Santa Elena climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Santa Elena?

Santa Elena has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.0 °C and it receives 629 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Santa Elena?

The hottest day measured in Santa Elena between 1940 and 2025 was 2 March 2015, reaching 33.8 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Santa Elena?

The coldest day measured in Santa Elena between 1940 and 2025 was 3 September 1990, at 17.2 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Santa Elena?

Almost never: Santa Elena sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Santa Elena warmed?

Yes: Santa Elena warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Santa Elena?

The wettest day measured in Santa Elena between 1940 and 2025 was 29 December 1997, with 156 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Santa Elena?

The windiest day measured in Santa Elena between 1940 and 2025 was 20 March 2003, with winds reaching 45.3 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Santa Elena?

The warmest month in Santa Elena is March (26.3 °C on average); the coldest is August (22.2 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Santa Elena?

Santa Elena receives on average 629 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 107 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Santa Elena?

Santa Elena gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Santa Elena (Ecuador) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.0 °C and it receives 629 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 (26.3 °C on average) and the coldest is August (22.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.

Santa Elena averages 0 frost days, 43 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 107 rainy days per year.

Santa Elena 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 33.8 °C (on 2 March 2015) and the coldest 17.2 °C (on 3 September 1990).

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

Santa ElenaSanta Elena

coords: -2.23°, -80.86°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthMarchColdest monthAugustWettest monthMarchDriest monthNovember

Mean daily temperature

24.0°C

Average daily high

27.4°C

Average daily low

21.9°C

Annual rainfall

629mm

Sunshine / day

10.1h

Mean relative humidity

79%

Average peak wind

15.4km/h

Seasonal range

4.1°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

43 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

107 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

30.9 °C

Average feels-like low

24.5 °C

Average peak gust

32.5 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

309 d/yr

Solar radiation

19.0 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.2 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.20 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

33.8 °C

2 March 2015

Coldest day

17.2 °C

3 September 1990

Wettest day

156 mm

29 December 1997

Windiest day

45.3 km/h

20 March 2003

Strongest gust

50.0 km/h

6 June 1941

Hottest feels-like

41.3 °C

15 April 2020

Coldest feels-like

17.6 °C

3 September 1990

Sunniest day

12.1 h

5 January 1957

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	32.3 °C4 February 2025	19.2 °C21 August 2025	24.7 °C	750 mm	74
2024	33.6 °C17 March 2024	18.8 °C31 August 2024	25.2 °C	365 mm	111
2023	32.9 °C9 February 2023	22.0 °C27 August 2023	26.4 °C	931 mm	124
2022	31.4 °C19 February 2022	18.5 °C15 September 2022	23.8 °C	472 mm	45
2021	32.4 °C17 February 2021	19.5 °C11 October 2021	24.4 °C	535 mm	55
2020	33.4 °C15 April 2020	18.6 °C11 August 2020	24.7 °C	349 mm	107
2019	32.4 °C15 April 2019	18.0 °C5 September 2019	24.9 °C	525 mm	66
2018	32.4 °C20 April 2018	19.7 °C19 August 2018	24.5 °C	373 mm	63
2017	32.6 °C3 January 2017	19.9 °C13 August 2017	24.7 °C	1,188 mm	80
2016	33.7 °C5 January 2016	19.3 °C30 October 2016	25.2 °C	563 mm	113
2015	33.8 °C2 March 2015	20.9 °C16 August 2015	26.1 °C	574 mm	153
2014	32.6 °C3 March 2014	19.5 °C2 September 2014	24.8 °C	512 mm	45
2013	31.1 °C18 February 2013	19.0 °C28 August 2013	23.9 °C	658 mm	29
2012	31.9 °C9 March 2012	19.2 °C10 October 2012	24.6 °C	985 mm	38
2011	31.9 °C14 March 2011	18.3 °C16 October 2011	24.4 °C	388 mm	58
2010	31.9 °C16 April 2010	19.0 °C30 August 2010	24.2 °C	771 mm	56
2009	32.1 °C27 March 2009	19.2 °C23 September 2009	24.5 °C	491 mm	51
2008	31.6 °C20 April 2008	19.7 °C13 October 2008	24.2 °C	861 mm	16
2007	31.7 °C27 February 2007	18.2 °C14 September 2007	23.7 °C	506 mm	33
2006	31.3 °C14 April 2006	20.0 °C14 September 2006	24.4 °C	550 mm	39
2005	31.8 °C22 February 2005	19.2 °C4 September 2005	23.9 °C	363 mm	29
2004	30.5 °C26 December 2004	18.0 °C27 August 2004	23.8 °C	488 mm	3
2003	30.6 °C26 February 2003	18.3 °C10 August 2003	23.5 °C	499 mm	3
2002	30.4 °C14 January 2002	19.2 °C31 August 2002	23.9 °C	864 mm	1
2001	29.7 °C23 March 2001	18.1 °C29 June 2001	22.8 °C	833 mm	0
2000	30.1 °C25 January 2000	18.3 °C5 November 2000	22.7 °C	840 mm	2
1999	29.6 °C16 March 1999	17.8 °C23 June 1999	22.8 °C	962 mm	0
1998	31.7 °C5 May 1998	19.2 °C20 October 1998	24.5 °C	2,911 mm	38
1997	31.4 °C22 February 1997	21.5 °C14 January 1997	25.7 °C	1,354 mm	23
1996	31.0 °C8 March 1996	18.2 °C28 August 1996	22.9 °C	580 mm	4
1995	32.2 °C10 April 1995	19.2 °C22 June 1995	23.8 °C	681 mm	24
1994	32.0 °C1 March 1994	18.9 °C4 August 1994	24.1 °C	512 mm	45
1993	33.0 °C17 April 1993	19.2 °C10 August 1993	24.6 °C	485 mm	74
1992	31.9 °C21 March 1992	19.1 °C31 August 1992	24.6 °C	1,019 mm	61
1991	33.5 °C8 March 1991	19.0 °C4 September 1991	24.6 °C	244 mm	111
1990	32.8 °C12 March 1990	17.2 °C3 September 1990	23.9 °C	283 mm	71
1989	30.5 °C2 January 1989	18.6 °C3 August 1989	23.5 °C	661 mm	6
1988	33.0 °C17 February 1988	17.8 °C5 September 1988	23.7 °C	383 mm	75
1987	32.1 °C6 February 1987	19.7 °C2 September 1987	24.6 °C	1,059 mm	68
1986	32.0 °C19 March 1986	19.0 °C15 July 1986	23.6 °C	417 mm	46
1985	32.5 °C19 March 1985	17.9 °C16 September 1985	23.1 °C	295 mm	50
1984	31.9 °C8 April 1984	18.9 °C31 August 1984	23.6 °C	608 mm	33
1983	32.1 °C3 May 1983	20.5 °C7 October 1983	25.6 °C	2,134 mm	82
1982	32.6 °C18 March 1982	18.8 °C17 August 1982	24.9 °C	392 mm	83
1981	33.1 °C8 April 1981	17.9 °C10 August 1981	23.8 °C	225 mm	52
1980	32.9 °C24 January 1980	19.0 °C5 August 1980	24.5 °C	285 mm	97
1979	31.9 °C7 March 1979	19.0 °C16 July 1979	24.3 °C	215 mm	77
1978	32.6 °C21 April 1978	18.6 °C26 August 1978	24.0 °C	396 mm	58
1977	32.8 °C8 February 1977	18.2 °C18 September 1977	24.2 °C	349 mm	74
1976	30.5 °C15 April 1976	19.7 °C9 October 1976	24.3 °C	890 mm	14
1975	31.2 °C9 March 1975	17.9 °C22 August 1975	23.4 °C	630 mm	22
1974	32.8 °C15 April 1974	18.5 °C24 October 1974	23.4 °C	363 mm	40
1973	32.8 °C10 April 1973	17.8 °C15 August 1973	23.6 °C	597 mm	79
1972	33.0 °C23 April 1972	20.5 °C24 September 1972	25.4 °C	586 mm	102
1971	31.8 °C13 February 1971	17.8 °C30 August 1971	23.4 °C	542 mm	18
1970	32.3 °C18 February 1970	17.6 °C6 September 1970	23.5 °C	569 mm	42
1969	33.3 °C3 March 1969	19.2 °C16 July 1969	24.0 °C	569 mm	29
1968	31.7 °C9 April 1968	18.1 °C9 July 1968	23.3 °C	330 mm	23
1967	31.9 °C9 April 1967	18.0 °C1 September 1967	23.2 °C	380 mm	48
1966	31.7 °C21 January 1966	18.4 °C9 September 1966	23.6 °C	481 mm	23
1965	32.1 °C23 April 1965	19.9 °C21 August 1965	24.7 °C	674 mm	57
1964	31.0 °C3 March 1964	18.0 °C23 July 1964	23.2 °C	790 mm	8
1963	31.4 °C3 February 1963	19.6 °C17 November 1963	23.9 °C	239 mm	43
1962	31.2 °C5 February 1962	18.4 °C8 July 1962	23.2 °C	423 mm	3
1961	30.3 °C1 March 1961	18.3 °C25 August 1961	23.3 °C	713 mm	5
1960	31.5 °C26 February 1960	18.4 °C20 July 1960	23.7 °C	279 mm	19
1959	30.6 °C14 February 1959	19.4 °C24 September 1959	24.0 °C	669 mm	11
1958	31.3 °C7 April 1958	19.8 °C21 September 1958	24.1 °C	1,301 mm	17
1957	30.6 °C26 December 1957	19.7 °C22 October 1957	24.2 °C	895 mm	3
1956	30.7 °C1 March 1956	18.7 °C16 October 1956	22.8 °C	611 mm	7
1955	30.6 °C12 March 1955	18.0 °C10 September 1955	22.5 °C	357 mm	10
1954	31.1 °C21 February 1954	17.6 °C15 July 1954	22.5 °C	321 mm	19
1953	31.4 °C16 February 1953	19.6 °C18 August 1953	24.0 °C	518 mm	27
1952	32.0 °C29 March 1952	18.7 °C25 August 1952	23.3 °C	247 mm	38
1951	31.4 °C17 February 1951	20.0 °C8 September 1951	24.1 °C	339 mm	23
1950	31.2 °C17 March 1950	18.4 °C14 July 1950	22.9 °C	199 mm	23
1949	31.4 °C17 February 1949	17.9 °C21 August 1949	23.0 °C	614 mm	14
1948	31.4 °C16 January 1948	18.9 °C7 October 1948	23.6 °C	486 mm	22
1947	32.3 °C22 February 1947	18.5 °C15 July 1947	23.7 °C	329 mm	57
1946	31.9 °C10 March 1946	18.2 °C23 July 1946	23.3 °C	441 mm	13
1945	31.9 °C21 April 1945	19.4 °C25 September 1945	24.2 °C	457 mm	29
1944	31.7 °C27 March 1944	19.3 °C7 September 1944	23.8 °C	543 mm	29
1943	31.7 °C25 March 1943	19.3 °C22 October 1943	23.7 °C	274 mm	29
1942	31.2 °C19 March 1942	17.7 °C15 July 1942	23.1 °C	1,151 mm	5
1941	30.7 °C8 April 1941	19.2 °C27 August 1941	24.5 °C	2,555 mm	8
1940	32.1 °C22 February 1940	19.9 °C16 July 1940	24.6 °C	96 mm	53

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

27.7 °C

+0.3 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

74 d/yr

+31

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

750 mm

+121 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	29.8 °C	+1.0 °C	35 mm	-37 mm
Feb	30.3 °C	+1.0 °C	233 mm	+116 mm
Mar	30.6 °C	+1.1 °C	176 mm	+51 mm
Apr	29.8 °C	+0.6 °C	118 mm	+32 mm
May	28.4 °C	+0.4 °C	53 mm	-6 mm
Jun	26.6 °C	0.0 °C	19 mm	-20 mm
Jul	25.9 °C	+0.2 °C	8 mm	-20 mm
Aug	25.5 °C	-0.1 °C	14 mm	-6 mm
Sep	25.8 °C	+0.1 °C	30 mm	+6 mm
Oct	25.8 °C	-0.1 °C	36 mm	+16 mm
Nov	26.7 °C	+0.2 °C	27 mm	+14 mm
Dec	27.6 °C	-0.2 °C	2 mm	-27 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

32.3 °C

4 Feb 2025

Coldest day

19.2 °C

21 Aug 2025

Wettest day

42.4 mm

15 Feb 2025

Windiest day

21.9 km/h

29 Dec 2025

Strongest gust

46.1 km/h

29 Dec 2025

Hottest feels-like

39.1 °C

15 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

20.8 °C

20 Aug 2025

Sunniest day

11.9 h

26 Dec 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Santa Elena?

Santa Elena has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.0 °C and it receives 629 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Santa Elena?

The hottest day measured in Santa Elena between 1940 and 2025 was 2 March 2015, reaching 33.8 °C.

What is the coldest day in Santa Elena?

The coldest day measured in Santa Elena between 1940 and 2025 was 3 September 1990, at 17.2 °C.

Does it snow in Santa Elena?

Almost never: Santa Elena sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Santa Elena warmed?

Yes: Santa Elena warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Santa Elena?

The wettest day measured in Santa Elena between 1940 and 2025 was 29 December 1997, with 156 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Santa Elena?

The windiest day measured in Santa Elena between 1940 and 2025 was 20 March 2003, with winds reaching 45.3 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Santa Elena?

The warmest month in Santa Elena is March (26.3 °C on average); the coldest is August (22.2 °C).

How much does it rain in Santa Elena?

Santa Elena receives on average 629 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 107 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Santa Elena?

Santa Elena gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Santa Elena?

Yes: Santa Elena has on average 309 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Santa Elena?

In Santa Elena, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.3 °C on 15 April 2020, and the lowest was 17.6 °C on 3 September 1990.

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