Puerto López weather in October

In October, Puerto López sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 11 mm of rain across 3 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% 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 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Puerto López's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Puerto López's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 26°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 20°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 11 mm; 3 wet days
Daylight: 12 hours; 6:07 AM – 6:09 PM
Cloud cover: 85%; 12th clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 4.71 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.2; out of 10

Puerto López is village in Ecuador.

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

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Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical October day in Puerto López reaches about 26°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, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26
Avg low (°C)	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	20
2	26	20
3	26	20
4	26	20
5	26	20
6	26	20
7	26	20
8	26	20
9	26	20
10	26	20
11	26	20
12	26	20
13	26	20
14	26	20
15	26	20
16	26	20
17	26	20
18	26	20
19	26	20
20	26	20
21	26	20
22	26	20
23	26	20
24	26	20
25	26	20
26	26	20
27	26	20
28	26	20
29	26	20
30	26	20
31	26	20

Puerto López weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 9th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	28° / 23°	104	13.9	12.1	5.5
Feb	28° / 23°	160	18	12.1	4.6
Mar	28° / 23°	155	18.8	12	4.4
Apr	28° / 23°	105	15.1	12	5.1
May	27° / 22°	51	11	11.9	5.9
Jun	26° / 21°	20	5.2	11.9	6.8
Jul	26° / 21°	14	3.5	11.9	7.2
Aug	25° / 20°	7	1.9	11.9	7.5
Sep	26° / 20°	16	3.8	12	7.2
Oct	26° / 20°	11	3	12	7.2
Nov	26° / 21°	17	3.2	12.1	7.1
Dec	27° / 22°	43	7.1	12.1	6.5

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in October, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 90%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	10	9	9	9
Cloudier (%)	88	88	88	88	89	89	89	90	90	90	90	90	91	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	91	91	91	91	90	91	91	91

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	12	88
2	12	88
3	12	88
4	12	88
5	11	89
6	11	89
7	11	89
8	10	90
9	10	90
10	10	90
11	10	90
12	10	90
13	9	91
14	10	90
15	10	90
16	10	90
17	10	90
18	10	90
19	10	90
20	10	90
21	10	90
22	10	90
23	10	90
24	9	91
25	9	91
26	9	91
27	9	91
28	10	90
29	9	91
30	9	91
31	9	91

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Puerto López gets around 11 mm of rain over 3 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 10% and peaks near 13% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7

	Rain chance (%)
1	13
2	13
3	13
4	12
5	12
6	12
7	12
8	12
9	11
10	11
11	11
12	11
13	11
14	11
15	10
16	10
17	10
18	9
19	9
20	9
21	9
22	9
23	8
24	8
25	8
26	7
27	7
28	7
29	7
30	7
31	7

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 72% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 76% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Humid (%)	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	23	23	24	25	25	26	26	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	26	26
Muggy (%)	74	75	75	75	75	75	75	75	75	75	75	74	74	73	73	72	71	71	70	70	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	70	70
Oppressive (%)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	22	74	4
2	21	75	4
3	21	75	4
4	21	75	4
5	21	75	4
6	21	75	4
7	21	75	4
8	21	75	4
9	21	75	4
10	21	75	4
11	21	75	4
12	22	74	4
13	22	74	4
14	23	73	4
15	23	73	4
16	24	72	4
17	25	71	4
18	25	71	4
19	26	70	4
20	26	70	4
21	27	69	4
22	27	69	4
23	27	69	4
24	27	69	4
25	27	69	4
26	27	69	4
27	27	69	4
28	27	69	4
29	27	69	4
30	26	70	4
31	26	70	4

Wind in October

Winds average 11 km/h in October, the windiest month of the year.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	10	calm
2	10	calm
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14	10	calm
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31	11	calm

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 6:12 AM to 6:05 AM, and sunset from 6:13 PM to 6:08 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1
Sunrise (AM)	6:12	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05
Sunset (PM)	6:13	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.0	6:12	6:13
2	12.0	6:11	6:12
3	12.0	6:11	6:12
4	12.0	6:11	6:12
5	12.0	6:10	6:12
6	12.0	6:10	6:11
7	12.0	6:10	6:11
8	12.0	6:09	6:11
9	12.0	6:09	6:11
10	12.0	6:09	6:10
11	12.0	6:09	6:10
12	12.0	6:08	6:10
13	12.0	6:08	6:10
14	12.0	6:08	6:10
15	12.0	6:07	6:09
16	12.0	6:07	6:09
17	12.0	6:07	6:09
18	12.0	6:07	6:09
19	12.0	6:07	6:09
20	12.0	6:06	6:09
21	12.0	6:06	6:09
22	12.0	6:06	6:09
23	12.0	6:06	6:09
24	12.0	6:06	6:08
25	12.0	6:06	6:08
26	12.0	6:06	6:08
27	12.0	6:05	6:08
28	12.1	6:05	6:08
29	12.1	6:05	6:08
30	12.1	6:05	6:08
31	12.1	6:05	6:08

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.71 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 — October's 4.71 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.7	Bright
2	4.7	Bright
3	4.7	Bright
4	4.7	Bright
5	4.7	Bright
6	4.7	Bright
7	4.7	Bright
8	4.7	Bright
9	4.7	Bright
10	4.7	Bright
11	4.7	Bright
12	4.7	Bright
13	4.7	Bright
14	4.7	Bright
15	4.7	Bright
16	4.7	Bright
17	4.7	Bright
18	4.7	Bright
19	4.7	Bright
20	4.7	Bright
21	4.7	Bright
22	4.8	Bright
23	4.8	Bright
24	4.8	Bright
25	4.8	Bright
26	4.8	Bright
27	4.8	Bright
28	4.8	Bright
29	4.8	Bright
30	4.8	Bright
31	4.8	Bright

Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Puerto López

In seasonPeak

None of Puerto López's seasonal hazards are active in October. 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 October a good time to visit Puerto López?

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

7.2

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

6.8

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

October 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 October

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

In October, Puerto López sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 20°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

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Sea temperature near Puerto López 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 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	25	26	26	26	26	24	24	23	23	24	24	24
Comfort	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Warm

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	25	Warm
Feb	26	Warm
Mar	26	Warm
Apr	26	Warm
May	26	Warm
Jun	24	Warm
Jul	24	Refreshing
Aug	23	Refreshing
Sep	23	Refreshing
Oct	24	Refreshing
Nov	24	Refreshing
Dec	24	Warm

UV index in Puerto López in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 12 (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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	13	15	15	12	13	10	10	11	11	12	11	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

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

trees 35%

16 km

861 m

water 50%

80 km

847 m

water 46%

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← September Puerto López year-round climate November →Best places to visit in October

October 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

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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	20
2	26	20
3	26	20
4	26	20
5	26	20
6	26	20
7	26	20
8	26	20
9	26	20
10	26	20
11	26	20
12	26	20
13	26	20
14	26	20
15	26	20
16	26	20
17	26	20
18	26	20
19	26	20
20	26	20
21	26	20
22	26	20
23	26	20
24	26	20
25	26	20
26	26	20
27	26	20
28	26	20
29	26	20
30	26	20
31	26	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	12	88
2	12	88
3	12	88
4	12	88
5	11	89
6	11	89
7	11	89
8	10	90
9	10	90
10	10	90
11	10	90
12	10	90
13	9	91
14	10	90
15	10	90
16	10	90
17	10	90
18	10	90
19	10	90
20	10	90
21	10	90
22	10	90
23	10	90
24	9	91
25	9	91
26	9	91
27	9	91
28	10	90
29	9	91
30	9	91
31	9	91

	Rain chance (%)
1	13
2	13
3	13
4	12
5	12
6	12
7	12
8	12
9	11
10	11
11	11
12	11
13	11
14	11
15	10
16	10
17	10
18	9
19	9
20	9
21	9
22	9
23	8
24	8
25	8
26	7
27	7
28	7
29	7
30	7
31	7

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	22	74	4
2	21	75	4
3	21	75	4
4	21	75	4
5	21	75	4
6	21	75	4
7	21	75	4
8	21	75	4
9	21	75	4
10	21	75	4
11	21	75	4
12	22	74	4
13	22	74	4
14	23	73	4
15	23	73	4
16	24	72	4
17	25	71	4
18	25	71	4
19	26	70	4
20	26	70	4
21	27	69	4
22	27	69	4
23	27	69	4
24	27	69	4
25	27	69	4
26	27	69	4
27	27	69	4
28	27	69	4
29	27	69	4
30	26	70	4
31	26	70	4

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	20
2	26	20
3	26	20
4	26	20
5	26	20
6	26	20
7	26	20
8	26	20
9	26	20
10	26	20
11	26	20
12	26	20
13	26	20
14	26	20
15	26	20
16	26	20
17	26	20
18	26	20
19	26	20
20	26	20
21	26	20
22	26	20
23	26	20
24	26	20
25	26	20
26	26	20
27	26	20
28	26	20
29	26	20
30	26	20
31	26	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	12	88
2	12	88
3	12	88
4	12	88
5	11	89
6	11	89
7	11	89
8	10	90
9	10	90
10	10	90
11	10	90
12	10	90
13	9	91
14	10	90
15	10	90
16	10	90
17	10	90
18	10	90
19	10	90
20	10	90
21	10	90
22	10	90
23	10	90
24	9	91
25	9	91
26	9	91
27	9	91
28	10	90
29	9	91
30	9	91
31	9	91

	Rain chance (%)
1	13
2	13
3	13
4	12
5	12
6	12
7	12
8	12
9	11
10	11
11	11
12	11
13	11
14	11
15	10
16	10
17	10
18	9
19	9
20	9
21	9
22	9
23	8
24	8
25	8
26	7
27	7
28	7
29	7
30	7
31	7

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	22	74	4
2	21	75	4
3	21	75	4
4	21	75	4
5	21	75	4
6	21	75	4
7	21	75	4
8	21	75	4
9	21	75	4
10	21	75	4
11	21	75	4
12	22	74	4
13	22	74	4
14	23	73	4
15	23	73	4
16	24	72	4
17	25	71	4
18	25	71	4
19	26	70	4
20	26	70	4
21	27	69	4
22	27	69	4
23	27	69	4
24	27	69	4
25	27	69	4
26	27	69	4
27	27	69	4
28	27	69	4
29	27	69	4
30	26	70	4
31	26	70	4

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	20
2	26	20
3	26	20
4	26	20
5	26	20
6	26	20
7	26	20
8	26	20
9	26	20
10	26	20
11	26	20
12	26	20
13	26	20
14	26	20
15	26	20
16	26	20
17	26	20
18	26	20
19	26	20
20	26	20
21	26	20
22	26	20
23	26	20
24	26	20
25	26	20
26	26	20
27	26	20
28	26	20
29	26	20
30	26	20
31	26	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	12	88
2	12	88
3	12	88
4	12	88
5	11	89
6	11	89
7	11	89
8	10	90
9	10	90
10	10	90
11	10	90
12	10	90
13	9	91
14	10	90
15	10	90
16	10	90
17	10	90
18	10	90
19	10	90
20	10	90
21	10	90
22	10	90
23	10	90
24	9	91
25	9	91
26	9	91
27	9	91
28	10	90
29	9	91
30	9	91
31	9	91

	Rain chance (%)
1	13
2	13
3	13
4	12
5	12
6	12
7	12
8	12
9	11
10	11
11	11
12	11
13	11
14	11
15	10
16	10
17	10
18	9
19	9
20	9
21	9
22	9
23	8
24	8
25	8
26	7
27	7
28	7
29	7
30	7
31	7

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	22	74	4
2	21	75	4
3	21	75	4
4	21	75	4
5	21	75	4
6	21	75	4
7	21	75	4
8	21	75	4
9	21	75	4
10	21	75	4
11	21	75	4
12	22	74	4
13	22	74	4
14	23	73	4
15	23	73	4
16	24	72	4
17	25	71	4
18	25	71	4
19	26	70	4
20	26	70	4
21	27	69	4
22	27	69	4
23	27	69	4
24	27	69	4
25	27	69	4
26	27	69	4
27	27	69	4
28	27	69	4
29	27	69	4
30	26	70	4
31	26	70	4