What are the temperature differences between Guayaquil, Quito, Cuenca, Eloy Alfaro and Manta?

Guayaquil and Eloy Alfaro have similar temperature profiles, with temperatures ranging from comfortable to slightly above comfort levels for most of the year, with some months exceeding 30°C Manta shows more stable and comfortable temperatures throughout the year Quito and Cuenca are much cooler, with temperatures consistently outside the comfort zone, with Cuenca experiencing potentially uncomfortable lows, especially during June to August Quito's temperatures are more stable than Cuenca's.

What are the differences in sun/precipitation levels between Guayaquil, Quito, Cuenca, Eloy Alfaro and Manta?

Guayaquil and Eloy Alfaro exhibit very similar weather patterns, with low sun hours at the beginning and end of the year and a peak in August, alongside a decline in precipitation during the same period Quito generally experiences more consistent precipitation throughout the year compared to the other cities, coupled with a notable increase in sun hours during July and August Manta stands out for its significantly lower precipitation levels compared to all other locations, while Cuenca shows relatively stable weather with consistently low sun hours and moderate rainfall.

What are the differences in astronomy conditions (sunrise, sunset) between Guayaquil, Quito, Cuenca, Eloy Alfaro and Manta?

All cities experience the earliest sunrise in November and the latest in February. The shortest days occur in June and July, while the longest are in December. Day length variation is minimal across all cities, typically ranging from about 11 hours and 57 minutes to 12 hours and 17 minutes. Quito consistently has the earliest sunsets, while Manta generally has the latest.

Guayaquil, Quito, Cuenca, Eloy Alfaro and 1 more: Weather & Climate Comparison

Yearly weather

Calculations are based on the last 8 years of historical weather data.

Temperatures

Guayaquil and Eloy Alfaro have similar temperature profiles, with temperatures ranging from comfortable to slightly above comfort levels for most of the year, with some months exceeding 30°C
Manta shows more stable and comfortable temperatures throughout the year
Quito and Cuenca are much cooler, with temperatures consistently outside the comfort zone, with Cuenca experiencing potentially uncomfortable lows, especially during June to August
Quito's temperatures are more stable than Cuenca's.

Maximum Temperatures

Period	Guayaquil	Quito	Cuenca	Eloy Alfaro	Manta
Jan	30.2°C	16.6°C	16.3°C	30.2°C	28.1°C
Feb	29.6°C	16.4°C	16.5°C	29.6°C	28.1°C
Mar	29.8°C	16.4°C	16.7°C	29.8°C	28.3°C
Apr	29.9°C	16.4°C	15.9°C	29.9°C	28.5°C
May	29.4°C	16.9°C	15.7°C	29.4°C	28.0°C
Jun	29.0°C	16.6°C	14.4°C	29.0°C	27.1°C
Jul	29.5°C	17.3°C	13.7°C	29.5°C	26.8°C
Aug	30.4°C	18.2°C	14.8°C	30.4°C	26.9°C
Sep	31.5°C	18.4°C	16.1°C	31.5°C	27.0°C
Oct	31.3°C	17.5°C	17.1°C	31.3°C	27.1°C
Nov	31.4°C	16.9°C	17.2°C	31.4°C	27.2°C
Dec	30.7°C	16.4°C	16.8°C	30.7°C	27.6°C
Average	15.9°C	30.2°C	30.2°C	27.6°C	17.0°C

Minimum Temperatures

Period	Guayaquil	Quito	Cuenca	Eloy Alfaro	Manta
Jan	23.5°C	10.1°C	9.8°C	23.5°C	23.6°C
Feb	23.5°C	10.3°C	9.8°C	23.5°C	24.0°C
Mar	23.3°C	9.9°C	9.0°C	23.3°C	23.9°C
Apr	23.0°C	9.9°C	9.0°C	23.0°C	23.5°C
May	22.7°C	10.0°C	8.4°C	22.7°C	23.3°C
Jun	21.8°C	9.5°C	7.1°C	21.8°C	22.4°C
Jul	21.2°C	9.2°C	6.4°C	21.2°C	21.5°C
Aug	20.7°C	9.2°C	6.8°C	20.7°C	20.9°C
Sep	21.0°C	9.7°C	8.2°C	21.0°C	20.9°C
Oct	21.7°C	10.2°C	9.7°C	21.7°C	21.4°C
Nov	21.9°C	10.2°C	10.7°C	21.9°C	21.6°C
Dec	23.1°C	10.2°C	10.7°C	23.1°C	22.7°C
Average	8.8°C	22.3°C	22.3°C	22.5°C	9.9°C

Maximum/minimum temperature averages are computed by averaging the max/min temperature of each day for a given period.

Conditions

Guayaquil and Eloy Alfaro exhibit very similar weather patterns, with low sun hours at the beginning and end of the year and a peak in August, alongside a decline in precipitation during the same period
Quito generally experiences more consistent precipitation throughout the year compared to the other cities, coupled with a notable increase in sun hours during July and August
Manta stands out for its significantly lower precipitation levels compared to all other locations, while Cuenca shows relatively stable weather with consistently low sun hours and moderate rainfall.

Sunny Weather

Period	Guayaquil	Quito	Cuenca	Eloy Alfaro	Manta
Jan	0.5 hours/day	1.7 hours/day	0.7 hours/day	0.5 hours/day	1.2 hours/day
Feb	0.3 hours/day	1.2 hours/day	0.7 hours/day	0.3 hours/day	0.8 hours/day
Mar	0.4 hours/day	1.0 hours/day	1.2 hours/day	0.4 hours/day	1.7 hours/day
Apr	1.0 hours/day	0.9 hours/day	0.8 hours/day	1.0 hours/day	3.0 hours/day
May	0.9 hours/day	1.2 hours/day	1.4 hours/day	0.9 hours/day	1.8 hours/day
Jun	1.8 hours/day	2.6 hours/day	1.1 hours/day	1.8 hours/day	1.3 hours/day
Jul	3.1 hours/day	4.0 hours/day	1.3 hours/day	3.1 hours/day	2.0 hours/day
Aug	4.5 hours/day	4.8 hours/day	1.9 hours/day	4.5 hours/day	3.2 hours/day
Sep	3.9 hours/day	4.0 hours/day	2.2 hours/day	3.9 hours/day	3.1 hours/day
Oct	2.4 hours/day	2.4 hours/day	1.7 hours/day	2.4 hours/day	2.6 hours/day
Nov	2.9 hours/day	1.5 hours/day	1.6 hours/day	2.9 hours/day	2.6 hours/day
Dec	0.8 hours/day	1.5 hours/day	1.1 hours/day	0.8 hours/day	1.3 hours/day
Average	1.3 hours/day	1.9 hours/day	1.9 hours/day	2.1 hours/day	2.2 hours/day

Sun hours are computed from the number of hours of direct sunlight. The length of the day can affect these measurements; for example, northern cities have longer days in summer.

Precipitation Levels

Period	Guayaquil	Quito	Cuenca	Eloy Alfaro	Manta
Jan	7.0mm	9.0mm	7.9mm	7.0mm	1.7mm
Feb	15.8mm	10.7mm	8.9mm	15.8mm	3.8mm
Mar	19.7mm	12.0mm	9.5mm	19.7mm	4.9mm
Apr	12.7mm	12.3mm	10.5mm	12.8mm	2.5mm
May	6.7mm	10.1mm	8.1mm	6.7mm	1.2mm
Jun	3.2mm	6.3mm	7.0mm	3.2mm	0.2mm
Jul	2.2mm	4.1mm	7.3mm	2.2mm	0.2mm
Aug	1.2mm	4.5mm	4.3mm	1.2mm	0.1mm
Sep	1.7mm	6.1mm	4.1mm	1.7mm	0.1mm
Oct	1.5mm	9.1mm	5.5mm	1.5mm	0.2mm
Nov	0.7mm	9.5mm	7.4mm	0.7mm	0.1mm
Dec	3.0mm	10.3mm	7.8mm	3.0mm	0.5mm
Average	7.4mm	6.3mm	6.3mm	1.3mm	8.7mm

Average amount of precipitation that falls in a form of a rain, snow, sleet or hail.

Wind Speed

Period	Guayaquil	Quito	Cuenca	Eloy Alfaro	Manta
Jan	10.5km/h	9.4km/h	9.6km/h	10.5km/h	18.3km/h
Feb	8.7km/h	9.1km/h	9.1km/h	8.7km/h	15.2km/h
Mar	8.3km/h	8.5km/h	8.9km/h	8.3km/h	14.2km/h
Apr	8.6km/h	7.8km/h	9.3km/h	8.6km/h	15.4km/h
May	9.3km/h	7.7km/h	9.6km/h	9.3km/h	17.4km/h
Jun	11.2km/h	7.7km/h	9.6km/h	11.2km/h	19.1km/h
Jul	13.5km/h	8.8km/h	10.1km/h	13.5km/h	19.8km/h
Aug	16.1km/h	9.5km/h	11.3km/h	16.1km/h	21.1km/h
Sep	17.7km/h	9.3km/h	11.9km/h	17.7km/h	22.3km/h
Oct	17.0km/h	9.2km/h	11.1km/h	17.0km/h	21.9km/h
Nov	17.1km/h	9.7km/h	9.5km/h	17.1km/h	22.0km/h
Dec	13.5km/h	9.0km/h	9.6km/h	13.5km/h	20.0km/h
Average	10.0km/h	12.6km/h	12.6km/h	18.9km/h	8.8km/h

Humidity

Period	Guayaquil	Quito	Cuenca	Eloy Alfaro	Manta
Jan	74.0%	79.0%	82.9%	74.0%	78.1%
Feb	83.3%	82.0%	84.6%	83.3%	81.3%
Mar	85.3%	83.3%	84.8%	85.3%	82.1%
Apr	82.3%	83.6%	84.9%	82.3%	80.9%
May	80.6%	82.0%	85.5%	80.6%	81.3%
Jun	75.6%	78.0%	86.9%	75.6%	81.3%
Jul	72.1%	72.0%	86.4%	72.1%	81.9%
Aug	68.8%	67.6%	81.9%	68.8%	80.9%
Sep	66.0%	68.4%	79.9%	66.0%	79.8%
Oct	65.5%	77.9%	80.5%	65.5%	79.1%
Nov	64.9%	81.9%	81.5%	64.9%	78.2%
Dec	67.8%	82.9%	83.1%	67.8%	78.8%
Average	83.6%	73.9%	73.9%	80.3%	78.2%

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Astronomy

All cities experience the earliest sunrise in November and the latest in February.
The shortest days occur in June and July, while the longest are in December.
Day length variation is minimal across all cities, typically ranging from about 11 hours and 57 minutes to 12 hours and 17 minutes.
Quito consistently has the earliest sunsets, while Manta generally has the latest.

Sunrise Time

Period	Guayaquil	Quito	Cuenca	Eloy Alfaro	Manta
Jan	6:22	6:19	6:17	6:22	6:27
Feb	6:28	6:24	6:23	6:28	6:32
Mar	6:24	6:19	6:20	6:24	6:28
Apr	6:17	6:11	6:14	6:17	6:20
May	6:16	6:07	6:13	6:16	6:17
Jun	6:20	6:11	6:18	6:20	6:22
Jul	6:25	6:16	6:22	6:25	6:26
Aug	6:22	6:14	6:19	6:22	6:24
Sep	6:11	6:05	6:08	6:11	6:14
Oct	6:01	5:56	5:57	6:01	6:05
Nov	5:58	5:55	5:54	5:58	6:03
Dec	6:08	6:06	6:03	6:08	6:13
Average	6:12	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:12

Sunrise times are output in the local timezone of each place.

Sunset Time

Period	Guayaquil	Quito	Cuenca	Eloy Alfaro	Manta
Jan	18:35	18:27	18:33	18:35	18:37
Feb	18:38	18:31	18:35	18:38	18:41
Mar	18:31	18:25	18:28	18:31	18:34
Apr	18:21	18:17	18:17	18:21	18:25
May	18:17	18:14	18:12	18:16	18:22
Jun	18:20	18:18	18:15	18:20	18:25
Jul	18:25	18:23	18:21	18:25	18:31
Aug	18:25	18:21	18:20	18:24	18:29
Sep	18:17	18:12	18:13	18:17	18:20
Oct	18:10	18:03	18:07	18:10	18:13
Nov	18:11	18:03	18:08	18:11	18:13
Dec	18:23	18:14	18:20	18:22	18:24
Average	18:18	18:24	18:24	18:24	18:18

Sunset times are output in the local timezone of each place.

Useful Day Length

Period	Guayaquil	Quito	Cuenca	Eloy Alfaro	Manta
Jan	11:35 hours	11:27 hours	11:33 hours	11:35 hours	11:37 hours
Feb	11:38 hours	11:31 hours	11:35 hours	11:38 hours	11:41 hours
Mar	11:31 hours	11:25 hours	11:28 hours	11:31 hours	11:34 hours
Apr	11:21 hours	11:17 hours	11:17 hours	11:21 hours	11:25 hours
May	11:17 hours	11:14 hours	11:12 hours	11:16 hours	11:22 hours
Jun	11:20 hours	11:18 hours	11:15 hours	11:20 hours	11:25 hours
Jul	11:25 hours	11:23 hours	11:21 hours	11:25 hours	11:31 hours
Aug	11:25 hours	11:21 hours	11:20 hours	11:24 hours	11:29 hours
Sep	11:17 hours	11:12 hours	11:13 hours	11:17 hours	11:20 hours
Oct	11:10 hours	11:03 hours	11:07 hours	11:10 hours	11:13 hours
Nov	11:11 hours	11:03 hours	11:08 hours	11:11 hours	11:13 hours
Dec	11:23 hours	11:14 hours	11:20 hours	11:22 hours	11:24 hours
Average	11:18 hours	11:24 hours	11:24 hours	11:24 hours	11:18 hours

Discards daylight hours before 7 AM. In places that are located to the west of the timezone, the sun rises and sets later compared to the cities that are located to the east. This means that the useful day length is longer in the cities located to the west of the time zone.