Santa Rosa climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Santa Rosa?

Santa Rosa has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.6 °C and it receives 1,875 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Santa Rosa between 1940 and 2025 was 4 March 1983, reaching 33.3 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Santa Rosa?

The coldest day measured in Santa Rosa between 1940 and 2025 was 15 July 1942, at 15.3 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Santa Rosa?

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

Q: Has the climate of Santa Rosa warmed?

Yes: Santa Rosa warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Santa Rosa?

The wettest day measured in Santa Rosa between 1940 and 2025 was 3 June 1983, with 266 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Santa Rosa?

The windiest day measured in Santa Rosa between 1940 and 2025 was 26 April 2014, with winds reaching 20.8 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Santa Rosa?

The warmest month in Santa Rosa is March (25.0 °C on average); the coldest is August (22.1 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Santa Rosa?

Santa Rosa receives on average 1,875 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 224 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Santa Rosa?

Santa Rosa gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Santa Rosa (Ecuador) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.6 °C and it receives 1,875 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 (22.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.

Santa Rosa averages 0 frost days, 26 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 224 rainy days per year.

Santa Rosa has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 33.3 °C (on 4 March 1983) and the coldest 15.3 °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

Santa RosaEl Oro

coords: -3.46°, -79.96°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AmTropical monsoonWarmest monthMarchColdest monthAugustWettest monthMarchDriest monthAugust

Mean daily temperature

23.6°C

Average daily high

27.6°C

Average daily low

20.7°C

Annual rainfall

1,875mm

Sunshine / day

10.3h

Mean relative humidity

83%

Average peak wind

11.3km/h

Seasonal range

2.9°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

26 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

224 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

31.7 °C

Average feels-like low

24.0 °C

Average peak gust

30.8 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

236 d/yr

Solar radiation

18.2 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.4 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.34 · 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

33.3 °C

4 March 1983

Coldest day

15.3 °C

15 July 1942

Wettest day

266 mm

3 June 1983

Windiest day

20.8 km/h

26 April 2014

Strongest gust

48.2 km/h

22 September 1945

Hottest feels-like

40.7 °C

23 March 1992

Coldest feels-like

16.3 °C

10 July 1942

Sunniest day

12.2 h

29 January 1950

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	31.8 °C14 March 2025	17.6 °C9 December 2025	24.6 °C	2,110 mm	66
2024	32.7 °C10 April 2024	18.1 °C6 September 2024	25.0 °C	1,375 mm	107
2023	31.9 °C13 December 2023	20.0 °C31 July 2023	25.6 °C	3,168 mm	111
2022	31.3 °C19 February 2022	16.6 °C14 November 2022	23.8 °C	1,330 mm	29
2021	32.0 °C26 February 2021	17.4 °C6 August 2021	24.1 °C	1,557 mm	36
2020	32.1 °C25 January 2020	17.5 °C27 August 2020	24.4 °C	1,571 mm	60
2019	31.2 °C20 March 2019	17.2 °C6 September 2019	24.4 °C	1,894 mm	40
2018	32.0 °C7 January 2018	17.7 °C16 July 2018	24.1 °C	1,476 mm	40
2017	32.0 °C10 April 2017	18.1 °C26 July 2017	24.4 °C	3,434 mm	57
2016	33.3 °C29 March 2016	18.0 °C21 November 2016	25.0 °C	2,056 mm	96
2015	31.8 °C29 December 2015	19.9 °C31 August 2015	25.3 °C	2,382 mm	70
2014	31.2 °C10 March 2014	18.0 °C8 September 2014	24.5 °C	1,458 mm	32
2013	31.1 °C11 March 2013	17.8 °C11 July 2013	23.8 °C	1,344 mm	27
2012	31.2 °C6 April 2012	17.7 °C27 July 2012	24.2 °C	2,130 mm	25
2011	31.6 °C15 May 2011	16.9 °C18 October 2011	24.0 °C	1,171 mm	40
2010	32.0 °C23 March 2010	17.5 °C7 November 2010	23.9 °C	1,674 mm	35
2009	31.4 °C27 December 2009	18.6 °C30 July 2009	24.1 °C	1,539 mm	16
2008	30.2 °C27 March 2008	18.5 °C29 June 2008	23.9 °C	1,986 mm	3
2007	31.0 °C4 April 2007	17.5 °C3 September 2007	23.5 °C	1,184 mm	12
2006	30.5 °C1 February 2006	18.4 °C17 July 2006	24.0 °C	1,585 mm	18
2005	31.2 °C20 April 2005	17.7 °C11 July 2005	23.6 °C	1,000 mm	16
2004	30.1 °C29 December 2004	17.2 °C11 August 2004	23.5 °C	1,300 mm	3
2003	30.4 °C20 March 2003	17.2 °C16 July 2003	23.2 °C	1,499 mm	2
2002	30.8 °C30 March 2002	18.0 °C24 June 2002	23.4 °C	2,427 mm	2
2001	29.7 °C28 March 2001	17.0 °C12 August 2001	22.7 °C	2,126 mm	0
2000	29.7 °C10 March 2000	16.9 °C27 July 2000	22.6 °C	1,537 mm	0
1999	30.3 °C2 March 1999	16.9 °C3 August 1999	22.7 °C	1,669 mm	1
1998	31.7 °C15 February 1998	17.6 °C4 December 1998	24.2 °C	5,795 mm	25
1997	31.0 °C22 March 1997	20.3 °C14 January 1997	24.6 °C	4,018 mm	5
1996	30.2 °C7 March 1996	16.2 °C22 November 1996	22.7 °C	1,148 mm	6
1995	32.1 °C10 April 1995	18.6 °C9 August 1995	23.6 °C	1,304 mm	19
1994	31.5 °C20 May 1994	17.4 °C7 August 1994	23.7 °C	1,544 mm	17
1993	32.5 °C20 January 1993	17.4 °C6 August 1993	24.2 °C	2,231 mm	38
1992	32.3 °C21 March 1992	17.9 °C2 August 1992	24.2 °C	3,755 mm	52
1991	31.7 °C2 June 1991	17.5 °C4 September 1991	24.0 °C	1,614 mm	58
1990	32.1 °C23 December 1990	17.1 °C24 July 1990	23.7 °C	1,097 mm	51
1989	30.6 °C30 November 1989	16.6 °C17 July 1989	23.2 °C	2,127 mm	9
1988	31.5 °C1 April 1988	17.2 °C15 July 1988	23.4 °C	1,436 mm	16
1987	32.2 °C1 April 1987	19.2 °C15 August 1987	24.3 °C	2,575 mm	57
1986	32.3 °C2 April 1986	17.9 °C25 July 1986	23.3 °C	1,372 mm	9
1985	31.9 °C23 December 1985	16.7 °C6 November 1985	22.9 °C	908 mm	14
1984	31.0 °C12 March 1984	17.5 °C5 November 1984	23.4 °C	1,807 mm	8
1983	33.3 °C4 March 1983	19.4 °C9 September 1983	25.1 °C	6,918 mm	85
1982	32.6 °C16 February 1982	19.0 °C18 July 1982	24.7 °C	1,588 mm	78
1981	31.7 °C28 April 1981	17.6 °C15 August 1981	23.9 °C	1,101 mm	28
1980	32.2 °C9 January 1980	18.0 °C22 July 1980	24.3 °C	1,026 mm	56
1979	31.9 °C28 March 1979	17.0 °C1 November 1979	24.2 °C	894 mm	66
1978	31.2 °C15 February 1978	17.4 °C16 August 1978	24.0 °C	917 mm	39
1977	31.2 °C20 March 1977	17.7 °C19 September 1977	24.0 °C	1,597 mm	23
1976	31.0 °C18 December 1976	18.2 °C9 October 1976	23.8 °C	2,802 mm	14
1975	31.0 °C14 March 1975	16.8 °C21 July 1975	23.1 °C	1,990 mm	10
1974	31.6 °C4 April 1974	16.9 °C8 October 1974	22.8 °C	1,109 mm	12
1973	31.4 °C26 March 1973	17.0 °C14 November 1973	23.2 °C	2,652 mm	35
1972	31.6 °C5 July 1972	18.6 °C15 August 1972	24.7 °C	2,251 mm	66
1971	30.7 °C10 February 1971	16.9 °C20 July 1971	23.1 °C	1,695 mm	5
1970	32.1 °C18 February 1970	17.4 °C14 July 1970	23.5 °C	1,257 mm	32
1969	31.5 °C30 September 1969	17.0 °C5 October 1969	23.8 °C	1,543 mm	31
1968	30.7 °C15 March 1968	17.1 °C3 May 1968	23.1 °C	997 mm	6
1967	31.6 °C14 May 1967	16.6 °C12 November 1967	22.7 °C	1,464 mm	8
1966	30.1 °C6 January 1966	17.3 °C22 July 1966	23.0 °C	1,585 mm	2
1965	31.3 °C14 January 1965	17.8 °C27 November 1965	23.6 °C	2,475 mm	6
1964	30.0 °C21 March 1964	16.7 °C23 October 1964	22.7 °C	2,435 mm	1
1963	30.3 °C30 April 1963	16.4 °C14 November 1963	23.1 °C	1,398 mm	3
1962	30.6 °C17 November 1962	16.7 °C21 June 1962	23.0 °C	1,012 mm	6
1961	30.0 °C9 June 1961	16.1 °C20 July 1961	22.8 °C	1,686 mm	1
1960	30.8 °C28 March 1960	16.8 °C1 November 1960	23.2 °C	974 mm	5
1959	30.7 °C8 January 1959	17.3 °C18 July 1959	23.5 °C	2,503 mm	5
1958	31.3 °C22 March 1958	18.0 °C15 August 1958	23.7 °C	3,173 mm	19
1957	30.0 °C26 December 1957	18.3 °C15 September 1957	23.4 °C	3,228 mm	2
1956	30.0 °C25 November 1956	16.5 °C7 November 1956	22.6 °C	1,521 mm	1
1955	30.0 °C29 April 1955	16.3 °C12 August 1955	22.5 °C	783 mm	1
1954	29.7 °C16 February 1954	15.4 °C28 November 1954	22.4 °C	696 mm	0
1953	30.6 °C12 February 1953	17.9 °C22 July 1953	23.4 °C	1,729 mm	8
1952	30.6 °C29 December 1952	16.1 °C2 November 1952	23.0 °C	1,063 mm	5
1951	31.3 °C5 October 1951	18.2 °C20 September 1951	23.4 °C	1,017 mm	9
1950	30.5 °C20 March 1950	15.5 °C21 October 1950	22.5 °C	620 mm	6
1949	31.1 °C6 January 1949	16.7 °C25 July 1949	22.6 °C	2,004 mm	2
1948	31.0 °C15 December 1948	16.3 °C17 August 1948	23.2 °C	1,536 mm	20
1947	32.3 °C4 January 1947	16.1 °C18 July 1947	23.3 °C	1,273 mm	49
1946	32.1 °C19 December 1946	15.9 °C19 November 1946	23.0 °C	1,444 mm	17
1945	32.2 °C20 November 1945	17.9 °C15 August 1945	23.4 °C	1,881 mm	30
1944	31.0 °C3 October 1944	17.1 °C18 November 1944	23.3 °C	1,799 mm	21
1943	31.4 °C15 May 1943	16.6 °C30 August 1943	23.1 °C	990 mm	27
1942	31.3 °C25 March 1942	15.3 °C15 July 1942	22.6 °C	3,086 mm	29
1941	30.9 °C12 March 1941	17.4 °C6 November 1941	23.9 °C	5,896 mm	23
1940	30.1 °C22 February 1940	17.5 °C22 September 1940	23.5 °C	947 mm	2

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

28.4 °C

+0.8 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

66 d/yr

+40

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

2110 mm

+235 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	29.5 °C	+1.2 °C	167 mm	-81 mm
Feb	29.7 °C	+1.2 °C	467 mm	+133 mm
Mar	30.3 °C	+1.6 °C	307 mm	-95 mm
Apr	29.9 °C	+1.3 °C	702 mm	+403 mm
May	28.6 °C	+0.5 °C	127 mm	-59 mm
Jun	27.2 °C	+0.2 °C	67 mm	-25 mm
Jul	26.8 °C	+0.6 °C	57 mm	+2 mm
Aug	26.5 °C	+0.3 °C	20 mm	-8 mm
Sep	27.1 °C	+0.3 °C	31 mm	+3 mm
Oct	27.4 °C	+0.3 °C	66 mm	+22 mm
Nov	28.3 °C	+0.8 °C	80 mm	+30 mm
Dec	29.1 °C	+0.9 °C	20 mm	-89 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

31.8 °C

14 Mar 2025

Coldest day

17.6 °C

9 Dec 2025

Wettest day

111.1 mm

3 Apr 2025

Windiest day

15.6 km/h

4 Sep 2025

Strongest gust

42.1 km/h

27 Aug 2025

Hottest feels-like

38.8 °C

7 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

19.3 °C

9 Dec 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

22 Oct 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Santa Rosa?

Santa Rosa has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.6 °C and it receives 1,875 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Santa Rosa?

The hottest day measured in Santa Rosa between 1940 and 2025 was 4 March 1983, reaching 33.3 °C.

What is the coldest day in Santa Rosa?

The coldest day measured in Santa Rosa between 1940 and 2025 was 15 July 1942, at 15.3 °C.

Does it snow in Santa Rosa?

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

Has the climate of Santa Rosa warmed?

Yes: Santa Rosa warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Santa Rosa?

The wettest day measured in Santa Rosa between 1940 and 2025 was 3 June 1983, with 266 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Santa Rosa?

The windiest day measured in Santa Rosa between 1940 and 2025 was 26 April 2014, with winds reaching 20.8 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Santa Rosa?

The warmest month in Santa Rosa is March (25.0 °C on average); the coldest is August (22.1 °C).

How much does it rain in Santa Rosa?

Santa Rosa receives on average 1,875 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 224 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Santa Rosa?

Santa Rosa gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Santa Rosa?

Yes: Santa Rosa has on average 236 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Santa Rosa?

In Santa Rosa, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.7 °C on 23 March 1992, and the lowest was 16.3 °C on 10 July 1942.

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