El Empalme in Spring
In spring (September, October and November), El Empalme sees average daytime highs around 28°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 203 mm of rain over about 35 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the driest season of the year.
Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 28°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels muggy.
Spring is El Empalme's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. El Empalme has little temperature swing across the year, so its calendar seasons blur — the season framing matters less here than for a place with four distinct seasons. For the whole year in context, see El Empalme's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 28°C
- 3rd-warmest season
- Avg overnight low
- 21°C
- Rainfall
- 203 mm
- 35 wet days
- Avg wind
- 4 km/h
- Travel score
- 5.3
- 2nd-best season
- Months
- Sep · Oct · Nov
Temperature in El Empalme in Spring
Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 28°C.
A typical spring day in El Empalme reaches about 28°C and drops to 21°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is November, the coolest September.
How spring really feels in El Empalme
Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.
spring sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.
El Empalme weather by month
How the three spring months (September, October and November) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| 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 Spring
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time across spring.
Chance of precipitation in Spring
El Empalme gets around 203 mm of rain over 35 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Spring
Most of spring feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Spring
Winds average 4 km/h across spring.
Sunrise & sunset in Spring
Daylight runs from about 12 hours in early September to 12 h 06 min by late November. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Spring
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 2.9 kWh/m².
Hazard calendar for El Empalme
None of El Empalme's seasonal hazards peak in spring. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do.
El Empalme's monsoon runs January–April, when most of the year's rain falls.
Is spring a good time to visit El Empalme?
Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
spring is a reasonable time to visit El Empalme for sightseeing.
What to pack for El Empalme in Spring
From spring's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In spring, El Empalme sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear. About 35 days see rain.
UV index in El Empalme in Spring
Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 11 (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 Spring
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where spring 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 |
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.
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.