El Triunfo weather in August

In August, El Triunfo sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 97 mm of rain across 16.5 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 10th-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 2% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 El Triunfo's 1st-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see El Triunfo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
10th warmest
Overnight low
21°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
97 mm
16.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:26 AM – 6:22 PM
Cloud cover
82%
1st clearest
Wind
7 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
3.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

El Triunfo is town in Guayas, Ecuador.

Founded
1969

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

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical August day in El Triunfo reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 7°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, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12821
22821
32821
42821
52821
62821
72821
82821
92821
102821
112821
122821
132821
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202821
212821
222821
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242821
252821
262821
272821
282821
292821
302821
312821

How August really feels in El Triunfo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

August sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

El Triunfo weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 10th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 23°28625.412.13.3
Feb29° / 23°41726.612.12.9
Mar30° / 23°41827.6122.9
Apr30° / 23°35925.7123.0
May29° / 23°25924.811.93.4
Jun28° / 22°16721.311.94.1
Jul28° / 21°13319.711.94.6
Aug28° / 21°9716.511.94.7
Sep29° / 21°11517.8124.3
Oct29° / 21°7614.3124.7
Nov29° / 22°589.612.14.9
Dec30° / 23°12815.312.14.2

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 8% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 90%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11288
21288
31288
41387
51387
61288
71288
81288
91288
101288
111189
121189
131189
141189
151090
161090
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19991
20991
21991
22793
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30892
31892

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

El Triunfo gets around 97 mm of rain over 16.5 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 54% and peaks near 58% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
154
254
354
453
553
653
753
853
953
1054
1154
1254
1355
1455
1555
1654
1754
1854
1954
2054
2154
2254
2354
2454
2555
2655
2756
2856
2957
3057
3158

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the muggy band about 86% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 96% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
138314
238314
338413
438413
538512
638512
738512
838611
938611
1038611
1138611
1238710
1338710
1438710
153889
163889
173889
183889
193889
203889
214888
224888
234888
244888
255878
265878
275878
285878
295878
305878
315878

Wind in August

Winds average 7 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 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
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 6:28 AM to 6:21 AM, and sunset from 6:23 PM to 6:19 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:286:23
211.96:286:23
311.96:286:23
411.96:286:23
511.96:286:23
611.96:286:23
711.96:286:23
811.96:286:23
911.96:276:23
1011.96:276:23
1111.96:276:23
1211.96:276:23
1311.96:276:22
1411.96:266:22
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1611.96:266:22
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1811.96:256:22
1911.96:256:22
2011.96:256:21
2111.96:246:21
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2411.96:246:20
2512.06:236:20
2612.06:236:20
2712.06:236:20
2812.06:226:20
2912.06:226:19
3012.06:216:19
3112.06:216:19

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.81 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.17 kWh/m² to a high of 4.11 kWh/m² in November across the year — August's 3.81 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.7Moderate
23.7Moderate
33.7Moderate
43.7Moderate
53.7Moderate
63.7Moderate
73.7Moderate
83.7Moderate
93.7Moderate
103.7Moderate
113.7Moderate
123.8Moderate
133.8Moderate
143.8Moderate
153.8Moderate
163.8Moderate
173.8Moderate
183.8Moderate
193.8Moderate
203.8Moderate
213.8Moderate
223.9Moderate
233.9Moderate
243.9Moderate
253.9Moderate
263.9Moderate
273.9Moderate
284.0Moderate
294.0Moderate
304.0Moderate
314.0Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for El Triunfo

In seasonPeak

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

El Triunfo's rainy season runs January–May, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is August a good time to visit El Triunfo?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit El Triunfo for sightseeing.

What to pack for El Triunfo in August

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

In August, El Triunfo sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in El Triunfo in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks 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 Triunfo peaks around March 11 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 14 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 11UV 15Jul 14UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in El Triunfo 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 El Triunfo is worst in March — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (August, 9 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateMar 1621 µg/m³Aug 179 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr19Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun12Moderate
Jul10Good
Aug9Good
Sep10Good
Oct14Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is El Triunfo?

El Triunfo sits at 1.9°S, 80.0°W, 6 m above sea level, in Ecuador. The nearest listed city is Daule, 8.0 km away.

Topography around El Triunfo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around El Triunfo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 60 m around an average of 4 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 299 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 843 m.

The land around El Triunfo is covered by cropland (43%) and trees (37%) within 3 km, cropland (36%), grassland (27%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and trees (39%) and grassland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
60 m
16 km
299 m
80 km
843 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
August weather nearby: Daule 8.0 km · Samborondón 27 km · Eloy Alfaro 30 km · Guayaquil 31 km · Pedro Carbo 32 km · Yaguachi Nuevo 36 km · Milagro 47 km · Vinces 48 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 El Triunfo (-1.9333°, -79.9667°, elevation 6 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).