Climate and average weather in Catamayo
In Catamayo, the weather is warm, wet, and partly cloudy and remarkably steady, with daytime highs holding near warm levels all year. The wettest stretch peaks around March.
Over the course of the year, the temperature in Catamayo typically varies from 13°C to 22°C, and is rarely below 11°C or above 25°C. September is the hottest month of the year, while July is the coldest.
Based on the travel score, the best time of year to visit Catamayo for warm-weather activities is from late May to mid October.
- Hottest
- Sep
- 22°
- Coldest
- Jul
- 13°
- Wettest
- Mar
- 204 mm
- Driest
- Aug
- 24 mm
- Rain / yr
- 1309 mm
- 201 wet days
- Daylight
- 11.8–12.2 h
- shortest–longest
- Elevation
- 1,452 m
- 4.0°S
- Clearest
- Aug
- 54% cloud
Catamayo is city of Loja Province, Ecuador.
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Catamayo weather by month, at a glance
The whole year in one picture — sky, rain, humidity, temperature and travel score. Click any band to jump to its full chart.
Each stripe is one measure across the whole year, stacked so a single day reads top to bottom. The sky band runs overcast grey on top down to clear blue at the base — more blue means sunnier — followed by the rainfall curve, the humidity band, a temperature strip that tints each stretch of the year by how warm its average high is, and the travel-score line at the foot. Scan straight down any date to read that day across every measure at once; the score climbs highest around late May to mid October.
Temperature through the year
Daily average highs and lows in Catamayo, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.
Temperatures in Catamayo stay fairly even through the year, without a distinct hot or cool season. The warmest month is September, with an average high of 22°C and low of 14°C; the coolest is July, with an average low of 13°C and high of 20°C.
Days typically run about 8°C warmer than nights year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
| Avg low (°C) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 21 | 14 |
| Feb | 21 | 14 |
| Mar | 21 | 14 |
| Apr | 21 | 14 |
| May | 21 | 14 |
| Jun | 21 | 13 |
| Jul | 20 | 13 |
| Aug | 21 | 13 |
| Sep | 22 | 14 |
| Oct | 22 | 14 |
| Nov | 22 | 14 |
| Dec | 21 | 14 |
Average hourly temperature in Catamayo
A compact picture of the whole year, hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled average temperature. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
Read left to right for the day of the year and top to bottom for the hour of the day; the color is the modeled temperature, cool blues through to hot reds on the same scale as the other charts. A vertical slice is a single day's swing — coolest just before dawn, warmest in the mid-afternoon — while a horizontal slice follows one hour across the seasons. The darker overlay marks night and the lighter one the twilight around sunrise and sunset. Colors run warmest on September afternoons, near 22°C, and coldest before dawn in July, near 13°C.
Catamayo weather by month
Every month at a glance. Click a month for its detailed page.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 21° / 14° | 167 | 22.5 | 12.2 | 4.5 |
| Feb | 21° / 14° | 195 | 22.8 | 12.1 | 4.1 |
| Mar | 21° / 14° | 204 | 24.2 | 12 | 4.1 |
| Apr | 21° / 14° | 148 | 20.9 | 11.9 | 4.6 |
| May | 21° / 14° | 82 | 16.3 | 11.8 | 5.5 |
| Jun | 21° / 13° | 49 | 11.7 | 11.8 | 6.1 |
| Jul | 20° / 13° | 37 | 10.1 | 11.8 | 6.4 |
| Aug | 21° / 13° | 24 | 6.9 | 11.9 | 7.0 |
| Sep | 22° / 14° | 36 | 8.4 | 12 | 6.8 |
| Oct | 22° / 14° | 88 | 16.2 | 12.1 | 5.5 |
| Nov | 22° / 14° | 133 | 19.2 | 12.2 | 4.9 |
| Dec | 21° / 14° | 148 | 21.8 | 12.2 | 4.6 |
Chance of rain
How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.
Catamayo gets about 1309 mm of precipitation a year. On a typical day the chance of rain is very wet, but that rises and falls sharply with the seasons.
The wetter season lasts 6.6 months, from around Oct 20 to May 7, peaking in February at about 81% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around Aug 22.
March is the wettest month by volume, with 204 mm over about 24 wet days; August is the driest, with 24 mm.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain on a day (%) | 73 | 80 | 79 | 70 | 53 | 39 | 32 | 23 | 29 | 52 | 64 | 70 |
| Rain days | 23 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 19 | 22 |
| Rain on a day (%) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 73 | 23 |
| Feb | 80 | 23 |
| Mar | 79 | 24 |
| Apr | 70 | 21 |
| May | 53 | 16 |
| Jun | 39 | 12 |
| Jul | 32 | 10 |
| Aug | 23 | 7 |
| Sep | 29 | 8 |
| Oct | 52 | 16 |
| Nov | 64 | 19 |
| Dec | 70 | 22 |
Monthly rainfall
Over a full year, Catamayo collects about 1309 mm of rain across 201 wet days — roughly 109 mm in an average month.
It doesn’t fall evenly. March is the wettest month with 204 mm, while August is the driest at just 24 mm. The three wettest months alone bring about 43% of the year’s total.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall (mm) | 167 | 195 | 204 | 148 | 82 | 49 | 37 | 24 | 36 | 88 | 133 | 148 |
| Rain days | 23 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 19 | 22 |
| Rainfall (mm) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 167 | 23 |
| Feb | 195 | 23 |
| Mar | 204 | 24 |
| Apr | 148 | 21 |
| May | 82 | 16 |
| Jun | 49 | 12 |
| Jul | 37 | 10 |
| Aug | 24 | 7 |
| Sep | 36 | 8 |
| Oct | 88 | 16 |
| Nov | 133 | 19 |
| Dec | 148 | 22 |
Clouds and sunshine
How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.
In Catamayo, the average share of the sky covered by clouds shows significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.
The clearer part of the year begins around May 5 and lasts for 5.3 months, ending around October 11. The clearest month is August, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 63% of the time on average.
The cloudier part of the year begins around October 12 and lasts for 6.7 months, ending around May 4. The cloudiest month is March, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 94% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 18 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 33 | 46 | 56 | 63 | 45 | 26 | 18 | 18 |
| Cloudier (%) | 82 | 91 | 94 | 84 | 67 | 54 | 44 | 37 | 55 | 74 | 82 | 82 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 18 | 82 |
| Feb | 9 | 91 |
| Mar | 6 | 94 |
| Apr | 16 | 84 |
| May | 33 | 67 |
| Jun | 46 | 54 |
| Jul | 56 | 44 |
| Aug | 63 | 37 |
| Sep | 45 | 55 |
| Oct | 26 | 74 |
| Nov | 18 | 82 |
| Dec | 18 | 82 |
Daylight, sunrise and sunset
Hours of daylight through the year, with sunrise and sunset times.
The gold band is daylight — sunrise runs along its lower edge, sunset along the upper — so it widens toward summer and pinches toward winter, with night the dark area above and below. Close to the equator, Catamayo barely changes through the year: days stay near 12 h 12 min of light in every season.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 12.2 | 12.1 | 12.0 | 11.9 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.9 | 12.0 | 12.1 | 12.2 | 12.2 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 6:20 | 6:28 | 6:26 | 6:20 | 6:19 | 6:25 | 6:29 | 6:25 | 6:12 | 6:00 | 5:57 | 6:07 |
| Sunset (PM) | 6:33 | 6:36 | 6:28 | 6:15 | 6:08 | 6:11 | 6:17 | 6:18 | 6:11 | 6:05 | 6:08 | 6:20 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12.2 | 6:20 | 6:33 |
| Feb | 12.1 | 6:28 | 6:36 |
| Mar | 12.0 | 6:26 | 6:28 |
| Apr | 11.9 | 6:20 | 6:15 |
| May | 11.8 | 6:19 | 6:08 |
| Jun | 11.8 | 6:25 | 6:11 |
| Jul | 11.8 | 6:29 | 6:17 |
| Aug | 11.9 | 6:25 | 6:18 |
| Sep | 12.0 | 6:12 | 6:11 |
| Oct | 12.1 | 6:00 | 6:05 |
| Nov | 12.2 | 5:57 | 6:08 |
| Dec | 12.2 | 6:07 | 6:20 |
Sunny days
How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.
Catamayo averages about 3 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 0 and 9 days.
The sunnier stretch runs 4.7 months, from around May 21 to Oct 11. The sunniest month is August, with roughly 8 sunny days (mixed).
The greyest month is March, down near 0 sunny days — about 99% fewer than the August peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny days | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Sky | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Mixed | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy |
| Sunny days | Sky | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1 | Gloomy |
| Feb | 0 | Gloomy |
| Mar | 0 | Gloomy |
| Apr | 1 | Gloomy |
| May | 3 | Gloomy |
| Jun | 5 | Gloomy |
| Jul | 7 | Gloomy |
| Aug | 8 | Mixed |
| Sep | 5 | Gloomy |
| Oct | 2 | Gloomy |
| Nov | 1 | Gloomy |
| Dec | 1 | Gloomy |
Humidity comfort
Share of days at each humidity comfort level, based on the dew point — the measure that tracks how muggy it actually feels.
Humidity comfort is graded by the dew point — the temperature at which the air would be fully saturated — because it tracks how muggy it actually feels far better than relative humidity does. A low dew point feels dry and crisp; a high one feels sticky and oppressive no matter the reading on a humidity gauge.
In Catamayo, the air stays dry or comfortable essentially all year. Even in March, the muggiest month, it feels humid or worse only about 1% of the time — humidity is not something you need to plan around here.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 34 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 41 | 83 | 98 | 100 | 96 | 74 | 50 | 40 |
| Comfortable (%) | 65 | 78 | 80 | 77 | 59 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 50 | 60 |
| Humid (%) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34 | 65 | 1 |
| Feb | 21 | 78 | 1 |
| Mar | 19 | 80 | 1 |
| Apr | 22 | 77 | 1 |
| May | 41 | 59 | 0 |
| Jun | 83 | 17 | 0 |
| Jul | 98 | 2 | 0 |
| Aug | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep | 96 | 4 | 0 |
| Oct | 74 | 26 | 0 |
| Nov | 50 | 50 | 0 |
| Dec | 40 | 60 | 0 |
Wind
Average wind speed through the year, banded into plain-language speed zones so a number reads as 'breezy' or 'calm' without knowing the scale.
This is the average sustained wind speed at the standard 10 metres above open ground — the steady flow a weather station reports, not the sharper gusts that come and go, which can run half again as fast. It's the number that says whether a place is generally breezy or calm.
Across the year, average wind speed in Catamayo is typically calm, near 6 km/h, and varies moderately with the seasons.
The windier part of the year lasts 4.5 months, from around May 22 to Oct 6. The windiest month is August, averaging about 9 km/h (calm).
The calmer part of the year runs from around Oct 7 to May 21, with November the calmest month at about 5 km/h.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| Feels | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5 | calm |
| Feb | 5 | calm |
| Mar | 5 | calm |
| Apr | 5 | calm |
| May | 6 | calm |
| Jun | 8 | calm |
| Jul | 9 | calm |
| Aug | 9 | calm |
| Sep | 8 | calm |
| Oct | 6 | calm |
| Nov | 5 | calm |
| Dec | 5 | calm |
Hazard calendar for Catamayo
When the seasonal hazards worth planning around — the rainy season, tropical-cyclone risk and dust haze — are active through the year.
Catamayo's rainy season runs November–April, when most of the year's rain falls.
Best time to visit Catamayo
To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Catamayo throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.
Around early June, Catamayo is still near the start of its best-weather window — great conditions with the peak-season crowds not yet at full swing.
Inferred from the travel-score curve; month-by-month visitor numbers are a planned addition.
The travel score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 18°C and 28°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Catamayo for general outdoor tourist activities is from late May to mid October, with a peak score in the last week of August.
The travel score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel score (0–10) | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 4.6 |
| Rating | fair | fair | fair | fair | fair | good | good | good | good | good | fair | fair |
| Travel score (0–10) | Rating | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.5 | fair |
| Feb | 4.1 | fair |
| Mar | 4.1 | fair |
| Apr | 4.6 | fair |
| May | 5.5 | fair |
| Jun | 6.1 | good |
| Jul | 6.4 | good |
| Aug | 7.0 | good |
| Sep | 6.7 | good |
| Oct | 5.5 | good |
| Nov | 4.9 | fair |
| Dec | 4.6 | fair |
The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 24°C and 34°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Catamayo for hot-weather activities is from early August to mid October, with a peak score in the third week of September.
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
What to pack for Catamayo, by month
Month by month, what's worth putting in the bag — from the temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind. Tap a month for a quick packing note.
Catamayo packs about the same all year — highs hold near 22°C. Across the year the things worth having are light clothes, rain gear and sun protection.
In September, Catamayo sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.
UV index (midday) in Catamayo by month
Clear-sky midday UV index through the year, shaded by the WHO exposure levels — how much sun protection each month calls for.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Catamayo peaks around February 17 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 12 (extreme).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 17 | Extreme |
| Feb | 18 | Extreme |
| Mar | 17 | Extreme |
| Apr | 14 | Extreme |
| May | 14 | Extreme |
| Jun | 12 | Extreme |
| Jul | 12 | Extreme |
| Aug | 12 | Extreme |
| Sep | 14 | Extreme |
| Oct | 15 | Extreme |
| Nov | 14 | Extreme |
| Dec | 14 | Extreme |
Average hourly UV index in Catamayo
Modeled clear-sky UV for every hour of every day — when in the day sun protection actually matters.
The whole year hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled clear-sky UV index — the midday peak scaled down as the sun sits lower in the sky. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
UV falls off far faster than brightness as the sun drops, so even in February the burn window is concentrated in the middle of the day: about 8.5 hours a day reach index 3 (protection recommended), and 7 hours reach 6 or more. Mornings and late afternoons stay comparatively gentle year round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8 | 8 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 8 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 |
| UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6 | 5.5 | 6 | 6.5 | 7 | 6.5 | 6.5 |
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8.5 | 7 |
| Feb | 8.5 | 7 |
| Mar | 8.5 | 7 |
| Apr | 8 | 6.5 |
| May | 8 | 6.5 |
| Jun | 7.5 | 6 |
| Jul | 7.5 | 5.5 |
| Aug | 7.5 | 6 |
| Sep | 8 | 6.5 |
| Oct | 8.5 | 7 |
| Nov | 8.5 | 6.5 |
| Dec | 8.5 | 6.5 |
Air quality in Catamayo by month
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see which months the air is worst, not just the yearly average.
Air quality in Catamayo is worst in November — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (July, 10 µg/m³).
Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 19 | 15 | 21 | 17 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Good | Good | Good | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14 | Moderate |
| Feb | 15 | Moderate |
| Mar | 15 | Moderate |
| Apr | 14 | Moderate |
| May | 12 | Good |
| Jun | 11 | Good |
| Jul | 10 | Good |
| Aug | 14 | Moderate |
| Sep | 19 | Moderate |
| Oct | 15 | Moderate |
| Nov | 21 | Moderate |
| Dec | 17 | Moderate |
Growing season
Catamayo is frost-free year round — even the coldest nights rarely reach freezing, so there is no start or end to the growing season.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frost-free chance (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Frost nights | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frost-free chance (%) | Frost nights | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 100 | 0 |
| Feb | 100 | 0 |
| Mar | 100 | 0 |
| Apr | 100 | 0 |
| May | 100 | 0 |
| Jun | 100 | 0 |
| Jul | 100 | 0 |
| Aug | 100 | 0 |
| Sep | 100 | 0 |
| Oct | 100 | 0 |
| Nov | 100 | 0 |
| Dec | 100 | 0 |
Growing degree days
Growing degree days tally heat above 10°C: each day adds however many degrees its average temperature runs over that threshold, and cold days add nothing. Catamayo banks about 2,718 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around October.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | 237 | 215 | 237 | 231 | 235 | 207 | 197 | 211 | 235 | 247 | 229 | 237 |
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | |
|---|---|
| Jan | 237 |
| Feb | 215 |
| Mar | 237 |
| Apr | 231 |
| May | 235 |
| Jun | 207 |
| Jul | 197 |
| Aug | 211 |
| Sep | 235 |
| Oct | 247 |
| Nov | 229 |
| Dec | 237 |
Solar energy
Average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground, banded into brightness zones so the number means something at a glance.
Solar energy is how much sunlight actually reaches the ground each day, measured in kilowatt-hours per square metre (kWh/m²) — the combined effect of how long the sun is up, how high it climbs, and how much cloud gets in the way. It's the raw fuel a solar panel has to work with: for scale, 1 kWh/m² a day is dim and wintry, while 7+ is desert-bright.
Catamayo receives about 5.0 kWh/m² a day of solar energy — bright — and it stays remarkably steady, holding between 4.6 and 5.7 kWh/m² all year. For solar panels, output here is a flat line, not a seasonal wave.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.0 |
| Level | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.8 | Bright |
| Feb | 4.6 | Bright |
| Mar | 4.7 | Bright |
| Apr | 4.7 | Bright |
| May | 4.7 | Bright |
| Jun | 4.6 | Bright |
| Jul | 4.9 | Bright |
| Aug | 5.5 | Bright |
| Sep | 5.7 | Bright |
| Oct | 5.5 | Bright |
| Nov | 5.3 | Bright |
| Dec | 5.0 | Bright |
Where is Catamayo?
Catamayo sits at 4.0°S, 79.4°W, 1,452 m above sea level, in Ecuador. The nearest listed city is Loja, 17 km away.
Topography around Catamayo
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Catamayo.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Catamayo has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 567 m around an average of 1,336 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,111 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,846 m.
The land around Catamayo is covered by grassland (54%) within 3 km, grassland (59%) and trees (30%) within 16 km, and trees (61%) and grassland (37%) within 80 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
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 Catamayo (-3.9866°, -79.3576°, elevation 1,452 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).