °C.
Does it snow in Esmeraldas?
Almost never: Esmeraldas sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Esmeraldas warmed?
Yes: Esmeraldas warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Esmeraldas?
The wettest day measured in Esmeraldas between 1940 and 2025 was 21 May 1941, with 195 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Esmeraldas?
The windiest day measured in Esmeraldas between 1940 and 2025 was 15 October 1963, with winds reaching 31.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Esmeraldas?
The warmest month in Esmeraldas is April (25.5 °C on average); the coldest is August (24.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Esmeraldas?
Esmeraldas receives on average 1,466 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 193 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Esmeraldas?
Esmeraldas gets on average 9.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,395 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Esmeraldas?
Yes: Esmeraldas has on average 364 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Esmeraldas?
In Esmeraldas, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.4 °C on 4 April 1998, and the lowest was 19.7 °C on 18 August 1942.
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