Vinces in Spring
In spring (September, October and November), Vinces sees average daytime highs around 28°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 242 mm of rain over about 38 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the driest season of the year.
Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 28°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels muggy.
Spring is Vinces's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. Vinces 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 Vinces's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 28°C
- 3rd-warmest season
- Avg overnight low
- 22°C
- Rainfall
- 242 mm
- 38 wet days
- Avg wind
- 6 km/h
- Travel score
- 5.0
- 2nd-best season
- Months
- Sep · Oct · Nov
Temperature in Vinces in Spring
Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 28°C.
A typical spring day in Vinces reaches about 28°C and drops to 22°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is November, the coolest September.
How spring really feels in Vinces
Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.
spring sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.
Vinces weather by month
How the three spring months (September, October and November) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28° / 23° | 401 | 27 | 12.1 | 3.3 |
| Feb | 29° / 23° | 495 | 26.6 | 12.1 | 2.9 |
| Mar | 29° / 23° | 470 | 27.8 | 12 | 3.0 |
| Apr | 29° / 23° | 407 | 26.6 | 12 | 3.0 |
| May | 29° / 23° | 266 | 23.7 | 11.9 | 3.6 |
| Jun | 28° / 22° | 112 | 16.4 | 11.9 | 4.9 |
| Jul | 27° / 21° | 83 | 12.8 | 11.9 | 5.6 |
| Aug | 28° / 21° | 54 | 9 | 11.9 | 5.9 |
| Sep | 28° / 21° | 82 | 12.9 | 12 | 5.1 |
| Oct | 28° / 22° | 77 | 13.6 | 12 | 4.9 |
| Nov | 29° / 22° | 83 | 11 | 12.1 | 4.9 |
| Dec | 29° / 23° | 189 | 19.3 | 12.1 | 4.1 |
Cloud cover in Spring
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time across spring.
Chance of precipitation in Spring
Vinces gets around 242 mm of rain over 38 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Spring
Most of spring feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Spring
Winds average 6 km/h across spring.
Sunrise & sunset in Spring
Daylight runs from about 12 hours in early September to 12 h 06 min by late November. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Spring
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 3.3 kWh/m².
Hazard calendar for Vinces
None of Vinces's seasonal hazards peak in spring. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do.
Vinces's monsoon runs January–May, when most of the year's rain falls.
Is spring a good time to visit Vinces?
Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
spring is a reasonable time to visit Vinces for sightseeing.
What to pack for Vinces in Spring
From spring's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In spring, Vinces sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear. About 38 days see rain.
UV index in Vinces in Spring
Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages 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 Vinces peaks around March 10 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 13 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13 | Extreme |
| Feb | 14 | Extreme |
| Mar | 15 | Extreme |
| Apr | 12 | Extreme |
| May | 12 | Extreme |
| Jun | 10 | Extreme |
| Jul | 10 | Very high |
| Aug | 11 | Extreme |
| Sep | 11 | Extreme |
| Oct | 12 | Extreme |
| Nov | 11 | Extreme |
| Dec | 11 | Extreme |
Air quality in Vinces in Spring
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where spring falls, not just the annual average.
Air quality in Vinces is worst in November — around 47 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.4× the cleanest month (January, 20 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) | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 47 | 30 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Poor | Moderate |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 20 | Moderate |
| Feb | 20 | Moderate |
| Mar | 22 | Moderate |
| Apr | 23 | Moderate |
| May | 21 | Moderate |
| Jun | 21 | Moderate |
| Jul | 21 | Moderate |
| Aug | 21 | Moderate |
| Sep | 23 | Moderate |
| Oct | 27 | Moderate |
| Nov | 47 | Poor |
| Dec | 30 | Moderate |
Where is Vinces?
Vinces sits at 1.6°S, 79.8°W, 17 m above sea level, in Ecuador. The nearest listed city is Balzar, 27 km away.
Topography around Vinces
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Vinces.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Vinces has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 16 m around an average of 16 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 39 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,819 m.
The land around Vinces is covered by grassland (47%) and trees (37%) within 3 km, grassland (56%) and trees (32%) within 16 km, and trees (50%) and grassland (32%) 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 Vinces (-1.5564°, -79.7525°, 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.