Guayaquil climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Guayaquil?

Guayaquil has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.4 °C and it receives 2,005 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Guayaquil between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1978, reaching 34.0 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Guayaquil?

The coldest day measured in Guayaquil between 1940 and 2025 was 10 July 1942, at 17.6 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Guayaquil?

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

Q: Has the climate of Guayaquil warmed?

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

Q: What is the wettest day in Guayaquil?

The wettest day measured in Guayaquil between 1940 and 2025 was 23 February 1941, with 201 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Guayaquil?

The windiest day measured in Guayaquil between 1940 and 2025 was 3 March 2009, with winds reaching 254.7 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Guayaquil?

The warmest month in Guayaquil is March (25.8 °C on average); the coldest is August (23.0 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Guayaquil?

Guayaquil receives on average 2,005 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 220 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Guayaquil?

Guayaquil gets on average 8.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,175 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Guayaquil (Ecuador) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.4 °C and it receives 2,005 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 (25.8 °C on average) and the coldest is August (23.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.

Guayaquil averages 0 frost days, 59 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 220 rainy days per year.

Guayaquil 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 34.0 °C (on 25 January 1978) and the coldest 17.6 °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

GuayaquilGuayas

coords: -2.20°, -79.89°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AmTropical monsoonWarmest monthMarchColdest monthAugustWettest monthMarchDriest monthNovember

Mean daily temperature

24.4°C

Average daily high

28.2°C

Average daily low

21.9°C

Annual rainfall

2,005mm

Sunshine / day

8.7h

Mean relative humidity

82%

Average peak wind

11.3km/h

Seasonal range

2.8°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

59 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

220 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

32.6 °C

Average feels-like low

24.8 °C

Average peak gust

24.9 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

324 d/yr

Solar radiation

15.0 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.4 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.31 · 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

34.0 °C

25 January 1978

Coldest day

17.6 °C

10 July 1942

Wettest day

201 mm

23 February 1941

Windiest day

254.7 km/h

3 March 2009

Strongest gust

103.7 km/h

3 March 2009

Hottest feels-like

41.6 °C

21 March 1992

Coldest feels-like

-8.9 °C

3 March 2009

Sunniest day

12.0 h

17 January 1953

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	32.9 °C26 December 2025	19.8 °C21 August 2025	25.3 °C	2,204 mm	112
2024	34.0 °C19 December 2024	19.7 °C5 September 2024	25.8 °C	1,320 mm	170
2023	33.7 °C13 September 2023	22.3 °C27 August 2023	26.5 °C	2,586 mm	208
2022	32.3 °C21 January 2022	19.2 °C1 November 2022	24.5 °C	1,707 mm	62
2021	32.0 °C17 February 2021	19.8 °C12 October 2021	24.9 °C	1,744 mm	70
2020	32.2 °C4 February 2020	18.9 °C25 August 2020	25.2 °C	1,524 mm	100
2019	32.5 °C20 March 2019	18.8 °C6 September 2019	25.3 °C	2,255 mm	85
2018	33.9 °C7 January 2018	19.9 °C19 August 2018	25.0 °C	1,494 mm	80
2017	33.5 °C3 January 2017	20.1 °C7 November 2017	25.2 °C	3,008 mm	89
2016	33.1 °C29 March 2016	20.0 °C23 November 2016	25.8 °C	1,965 mm	162
2015	32.4 °C29 December 2015	21.3 °C15 August 2015	26.2 °C	2,752 mm	175
2014	33.2 °C23 December 2014	19.8 °C2 September 2014	25.2 °C	1,986 mm	62
2013	32.0 °C14 April 2013	19.5 °C2 September 2013	24.6 °C	1,867 mm	55
2012	33.3 °C25 December 2012	19.7 °C16 October 2012	25.1 °C	2,585 mm	94
2011	32.6 °C11 December 2011	18.2 °C18 October 2011	24.9 °C	1,318 mm	82
2010	32.6 °C22 February 2010	19.1 °C23 August 2010	24.8 °C	2,161 mm	75
2009	32.0 °C7 March 2009	19.6 °C10 October 2009	24.9 °C	1,577 mm	75
2008	31.4 °C13 May 2008	19.3 °C15 August 2008	24.6 °C	2,162 mm	38
2007	31.8 °C5 April 2007	18.6 °C18 October 2007	24.2 °C	1,699 mm	26
2006	31.8 °C16 April 2006	19.5 °C25 August 2006	24.8 °C	1,842 mm	52
2005	32.0 °C21 January 2005	19.3 °C23 November 2005	24.5 °C	1,252 mm	38
2004	31.3 °C26 December 2004	18.8 °C27 August 2004	24.3 °C	1,694 mm	27
2003	31.0 °C18 March 2003	19.1 °C18 September 2003	23.8 °C	1,976 mm	7
2002	30.6 °C9 February 2002	19.1 °C19 August 2002	24.1 °C	2,759 mm	5
2001	29.9 °C22 March 2001	18.4 °C29 June 2001	23.3 °C	2,519 mm	0
2000	30.1 °C14 April 2000	18.4 °C6 November 2000	23.2 °C	2,170 mm	1
1999	30.5 °C23 February 1999	17.8 °C23 June 1999	23.3 °C	2,532 mm	1
1998	31.9 °C12 April 1998	19.1 °C20 October 1998	24.6 °C	5,909 mm	35
1997	31.1 °C22 March 1997	21.3 °C14 January 1997	25.4 °C	4,579 mm	24
1996	30.5 °C21 February 1996	17.8 °C14 July 1996	23.4 °C	1,838 mm	7
1995	31.4 °C14 January 1995	19.4 °C19 August 1995	24.1 °C	2,459 mm	27
1994	31.5 °C1 March 1994	18.7 °C1 September 1994	24.4 °C	1,584 mm	47
1993	32.5 °C29 March 1993	18.5 °C7 September 1993	24.8 °C	2,004 mm	69
1992	32.7 °C21 March 1992	18.8 °C31 August 1992	24.8 °C	2,999 mm	88
1991	33.0 °C8 March 1991	18.5 °C14 September 1991	24.9 °C	1,166 mm	125
1990	32.3 °C20 January 1990	17.9 °C3 September 1990	24.4 °C	1,198 mm	92
1989	32.1 °C27 December 1989	18.3 °C25 August 1989	23.9 °C	1,753 mm	46
1988	32.6 °C1 April 1988	18.4 °C2 September 1988	23.9 °C	1,297 mm	42
1987	32.9 °C26 November 1987	19.6 °C2 September 1987	24.8 °C	2,903 mm	93
1986	32.3 °C17 March 1986	19.1 °C29 June 1986	23.9 °C	1,426 mm	43
1985	31.9 °C23 December 1985	18.1 °C15 September 1985	23.6 °C	1,021 mm	35
1984	32.1 °C23 January 1984	18.8 °C1 August 1984	24.1 °C	1,670 mm	45
1983	32.9 °C4 March 1983	19.9 °C22 September 1983	25.5 °C	6,126 mm	101
1982	33.9 °C17 February 1982	19.2 °C17 August 1982	25.5 °C	1,769 mm	152
1981	33.2 °C26 December 1981	19.4 °C2 August 1981	24.7 °C	998 mm	117
1980	33.8 °C28 January 1980	19.4 °C5 August 1980	25.1 °C	1,399 mm	121
1979	32.9 °C25 November 1979	19.5 °C12 July 1979	25.0 °C	966 mm	115
1978	34.0 °C25 January 1978	18.9 °C26 August 1978	24.7 °C	1,369 mm	115
1977	32.2 °C27 December 1977	18.9 °C18 September 1977	24.8 °C	1,214 mm	115
1976	31.7 °C30 March 1976	20.0 °C9 October 1976	24.6 °C	2,308 mm	43
1975	31.4 °C15 December 1975	18.1 °C22 August 1975	23.8 °C	1,905 mm	35
1974	32.0 °C24 April 1974	18.7 °C24 October 1974	23.6 °C	1,301 mm	34
1973	32.7 °C31 March 1973	18.4 °C1 August 1973	24.1 °C	1,887 mm	78
1972	33.3 °C3 April 1972	20.6 °C24 September 1972	25.5 °C	2,058 mm	155
1971	32.4 °C11 December 1971	18.3 °C14 September 1971	23.9 °C	1,611 mm	52
1970	32.2 °C13 February 1970	18.0 °C31 July 1970	24.0 °C	1,777 mm	59
1969	32.3 °C29 December 1969	19.1 °C16 July 1969	24.5 °C	1,616 mm	84
1968	31.7 °C26 December 1968	18.9 °C11 October 1968	24.1 °C	1,009 mm	60
1967	31.8 °C4 April 1967	18.3 °C1 September 1967	23.7 °C	1,385 mm	33
1966	30.8 °C30 November 1966	18.8 °C4 September 1966	24.0 °C	1,617 mm	18
1965	31.2 °C18 April 1965	19.9 °C11 September 1965	24.6 °C	2,608 mm	26
1964	31.6 °C18 March 1964	18.1 °C22 October 1964	23.7 °C	1,851 mm	11
1963	31.6 °C8 January 1963	19.5 °C12 August 1963	24.3 °C	1,040 mm	34
1962	30.9 °C30 December 1962	18.8 °C21 June 1962	23.8 °C	1,164 mm	11
1961	30.5 °C12 April 1961	18.2 °C8 August 1961	23.7 °C	1,946 mm	8
1960	32.0 °C27 December 1960	18.4 °C1 November 1960	23.9 °C	1,310 mm	12
1959	30.7 °C14 February 1959	19.4 °C3 August 1959	24.2 °C	2,158 mm	20
1958	31.5 °C12 April 1958	18.9 °C22 September 1958	24.4 °C	3,179 mm	27
1957	31.8 °C8 October 1957	18.5 °C21 October 1957	24.2 °C	2,475 mm	13
1956	31.5 °C5 January 1956	18.5 °C3 November 1956	23.1 °C	1,745 mm	8
1955	30.1 °C4 March 1955	18.2 °C9 September 1955	22.9 °C	1,029 mm	4
1954	31.1 °C17 February 1954	17.8 °C17 October 1954	23.0 °C	1,003 mm	19
1953	32.7 °C3 February 1953	19.7 °C16 July 1953	24.3 °C	1,696 mm	47
1952	31.7 °C6 January 1952	18.3 °C28 July 1952	23.6 °C	1,075 mm	26
1951	31.3 °C3 January 1951	19.8 °C16 September 1951	24.1 °C	1,216 mm	17
1950	30.8 °C5 December 1950	18.1 °C30 August 1950	23.3 °C	759 mm	18
1949	31.6 °C4 January 1949	17.9 °C13 August 1949	23.3 °C	1,806 mm	7
1948	32.4 °C19 November 1948	19.0 °C7 October 1948	23.9 °C	1,698 mm	52
1947	32.9 °C18 January 1947	18.3 °C19 September 1947	24.2 °C	1,069 mm	92
1946	33.8 °C20 December 1946	18.2 °C23 July 1946	23.7 °C	1,936 mm	42
1945	32.9 °C2 December 1945	19.1 °C25 September 1945	24.2 °C	1,997 mm	52
1944	32.0 °C17 December 1944	19.2 °C14 October 1944	23.9 °C	2,029 mm	36
1943	32.4 °C21 January 1943	19.3 °C19 October 1943	23.9 °C	1,330 mm	40
1942	31.9 °C24 December 1942	17.6 °C10 July 1942	23.6 °C	4,062 mm	35
1941	31.3 °C3 January 1941	19.2 °C6 September 1941	24.5 °C	9,194 mm	9
1940	32.8 °C10 April 1940	19.9 °C21 September 1940	24.9 °C	320 mm	113

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

29.1 °C

+0.9 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

112 d/yr

+53

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

2204 mm

+199 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	30.1 °C	+1.2 °C	125 mm	-102 mm
Feb	29.6 °C	+0.7 °C	643 mm	+292 mm
Mar	30.9 °C	+1.7 °C	417 mm	+52 mm
Apr	30.5 °C	+1.3 °C	363 mm	+98 mm
May	29.3 °C	+0.7 °C	180 mm	-13 mm
Jun	27.7 °C	+0.2 °C	85 mm	-54 mm
Jul	27.9 °C	+0.9 °C	31 mm	-79 mm
Aug	27.8 °C	+0.7 °C	60 mm	-18 mm
Sep	28.4 °C	+1.0 °C	101 mm	+16 mm
Oct	28.2 °C	+0.5 °C	112 mm	+50 mm
Nov	28.2 °C	-0.2 °C	84 mm	+44 mm
Dec	29.9 °C	+0.9 °C	4 mm	-87 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

32.9 °C

26 Dec 2025

Coldest day

19.8 °C

21 Aug 2025

Wettest day

73.7 mm

26 Feb 2025

Windiest day

46.1 km/h

28 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

38.2 km/h

7 Dec 2025

Hottest feels-like

40.4 °C

2 Apr 2025

Coldest feels-like

21.7 °C

20 Aug 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

25 Oct 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Guayaquil?

Guayaquil has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.4 °C and it receives 2,005 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Guayaquil?

The hottest day measured in Guayaquil between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1978, reaching 34.0 °C.

What is the coldest day in Guayaquil?

The coldest day measured in Guayaquil between 1940 and 2025 was 10 July 1942, at 17.6 °C.

Does it snow in Guayaquil?

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

Has the climate of Guayaquil warmed?

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

What is the wettest day in Guayaquil?

The wettest day measured in Guayaquil between 1940 and 2025 was 23 February 1941, with 201 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Guayaquil?

The windiest day measured in Guayaquil between 1940 and 2025 was 3 March 2009, with winds reaching 254.7 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Guayaquil?

The warmest month in Guayaquil is March (25.8 °C on average); the coldest is August (23.0 °C).

How much does it rain in Guayaquil?

Guayaquil receives on average 2,005 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 220 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Guayaquil?

Guayaquil gets on average 8.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,175 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Guayaquil?

Yes: Guayaquil has on average 324 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Guayaquil?

In Guayaquil, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.6 °C on 21 March 1992, and the lowest was -8.9 °C on 3 March 2009.

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