Macas weather by month & the best time to visit

🇪🇨 Ecuador · small town · tropical rainforest climate

The best time to visit Macas is September — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 69/100), with August and July close behind. Macas averages about 1,236 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 26°C / 79°F and roughly 91 mm of rain in September.

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Sun hours / year

1,236

Sunniest month

September

Peak score

69/100

Rain / year

1,604 mm

Midday UV at peak

8 (very high)

Population

24k

Elevation

1,040 m

When is the best time to visit Macas?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Macas is September, then August and July. The dullest month is March (58/100, 165 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Macas?

Macas isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,236 hours of sunshine a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 11 Sunshine Score points separate September from March. It ranks #11 of 14 destinations in Ecuador for annual sunshine, below the national median of 1,353 hours. The year's 1,604 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Guayaquil Ecuador · 196 km · best in May · 1,184 h sun/yr
• Quito Ecuador · 243 km · best in Sep · 1,338 h sun/yr
• Tumbes Peru · 287 km · best in Aug · 2,148 h sun/yr
• Pasto Colombia · 421 km · best in Aug · 1,367 h sun/yr
• Piura Peru · 426 km · best in Jun · 2,749 h sun/yr
• Tarapoto Peru · 507 km · best in Jul · 1,810 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Cuenca Ecuador · 116 km · 1,236 h sun/yr · best in Oct
• Latacunga Ecuador · 164 km · 1,338 h sun/yr · best in Sep
• Catamayo Ecuador · 234 km · 1,367 h sun/yr · best in Aug
• Coca Ecuador · 240 km · 1,549 h sun/yr · best in Aug