Tulcán weather by month & the best time to visit

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The best time to visit Tulcán is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 45/100), with September and January close behind. Tulcán averages about 1,075 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 15°C / 59°F and roughly 37 mm of rain in August.

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Sun hours / year

1,075

Sunniest month

August

Peak score

45/100

Rain / year

1,037 mm

Midday UV at peak

10 (very high)

Population

86k

Elevation

2,936 m

When is the best time to visit Tulcán?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Tulcán is August, then September and January. The dullest month is June (35/100, 75 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Tulcán?

Tulcán isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,075 hours of sunshine a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 10 Sunshine Score points separate August from June. It ranks #13 of 14 destinations in Ecuador for annual sunshine, below the national median of 1,353 hours. The year's 1,037 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

• Pasto Colombia · 80 km · best in Aug · 1,367 h sun/yr
• Quito Ecuador · 126 km · best in Sep · 1,338 h sun/yr
• Cali Colombia · 338 km · best in Jul · 1,520 h sun/yr
• Neiva Colombia · 359 km · best in Aug · 1,540 h sun/yr
• Guayaquil Ecuador · 409 km · best in May · 1,184 h sun/yr
• Armenia Colombia · 459 km · best in Jan · 1,819 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Ipiales Colombia · 7 km · 1,075 h sun/yr · best in Sep
• Puerto Asís Colombia · 138 km · 1,571 h sun/yr · best in Aug
• Tumaco Colombia · 161 km · 1,242 h sun/yr · best in Aug
• Coca Ecuador · 163 km · 1,549 h sun/yr · best in Aug