Huaquillas climate — normals and trends
Huaquillas (Ecuador) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.0 °C and it receives 675 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 (26.5 °C on average) and the coldest is August (23.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Huaquillas averages 0 frost days, 138 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 86 rainy days per year.
Huaquillas has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.6 °C (on 20 January 1993) and the coldest 15.7 °C (on 28 November 1954).
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
HuaquillasEl Oro
- coords
- -3.48°, -80.23°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.0°C
Average daily high
29.4°C
Average daily low
21.9°C
Annual rainfall
675mm
Sunshine / day
10.4h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
13.5km/h
Seasonal range
3.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
138 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
86 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.1 °C
Average feels-like low
25.4 °C
Average peak gust
32.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
305 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.6 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
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
35.6 °C
20 January 1993
Coldest day
15.7 °C
28 November 1954
Wettest day
236 mm
14 March 1983
Windiest day
29.6 km/h
26 April 2014
Strongest gust
52.9 km/h
10 November 1982
Hottest feels-like
42.6 °C
4 March 1983
Coldest feels-like
16.5 °C
28 November 1954
Sunniest day
12.2 h
12 January 1951
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 45 mm | -42 mm |
| Feb | 31.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 291 mm | +132 mm |
| Mar | 31.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 159 mm | -25 mm |
| Apr | 31.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 330 mm | +216 mm |
| May | 30.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 31 mm | -24 mm |
| Jun | 29.0 °C | 0.0 °C | 4 mm | -14 mm |
| Jul | 28.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 2 mm | -4 mm |
| Aug | 28.1 °C | +0.1 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Sep | 28.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 3 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 29.0 °C | +0.2 °C | 18 mm | +10 mm |
| Nov | 30.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 21 mm | +11 mm |
| Dec | 30.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 2 mm | -27 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Huaquillas?
Huaquillas has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.0 °C and it receives 675 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Huaquillas?
The hottest day measured in Huaquillas between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1993, reaching 35.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Huaquillas?
The coldest day measured in Huaquillas between 1940 and 2025 was 28 November 1954, at 15.7 °C.
Does it snow in Huaquillas?
Almost never: Huaquillas sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Huaquillas warmed?
Yes: Huaquillas warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Huaquillas?
The wettest day measured in Huaquillas between 1940 and 2025 was 14 March 1983, with 236 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Huaquillas?
The windiest day measured in Huaquillas between 1940 and 2025 was 26 April 2014, with winds reaching 29.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Huaquillas?
The warmest month in Huaquillas is March (26.5 °C on average); the coldest is August (23.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Huaquillas?
Huaquillas receives on average 675 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 86 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Huaquillas?
Huaquillas gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Huaquillas?
Yes: Huaquillas has on average 305 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Huaquillas?
In Huaquillas, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.6 °C on 4 March 1983, and the lowest was 16.5 °C on 28 November 1954.
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