La Libertad weather in August

In August, La Libertad sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 8 mm of rain across 2.3 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% 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 La Libertad's 7th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see La Libertad's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 21°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 21°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 8 mm; 2.3 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 54 min; 6:30 AM – 6:26 PM
Cloud cover: 67%; 7th clearest
Wind: 18 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 5.18 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.4; out of 10

La Libertad is city of Santa Elena Province, Ecuador.

Density: 3,038/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1918

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

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Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month.

A typical August day in La Libertad reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 1°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

	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	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21
Avg low (°C)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	22	21
2	22	21
3	22	21
4	22	21
5	21	21
6	21	21
7	21	21
8	21	21
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10	21	21
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18	21	21
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20	21	21
21	21	21
22	21	20
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25	21	20
26	21	20
27	21	20
28	21	20
29	21	20
30	21	20
31	21	20

La Libertad weather by month

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

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	24° / 24°	65	9.3	12.1	6.9
Feb	26° / 25°	101	12.4	12.1	5.9
Mar	26° / 25°	89	11.6	12	6.2
Apr	25° / 24°	47	8.1	12	7.1
May	24° / 23°	26	6.1	11.9	7.5
Jun	23° / 22°	13	4	11.9	7.6
Jul	22° / 21°	14	3.9	11.9	7.4
Aug	21° / 21°	8	2.3	11.9	7.4
Sep	21° / 20°	9	2.6	12	7.3
Oct	22° / 21°	7	2	12	7.3
Nov	22° / 21°	11	2	12.1	7.5
Dec	23° / 22°	30	4.2	12.1	7.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	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	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	41	42	41	41	41	41	40	39	39	38	38	37	37	36	36	35	33	33	33	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33
Cloudier (%)	59	58	59	59	59	59	60	61	61	62	62	63	63	64	64	65	67	67	67	68	68	68	68	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	41	59
2	42	58
3	41	59
4	41	59
5	41	59
6	41	59
7	40	60
8	39	61
9	39	61
10	38	62
11	38	62
12	37	63
13	37	63
14	36	64
15	36	64
16	35	65
17	33	67
18	33	67
19	33	67
20	32	68
21	32	68
22	32	68
23	32	68
24	33	67
25	33	67
26	33	67
27	33	67
28	33	67
29	33	67
30	33	67
31	33	67

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

La Libertad gets around 8 mm of rain over 2.3 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 8% and peaks near 9% 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	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8

	Rain chance (%)
1	7
2	7
3	7
4	7
5	7
6	7
7	7
8	7
9	7
10	7
11	8
12	8
13	8
14	8
15	9
16	9
17	9
18	9
19	9
20	8
21	8
22	8
23	8
24	8
25	8
26	8
27	8
28	8
29	8
30	8
31	8

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 51% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 54% 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	29	30	31
Humid (%)	37	38	38	39	40	40	41	41	41	42	42	42	43	43	43	44	44	45	46	46	48	49	50	51	53	54	56	57	58	59	60
Muggy (%)	59	58	59	58	57	57	56	56	56	55	55	55	54	54	54	53	53	52	51	51	49	48	47	46	44	43	41	40	39	38	37
Oppressive (%)	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	37	59	4
2	38	58	4
3	38	59	3
4	39	58	3
5	40	57	3
6	40	57	3
7	41	56	3
8	41	56	3
9	41	56	3
10	42	55	3
11	42	55	3
12	42	55	3
13	43	54	3
14	43	54	3
15	43	54	3
16	44	53	3
17	44	53	3
18	45	52	3
19	46	51	3
20	46	51	3
21	48	49	3
22	49	48	3
23	50	47	3
24	51	46	3
25	53	44	3
26	54	43	3
27	56	41	3
28	57	40	3
29	58	39	3
30	59	38	3
31	60	37	3

Wind in August

Winds average 18 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 18 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	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	18	light breeze
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27	18	light breeze
28	18	light breeze
29	18	light breeze
30	18	light breeze
31	17	light breeze

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 6:33 AM to 6:25 AM, and sunset from 6:27 PM to 6:22 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	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.0
Sunrise (AM)	6:33	6:33	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:26	6:26	6:25	6:25
Sunset (PM)	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:22

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.9	6:33	6:27
2	11.9	6:33	6:27
3	11.9	6:32	6:27
4	11.9	6:32	6:27
5	11.9	6:32	6:27
6	11.9	6:32	6:27
7	11.9	6:32	6:27
8	11.9	6:32	6:26
9	11.9	6:32	6:26
10	11.9	6:31	6:26
11	11.9	6:31	6:26
12	11.9	6:31	6:26
13	11.9	6:31	6:26
14	11.9	6:30	6:26
15	11.9	6:30	6:26
16	11.9	6:30	6:26
17	11.9	6:30	6:25
18	11.9	6:29	6:25
19	11.9	6:29	6:25
20	11.9	6:29	6:25
21	11.9	6:29	6:25
22	11.9	6:28	6:24
23	11.9	6:28	6:24
24	11.9	6:28	6:24
25	11.9	6:27	6:24
26	11.9	6:27	6:24
27	11.9	6:27	6:23
28	11.9	6:26	6:23
29	12.0	6:26	6:23
30	12.0	6:25	6:23
31	12.0	6:25	6:22

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.69 kWh/m² to a high of 5.71 kWh/m² in November across the year — August's 5.18 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	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.0	Bright
2	5.0	Bright
3	5.0	Bright
4	5.0	Bright
5	5.0	Bright
6	5.0	Bright
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22	5.2	Bright
23	5.3	Bright
24	5.3	Bright
25	5.3	Bright
26	5.3	Bright
27	5.3	Bright
28	5.4	Bright
29	5.4	Bright
30	5.4	Bright
31	5.4	Bright

Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit La Libertad?

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

7.4

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

4.7

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit La Libertad for general sightseeing.

What to pack for La Libertad in August

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

In August, La Libertad sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 21°C. Worth packing: sun protection.

sun protection

Sea temperature near La Libertad 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 13 km away) is warmest in March at about 26°C and coldest in August near 23°C.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	25	26	26	26	25	24	23	23	23	23	23	24
Comfort	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Warm

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	25	Warm
Feb	26	Warm
Mar	26	Warm
Apr	26	Warm
May	25	Warm
Jun	24	Warm
Jul	23	Refreshing
Aug	23	Refreshing
Sep	23	Refreshing
Oct	23	Refreshing
Nov	23	Refreshing
Dec	24	Warm

UV index in La Libertad in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in La Libertad peaks around February 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 14 at about 9 (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)	14	15	15	12	12	10	9	10	11	12	11	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	10	Extreme
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is La Libertad?

La Libertad sits at 2.2°S, 80.9°W, 28 m above sea level, in Ecuador. The nearest listed city is Salinas, 5.0 km away.

Topography around La Libertad

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around La Libertad has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 40 m around an average of 14 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 87 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 847 m.

The land around La Libertad is covered by artificial surfaces (59%) and water (20%) within 3 km, water (66%) within 16 km, and water (54%) and trees (24%) within 80 km.

3 km

40 m

artificial surfaces 59%

16 km

87 m

water 66%

80 km

847 m

water 54%

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← July La Libertad year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: Salinas 5.0 km · Santa Elena 6.0 km · Playas 73 km · Puerto López 76 km · Pedro Carbo 88 km · Posorja 91 km · Jipijapa 105 km · El Triunfo 110 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 La Libertad (-2.233°, -80.9104°, elevation 28 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. 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	22	21
2	22	21
3	22	21
4	22	21
5	21	21
6	21	21
7	21	21
8	21	21
9	21	21
10	21	21
11	21	21
12	21	21
13	21	21
14	21	21
15	21	21
16	21	21
17	21	21
18	21	21
19	21	21
20	21	21
21	21	21
22	21	20
23	21	20
24	21	20
25	21	20
26	21	20
27	21	20
28	21	20
29	21	20
30	21	20
31	21	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	41	59
2	42	58
3	41	59
4	41	59
5	41	59
6	41	59
7	40	60
8	39	61
9	39	61
10	38	62
11	38	62
12	37	63
13	37	63
14	36	64
15	36	64
16	35	65
17	33	67
18	33	67
19	33	67
20	32	68
21	32	68
22	32	68
23	32	68
24	33	67
25	33	67
26	33	67
27	33	67
28	33	67
29	33	67
30	33	67
31	33	67

	Rain chance (%)
1	7
2	7
3	7
4	7
5	7
6	7
7	7
8	7
9	7
10	7
11	8
12	8
13	8
14	8
15	9
16	9
17	9
18	9
19	9
20	8
21	8
22	8
23	8
24	8
25	8
26	8
27	8
28	8
29	8
30	8
31	8

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	37	59	4
2	38	58	4
3	38	59	3
4	39	58	3
5	40	57	3
6	40	57	3
7	41	56	3
8	41	56	3
9	41	56	3
10	42	55	3
11	42	55	3
12	42	55	3
13	43	54	3
14	43	54	3
15	43	54	3
16	44	53	3
17	44	53	3
18	45	52	3
19	46	51	3
20	46	51	3
21	48	49	3
22	49	48	3
23	50	47	3
24	51	46	3
25	53	44	3
26	54	43	3
27	56	41	3
28	57	40	3
29	58	39	3
30	59	38	3
31	60	37	3

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	22	21
2	22	21
3	22	21
4	22	21
5	21	21
6	21	21
7	21	21
8	21	21
9	21	21
10	21	21
11	21	21
12	21	21
13	21	21
14	21	21
15	21	21
16	21	21
17	21	21
18	21	21
19	21	21
20	21	21
21	21	21
22	21	20
23	21	20
24	21	20
25	21	20
26	21	20
27	21	20
28	21	20
29	21	20
30	21	20
31	21	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	41	59
2	42	58
3	41	59
4	41	59
5	41	59
6	41	59
7	40	60
8	39	61
9	39	61
10	38	62
11	38	62
12	37	63
13	37	63
14	36	64
15	36	64
16	35	65
17	33	67
18	33	67
19	33	67
20	32	68
21	32	68
22	32	68
23	32	68
24	33	67
25	33	67
26	33	67
27	33	67
28	33	67
29	33	67
30	33	67
31	33	67

	Rain chance (%)
1	7
2	7
3	7
4	7
5	7
6	7
7	7
8	7
9	7
10	7
11	8
12	8
13	8
14	8
15	9
16	9
17	9
18	9
19	9
20	8
21	8
22	8
23	8
24	8
25	8
26	8
27	8
28	8
29	8
30	8
31	8

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	37	59	4
2	38	58	4
3	38	59	3
4	39	58	3
5	40	57	3
6	40	57	3
7	41	56	3
8	41	56	3
9	41	56	3
10	42	55	3
11	42	55	3
12	42	55	3
13	43	54	3
14	43	54	3
15	43	54	3
16	44	53	3
17	44	53	3
18	45	52	3
19	46	51	3
20	46	51	3
21	48	49	3
22	49	48	3
23	50	47	3
24	51	46	3
25	53	44	3
26	54	43	3
27	56	41	3
28	57	40	3
29	58	39	3
30	59	38	3
31	60	37	3

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	22	21
2	22	21
3	22	21
4	22	21
5	21	21
6	21	21
7	21	21
8	21	21
9	21	21
10	21	21
11	21	21
12	21	21
13	21	21
14	21	21
15	21	21
16	21	21
17	21	21
18	21	21
19	21	21
20	21	21
21	21	21
22	21	20
23	21	20
24	21	20
25	21	20
26	21	20
27	21	20
28	21	20
29	21	20
30	21	20
31	21	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	41	59
2	42	58
3	41	59
4	41	59
5	41	59
6	41	59
7	40	60
8	39	61
9	39	61
10	38	62
11	38	62
12	37	63
13	37	63
14	36	64
15	36	64
16	35	65
17	33	67
18	33	67
19	33	67
20	32	68
21	32	68
22	32	68
23	32	68
24	33	67
25	33	67
26	33	67
27	33	67
28	33	67
29	33	67
30	33	67
31	33	67

	Rain chance (%)
1	7
2	7
3	7
4	7
5	7
6	7
7	7
8	7
9	7
10	7
11	8
12	8
13	8
14	8
15	9
16	9
17	9
18	9
19	9
20	8
21	8
22	8
23	8
24	8
25	8
26	8
27	8
28	8
29	8
30	8
31	8

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	37	59	4
2	38	58	4
3	38	59	3
4	39	58	3
5	40	57	3
6	40	57	3
7	41	56	3
8	41	56	3
9	41	56	3
10	42	55	3
11	42	55	3
12	42	55	3
13	43	54	3
14	43	54	3
15	43	54	3
16	44	53	3
17	44	53	3
18	45	52	3
19	46	51	3
20	46	51	3
21	48	49	3
22	49	48	3
23	50	47	3
24	51	46	3
25	53	44	3
26	54	43	3
27	56	41	3
28	57	40	3
29	58	39	3
30	59	38	3
31	60	37	3