Pujilí climate — normals and trends
Pujilí (Ecuador) has a tundra climate (ET) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.4 °C and it receives 1,416 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 September (8.7 °C on average) and the coldest is July (7.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Pujilí averages 1 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 205 rainy days per year.
Pujilí has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 2 to 0 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 21.5 °C (on 21 September 2013) and the coldest -2.1 °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
PujilíCotopaxi
- coords
- -0.96°, -78.70°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.4°C
Average daily high
13.8°C
Average daily low
4.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,416mm
Sunshine / day
9.1h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
11.2km/h
Seasonal range
1.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
1 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
205 d/yr
Annual snowfall
3.4 cm
Average feels-like high
12.7 °C
Average feels-like low
1.9 °C
Average peak gust
33.6 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
+2.1 °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
21.5 °C
21 September 2013
Coldest day
-2.1 °C
13 August 1945
Wettest day
88 mm
28 December 1941
Windiest day
137.9 km/h
3 April 1973
Strongest gust
71.3 km/h
10 July 1962
Hottest feels-like
21.6 °C
1 October 1972
Coldest feels-like
-18.1 °C
3 April 1973
Snowiest day
22.8 cm
6 February 1942
Sunniest day
12.0 h
29 January 2018
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 169 mm | +15 mm |
| Feb | 14.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 348 mm | +175 mm |
| Mar | 14.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 414 mm | +202 mm |
| Apr | 14.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 212 mm | +24 mm |
| May | 14.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 87 mm | -18 mm |
| Jun | 13.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 62 mm | +17 mm |
| Jul | 13.0 °C | -0.4 °C | 76 mm | +52 mm |
| Aug | 14.0 °C | -0.4 °C | 34 mm | +19 mm |
| Sep | 15.1 °C | +0.1 °C | 47 mm | +11 mm |
| Oct | 14.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 149 mm | +15 mm |
| Nov | 14.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 218 mm | +52 mm |
| Dec | 14.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 82 mm | -82 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Pujilí?
Pujilí has a tundra climate (Köppen ET). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.4 °C and it receives 1,416 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Pujilí?
The hottest day measured in Pujilí between 1940 and 2025 was 21 September 2013, reaching 21.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Pujilí?
The coldest day measured in Pujilí between 1940 and 2025 was 13 August 1945, at -2.1 °C.
Does it snow in Pujilí?
Yes. Pujilí gets on average 3.4 cm of snow per year and has around 1 frost days.
Has the climate of Pujilí warmed?
Yes: Pujilí warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Pujilí?
The wettest day measured in Pujilí between 1940 and 2025 was 28 December 1941, with 88 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Pujilí?
The windiest day measured in Pujilí between 1940 and 2025 was 3 April 1973, with winds reaching 137.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Pujilí?
The warmest month in Pujilí is September (8.7 °C on average); the coldest is July (7.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Pujilí?
Pujilí receives on average 1,416 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 205 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Pujilí?
Pujilí gets on average 9.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,322 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Pujilí?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Pujilí between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 1942, with 22.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Pujilí?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Pujilí.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Pujilí?
In Pujilí, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 21.6 °C on 1 October 1972, and the lowest was -18.1 °C on 3 April 1973.
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