Montalvo weather in January

In January, Montalvo sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 1107 mm of rain across 30.6 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Montalvo's 9th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Montalvo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
5th warmest
Overnight low
19°
8th coldest
Rainfall
1107 mm
30.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:24 AM – 6:29 PM
Cloud cover
92%
9th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
3.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Montalvo is Town and urban parish of Los Ríos Province, Ecuador.

Founded
1906

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 24°C through the month.

A typical January day in Montalvo reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22419
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112419
122419
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292419
302419
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Montalvo weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 19°110730.612.13.5
Feb25° / 19°10622812.13.4
Mar25° / 19°110730.7123.4
Apr25° / 19°110129.4123.4
May25° / 19°107830.611.93.5
Jun24° / 18°73929.811.93.5
Jul23° / 17°65630.511.93.5
Aug23° / 17°50630.411.93.6
Sep23° / 17°58629.6123.5
Oct24° / 18°47028.2123.8
Nov24° / 18°38425.912.14.0
Dec24° / 19°73029.412.13.7

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 1% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 99%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1199
2199
3199
4199
5199
6199
7199
8199
9199
10199
11199
12199
13199
14199
15199
16199
17199
18199
19199
20199
21199
22199
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24199
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260100
270100
280100
290100
300100
310100

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Montalvo gets around 1107 mm of rain over 30.6 wet days in January, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 99% and peaks near 100% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
198
298
398
498
598
698
798
898
998
1098
1198
1298
1398
1498
1599
1699
1799
1899
1999
2099
2199
2299
2399
2499
2599
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the muggy band about 89% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 90% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
18902
28911
38911
48911
58911
68911
78911
88911
99901
109901
119910
1210900
1310900
1410900
1511890
1611890
1711890
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1912880
2012880
2112880
2212880
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2412880
2512880
2612871
2712871
2811881
2911881
3011881
3111881

Wind in January

Winds average 4 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
224calm
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264calm
274calm
284calm
294calm
304calm
314calm

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 6:17 AM to 6:28 AM, and sunset from 6:23 PM to 6:33 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:176:23
212.16:186:24
312.16:186:24
412.16:196:25
512.16:196:25
612.16:206:26
712.16:206:26
812.16:206:26
912.16:216:27
1012.16:216:27
1112.16:226:27
1212.16:226:28
1312.16:226:28
1412.16:236:29
1512.16:236:29
1612.16:246:29
1712.16:246:30
1812.16:246:30
1912.16:256:30
2012.16:256:30
2112.16:256:31
2212.16:266:31
2312.16:266:31
2412.16:266:31
2512.16:276:32
2612.16:276:32
2712.16:276:32
2812.16:276:32
2912.16:286:33
3012.16:286:33
3112.16:286:33

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.5 kWh/m² to a high of 4.24 kWh/m² in September across the year — January's 3.6 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.6Moderate
23.6Moderate
33.6Moderate
43.6Moderate
53.6Moderate
63.6Moderate
73.6Moderate
83.6Moderate
93.6Moderate
103.6Moderate
113.6Moderate
123.6Moderate
133.6Moderate
143.6Moderate
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223.6Moderate
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243.6Moderate
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263.6Moderate
273.6Moderate
283.6Moderate
293.6Moderate
303.6Moderate
313.6Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Montalvo?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
3.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Montalvo.

What to pack for Montalvo in January

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

In January, Montalvo sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 19°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 31 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

UV index in Montalvo in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Montalvo peaks around March 10 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 19 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 10UV 16Jul 19UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Montalvo 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 Montalvo is worst in November — around 47 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.4× the cleanest month (January, 20 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorNov 1745 µg/m³Jan 2420 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep23Moderate
Oct27Moderate
Nov47Poor
Dec30Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Montalvo?

Montalvo sits at 1.8°S, 79.3°W, 65 m above sea level, in Ecuador. The nearest listed city is Babahoyo, 26 km away.

Topography around Montalvo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Montalvo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 155 m around an average of 75 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,468 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6,245 m.

The land around Montalvo is covered by trees (69%) within 3 km, trees (60%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (38%) and grassland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
155 m
16 km
2,468 m
80 km
6,245 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Babahoyo 26 km · Guaranda 39 km · Ventanas 43 km · Naranjito 47 km · Milagro 51 km · Samborondón 52 km · Yaguachi Nuevo 57 km · Vinces 58 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 Montalvo (-1.7901°, -79.2876°, elevation 65 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).