Puerto López weather in August

In August, Puerto López sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 7 mm of rain across 1.9 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of August to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Puerto López's 3rd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Puerto López's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
12th warmest
Overnight low
20°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
7 mm
1.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:29 AM – 6:26 PM
Cloud cover
78%
3rd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.48 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.5
out of 10

Puerto López is village in Ecuador.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical August day in Puerto López reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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Puerto López weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 23°10413.912.15.5
Feb28° / 23°1601812.14.6
Mar28° / 23°15518.8124.4
Apr28° / 23°10515.1125.1
May27° / 22°511111.95.9
Jun26° / 21°205.211.96.8
Jul26° / 21°143.511.97.2
Aug25° / 20°71.911.97.5
Sep26° / 20°163.8127.2
Oct26° / 20°113127.2
Nov26° / 21°173.212.17.1
Dec27° / 22°437.112.16.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 81%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12179
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Puerto López gets around 7 mm of rain over 1.9 wet days in August, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 7% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the muggy band about 67% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 71% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
122744
223734
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424724
525714
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Wind in August

Winds average 10 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in August

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Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of August to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:31 AM to 6:24 AM, and sunset from 6:27 PM to 6:22 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:316:27
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.95 kWh/m² to a high of 5 kWh/m² in March across the year — August's 4.48 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Puerto López

In seasonPeak

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

Puerto López's rainy season runs January–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is August a good time to visit Puerto López?

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

7.5
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Puerto López for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Puerto López in August

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

In August, Puerto López sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 20°C. Worth packing: light clothes.

light clothes

Sea temperature near Puerto López in August

The nearest coast averages about 23°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in February at about 26°C and coldest in August near 23°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
Jan25Warm
Feb26Warm
Mar26Warm
Apr26Warm
May26Warm
Jun24Warm
Jul24Refreshing
Aug23Refreshing
Sep23Refreshing
Oct24Refreshing
Nov24Refreshing
Dec24Warm

UV index in Puerto López in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks 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 López peaks around March 10 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeMar 10UV 15Jul 13UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Puerto López?

Puerto López sits at 1.6°S, 80.8°W, 0 m above sea level, in Ecuador. The nearest listed city is Jipijapa, 35 km away.

Topography around Puerto López

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Puerto López has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 293 m around an average of 73 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 861 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 847 m.

The land around Puerto López is covered by trees (35%), water (25%) and shrubs (23%) within 3 km, water (50%) and trees (41%) within 16 km, and water (46%) and trees (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
293 m
16 km
861 m
80 km
847 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Jipijapa 35 km · Sucre 53 km · Montecristi 59 km · Manta 68 km · Portoviejo 68 km · Pedro Carbo 70 km · Santa Elena 74 km · Salinas 75 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 López (-1.5587°, -80.8093°, elevation 0 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).