Samborondón weather in October

In October, Samborondón sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 97 mm of rain across 15 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 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% 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 Samborondón's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Samborondón's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
8th warmest
Overnight low
21°
4th coldest
Rainfall
97 mm
15 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:03 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover
88%
10th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
3.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Samborondón is city of Guayas Province, Ecuador.

Founded
1776

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 28°C through the month.

A typical October day in Samborondón reaches about 28°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 30°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)
12821
22821
32821
42821
52821
62821
72821
82821
92821
102821
112821
122821
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302821
312821

How October really feels in Samborondón

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.

Samborondón 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°32725.812.13.5
Feb29° / 23°4142612.13.0
Mar29° / 23°43826.9123.1
Apr29° / 23°39026123.1
May29° / 23°30725.111.93.5
Jun28° / 22°20722.311.94.2
Jul27° / 21°16221.211.94.6
Aug27° / 21°12118.111.94.9
Sep28° / 21°14218.9124.7
Oct28° / 21°9715125.1
Nov29° / 22°7510.712.15.1
Dec29° / 23°16116.612.14.4

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 96%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1595
2595
3595
4595
5595
6595
7595
8496
9496
10496
11496
12496
13496
14496
15397
16397
17397
18397
19397
20397
21397
22397
23397
24397
25397
26397
27397
28496
29496
30496
31496

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Samborondón gets around 97 mm of rain over 15 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 47% and peaks near 58% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
158
257
357
456
555
655
754
854
953
1053
1152
1251
1351
1450
1549
1648
1747
1846
1946
2045
2144
2244
2343
2442
2541
2639
2738
2837
2936
3035
3134

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 75% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
107525
207525
307525
407525
507525
607525
707525
807525
907525
1007525
1107525
1207525
1317425
1417425
1517425
1617425
1717425
1817425
1917425
2017425
2117425
2217425
2317425
2417425
2517425
2617425
2717425
2817425
2917524
3017524
3117524

Wind in October

Winds average 7 km/h in October, the windiest month of the year.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 6:07 AM to 6:00 AM, and sunset from 6:08 PM to 6:05 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:076:08
212.06:076:08
312.06:076:08
412.06:066:08
512.06:066:07
612.06:066:07
712.06:056:07
812.06:056:07
912.06:056:06
1012.06:046:06
1112.06:046:06
1212.06:046:06
1312.06:036:06
1412.06:036:06
1512.06:036:05
1612.06:036:05
1712.06:026:05
1812.06:026:05
1912.06:026:05
2012.16:026:05
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3112.16:006:05

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 3.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.97 kWh/m² to a high of 3.82 kWh/m² in November across the year — October's 3.67 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.6Moderate
23.6Moderate
33.6Moderate
43.6Moderate
53.6Moderate
63.6Moderate
73.6Moderate
83.6Moderate
93.6Moderate
103.6Moderate
113.6Moderate
123.6Moderate
133.7Moderate
143.7Moderate
153.7Moderate
163.7Moderate
173.7Moderate
183.7Moderate
193.7Moderate
203.7Moderate
213.7Moderate
223.7Moderate
233.7Moderate
243.8Moderate
253.8Moderate
263.8Moderate
273.8Moderate
283.8Moderate
293.8Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.8Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Samborondón

In seasonPeak

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

Samborondón's rainy season runs January–June, 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 Samborondón?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Samborondón for sightseeing.

What to pack for Samborondón in October

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

In October, Samborondón sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Samborondón 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 Samborondón peaks around March 13 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 16 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 13UV 14Jul 16UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Samborondón 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 Samborondón is worst in November — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (February, 22 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateNov 1734 µg/m³Feb 1522 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb22Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr24Moderate
May25Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul29Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep31Moderate
Oct27Moderate
Nov35Moderate
Dec28Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Samborondón?

Samborondón sits at 2.0°S, 79.7°W, 17 m above sea level, in Ecuador. The nearest listed city is Yaguachi Nuevo, 16 km away.

Topography around Samborondón

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Samborondón has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 64 m around an average of 3 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 283 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,255 m.

The land around Samborondón is covered by cropland (50%) and wetland (28%) within 3 km, wetland (39%) and cropland (38%) within 16 km, and trees (41%) and grassland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
64 m
16 km
283 m
80 km
3,255 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
October weather nearby: Yaguachi Nuevo 16 km · Milagro 24 km · Eloy Alfaro 26 km · El Triunfo 27 km · Babahoyo 28 km · Daule 30 km · Guayaquil 32 km · Naranjito 37 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 Samborondón (-1.9607°, -79.7257°, elevation 17 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. 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).