Banos weather in August

In August, Banos sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 126 mm of rain across 25.5 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 13°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of August to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Banos's 1st-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Banos's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
11th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Rainfall
126 mm
25.5 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:19 AM – 6:16 PM
Cloud cover
77%
1st clearest
Wind
6 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.75 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.3
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 13°C through the month.

A typical August day in Banos reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 15°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 1°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1134
2134
3134
4134
5134
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8134
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10134
11134
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Banos weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan15° / 24829.712.12.5
Feb15° / 25826.9122.5
Mar16° / 30330.5122.4
Apr15° / 26429.6122.4
May15° / 21530.111.92.3
Jun14° / 18227.711.92.2
Jul13° / 16727.511.92.1
Aug13° / 12625.5122.3
Sep14° / 13825.9122.5
Oct15° / 22629.7122.5
Nov16° / 25828.712.12.5
Dec15° / 27430.312.12.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 86%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11486
21486
31486
41585
51585
61585
71585
81486
91486
101486
111387
121387
131387
141387
151387
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201387
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221387
231387
241486
251486
261486
271486
281585
291585
301585
311585

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Banos gets around 126 mm of rain over 25.5 wet days in August, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 83% and peaks near 86% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
186
285
384
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583
683
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982
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3183

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
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3100
4100
5100
6100
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31100

Wind in August

Winds average 6 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
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306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of August to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:22 AM to 6:15 AM, and sunset from 6:18 PM to 6:13 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:226:18
211.96:226:18
311.96:216:18
411.96:216:18
511.96:216:18
611.96:216:18
711.96:216:18
811.96:216:17
911.96:216:17
1011.96:206:17
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1211.96:206:17
1312.06:206:17
1412.06:206:17
1512.06:196:17
1612.06:196:16
1712.06:196:16
1812.06:196:16
1912.06:186:16
2012.06:186:16
2112.06:186:15
2212.06:186:15
2312.06:176:15
2412.06:176:15
2512.06:176:14
2612.06:166:14
2712.06:166:14
2812.06:166:14
2912.06:156:13
3012.06:156:13
3112.06:156:13

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.75 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.78 kWh/m² to a high of 6.12 kWh/m² in September across the year — August's 5.75 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
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35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
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85.5Bright
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286.0Bright
296.0Bright
306.0Bright
316.0Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Banos?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

2.3
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Banos.

What to pack for Banos in August

From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In August, Banos sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 4°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer and sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

rain geara warm layersun protection

UV index in Banos in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Banos peaks around February 21 at about 19 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 19 at about 13 (extreme).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 21UV 19Nov 19UV 13
UV index (midday)Level
Jan17Extreme
Feb19Extreme
Mar19Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May16Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep15Extreme
Oct16Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Banos in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Banos is worst in September — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (July, 13 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateSep 1921 µg/m³Jul 1113 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr19Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Banos?

Banos sits at 1.4°S, 78.4°W, 0 m above sea level, in Ecuador. The nearest listed city is Pelileo, 15 km away.

Topography around Banos

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Banos.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Banos has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,087 m around an average of 2,126 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,654 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,817 m.

The land around Banos is covered by trees (67%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, trees (73%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) and grassland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,087 m
16 km
3,654 m
80 km
5,817 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Pelileo 15 km · Ambato 27 km · Riobamba 40 km · Puyo 48 km · Latacunga 56 km · Pujilí 58 km · Guaranda 68 km · Guamote 68 km

Ecuador travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 43% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$7,125
2025
Happiness
6.1 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
70%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
45.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
20.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 466
Religion
Roman Catholic 68%Protestant 19%none 8%other 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Banos (-1.397°, -78.4229°, elevation 0 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).