Ibarra climate — normals and trends
Ibarra (Ecuador) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.9 °C and it receives 1,733 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 (11.3 °C on average) and the coldest is July (9.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Ibarra averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 290 rainy days per year.
Ibarra has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 22.9 °C (on 12 March 2010) and the coldest 0.8 °C (on 13 August 1945).
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
IbarraImbabura
- coords
- 0.35°, -78.12°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.9°C
Average daily high
16.0°C
Average daily low
7.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,733mm
Sunshine / day
10.0h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
9.7km/h
Seasonal range
1.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
290 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
15.8 °C
Average feels-like low
5.3 °C
Average peak gust
40.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.65 · 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
22.9 °C
12 March 2010
Coldest day
0.8 °C
13 August 1945
Wettest day
61 mm
20 February 1982
Windiest day
20.9 km/h
17 September 1961
Strongest gust
92.9 km/h
21 July 1951
Hottest feels-like
24.7 °C
31 January 2016
Coldest feels-like
-2.6 °C
13 August 1945
Snowiest day
0.6 cm
13 December 1952
Sunniest day
12.0 h
2 October 1940
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 | 16.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 221 mm | +65 mm |
| Feb | 16.0 °C | -0.3 °C | 351 mm | +184 mm |
| Mar | 16.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 353 mm | +156 mm |
| Apr | 16.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 280 mm | +60 mm |
| May | 16.2 °C | +0.1 °C | 238 mm | +68 mm |
| Jun | 15.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 162 mm | +46 mm |
| Jul | 14.8 °C | +0.1 °C | 214 mm | +117 mm |
| Aug | 15.1 °C | -0.3 °C | 128 mm | +67 mm |
| Sep | 15.6 °C | -0.9 °C | 101 mm | +29 mm |
| Oct | 15.8 °C | -0.9 °C | 230 mm | +79 mm |
| Nov | 15.8 °C | -0.7 °C | 257 mm | +92 mm |
| Dec | 16.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 87 mm | -71 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ibarra?
Ibarra has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.9 °C and it receives 1,733 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ibarra?
The hottest day measured in Ibarra between 1940 and 2025 was 12 March 2010, reaching 22.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ibarra?
The coldest day measured in Ibarra between 1940 and 2025 was 13 August 1945, at 0.8 °C.
Does it snow in Ibarra?
Almost never: Ibarra sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Ibarra warmed?
Yes: Ibarra warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ibarra?
The wettest day measured in Ibarra between 1940 and 2025 was 20 February 1982, with 61 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ibarra?
The windiest day measured in Ibarra between 1940 and 2025 was 17 September 1961, with winds reaching 20.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ibarra?
The warmest month in Ibarra is April (11.3 °C on average); the coldest is July (9.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Ibarra?
Ibarra receives on average 1,733 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 290 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ibarra?
Ibarra gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Ibarra?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ibarra between 1940 and 2025 was 13 December 1952, with 0.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Ibarra?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Ibarra.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ibarra?
In Ibarra, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 24.7 °C on 31 January 2016, and the lowest was -2.6 °C on 13 August 1945.
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