Machala climate — normals and trends
Machala (Ecuador) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.5 °C and it receives 1,546 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 (25.4 °C on average) and the coldest is August (21.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Machala averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 229 rainy days per year.
Machala has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.1 °C (on 4 March 1983) and the coldest 16.5 °C (on 15 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
MachalaEl Oro
- coords
- -3.26°, -79.96°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.5°C
Average daily high
25.3°C
Average daily low
21.9°C
Annual rainfall
1,546mm
Sunshine / day
10.4h
Mean relative humidity
86%
Average peak wind
12.4km/h
Seasonal range
3.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
229 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
29.6 °C
Average feels-like low
25.1 °C
Average peak gust
24.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
314 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.28 · 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
31.1 °C
4 March 1983
Coldest day
16.5 °C
15 July 1942
Wettest day
325 mm
14 March 1983
Windiest day
31.1 km/h
20 March 2003
Strongest gust
42.8 km/h
9 February 1998
Hottest feels-like
38.3 °C
4 March 1983
Coldest feels-like
17.2 °C
15 July 1942
Sunniest day
12.2 h
19 January 2004
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 | 27.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 142 mm | -54 mm |
| Feb | 28.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 361 mm | +102 mm |
| Mar | 28.9 °C | +1.7 °C | 198 mm | -102 mm |
| Apr | 28.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 421 mm | +210 mm |
| May | 26.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 85 mm | -70 mm |
| Jun | 25.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 57 mm | -29 mm |
| Jul | 24.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 28 mm | -19 mm |
| Aug | 24.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 19 mm | -9 mm |
| Sep | 24.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 34 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 24.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 80 mm | +23 mm |
| Nov | 25.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 90 mm | +28 mm |
| Dec | 25.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 40 mm | -71 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Machala?
Machala has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.5 °C and it receives 1,546 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Machala?
The hottest day measured in Machala between 1940 and 2025 was 4 March 1983, reaching 31.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Machala?
The coldest day measured in Machala between 1940 and 2025 was 15 July 1942, at 16.5 °C.
Does it snow in Machala?
Almost never: Machala sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Machala warmed?
Yes: Machala warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Machala?
The wettest day measured in Machala between 1940 and 2025 was 14 March 1983, with 325 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Machala?
The windiest day measured in Machala between 1940 and 2025 was 20 March 2003, with winds reaching 31.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Machala?
The warmest month in Machala is March (25.4 °C on average); the coldest is August (21.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Machala?
Machala receives on average 1,546 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 229 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Machala?
Machala gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Machala?
Yes: Machala has on average 314 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Machala?
In Machala, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.3 °C on 4 March 1983, and the lowest was 17.2 °C on 15 July 1942.
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