Catamayo weather in June

In June, Catamayo sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 49 mm of rain across 11.7 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of June to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Catamayo's 3rd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Catamayo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
11th warmest
Overnight low
13°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
49 mm
11.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:25 AM – 6:11 PM
Cloud cover
62%
3rd clearest
Wind
8 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Catamayo is city of Loja Province, Ecuador.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month.

A typical June day in Catamayo reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs on par with May and on par with July.

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Catamayo weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan21° / 14°16722.512.24.5
Feb21° / 14°19522.812.14.1
Mar21° / 14°20424.2124.1
Apr21° / 14°14820.911.94.6
May21° / 14°8216.311.85.5
Jun21° / 13°4911.711.86.1
Jul20° / 13°3710.111.86.4
Aug21° / 13°246.911.97.0
Sep22° / 14°368.4126.8
Oct22° / 14°8816.212.15.5
Nov22° / 14°13319.212.24.9
Dec21° / 14°14821.812.24.6

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 31% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23862
33961
44060
54159
64258
74456
84456
94654
104753
114852
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Catamayo gets around 49 mm of rain over 11.7 wet days in June. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 39% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
147
246
345
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543
642
741
840
939
1039
1138
1238
1338
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1538
1638
1738
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2038
2138
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2636
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3035

Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, June lands in the dry band about 84% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
16436
26634
36832
47030
57129
67327
77426
87624
97822
107921
118020
128218
138317
148416
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209010
219010
22919
23928
24937
25937
26946
27946
28955
29955
30955

Wind in June

Winds average 8 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
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158calm
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of June to 11 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 6:21 AM to 6:27 AM, and sunset from 6:09 PM to 6:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:216:09
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Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 4.6 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.6 kWh/m² to a high of 5.66 kWh/m² in September across the year — June's 4.6 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Catamayo

In seasonPeak

None of Catamayo's seasonal hazards are active in June. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Catamayo's rainy season runs November–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is June a good time to visit Catamayo?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
3.5
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Catamayo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Catamayo in June

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

In June, Catamayo sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Catamayo in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 17UV 17Jun 23UV 12
UV index (midday)Level
Jan17Extreme
Feb18Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Catamayo in June

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateNov 1721 µg/m³Jul 1110 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May12Good
Jun11Good
Jul10Good
Aug14Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

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.

3 km
567 m
16 km
2,111 m
80 km
3,846 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
June weather nearby: Loja 17 km · Vilcabamba 34 km · Cariamanga 44 km · Zamora 46 km · Piñas 50 km · Pasaje 89 km · Santa Rosa 89 km · Arenillas 92 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 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).