Salinas climate — normals and trends
Salinas (Ecuador) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.5 °C and it receives 353 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 (25.0 °C on average) and the coldest is August (20.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in February.
Salinas averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 61 rainy days per year.
Salinas has warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.08 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 29.1 °C (on 20 March 1983) and the coldest 17.4 °C (on 11 August 2003).
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
SalinasSanta Elena
- coords
- -2.21°, -80.95°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
22.5°C
Average daily high
22.9°C
Average daily low
22.2°C
Annual rainfall
353mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
85%
Average peak wind
21.5km/h
Seasonal range
4.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
61 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
25.7 °C
Average feels-like low
23.3 °C
Average peak gust
29.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
322 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.7 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.07 · p = 0.014
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
29.1 °C
20 March 1983
Coldest day
17.4 °C
11 August 2003
Wettest day
158 mm
10 January 1998
Windiest day
46.1 km/h
14 June 1941
Strongest gust
62.6 km/h
6 June 1941
Hottest feels-like
36.7 °C
12 April 1998
Coldest feels-like
16.2 °C
28 August 2004
Sunniest day
12.1 h
4 January 2022
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 11 mm | -38 mm |
| Feb | 26.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 157 mm | +74 mm |
| Mar | 27.6 °C | +2.1 °C | 133 mm | +57 mm |
| Apr | 25.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 67 mm | +26 mm |
| May | 24.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 19 mm | -6 mm |
| Jun | 22.4 °C | 0.0 °C | 3 mm | -14 mm |
| Jul | 21.8 °C | +0.2 °C | 5 mm | -7 mm |
| Aug | 21.2 °C | +0.1 °C | 5 mm | -2 mm |
| Sep | 21.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 9 mm | -0 mm |
| Oct | 21.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 16 mm | +8 mm |
| Nov | 22.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 10 mm | +2 mm |
| Dec | 22.6 °C | -0.1 °C | 1 mm | -18 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Salinas?
Salinas has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.5 °C and it receives 353 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Salinas?
The hottest day measured in Salinas between 1940 and 2025 was 20 March 1983, reaching 29.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Salinas?
The coldest day measured in Salinas between 1940 and 2025 was 11 August 2003, at 17.4 °C.
Does it snow in Salinas?
Almost never: Salinas sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Salinas warmed?
Yes: Salinas warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Salinas?
The wettest day measured in Salinas between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1998, with 158 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Salinas?
The windiest day measured in Salinas between 1940 and 2025 was 14 June 1941, with winds reaching 46.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Salinas?
The warmest month in Salinas is March (25.0 °C on average); the coldest is August (20.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Salinas?
Salinas receives on average 353 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 61 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Salinas?
Salinas gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Salinas?
Yes: Salinas has on average 322 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Salinas?
In Salinas, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.7 °C on 12 April 1998, and the lowest was 16.2 °C on 28 August 2004.
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