When to go to Guayaquil

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December - February

The city of Guayaquil is hot and humid all year round. December is the last month of the ‘cooler’ dry season although highs still average a steamy 28°C. The wet season arrives in January with a rise in average highs to 30°C, more sunshine hours but frequent late afternoon tropical downpours.

33°C Average max daytime temperature

20°C Average min nighttime temperature

16 days per season rainfall

Very High humidity

Guayaquil

March - May

The wet season in Guayaquil continues into March and April, with plenty of sunshine, high temperatures averaging 30°C and extremely high humidity. Late afternoon torrential rain is common and occurs most days, but it doesn’t tend to last long and brings some welcome relief to the stifling heat and humidity. The transition to the cooler dry season takes place in May, with a drop of a few degrees in average highs, very little rain and increasingly hazy, overcast days.

33°C Average max daytime temperature

21°C Average min nighttime temperature

14 days per season rainfall

Very High humidity

Guayaquil

June - August

This is the cooler dry season in Guayaquil although, as ever, it is still hot and muggy with average highs of 28°C (there is very little rainfall in these months and so although humidity is lower, it’s still high by European standards). There is also very little sunshine as the cooler ocean temperatures continue to lead to almost permanently hazy, overcast skies

32°C Average max daytime temperature

19°C Average min nighttime temperature

3 days per season rainfall

High humidity

Guayaquil

September - November

The cooler, drier period in Guayaquil continues during these months. The city remains hot and humid with average high of around 28°C. Visitors can expect very little rain, if any at all, and mostly hazy and overcast skies brought about by the cold ocean currents out at sea.

32°C Average max daytime temperature

19°C Average min nighttime temperature

2 days per season rainfall

Very High humidity

Guayaquil

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