Posorja in Winter

In winter (June, July and August), Posorja sees average daytime highs around 23°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 104 mm of rain over about 23 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs ease from about 24°C in early June to 22°C by late August. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels muggy.

Winter is Posorja's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. Posorja has little temperature swing across the year, so its calendar seasons blur — the season framing matters less here than for a place with four distinct seasons. For the whole year in context, see Posorja's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
23°C
3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
22°C
Rainfall
104 mm
23 wet days
Avg wind
15 km/h
Travel score
6.9
best season of the year
Months
Jun · Jul · Aug

Temperature in Posorja in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 24°C in early June to 22°C by late August.

A typical winter day in Posorja reaches about 23°C and drops to 22°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is June, the coolest August.

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Posorja weather by month

How the three winter months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 24°1551612.15.7
Feb26° / 25°25019.812.14.7
Mar26° / 25°25920.1124.9
Apr25° / 24°16817.911.95.4
May25° / 24°11717.211.95.7
Jun23° / 23°5310.211.86.6
Jul23° / 22°358.111.96.9
Aug22° / 21°154.711.97.3
Sep22° / 21°245.9127.0
Oct22° / 21°267.212.16.8
Nov22° / 22°326.312.17.0
Dec23° / 23°729.712.26.8

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

Posorja gets around 104 mm of rain over 23 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 15 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min in early June to 11 h 54 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMJunJulAug

Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 4.7 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Hazard calendar for Posorja

In seasonPeak

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

Posorja's monsoon runs January–May, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
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May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
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Dec

Is winter a good time to visit Posorja?

Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

6.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

winter is a reasonable time to visit Posorja for sightseeing.

What to pack for Posorja in Winter

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

In winter, Posorja sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 22°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Posorja in Winter

The nearest coast averages about 24°C across winter — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 16 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
Oct23Refreshing
Nov24Refreshing
Dec25Warm

UV index in Posorja in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages 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 Posorja peaks around February 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 14 at about 10 (very high).

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

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Posorja?

Posorja sits at 2.7°S, 80.2°W, 1 m above sea level, in Ecuador. The nearest listed city is Playas, 18 km away.

Topography around Posorja

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Posorja has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 40 m around an average of 8 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 50 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,127 m.

The land around Posorja is covered by water (48%) and grassland (30%) within 3 km, water (59%) within 16 km, and water (50%) and trees (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
40 m
16 km
50 m
80 km
2,127 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
Winter weather nearby: Playas 18 km · Machala 69 km · Guayaquil 70 km · Naranjal 70 km · Eloy Alfaro 75 km · Guabo 75 km · Pasaje 84 km · Huaquillas 85 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 Posorja (-2.7092°, -80.2472°, elevation 1 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.