La Libertad weather in October

In October, La Libertad sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 7 mm of rain across 2 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in October, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of October to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is La Libertad's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see La Libertad's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
10th warmest
Overnight low
21°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
7 mm
2 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:07 AM – 6:10 PM
Cloud cover
76%
12th clearest
Wind
18 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
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.

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month.

A typical October day in La Libertad reaches about 22°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 23°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

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La Libertad weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 24°659.312.16.9
Feb26° / 25°10112.412.15.9
Mar26° / 25°8911.6126.2
Apr25° / 24°478.1127.1
May24° / 23°266.111.97.5
Jun23° / 22°13411.97.6
Jul22° / 21°143.911.97.4
Aug21° / 21°82.311.97.4
Sep21° / 20°92.6127.3
Oct22° / 21°72127.3
Nov22° / 21°11212.17.5
Dec23° / 22°304.212.17.6

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in October, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22575
32575
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52476
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

La Libertad gets around 7 mm of rain over 2 wet days in October, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 6% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the muggy band about 61% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 64% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
142553
241563
341563
440573
540573
639583
739583
838593
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1037603
1137603
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3131663

Wind in October

Winds average 18 km/h in October, the windiest month of the year.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
218light breeze
318light breeze
418light breeze
518light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 6 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:12 AM to 6:05 AM, and sunset from 6:13 PM to 6:10 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:126:13
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312.06:116:13
412.06:116:12
512.06:116:12
612.06:106:12
712.06:106:12
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912.06:096:11
1012.06:096:11
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1212.06:086:11
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1412.06:086:10
1512.06:076:10
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Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.53 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 — October's 5.53 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit La Libertad?

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

7.3
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for La Libertad in October

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

In October, La Libertad sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 21°C. Worth packing: sun protection.

sun protection

Sea temperature near La Libertad in October

The nearest coast averages about 23°C in October — 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.

22°24°26°28°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan25Warm
Feb26Warm
Mar26Warm
Apr26Warm
May25Warm
Jun24Warm
Jul23Refreshing
Aug23Refreshing
Sep23Refreshing
Oct23Refreshing
Nov23Refreshing
Dec24Warm

UV index in La Libertad in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 12 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 21UV 15Jul 14UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme
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.

JipijapaEl Triunfo

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
16 km
87 m
80 km
847 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October 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
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 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).