Catamayo weather by month & the best time to visit

🇪🇨 Ecuador · small town · tropical — wet & dry seasons climate

The best time to visit Catamayo is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 83/100), with September and July close behind. Catamayo averages about 1,367 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 28°C / 82°F and roughly 20 mm of rain in August.

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Sun hours / year

1,367

Sunniest month

August

Peak score

83/100

Rain / year

630 mm

Midday UV at peak

9 (very high)

Population

19k

Elevation

1,218 m

When is the best time to visit Catamayo?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Catamayo is August, then September and July. The dullest month is March (67/100, 104 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Catamayo?

Catamayo isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,367 hours of sunshine a year. August (83/100) is noticeably better than March (67). It ranks #7 of 14 destinations in Ecuador for annual sunshine, above the national median of 1,353 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around March, carries about 43% of the annual 630 mm.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Tumbes Peru · 122 km · best in Aug · 2,148 h sun/yr
• Piura Peru · 193 km · best in Jun · 2,749 h sun/yr
• Guayaquil Ecuador · 212 km · best in May · 1,184 h sun/yr
• Chiclayo Peru · 315 km · best in Jun · 2,389 h sun/yr
• Cajamarca Peru · 363 km · best in Jun · 2,412 h sun/yr
• Tarapoto Peru · 434 km · best in Jul · 1,810 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Cuenca Ecuador · 130 km · 1,236 h sun/yr · best in Oct
• Jaén Peru · 190 km · 1,469 h sun/yr · best in Aug
• Talara Peru · 218 km · 2,785 h sun/yr · best in May