El Empalme weather in February

In February, El Empalme sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 522 mm of rain across 26.9 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in February, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of February to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is El Empalme's 11th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see El Empalme's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 23°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 522 mm; 26.9 wet days
Daylight: 12 hours; 6:32 AM – 6:34 PM
Cloud cover: 93%; 11th clearest
Wind: 3 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 2.85 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.1; out of 10

El Empalme is city of Guayas Province, Ecuador.

Founded: 1961

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

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical February day in El Empalme reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and on par with March.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Avg high (°C)	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	29
Avg low (°C)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	22
2	28	22
3	28	22
4	28	22
5	28	22
6	28	22
7	28	22
8	28	22
9	28	22
10	28	22
11	28	22
12	28	23
13	28	23
14	28	23
15	28	23
16	28	23
17	28	23
18	28	23
19	28	23
20	28	23
21	28	23
22	28	23
23	28	23
24	29	23
25	29	23
26	29	23
27	29	23
28	29	23

How February really feels in El Empalme

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 5 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in February is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

El Empalme weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	28° / 22°	395	28	12.1	3.5
Feb	28° / 23°	522	26.9	12	3.1
Mar	29° / 23°	502	28.6	12	3.0
Apr	29° / 23°	403	27.1	12	3.1
May	28° / 23°	234	24.5	12	3.6
Jun	27° / 22°	100	16.7	11.9	4.9
Jul	27° / 21°	66	13.3	11.9	5.6
Aug	27° / 21°	37	8.6	12	6.0
Sep	27° / 21°	58	11.8	12	5.5
Oct	28° / 21°	71	12.4	12	5.3
Nov	28° / 22°	74	10.5	12	5.1
Dec	28° / 22°	193	19.9	12.1	4.2

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 0% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 100%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Clearer (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cloudier (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	0	100
2	0	100
3	0	100
4	0	100
5	0	100
6	0	100
7	0	100
8	0	100
9	0	100
10	0	100
11	0	100
12	0	100
13	0	100
14	0	100
15	0	100
16	0	100
17	0	100
18	0	100
19	0	100
20	0	100
21	0	100
22	0	100
23	0	100
24	0	100
25	0	100
26	0	100
27	0	100
28	0	100

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

El Empalme gets around 522 mm of rain over 26.9 wet days in February, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 96% and peaks near 97% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Rain chance (%)	96	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	96	96	96	96	96	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95

	Rain chance (%)
1	96
2	97
3	97
4	97
5	97
6	97
7	97
8	97
9	97
10	97
11	97
12	97
13	97
14	97
15	96
16	96
17	96
18	96
19	96
20	95
21	95
22	95
23	95
24	95
25	95
26	95
27	95
28	95

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the oppressive band about 87% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Muggy (%)	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Oppressive (%)	90	90	89	89	90	90	89	89	89	89	89	88	88	88	87	87	87	86	86	86	86	85	85	85	85	85	85	85
Miserable (%)	8	8	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	11	11	12	12	12	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	2	90	8
2	2	90	8
3	2	89	9
4	2	89	9
5	1	90	9
6	1	90	9
7	1	89	10
8	1	89	10
9	1	89	10
10	0	89	11
11	0	89	11
12	0	88	12
13	0	88	12
14	0	88	12
15	0	87	13
16	0	87	13
17	0	87	13
18	0	86	14
19	0	86	14
20	0	86	14
21	0	86	14
22	0	85	15
23	0	85	15
24	0	85	15
25	0	85	15
26	0	85	15
27	0	85	15
28	0	85	15

Wind in February

Winds average 3 km/h in February, the calmest month.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Wind speed (km/h)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
5	4	calm
6	4	calm
7	4	calm
8	4	calm
9	4	calm
10	4	calm
11	4	calm
12	4	calm
13	4	calm
14	4	calm
15	4	calm
16	4	calm
17	4	calm
18	4	calm
19	3	calm
20	3	calm
21	3	calm
22	3	calm
23	3	calm
24	3	calm
25	3	calm
26	3	calm
27	3	calm
28	3	calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:31 AM to 6:31 AM, and sunset from 6:33 PM to 6:33 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Daylight (h)	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0
Sunrise (AM)	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:31	6:31
Sunset (PM)	6:33	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.0	6:31	6:33
2	12.0	6:31	6:34
3	12.0	6:31	6:34
4	12.0	6:31	6:34
5	12.0	6:31	6:34
6	12.0	6:32	6:34
7	12.0	6:32	6:34
8	12.0	6:32	6:34
9	12.0	6:32	6:34
10	12.0	6:32	6:34
11	12.0	6:32	6:34
12	12.0	6:32	6:34
13	12.0	6:32	6:34
14	12.0	6:32	6:34
15	12.0	6:32	6:34
16	12.0	6:32	6:34
17	12.0	6:32	6:34
18	12.0	6:32	6:34
19	12.0	6:32	6:34
20	12.0	6:32	6:34
21	12.0	6:32	6:34
22	12.0	6:32	6:34
23	12.0	6:32	6:33
24	12.0	6:32	6:33
25	12.0	6:32	6:33
26	12.0	6:32	6:33
27	12.0	6:31	6:33
28	12.0	6:31	6:33

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 2.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.35 kWh/m² to a high of 3.24 kWh/m² in March across the year — February's 2.85 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.1
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.6	Moderate
2	2.6	Moderate
3	2.6	Moderate
4	2.6	Moderate
5	2.6	Moderate
6	2.7	Moderate
7	2.7	Moderate
8	2.7	Moderate
9	2.7	Moderate
10	2.8	Moderate
11	2.8	Moderate
12	2.8	Moderate
13	2.8	Moderate
14	2.9	Moderate
15	2.9	Moderate
16	2.9	Moderate
17	2.9	Moderate
18	3.0	Moderate
19	3.0	Moderate
20	3.0	Moderate
21	3.0	Moderate
22	3.0	Moderate
23	3.0	Moderate
24	3.0	Moderate
25	3.0	Moderate
26	3.0	Moderate
27	3.1	Moderate
28	3.1	Moderate

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for El Empalme

In seasonPeak

In February, El Empalme sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

El Empalme's monsoon runs January–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit El Empalme?

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

3.1

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

3.6

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in El Empalme.

What to pack for El Empalme in February

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

In February, El Empalme sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in El Empalme in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in El Empalme peaks around March 10 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 17 at about 10 (very high).

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)	13	15	15	13	12	10	10	10	11	12	11	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	10	Extreme
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	11	Extreme

Air quality in El Empalme in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in El Empalme is worst in November — around 40 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.5× the cleanest month (July, 16 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)	17	18	20	20	18	17	16	17	18	22	40	25
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	17	Moderate
Feb	18	Moderate
Mar	20	Moderate
Apr	20	Moderate
May	18	Moderate
Jun	17	Moderate
Jul	16	Moderate
Aug	17	Moderate
Sep	18	Moderate
Oct	22	Moderate
Nov	40	Poor
Dec	25	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is El Empalme?

El Empalme sits at 1.0°S, 79.6°W, 106 m above sea level, in Ecuador. The nearest listed city is Quevedo, 20 km away.

Topography around El Empalme

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around El Empalme has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 56 m around an average of 65 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 81 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,340 m.

The land around El Empalme is covered by trees (63%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, trees (66%) and grassland (32%) within 16 km, and trees (65%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km

56 m

trees 63%

16 km

81 m

trees 66%

80 km

4,340 m

trees 65%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland

← January El Empalme year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Quevedo 20 km · Valencia 33 km · Balzar 46 km · La Maná 47 km · Ventanas 48 km · Vinces 58 km · Calceta 62 km · Chone 64 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 El Empalme (-1.0449°, -79.6384°, elevation 106 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	22
2	28	22
3	28	22
4	28	22
5	28	22
6	28	22
7	28	22
8	28	22
9	28	22
10	28	22
11	28	22
12	28	23
13	28	23
14	28	23
15	28	23
16	28	23
17	28	23
18	28	23
19	28	23
20	28	23
21	28	23
22	28	23
23	28	23
24	29	23
25	29	23
26	29	23
27	29	23
28	29	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	0	100
2	0	100
3	0	100
4	0	100
5	0	100
6	0	100
7	0	100
8	0	100
9	0	100
10	0	100
11	0	100
12	0	100
13	0	100
14	0	100
15	0	100
16	0	100
17	0	100
18	0	100
19	0	100
20	0	100
21	0	100
22	0	100
23	0	100
24	0	100
25	0	100
26	0	100
27	0	100
28	0	100

	Rain chance (%)
1	96
2	97
3	97
4	97
5	97
6	97
7	97
8	97
9	97
10	97
11	97
12	97
13	97
14	97
15	96
16	96
17	96
18	96
19	96
20	95
21	95
22	95
23	95
24	95
25	95
26	95
27	95
28	95

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	2	90	8
2	2	90	8
3	2	89	9
4	2	89	9
5	1	90	9
6	1	90	9
7	1	89	10
8	1	89	10
9	1	89	10
10	0	89	11
11	0	89	11
12	0	88	12
13	0	88	12
14	0	88	12
15	0	87	13
16	0	87	13
17	0	87	13
18	0	86	14
19	0	86	14
20	0	86	14
21	0	86	14
22	0	85	15
23	0	85	15
24	0	85	15
25	0	85	15
26	0	85	15
27	0	85	15
28	0	85	15

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	22
2	28	22
3	28	22
4	28	22
5	28	22
6	28	22
7	28	22
8	28	22
9	28	22
10	28	22
11	28	22
12	28	23
13	28	23
14	28	23
15	28	23
16	28	23
17	28	23
18	28	23
19	28	23
20	28	23
21	28	23
22	28	23
23	28	23
24	29	23
25	29	23
26	29	23
27	29	23
28	29	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	0	100
2	0	100
3	0	100
4	0	100
5	0	100
6	0	100
7	0	100
8	0	100
9	0	100
10	0	100
11	0	100
12	0	100
13	0	100
14	0	100
15	0	100
16	0	100
17	0	100
18	0	100
19	0	100
20	0	100
21	0	100
22	0	100
23	0	100
24	0	100
25	0	100
26	0	100
27	0	100
28	0	100

	Rain chance (%)
1	96
2	97
3	97
4	97
5	97
6	97
7	97
8	97
9	97
10	97
11	97
12	97
13	97
14	97
15	96
16	96
17	96
18	96
19	96
20	95
21	95
22	95
23	95
24	95
25	95
26	95
27	95
28	95

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	2	90	8
2	2	90	8
3	2	89	9
4	2	89	9
5	1	90	9
6	1	90	9
7	1	89	10
8	1	89	10
9	1	89	10
10	0	89	11
11	0	89	11
12	0	88	12
13	0	88	12
14	0	88	12
15	0	87	13
16	0	87	13
17	0	87	13
18	0	86	14
19	0	86	14
20	0	86	14
21	0	86	14
22	0	85	15
23	0	85	15
24	0	85	15
25	0	85	15
26	0	85	15
27	0	85	15
28	0	85	15

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	22
2	28	22
3	28	22
4	28	22
5	28	22
6	28	22
7	28	22
8	28	22
9	28	22
10	28	22
11	28	22
12	28	23
13	28	23
14	28	23
15	28	23
16	28	23
17	28	23
18	28	23
19	28	23
20	28	23
21	28	23
22	28	23
23	28	23
24	29	23
25	29	23
26	29	23
27	29	23
28	29	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	0	100
2	0	100
3	0	100
4	0	100
5	0	100
6	0	100
7	0	100
8	0	100
9	0	100
10	0	100
11	0	100
12	0	100
13	0	100
14	0	100
15	0	100
16	0	100
17	0	100
18	0	100
19	0	100
20	0	100
21	0	100
22	0	100
23	0	100
24	0	100
25	0	100
26	0	100
27	0	100
28	0	100

	Rain chance (%)
1	96
2	97
3	97
4	97
5	97
6	97
7	97
8	97
9	97
10	97
11	97
12	97
13	97
14	97
15	96
16	96
17	96
18	96
19	96
20	95
21	95
22	95
23	95
24	95
25	95
26	95
27	95
28	95

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	2	90	8
2	2	90	8
3	2	89	9
4	2	89	9
5	1	90	9
6	1	90	9
7	1	89	10
8	1	89	10
9	1	89	10
10	0	89	11
11	0	89	11
12	0	88	12
13	0	88	12
14	0	88	12
15	0	87	13
16	0	87	13
17	0	87	13
18	0	86	14
19	0	86	14
20	0	86	14
21	0	86	14
22	0	85	15
23	0	85	15
24	0	85	15
25	0	85	15
26	0	85	15
27	0	85	15
28	0	85	15