General Villamil climate — normals and trends
General Villamil (Ecuador) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.0 °C and it receives 540 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 (25.2 °C on average) and the coldest is September (21.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
General Villamil averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 77 rainy days per year.
General Villamil has warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.09 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 29.6 °C (on 7 April 1998) and the coldest 17.8 °C (on 20 October 2007).
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
General VillamilGuayas
- coords
- -2.63°, -80.39°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.0°C
Average daily high
23.5°C
Average daily low
22.6°C
Annual rainfall
540mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
85%
Average peak wind
21.4km/h
Seasonal range
4.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
77 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
26.7 °C
Average feels-like low
23.9 °C
Average peak gust
30.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
348 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.8 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.10 · p = 0.004
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
29.6 °C
7 April 1998
Coldest day
17.8 °C
20 October 2007
Wettest day
165 mm
21 January 1998
Windiest day
136.1 km/h
20 March 2003
Strongest gust
94.0 km/h
24 February 2012
Hottest feels-like
37.2 °C
17 March 1983
Coldest feels-like
11.4 °C
20 March 2003
Sunniest day
12.2 h
2 January 1957
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 34 mm | -35 mm |
| Feb | 26.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 332 mm | +208 mm |
| Mar | 27.7 °C | +2.0 °C | 104 mm | -21 mm |
| Apr | 26.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 149 mm | +76 mm |
| May | 24.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 34 mm | -17 mm |
| Jun | 23.1 °C | -0.1 °C | 9 mm | -17 mm |
| Jul | 22.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 5 mm | -10 mm |
| Aug | 21.9 °C | +0.2 °C | 8 mm | +2 mm |
| Sep | 22.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 10 mm | +3 mm |
| Oct | 22.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 16 mm | +6 mm |
| Nov | 23.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 20 mm | +10 mm |
| Dec | 23.2 °C | 0.0 °C | 1 mm | -25 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of General Villamil?
General Villamil has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.0 °C and it receives 540 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in General Villamil?
The hottest day measured in General Villamil between 1940 and 2025 was 7 April 1998, reaching 29.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in General Villamil?
The coldest day measured in General Villamil between 1940 and 2025 was 20 October 2007, at 17.8 °C.
Does it snow in General Villamil?
Almost never: General Villamil sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of General Villamil warmed?
Yes: General Villamil warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in General Villamil?
The wettest day measured in General Villamil between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1998, with 165 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in General Villamil?
The windiest day measured in General Villamil between 1940 and 2025 was 20 March 2003, with winds reaching 136.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in General Villamil?
The warmest month in General Villamil is March (25.2 °C on average); the coldest is September (21.2 °C).
How much does it rain in General Villamil?
General Villamil receives on average 540 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 77 rainy days.
Is it sunny in General Villamil?
General Villamil gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in General Villamil?
Yes: General Villamil has on average 348 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in General Villamil?
In General Villamil, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.2 °C on 17 March 1983, and the lowest was 11.4 °C on 20 March 2003.
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