Puerto Francisco de Orellana in Winter

In winter (June, July and August), Puerto Francisco de Orellana sees average daytime highs around 28°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 914 mm of rain over about 75 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 2nd-wettest season.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 28°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Winter is Puerto Francisco de Orellana's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. Puerto Francisco de Orellana 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 Puerto Francisco de Orellana's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
28°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
21°C
Rainfall
914 mm
75 wet days
Avg wind
3 km/h
Travel score
3.9
best season of the year
Months
Jun · Jul · Aug

Temperature in Puerto Francisco de Orellana in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 28°C.

A typical winter day in Puerto Francisco de Orellana reaches about 28°C and drops to 21°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is August, the coolest July.

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How winter really feels in Puerto Francisco de Orellana

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 14 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
14
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in winter is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Puerto Francisco de Orellana 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
Jan30° / 23°22521.3123.7
Feb30° / 23°27821123.4
Mar29° / 23°40328.2123.0
Apr29° / 22°40327.6123.0
May29° / 22°38227.5123.2
Jun28° / 22°36626.9123.6
Jul28° / 21°31524.9124.1
Aug29° / 21°23322.7124.0
Sep29° / 22°24123.4123.5
Oct30° / 22°28926.2123.1
Nov30° / 22°32926.9123.0
Dec30° / 22°31625.6123.3

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

Puerto Francisco de Orellana gets around 914 mm of rain over 75 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 oppressive — 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 3 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours in early June to 12 hours by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 3.9 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Puerto Francisco de Orellana?

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.

3.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Puerto Francisco de Orellana.

What to pack for Puerto Francisco de Orellana in Winter

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

In winter, Puerto Francisco de Orellana sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 75 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Puerto Francisco de Orellana in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Puerto Francisco de Orellana peaks around February 15 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 13 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeFeb 15UV 14Aug 13UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Puerto Francisco de Orellana in Winter

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Puerto Francisco de Orellana is worst in February — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (July, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateFeb 1922 µg/m³Jul 1710 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb22Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun12Good
Jul10Good
Aug12Good
Sep14Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Puerto Francisco de Orellana?

Puerto Francisco de Orellana sits at 0.4°S, 77.0°W, 300 m above sea level, in Ecuador. The nearest listed city is Boca Suno, 32 km away.

TenaPuerto AsísOritoCayambeIbarraIpiales

Topography around Puerto Francisco de Orellana

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Puerto Francisco de Orellana.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Puerto Francisco de Orellana has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 59 m around an average of 258 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 111 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,554 m.

The land around Puerto Francisco de Orellana is covered by trees (48%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, trees (88%) within 16 km, and trees (97%) within 80 km.

3 km
59 m
16 km
111 m
80 km
3,554 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Winter weather nearby: Boca Suno 32 km · Nueva Loja 61 km · Tena 109 km · Puerto Asís 120 km · Orito 125 km · Cayambe 139 km · Ibarra 154 km · Ipiales 159 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 Puerto Francisco de Orellana (-0.4497°, -76.9972°, elevation 300 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.