El Triunfo weather in January

In January, El Triunfo sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 286 mm of rain across 25.4 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of January to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is El Triunfo's 9th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see El Triunfo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
5th warmest
Overnight low
23°
9th coldest
Rainfall
286 mm
25.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:26 AM – 6:32 PM
Cloud cover
87%
9th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
3.28 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
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 January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical January day in El Triunfo reaches about 29°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 27°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

20°25°30°35°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12923
22923
32923
42923
52923
62923
72923
82923
92923
102923
112923
122923
132923
142923
152923
162923
172923
182923
192923
202923
212923
222923
232923
242923
252923
262923
272923
282923
292923
302923
312923

How January really feels in El Triunfo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 31 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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

El Triunfo weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 5th-warmest and 4th-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 January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

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

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 96%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1694
2694
3694
4595
5595
6595
7595
8595
9496
10496
11496
12496
13496
14496
15496
16496
17397
18397
19397
20397
21397
22397
23397
24298
25298
26298
27298
28298
29199
30199
31199

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

El Triunfo gets around 286 mm of rain over 25.4 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 82% and peaks near 94% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
174
275
375
476
576
676
777
877
977
1078
1178
1278
1379
1479
1579
1680
1781
1881
1982
2083
2184
2285
2386
2487
2589
2690
2790
2891
2992
3093
3194

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the oppressive band about 83% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
123734
221754
320755
419765
518775
617785
716795
815805
915805
1014815
1114815
1213825
1313825
1412835
1512835
1611845
1711845
1810855
1910855
209865
218875
228866
237876
246886
256877
265887
275887
284888
293898
303889
312899

Wind in January

Winds average 5 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of January to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:20 AM to 6:31 AM, and sunset from 6:26 PM to 6:36 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:206:26
212.16:206:27
312.16:216:27
412.16:216:28
512.16:226:28
612.16:226:28
712.16:226:29
812.16:236:29
912.16:236:30
1012.16:246:30
1112.16:246:30
1212.16:256:31
1312.16:256:31
1412.16:256:32
1512.16:266:32
1612.16:266:32
1712.16:276:32
1812.16:276:33
1912.16:276:33
2012.16:286:33
2112.16:286:34
2212.16:286:34
2312.16:296:34
2412.16:296:34
2512.16:296:35
2612.16:296:35
2712.16:306:35
2812.16:306:35
2912.16:306:35
3012.16:306:36
3112.16:316:36

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.28 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 — January's 3.28 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.4Moderate
23.4Moderate
33.4Moderate
43.4Moderate
53.3Moderate
63.3Moderate
73.3Moderate
83.3Moderate
93.3Moderate
103.3Moderate
113.3Moderate
123.3Moderate
133.3Moderate
143.3Moderate
153.3Moderate
163.3Moderate
173.3Moderate
183.3Moderate
193.3Moderate
203.3Moderate
213.3Moderate
223.3Moderate
233.3Moderate
243.3Moderate
253.2Moderate
263.2Moderate
273.2Moderate
283.2Moderate
293.2Moderate
303.2Moderate
313.2Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for El Triunfo

In seasonPeak

In January, El Triunfo sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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 January a good time to visit El Triunfo?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in El Triunfo.

What to pack for El Triunfo in January

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

In January, El Triunfo sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in El Triunfo in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 14 (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 January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January 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
January 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).