Manta weather by month & the best time to visit
🇪🇨 Ecuador · beach resort · semi-arid climate
The best time to visit Manta is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 87/100), with August and September close behind. Manta averages about 1,489 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 28°C / 82°F and roughly 3 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,489
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 87/100
- Rain / year
- 574 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 11 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 28°C / 82°F
- Population
- 264k
- Elevation
- 10 m
When is the best time to visit Manta?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Manta is July, then August and September. The dullest month is February (60/100, 159 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Manta?
Manta isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,489 hours of sunshine a year. July (87/100) is noticeably better than February (60). It ranks #6 of 14 destinations in Ecuador for annual sunshine, above the national median of 1,353 hours. Rain is strongly seasonal here: roughly 72% of the year's 574 mm falls in the three months around February.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 68 | 29° / 84°F | 23° / 73°F | 104 mm | 10 | 27° / 81°F |
| February | 60 | 29° / 84°F | 24° / 75°F | 159 mm | 10 | 28° / 82°F |
| March | 60 | 29° / 84°F | 24° / 75°F | 152 mm | 11 | 28° / 82°F |
| April | 72 | 29° / 84°F | 23° / 73°F | 82 mm | 11 | 27° / 81°F |
| May | 81 | 29° / 84°F | 23° / 73°F | 31 mm | 9 | 28° / 82°F |
| June | 85 | 29° / 84°F | 22° / 72°F | 10 mm | 8 | 27° / 81°F |
| July | 87 | 28° / 82°F | 21° / 70°F | 3 mm | 7 | 26° / 79°F |
| August | 87 | 29° / 84°F | 21° / 70°F | 2 mm | 8 | 25° / 77°F |
| September | 87 | 28° / 82°F | 21° / 70°F | 2 mm | 8 | 25° / 77°F |
| October | 86 | 29° / 84°F | 21° / 70°F | 4 mm | 8 | 25° / 77°F |
| November | 86 | 29° / 84°F | 21° / 70°F | 5 mm | 9 | 25° / 77°F |
| December | 83 | 29° / 84°F | 22° / 72°F | 20 mm | 9 | 26° / 79°F |
Sea temperature in Manta by month
The sea off Manta is warmest in February at around 28°C / 82°F, and coolest in August at 25°C / 77°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly all year round. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Guayaquil Ecuador · 161 km · best in May · 1,184 h sun/yr
- Quito Ecuador · 274 km · best in Sep · 1,338 h sun/yr
- Tumbes Peru · 292 km · best in Aug · 2,148 h sun/yr
- Pasto Colombia · 458 km · best in Aug · 1,367 h sun/yr
- Piura Peru · 474 km · best in Jun · 2,749 h sun/yr
- Chiclayo Peru · 657 km · best in Jun · 2,389 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Salinas/La Libertad Ecuador · 145 km · 2,016 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Latacunga Ecuador · 229 km · 1,338 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Tachina Ecuador · 244 km · 971 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Cuenca Ecuador · 287 km · 1,236 h sun/yr · best in Oct
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