La Troncal climate — normals and trends
La Troncal (Ecuador) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.0 °C and it receives 4,801 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 (17.7 °C on average) and the coldest is August (16.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
La Troncal averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 357 rainy days per year.
La Troncal has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 25.7 °C (on 10 April 2010) and the coldest 9.8 °C (on 21 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
La TroncalCanar
- coords
- -2.42°, -79.34°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.0°C
Average daily high
20.2°C
Average daily low
14.8°C
Annual rainfall
4,801mm
Sunshine / day
8.6h
Mean relative humidity
90%
Average peak wind
8.0km/h
Seasonal range
1.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
357 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
22.2 °C
Average feels-like low
15.5 °C
Average peak gust
30.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.63 · 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
25.7 °C
10 April 2010
Coldest day
9.8 °C
21 November 1954
Wettest day
163 mm
5 February 1983
Windiest day
178.2 km/h
3 March 2009
Strongest gust
49.7 km/h
3 March 2009
Hottest feels-like
31.2 °C
10 April 2010
Coldest feels-like
-9.2 °C
3 March 2009
Sunniest day
12.1 h
20 January 2005
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 | 21.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 552 mm | +71 mm |
| Feb | 21.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 720 mm | +209 mm |
| Mar | 22.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 661 mm | +82 mm |
| Apr | 22.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 710 mm | +169 mm |
| May | 21.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 500 mm | +34 mm |
| Jun | 20.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 349 mm | +13 mm |
| Jul | 20.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 220 mm | -67 mm |
| Aug | 20.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 322 mm | +36 mm |
| Sep | 21.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 325 mm | -12 mm |
| Oct | 20.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 454 mm | +121 mm |
| Nov | 20.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 438 mm | +163 mm |
| Dec | 21.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 188 mm | -182 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of La Troncal?
La Troncal has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.0 °C and it receives 4,801 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in La Troncal?
The hottest day measured in La Troncal between 1940 and 2025 was 10 April 2010, reaching 25.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in La Troncal?
The coldest day measured in La Troncal between 1940 and 2025 was 21 November 1954, at 9.8 °C.
Does it snow in La Troncal?
Almost never: La Troncal sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of La Troncal warmed?
Yes: La Troncal warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in La Troncal?
The wettest day measured in La Troncal between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 1983, with 163 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in La Troncal?
The windiest day measured in La Troncal between 1940 and 2025 was 3 March 2009, with winds reaching 178.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in La Troncal?
The warmest month in La Troncal is April (17.7 °C on average); the coldest is August (16.4 °C).
How much does it rain in La Troncal?
La Troncal receives on average 4,801 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 357 rainy days.
Is it sunny in La Troncal?
La Troncal gets on average 8.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,139 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in La Troncal?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in La Troncal.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in La Troncal?
In La Troncal, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 31.2 °C on 10 April 2010, and the lowest was -9.2 °C on 3 March 2009.
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