Manta climate — normals and trends
Manta (Ecuador) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.5 °C and it receives 473 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 (26.1 °C on average) and the coldest is August (23.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in February.
Manta averages 0 frost days, 35 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 78 rainy days per year.
Manta has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.1 °C (on 11 March 2015) and the coldest 17.9 °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
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- coords
- -0.95°, -80.73°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.5°C
Average daily high
27.8°C
Average daily low
22.5°C
Annual rainfall
473mm
Sunshine / day
9.7h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
16.8km/h
Seasonal range
3.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
35 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
78 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.1 °C
Average feels-like low
24.8 °C
Average peak gust
35.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
352 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.26 · 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
34.1 °C
11 March 2015
Coldest day
17.9 °C
10 July 1942
Wettest day
206 mm
10 March 1972
Windiest day
60.5 km/h
26 April 2014
Strongest gust
56.5 km/h
27 September 1947
Hottest feels-like
41.0 °C
15 February 1998
Coldest feels-like
17.4 °C
10 July 1942
Sunniest day
11.9 h
6 November 2025
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 | 30.6 °C | +2.1 °C | 33 mm | -34 mm |
| Feb | 29.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 295 mm | +177 mm |
| Mar | 29.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 466 mm | +358 mm |
| Apr | 29.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 81 mm | +15 mm |
| May | 29.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 20 mm | -12 mm |
| Jun | 28.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 7 mm | -10 mm |
| Jul | 27.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 1 mm | -8 mm |
| Aug | 26.3 °C | -0.4 °C | 8 mm | +2 mm |
| Sep | 27.0 °C | +0.2 °C | 10 mm | +1 mm |
| Oct | 27.0 °C | 0.0 °C | 12 mm | +4 mm |
| Nov | 27.0 °C | -0.4 °C | 25 mm | +17 mm |
| Dec | 27.7 °C | -0.4 °C | 2 mm | -23 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Manta?
Manta has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.5 °C and it receives 473 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Manta?
The hottest day measured in Manta between 1940 and 2025 was 11 March 2015, reaching 34.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Manta?
The coldest day measured in Manta between 1940 and 2025 was 10 July 1942, at 17.9 °C.
Does it snow in Manta?
Almost never: Manta sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Manta warmed?
Yes: Manta warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Manta?
The wettest day measured in Manta between 1940 and 2025 was 10 March 1972, with 206 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Manta?
The windiest day measured in Manta between 1940 and 2025 was 26 April 2014, with winds reaching 60.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Manta?
The warmest month in Manta is March (26.1 °C on average); the coldest is August (23.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Manta?
Manta receives on average 473 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 78 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Manta?
Manta gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Manta?
Yes: Manta has on average 352 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Manta?
In Manta, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.0 °C on 15 February 1998, and the lowest was 17.4 °C on 10 July 1942.
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