Climate and average weather in Tulcán
In Tulcán, the weather is mild, wet, and mostly cloudy and remarkably steady, with daytime highs holding near mild levels all year. The wettest stretch peaks around November.
Over the course of the year, the temperature in Tulcán typically varies from 6°C to 15°C, and is rarely below 5°C or above 17°C. November is the hottest month of the year, while July is the coldest.
Based on the travel score, the best times of year to visit Tulcán for warm-weather activities are from early January to late February and early August to late December.
- Hottest
- Nov
- 15°
- Coldest
- Jul
- 6°
- Wettest
- Nov
- 290 mm
- Driest
- Aug
- 94 mm
- Rain / yr
- 2432 mm
- 324 wet days
- Daylight
- 12.0–12.0 h
- shortest–longest
- Elevation
- 2,962 m
- 0.8°N
- Clearest
- Aug
- 83% cloud
Tulcán is city in Ecuador, capital of the Carchi Province.
- Density
- 5,767/km²
- people per km²
- Founded
- 1535
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Tulcán weather by month, at a glance
The whole year in one picture — sky, rain, humidity, temperature and travel score. Click any band to jump to its full chart.
Each stripe is one measure across the whole year, stacked so a single day reads top to bottom. The sky band runs overcast grey on top down to clear blue at the base — more blue means sunnier — followed by the rainfall curve, the humidity band, a temperature strip that tints each stretch of the year by how warm its average high is, and the travel-score line at the foot. Scan straight down any date to read that day across every measure at once; the score climbs highest around early August to late December.
Temperature through the year
Daily average highs and lows in Tulcán, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.
Temperatures in Tulcán stay fairly even through the year, without a distinct hot or cool season. The warmest month is November, with an average high of 15°C and low of 7°C; the coolest is July, with an average low of 6°C and high of 13°C.
Days typically run about 8°C warmer than nights year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Avg low (°C) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 15 | 7 |
| Feb | 15 | 7 |
| Mar | 15 | 7 |
| Apr | 15 | 7 |
| May | 14 | 7 |
| Jun | 14 | 6 |
| Jul | 13 | 6 |
| Aug | 14 | 6 |
| Sep | 15 | 6 |
| Oct | 15 | 7 |
| Nov | 15 | 7 |
| Dec | 15 | 7 |
Average hourly temperature in Tulcán
A compact picture of the whole year, hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled average temperature. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
Read left to right for the day of the year and top to bottom for the hour of the day; the color is the modeled temperature, cool blues through to hot reds on the same scale as the other charts. A vertical slice is a single day's swing — coolest just before dawn, warmest in the mid-afternoon — while a horizontal slice follows one hour across the seasons. The darker overlay marks night and the lighter one the twilight around sunrise and sunset. Colors run warmest on November afternoons, near 15°C, and coldest before dawn in July, near 6°C.
Tulcán weather by month
Every month at a glance. Click a month for its detailed page.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 15° / 7° | 220 | 27.5 | 12 | 2.6 |
| Feb | 15° / 7° | 205 | 24.9 | 12 | 2.6 |
| Mar | 15° / 7° | 251 | 29.4 | 12 | 2.4 |
| Apr | 15° / 7° | 258 | 29.2 | 12 | 2.3 |
| May | 14° / 7° | 200 | 29.8 | 12 | 2.3 |
| Jun | 14° / 6° | 160 | 27.4 | 12 | 2.2 |
| Jul | 13° / 6° | 147 | 27 | 12 | 2.2 |
| Aug | 14° / 6° | 94 | 22.7 | 12 | 2.6 |
| Sep | 15° / 6° | 109 | 21.9 | 12 | 2.9 |
| Oct | 15° / 7° | 230 | 27.4 | 12 | 2.7 |
| Nov | 15° / 7° | 290 | 28 | 12 | 2.5 |
| Dec | 15° / 7° | 269 | 29.1 | 12 | 2.5 |
Chance of rain
How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.
Tulcán gets about 2432 mm of precipitation a year. On a typical day the chance of rain is very wet, but that rises and falls sharply with the seasons.
The wetter season lasts 4.6 months, from around Feb 16 to Jul 5, peaking in April at about 98% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around Sep 2.
November is the wettest month by volume, with 290 mm over about 28 wet days; August is the driest, with 94 mm.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain on a day (%) | 89 | 89 | 94 | 97 | 96 | 91 | 86 | 74 | 73 | 88 | 93 | 93 |
| Rain days | 28 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| Rain on a day (%) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 89 | 28 |
| Feb | 89 | 25 |
| Mar | 94 | 29 |
| Apr | 97 | 29 |
| May | 96 | 30 |
| Jun | 91 | 27 |
| Jul | 86 | 27 |
| Aug | 74 | 23 |
| Sep | 73 | 22 |
| Oct | 88 | 27 |
| Nov | 93 | 28 |
| Dec | 93 | 29 |
Monthly rainfall
Over a full year, Tulcán collects about 2432 mm of rain across 324 wet days — roughly 203 mm in an average month.
It doesn’t fall evenly. November is the wettest month with 290 mm, while August is the driest at just 94 mm. The three wettest months alone bring about 34% of the year’s total.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall (mm) | 220 | 205 | 251 | 258 | 200 | 160 | 147 | 94 | 109 | 230 | 290 | 269 |
| Rain days | 28 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| Rainfall (mm) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 220 | 28 |
| Feb | 205 | 25 |
| Mar | 251 | 29 |
| Apr | 258 | 29 |
| May | 200 | 30 |
| Jun | 160 | 27 |
| Jul | 147 | 27 |
| Aug | 94 | 23 |
| Sep | 109 | 22 |
| Oct | 230 | 27 |
| Nov | 290 | 28 |
| Dec | 269 | 29 |
Clouds and sunshine
How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.
In Tulcán, the average share of the sky covered by clouds shows mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.
The clearer part of the year begins around July 1 and lasts for 3.8 months, ending around October 24. The clearest month is August, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 8% of the time on average.
The cloudier part of the year begins around February 14 and lasts for 4.5 months, ending around June 30. The cloudiest month is April, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 99% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| Cloudier (%) | 95 | 97 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 95 | 92 | 92 | 95 | 97 | 96 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5 | 95 |
| Feb | 3 | 97 |
| Mar | 1 | 99 |
| Apr | 1 | 99 |
| May | 1 | 99 |
| Jun | 2 | 98 |
| Jul | 5 | 95 |
| Aug | 8 | 92 |
| Sep | 8 | 92 |
| Oct | 5 | 95 |
| Nov | 3 | 97 |
| Dec | 4 | 96 |
Daylight, sunrise and sunset
Hours of daylight through the year, with sunrise and sunset times.
The gold band is daylight — sunrise runs along its lower edge, sunset along the upper — so it widens toward summer and pinches toward winter, with night the dark area above and below. Close to the equator, Tulcán barely changes through the year: days stay near 12 hours of light in every season.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 6:21 | 6:26 | 6:21 | 6:11 | 6:06 | 6:10 | 6:15 | 6:14 | 6:05 | 5:56 | 5:57 | 6:08 |
| Sunset (PM) | 6:19 | 6:25 | 6:20 | 6:12 | 6:08 | 6:13 | 6:18 | 6:16 | 6:05 | 5:55 | 5:55 | 6:06 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12.0 | 6:21 | 6:19 |
| Feb | 12.0 | 6:26 | 6:25 |
| Mar | 12.0 | 6:21 | 6:20 |
| Apr | 12.0 | 6:11 | 6:12 |
| May | 12.0 | 6:06 | 6:08 |
| Jun | 12.0 | 6:10 | 6:13 |
| Jul | 12.0 | 6:15 | 6:18 |
| Aug | 12.0 | 6:14 | 6:16 |
| Sep | 12.0 | 6:05 | 6:05 |
| Oct | 12.0 | 5:56 | 5:55 |
| Nov | 12.0 | 5:57 | 5:55 |
| Dec | 12.0 | 6:08 | 6:06 |
Sunny days
How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.
Tulcán gets about 0 sunny days a month — gloomy — and it barely shifts through the year, holding between 0 and 1 days every month. Clear skies here are a flat line, not a season.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny days | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sky | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy |
| Sunny days | Sky | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0 | Gloomy |
| Feb | 0 | Gloomy |
| Mar | 0 | Gloomy |
| Apr | 0 | Gloomy |
| May | 0 | Gloomy |
| Jun | 0 | Gloomy |
| Jul | 0 | Gloomy |
| Aug | 0 | Gloomy |
| Sep | 1 | Gloomy |
| Oct | 0 | Gloomy |
| Nov | 0 | Gloomy |
| Dec | 0 | Gloomy |
Humidity comfort
Share of days at each humidity comfort level, based on the dew point — the measure that tracks how muggy it actually feels.
Humidity comfort is graded by the dew point — the temperature at which the air would be fully saturated — because it tracks how muggy it actually feels far better than relative humidity does. A low dew point feels dry and crisp; a high one feels sticky and oppressive no matter the reading on a humidity gauge.
In Tulcán, the air stays dry or comfortable essentially all year. Even in January, the muggiest month, it feels humid or worse only about 0% of the time — humidity is not something you need to plan around here.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Dry (%) | |
|---|---|
| Jan | 100 |
| Feb | 100 |
| Mar | 100 |
| Apr | 100 |
| May | 100 |
| Jun | 100 |
| Jul | 100 |
| Aug | 100 |
| Sep | 100 |
| Oct | 100 |
| Nov | 100 |
| Dec | 100 |
Wind
Average wind speed through the year, banded into plain-language speed zones so a number reads as 'breezy' or 'calm' without knowing the scale.
This is the average sustained wind speed at the standard 10 metres above open ground — the steady flow a weather station reports, not the sharper gusts that come and go, which can run half again as fast. It's the number that says whether a place is generally breezy or calm.
Across the year, average wind speed in Tulcán is typically calm, near 5 km/h, and varies little with the seasons.
The windier part of the year lasts 4.6 months, from around May 15 to Oct 2. The windiest month is August, averaging about 8 km/h (calm).
The calmer part of the year runs from around Oct 3 to May 14, with November the calmest month at about 4 km/h.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Feels | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5 | calm |
| Feb | 5 | calm |
| Mar | 4 | calm |
| Apr | 5 | calm |
| May | 5 | calm |
| Jun | 7 | calm |
| Jul | 8 | calm |
| Aug | 8 | calm |
| Sep | 6 | calm |
| Oct | 5 | calm |
| Nov | 4 | calm |
| Dec | 4 | calm |
Best time to visit Tulcán
To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Tulcán throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.
Around late December, Tulcán is still near the tail of its best-weather window — great conditions with the peak-season crowds already thinning.
Inferred from the travel-score curve; month-by-month visitor numbers are a planned addition.
The travel score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 18°C and 28°C. In Tulcán it holds close to 3.0 all year, so any month is about as good as another for general outdoor tourist activities.
The travel score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel score (0–10) | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Rating | poor | poor | poor | poor | poor | poor | poor | poor | poor | poor | poor | poor |
| Travel score (0–10) | Rating | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2.6 | poor |
| Feb | 2.6 | poor |
| Mar | 2.4 | poor |
| Apr | 2.3 | poor |
| May | 2.3 | poor |
| Jun | 2.2 | poor |
| Jul | 2.2 | poor |
| Aug | 2.6 | poor |
| Sep | 2.9 | poor |
| Oct | 2.7 | poor |
| Nov | 2.5 | poor |
| Dec | 2.5 | poor |
The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 24°C and 34°C. Tulcán rarely gets warm enough to lift this score — no time of year really suits hot-weather activities here.
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
What to pack for Tulcán, by month
Month by month, what's worth putting in the bag — from the temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind. Tap a month for a quick packing note.
Tulcán packs about the same all year — highs hold near 15°C. Across the year the things worth having are a warm layer and rain gear.
In November, Tulcán sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 7°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer. About 28 days see rain.
UV index (midday) in Tulcán by month
Clear-sky midday UV index through the year, shaded by the WHO exposure levels — how much sun protection each month calls for.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tulcán peaks around February 22 at about 18 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 20 at about 13 (extreme).
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) | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 17 | Extreme |
| Feb | 18 | Extreme |
| Mar | 18 | Extreme |
| Apr | 16 | Extreme |
| May | 16 | Extreme |
| Jun | 14 | Extreme |
| Jul | 13 | Extreme |
| Aug | 13 | Extreme |
| Sep | 15 | Extreme |
| Oct | 15 | Extreme |
| Nov | 14 | Extreme |
| Dec | 14 | Extreme |
Average hourly UV index in Tulcán
Modeled clear-sky UV for every hour of every day — when in the day sun protection actually matters.
The whole year hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled clear-sky UV index — the midday peak scaled down as the sun sits lower in the sky. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
UV falls off far faster than brightness as the sun drops, so even in February the burn window is concentrated in the middle of the day: about 8.5 hours a day reach index 3 (protection recommended), and 7 hours reach 6 or more. Mornings and late afternoons stay comparatively gentle year round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8 | 8 |
| UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 |
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8.5 | 7 |
| Feb | 8.5 | 7 |
| Mar | 8.5 | 7 |
| Apr | 8.5 | 7 |
| May | 8.5 | 6.5 |
| Jun | 8 | 6.5 |
| Jul | 8 | 6.5 |
| Aug | 8 | 6.5 |
| Sep | 8.5 | 6.5 |
| Oct | 8.5 | 6.5 |
| Nov | 8 | 6.5 |
| Dec | 8 | 6.5 |
Air quality in Tulcán by month
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see which months the air is worst, not just the yearly average.
Air quality in Tulcán is worst in September — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (June, 10 µg/m³).
Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
| Level | Good | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Good | Good | Good | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Good | Good |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 11 | Good |
| Feb | 13 | Moderate |
| Mar | 14 | Moderate |
| Apr | 13 | Moderate |
| May | 11 | Good |
| Jun | 10 | Good |
| Jul | 10 | Good |
| Aug | 13 | Moderate |
| Sep | 19 | Moderate |
| Oct | 12 | Moderate |
| Nov | 11 | Good |
| Dec | 12 | Good |
Growing season
Tulcán is frost-free year round — even the coldest nights rarely reach freezing, so there is no start or end to the growing season.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frost-free chance (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Frost nights | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frost-free chance (%) | Frost nights | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 100 | 0 |
| Feb | 100 | 0 |
| Mar | 100 | 0 |
| Apr | 100 | 0 |
| May | 100 | 0 |
| Jun | 100 | 0 |
| Jul | 100 | 0 |
| Aug | 100 | 0 |
| Sep | 100 | 0 |
| Oct | 100 | 0 |
| Nov | 100 | 0 |
| Dec | 100 | 0 |
Growing degree days
Growing degree days tally heat above 10°C: each day adds however many degrees its average temperature runs over that threshold, and cold days add nothing. Tulcán banks about 257 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around November.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | 29 | 28 | 33 | 31 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 29 | 37 | 33 |
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | |
|---|---|
| Jan | 29 |
| Feb | 28 |
| Mar | 33 |
| Apr | 31 |
| May | 24 |
| Jun | 3 |
| Jul | 0 |
| Aug | 0 |
| Sep | 9 |
| Oct | 29 |
| Nov | 37 |
| Dec | 33 |
Solar energy
Average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground, banded into brightness zones so the number means something at a glance.
Solar energy is how much sunlight actually reaches the ground each day, measured in kilowatt-hours per square metre (kWh/m²) — the combined effect of how long the sun is up, how high it climbs, and how much cloud gets in the way. It's the raw fuel a solar panel has to work with: for scale, 1 kWh/m² a day is dim and wintry, while 7+ is desert-bright.
Tulcán receives about 4.5 kWh/m² a day of solar energy — bright — and it stays remarkably steady, holding between 4.2 and 5.1 kWh/m² all year. For solar panels, output here is a flat line, not a seasonal wave.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.3 |
| Level | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.5 | Bright |
| Feb | 4.6 | Bright |
| Mar | 4.5 | Bright |
| Apr | 4.3 | Bright |
| May | 4.2 | Bright |
| Jun | 4.2 | Bright |
| Jul | 4.3 | Bright |
| Aug | 4.8 | Bright |
| Sep | 5.1 | Bright |
| Oct | 4.8 | Bright |
| Nov | 4.4 | Bright |
| Dec | 4.3 | Bright |
Where is Tulcán?
Tulcán sits at 0.8°N, 77.7°W, 2,962 m above sea level, in Ecuador. The nearest listed city is Ipiales, 9.0 km away.
Topography around Tulcán
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Tulcán.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Tulcán has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 208 m around an average of 2,927 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,116 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,525 m.
The land around Tulcán is covered by grassland (37%), artificial surfaces (23%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, grassland (48%) and trees (38%) within 16 km, and trees (74%) and grassland (23%) within 80 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 Tulcán (0.8124°, -77.7171°, elevation 2,962 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).