Portoviejo weather in October

In October, Portoviejo sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 18 mm of rain across 4.5 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% 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 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Portoviejo's 8th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Portoviejo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
8th warmest
Overnight low
21°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
18 mm
4.5 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:06 AM – 6:08 PM
Cloud cover
84%
8th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.38 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Portoviejo is city in Ecuador, capital of the Manabí Province.

Air quality
Good
PM10 24.6 µg/m³ · 2012
Density
6,822/km²
people per km²
Founded
1535

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 29°C through the month.

A typical October day in Portoviejo reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How October really feels in Portoviejo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October 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

October sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Portoviejo weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 23°13218.212.14.1
Feb29° / 23°25322.7123.4
Mar29° / 23°23423.1123.5
Apr29° / 23°15820.3123.7
May29° / 23°7514.3124.5
Jun28° / 22°327.911.95.6
Jul28° / 21°225.911.96.3
Aug28° / 21°144126.3
Sep28° / 21°205.1126.0
Oct29° / 21°184.5125.9
Nov29° / 21°224.3125.7
Dec29° / 22°6110.112.15.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 90%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11090
21090
31090
41090
51090
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
151090
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311189

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Portoviejo gets around 18 mm of rain over 4.5 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 14% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
117
217
317
417
517
616
716
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916
1016
1116
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1515
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1714
1814
1914
2013
2113
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3012
3112

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 80% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 84% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
111845
211845
311845
412844
512844
612844
713834
813834
914824
1014824
1115814
1215814
1316804
1416804
1516804
1617794
1717794
1817794
1918775
2018775
2118775
2218775
2319765
2419765
2519765
2619765
2719765
2819765
2919765
3018784
3118784

Wind in October

Winds average 9 km/h in October, the windiest month of the year.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
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48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
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319calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:11 AM to 6:04 AM, and sunset from 6:11 PM to 6:06 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:116:11
212.06:106:11
312.06:106:10
412.06:096:10
512.06:096:10
612.06:096:10
712.06:096:09
812.06:086:09
912.06:086:09
1012.06:086:09
1112.06:076:08
1212.06:076:08
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1412.06:076:08
1512.06:066:08
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2012.06:056:07
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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 4.38 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.7 kWh/m² to a high of 4.65 kWh/m² in March across the year — October's 4.38 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
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44.3Bright
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314.5Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Portoviejo

In seasonPeak

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

Portoviejo's monsoon runs January–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is October a good time to visit Portoviejo?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
7.3
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Portoviejo for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Portoviejo in October

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

In October, Portoviejo sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. About 5 days see rain.

light clothes

Sea temperature near Portoviejo in October

The nearest coast averages about 25°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 28 km away) is warmest in February at about 26°C and coldest in September near 24°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
Jan26Warm
Feb26Warm
Mar26Warm
Apr26Warm
May26Warm
Jun26Warm
Jul25Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep24Warm
Oct25Warm
Nov25Warm
Dec25Warm

UV index in Portoviejo in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Portoviejo peaks around March 10 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 14 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 10UV 15Jul 14UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Portoviejo 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 Portoviejo is worst in March — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (August, 12 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateMar 1821 µg/m³Aug 1712 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep13Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Portoviejo?

Portoviejo sits at 1.1°S, 80.5°W, 90 m above sea level, in Ecuador. The nearest listed city is Montecristi, 23 km away.

Topography around Portoviejo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Portoviejo has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 251 m around an average of 88 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 634 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 846 m.

The land around Portoviejo is covered by trees (45%) and artificial surfaces (45%) within 3 km, trees (61%) and grassland (29%) within 16 km, and trees (42%), water (29%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
251 m
16 km
634 m
80 km
846 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Montecristi 23 km · Sucre 25 km · Manta 33 km · Jipijapa 35 km · Calceta 40 km · Bahía de Caráquez 51 km · Chone 56 km · Canoa 66 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 Portoviejo (-1.0576°, -80.4514°, elevation 90 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).