Piñas weather in October

In October, Piñas sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 226 mm of rain across 27.5 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 8th-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 1% of the time in October, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Piñas's 9th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Piñas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
11th warmest
Overnight low
16°
4th coldest
Rainfall
226 mm
27.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:01 AM – 6:06 PM
Cloud cover
89%
9th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.23 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Piñas is city of El Oro Province, Ecuador.

Founded
1815

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 24°C through the month.

A typical October day in Piñas reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 8°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, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

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Piñas weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 11th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 18°55830.712.23.6
Feb24° / 18°64727.912.13.5
Mar25° / 18°73830.9123.4
Apr25° / 18°55829.611.93.5
May25° / 17°37629.111.83.8
Jun24° / 17°16022.911.84.7
Jul24° / 16°9919.911.85.3
Aug25° / 16°9020.511.95.2
Sep24° / 16°16825124.3
Oct24° / 16°22627.512.14.0
Nov24° / 16°23225.212.24.1
Dec24° / 17°38529.712.23.7

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 3% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 96%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1793
2793
3793
4793
5793
6793
7793
8694
9694
10694
11694
12694
13595
14595
15595
16595
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20397
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30199
31199

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Piñas gets around 226 mm of rain over 27.5 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 88% and peaks near 92% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
192
292
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491
591
690
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890
990
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1189
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1488
1587
1687
1787
1887
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2287
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2587
2686
2786
2886
2985
3085
3185

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the humid band about 86% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 12% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
10919
20919
309010
409010
508911
608911
708911
808911
918811
1018712
1118712
1228612
1328612
1428711
1538611
1638512
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2148412
2248412
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2548313
2648313
2748313
2848313
2948214
3048214
3148214

Wind in October

Winds average 4 km/h in October, the windiest month of the year.

Across October, 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
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314calm

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 6:07 AM to 5:58 AM, and sunset from 6:09 PM to 6:06 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:076:09
212.06:066:08
312.06:066:08
412.06:066:08
512.06:056:08
612.06:056:08
712.16:046:07
812.16:046:07
912.16:046:07
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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 5.23 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.45 kWh/m² to a high of 5.67 kWh/m² in August across the year — October's 5.23 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Piñas

In seasonPeak

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

Piñas's rainy season runs December–May, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is October a good time to visit Piñas?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
3.4
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Piñas for sightseeing.

What to pack for Piñas in October

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

In October, Piñas sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 16°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Piñas in October

The nearest coast averages about 24°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 65 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
Oct24Refreshing
Nov24Refreshing
Dec25Warm

UV index in Piñas in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October 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 Piñas peaks around February 18 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 13 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 18UV 17Jul 13UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb17Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Piñas in October

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where October falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Piñas is worst in November — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (July, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateNov 1721 µg/m³Jul 1110 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May12Good
Jun11Good
Jul10Good
Aug14Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Piñas?

Piñas sits at 3.7°S, 79.7°W, 1,196 m above sea level, in Ecuador. The nearest listed city is Santa Rosa, 40 km away.

Topography around Piñas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Piñas has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,028 m around an average of 1,246 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,510 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,133 m.

The land around Piñas is covered by grassland (49%) and trees (45%) within 3 km, trees (55%) and grassland (44%) within 16 km, and trees (48%) and grassland (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,028 m
16 km
2,510 m
80 km
4,133 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
October weather nearby: Santa Rosa 40 km · Pasaje 42 km · Arenillas 45 km · Catamayo 50 km · Guabo 51 km · Machala 56 km · Loja 63 km · Huaquillas 65 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 Piñas (-3.6802°, -79.6817°, elevation 1,196 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).