Sucre climate — normals and trends
Sucre (Ecuador) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.2 °C and it receives 1,286 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 April (24.9 °C on average) and the coldest is July (23.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in February.
Sucre averages 0 frost days, 107 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 160 rainy days per year.
Sucre has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.4 °C (on 1 January 1947) and the coldest 16.4 °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
SucreManabí
- coords
- -1.28°, -80.42°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.2°C
Average daily high
28.9°C
Average daily low
21.1°C
Annual rainfall
1,286mm
Sunshine / day
9.1h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
9.8km/h
Seasonal range
1.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
107 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
160 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.6 °C
Average feels-like low
23.9 °C
Average peak gust
25.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
294 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.20 · 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
35.4 °C
1 January 1947
Coldest day
16.4 °C
10 July 1942
Wettest day
128 mm
10 February 1987
Windiest day
62.9 km/h
7 May 1987
Strongest gust
45.0 km/h
20 October 1979
Hottest feels-like
40.7 °C
23 April 1983
Coldest feels-like
17.1 °C
10 July 1942
Sunniest day
11.9 h
20 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 | 30.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 219 mm | +33 mm |
| Feb | 29.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 755 mm | +468 mm |
| Mar | 29.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 572 mm | +290 mm |
| Apr | 29.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 261 mm | +60 mm |
| May | 29.3 °C | +0.6 °C | 78 mm | -25 mm |
| Jun | 28.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 19 mm | -26 mm |
| Jul | 29.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 6 mm | -22 mm |
| Aug | 28.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 11 mm | -6 mm |
| Sep | 29.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 18 mm | -7 mm |
| Oct | 29.3 °C | 0.0 °C | 31 mm | +7 mm |
| Nov | 29.3 °C | -0.5 °C | 38 mm | +15 mm |
| Dec | 30.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 8 mm | -59 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sucre?
Sucre has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.2 °C and it receives 1,286 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sucre?
The hottest day measured in Sucre between 1940 and 2025 was 1 January 1947, reaching 35.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sucre?
The coldest day measured in Sucre between 1940 and 2025 was 10 July 1942, at 16.4 °C.
Does it snow in Sucre?
Almost never: Sucre sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Sucre warmed?
Yes: Sucre warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sucre?
The wettest day measured in Sucre between 1940 and 2025 was 10 February 1987, with 128 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sucre?
The windiest day measured in Sucre between 1940 and 2025 was 7 May 1987, with winds reaching 62.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sucre?
The warmest month in Sucre is April (24.9 °C on average); the coldest is July (23.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Sucre?
Sucre receives on average 1,286 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 160 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sucre?
Sucre gets on average 9.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,322 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Sucre?
Yes: Sucre has on average 294 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sucre?
In Sucre, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.7 °C on 23 April 1983, and the lowest was 17.1 °C on 10 July 1942.
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