Latacunga weather by month & the best time to visit
🇪🇨 Ecuador · highland city · highland climate
The best time to visit Latacunga is September — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 64/100), with October and August close behind. Latacunga averages about 1,338 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 18°C / 64°F and roughly 52 mm of rain in September.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,338
- Sunniest month
- September
- Peak score
- 64/100
- Rain / year
- 1,255 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 9 (very high)
- Population
- 206k
- Elevation
- 2,790 m
When is the best time to visit Latacunga?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Latacunga is September, then October and August. The dullest month is March (44/100, 159 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Latacunga?
Latacunga isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,338 hours of sunshine a year. September (64/100) is noticeably better than March (44). It ranks #9 of 14 destinations in Ecuador for annual sunshine, below the national median of 1,353 hours. The year's 1,255 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 53 | 18° / 64°F | 8° / 46°F | 124 mm | 9 |
| February | 50 | 18° / 64°F | 9° / 48°F | 141 mm | 9 |
| March | 44 | 17° / 63°F | 8° / 46°F | 159 mm | 8 |
| April | 49 | 18° / 64°F | 8° / 46°F | 160 mm | 9 |
| May | 54 | 18° / 64°F | 8° / 46°F | 119 mm | 8 |
| June | 53 | 17° / 63°F | 7° / 45°F | 85 mm | 8 |
| July | 56 | 17° / 63°F | 6° / 43°F | 65 mm | 8 |
| August | 57 | 17° / 63°F | 6° / 43°F | 53 mm | 9 |
| September | 64 | 18° / 64°F | 7° / 45°F | 52 mm | 9 |
| October | 58 | 18° / 64°F | 8° / 46°F | 92 mm | 9 |
| November | 56 | 18° / 64°F | 8° / 46°F | 101 mm | 9 |
| December | 56 | 18° / 64°F | 8° / 46°F | 104 mm | 9 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Quito Ecuador · 92 km · best in Sep · 1,338 h sun/yr
- Guayaquil Ecuador · 198 km · best in May · 1,184 h sun/yr
- Pasto Colombia · 295 km · best in Aug · 1,367 h sun/yr
- Tumbes Peru · 354 km · best in Aug · 2,148 h sun/yr
- Piura Peru · 527 km · best in Jun · 2,749 h sun/yr
- Cali Colombia · 554 km · best in Jul · 1,520 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Macas Ecuador · 164 km · 1,236 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Coca Ecuador · 188 km · 1,549 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Tulcán Ecuador · 216 km · 1,075 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Ipiales Colombia · 223 km · 1,075 h sun/yr · best in Sep
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