Vinces climate — normals and trends
Vinces (Ecuador) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.7 °C and it receives 2,489 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 (25.5 °C on average) and the coldest is July (23.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in February.
Vinces averages 0 frost days, 85 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 213 rainy days per year.
Vinces has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.6 °C (on 2 December 2024) and the coldest 16.9 °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
VincesLos Ríos
- coords
- -1.56°, -79.75°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.7°C
Average daily high
28.6°C
Average daily low
22.0°C
Annual rainfall
2,489mm
Sunshine / day
6.4h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
9.6km/h
Seasonal range
1.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
85 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
213 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.9 °C
Average feels-like low
25.3 °C
Average peak gust
20.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
345 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.31 · 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
37.6 °C
2 December 2024
Coldest day
16.9 °C
10 July 1942
Wettest day
207 mm
8 February 1973
Windiest day
664.8 km/h
26 April 2014
Strongest gust
172.4 km/h
3 March 2009
Hottest feels-like
42.0 °C
23 February 2024
Coldest feels-like
-67.4 °C
26 April 2014
Sunniest day
12.0 h
5 November 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 183 mm | -202 mm |
| Feb | 29.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 557 mm | +81 mm |
| Mar | 30.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 676 mm | +210 mm |
| Apr | 30.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 425 mm | +71 mm |
| May | 29.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 112 mm | -101 mm |
| Jun | 28.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 39 mm | -69 mm |
| Jul | 29.5 °C | +2.0 °C | 6 mm | -77 mm |
| Aug | 30.5 °C | +2.5 °C | 20 mm | -29 mm |
| Sep | 31.2 °C | +2.7 °C | 46 mm | -19 mm |
| Oct | 30.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 73 mm | +5 mm |
| Nov | 29.7 °C | +0.1 °C | 61 mm | +0 mm |
| Dec | 33.0 °C | +3.6 °C | 30 mm | -130 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Vinces?
Vinces has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.7 °C and it receives 2,489 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Vinces?
The hottest day measured in Vinces between 1940 and 2025 was 2 December 2024, reaching 37.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Vinces?
The coldest day measured in Vinces between 1940 and 2025 was 10 July 1942, at 16.9 °C.
Does it snow in Vinces?
Almost never: Vinces sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Vinces warmed?
Yes: Vinces warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Vinces?
The wettest day measured in Vinces between 1940 and 2025 was 8 February 1973, with 207 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Vinces?
The windiest day measured in Vinces between 1940 and 2025 was 26 April 2014, with winds reaching 664.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Vinces?
The warmest month in Vinces is April (25.5 °C on average); the coldest is July (23.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Vinces?
Vinces receives on average 2,489 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 213 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Vinces?
Vinces gets on average 6.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,336 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Vinces?
Yes: Vinces has on average 345 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Vinces?
In Vinces, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.0 °C on 23 February 2024, and the lowest was -67.4 °C on 26 April 2014.
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