Eloy Alfaro weather in August

In August, Eloy Alfaro sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 101 mm of rain across 18.4 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°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 Eloy Alfaro's 1st-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Eloy Alfaro's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
11th warmest
Overnight low
21°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
101 mm
18.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:26 AM – 6:21 PM
Cloud cover
80%
1st clearest
Wind
6 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
3.64 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Eloy Alfaro is city of Guayas Province, Ecuador.

Density
5,388/km²
people per km²
Founded
1902

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 27°C through the month.

A typical August day in Eloy Alfaro reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 29°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)
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How August really feels in Eloy Alfaro

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.

Eloy Alfaro weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 23°30826.512.13.3
Feb29° / 23°39526.112.13.0
Mar29° / 24°45527.1123.0
Apr29° / 23°36626.1123.1
May29° / 23°2872611.93.4
Jun28° / 22°18323.111.94.1
Jul27° / 21°14421.711.94.6
Aug27° / 21°10118.411.94.9
Sep27° / 21°11719124.7
Oct28° / 21°9717.1124.9
Nov28° / 22°7713.312.14.9
Dec29° / 23°16418.712.14.2

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 9% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 89%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11486
21486
31486
41486
51486
61387
71387
81387
91387
101387
111288
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Eloy Alfaro gets around 101 mm of rain over 18.4 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 60% and peaks near 63% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
159
258
358
458
558
658
758
859
959
1060
1160
1260
1361
1461
1561
1661
1761
1861
1961
2061
2161
2261
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2461
2562
2662
2762
2862
2962
3063
3163

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 75% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
16733
26832
36931
46931
57030
67030
77129
87129
97228
107228
117228
127327
137327
147327
157426
167426
177525
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197624
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217723
227822
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247921
257921
268020
278020
288020
298119
308119
318119

Wind in August

Winds average 6 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
16calm
26calm
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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 6:18 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:286:23
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311.96:286:23
411.96:286:22
511.96:286:22
611.96:286:22
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.64 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.06 kWh/m² to a high of 3.87 kWh/m² in November across the year — August's 3.64 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.5Moderate
23.5Moderate
33.5Moderate
43.5Moderate
53.5Moderate
63.5Moderate
73.6Moderate
83.6Moderate
93.6Moderate
103.6Moderate
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293.8Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.8Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Eloy Alfaro

In seasonPeak

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

Eloy Alfaro'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 Eloy Alfaro?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Eloy Alfaro for sightseeing.

What to pack for Eloy Alfaro in August

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

In August, Eloy Alfaro sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Eloy Alfaro in August

The nearest coast averages about 23°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 60 km away) is warmest in March at about 27°C and coldest in September near 23°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

22°24°26°28°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr26Warm
May26Warm
Jun25Warm
Jul24Refreshing
Aug23Refreshing
Sep23Refreshing
Oct23Refreshing
Nov24Refreshing
Dec25Warm

UV index in Eloy Alfaro 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 Eloy Alfaro 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 Eloy Alfaro 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 Eloy Alfaro is worst in November — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (February, 22 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateNov 1734 µg/m³Feb 1522 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb22Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr24Moderate
May25Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul29Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep31Moderate
Oct27Moderate
Nov35Moderate
Dec28Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Eloy Alfaro?

Eloy Alfaro sits at 2.2°S, 79.8°W, 3 m above sea level, in Ecuador. The nearest listed city is Guayaquil, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Eloy Alfaro

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Eloy Alfaro has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 71 m around an average of 4 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 452 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,581 m.

The land around Eloy Alfaro is covered by artificial surfaces (53%) and water (31%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (25%) and water (21%) within 16 km, and trees (39%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
71 m
16 km
452 m
80 km
3,581 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
August weather nearby: Guayaquil 6.0 km · Yaguachi Nuevo 18 km · Samborondón 26 km · Milagro 28 km · El Triunfo 30 km · Daule 38 km · Naranjito 42 km · Babahoyo 54 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 Eloy Alfaro (-2.1692°, -79.8399°, elevation 3 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).