Climate
Despite its near-equatorial location, the Humboldt Current serves to give Manta an arid climate (Köppen BWh). The city is hot and cloudy almost throughout the year, but rainfall is very erratic and almost completely confined to the month from January to April. Even then it falls mainly during El Niño events when the Humboldt Current weakens.
| Climate data for Manta, Ecuador | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 35.0 (95.0) |
34.4 (93.9) |
34.4 (93.9) |
35.6 (96.1) |
34.4 (93.9) |
35.0 (95.0) |
35.0 (95.0) |
35.6 (96.1) |
32.8 (91.0) |
33.3 (91.9) |
32.2 (90.0) |
32.2 (90.0) |
35.6 (96.1) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 30.0 (86.0) |
30.0 (86.0) |
30.6 (87.1) |
30.6 (87.1) |
30.6 (87.1) |
29.4 (84.9) |
28.9 (84.0) |
29.4 (84.9) |
28.9 (84.0) |
28.9 (84.0) |
29.4 (84.9) |
29.4 (84.9) |
29.7 (85.5) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 22.2 (72.0) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.2 (72.0) |
21.7 (71.1) |
21.1 (70.0) |
20.6 (69.1) |
20.0 (68.0) |
20.0 (68.0) |
20.0 (68.0) |
20.6 (69.1) |
21.1 (70.0) |
21.2 (70.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 17.2 (63.0) |
17.2 (63.0) |
13.0 (55.4) |
17.2 (63.0) |
17.2 (63.0) |
13.3 (55.9) |
16.1 (61.0) |
15.0 (59.0) |
15.0 (59.0) |
14.4 (57.9) |
15.6 (60.1) |
15.6 (60.1) |
13.0 (55.4) |
| Rainfall mm (inches) | 40.6 (1.598) |
96.5 (3.799) |
68.6 (2.701) |
25.4 (1) |
2.5 (0.098) |
5.1 (0.201) |
5.1 (0.201) |
0.8 (0.031) |
0.8 (0.031) |
0.8 (0.031) |
2.5 (0.098) |
5.1 (0.201) |
253.8 (9.992) |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 124 | 113 | 155 | 150 | 124 | 90 | 93 | 93 | 90 | 93 | 90 | 93 | 1,308 |
| Source #1: Sistema de Clasificación Bioclimática Mundial | |||||||||||||
| Source #2: World Climate Guide (sunshine only) | |||||||||||||
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