Valencia in Fall

In fall (March, April and May), Valencia sees average daytime highs around 25°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 4146 mm of rain over about 92 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.

Across fall, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 25°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time across fall, and the air most often feels muggy.

Fall is Valencia's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. Valencia 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 Valencia's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
25°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
20°C
Rainfall
4146 mm
92 wet days
Avg wind
4 km/h
Travel score
3.3
weakest season of the year
Months
Mar · Apr · May

Temperature in Valencia in Fall

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across fall, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 25°C.

A typical fall day in Valencia reaches about 25°C and drops to 20°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest May.

15°20°25°30°MarAprMay

Valencia weather by month

How the three fall months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 19°137431123.4
Feb25° / 19°135628123.4
Mar25° / 20°145330.9123.3
Apr25° / 20°147430123.3
May25° / 20°121931123.4
Jun24° / 19°76129.911.93.4
Jul23° / 18°65030.9123.4
Aug23° / 18°46730.7123.4
Sep23° / 18°53030123.4
Oct24° / 18°53930.6123.5
Nov24° / 19°48729.3123.5
Dec24° / 19°92030.812.13.5

Cloud cover in Fall

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time across fall.

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Chance of precipitation in Fall

Any precipitation

Valencia gets around 4146 mm of rain over 92 wet days across fall. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Fall

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Fall

Winds average 4 km/h across fall.

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Sunrise & sunset in Fall

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours in early March to 11 h 54 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMMarAprMay

Solar energy in Fall

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across fall, about 3.4 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in fall

Hazard calendar for Valencia

In seasonPeak

In fall, Valencia overlaps its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Valencia's rainy season runs December–June, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is fall a good time to visit Valencia?

Our two travel scores rate fall for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

3.3
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
3.1
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

fall is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Valencia.

What to pack for Valencia in Fall

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

In fall, Valencia sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 20°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 92 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

UV index in Valencia in Fall

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across fall averages around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Valencia peaks around February 20 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 17 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 20UV 16Jul 17UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Valencia in Fall

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Valencia is worst in November — around 40 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.5× the cleanest month (July, 16 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModerateNov 1738 µg/m³Jul 2016 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb18Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov40Poor
Dec25Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Valencia?

Valencia sits at 1.0°S, 79.4°W, 163 m above sea level, in Ecuador. The nearest listed city is La Maná, 14 km away.

Topography around Valencia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Valencia has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 55 m around an average of 104 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 918 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,299 m.

The land around Valencia is covered by trees (77%) within 3 km, trees (85%) within 16 km, and trees (63%) and grassland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
55 m
16 km
918 m
80 km
5,299 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Fall weather nearby: La Maná 14 km · Quevedo 15 km · El Empalme 33 km · Ventanas 56 km · Pujilí 73 km · Balzar 76 km · Santo Domingo de los Colorados 80 km · Vinces 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
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 Valencia (-0.9531°, -79.3551°, elevation 163 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.