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.
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
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 63 | 26° / 79°F | 18° / 64°F | 125 mm | 7 |
| February | 61 | 26° / 79°F | 18° / 64°F | 131 mm | 6 |
| March | 58 | 26° / 79°F | 18° / 64°F | 165 mm | 7 |
| April | 58 | 25° / 77°F | 17° / 63°F | 168 mm | 7 |
| May | 58 | 25° / 77°F | 17° / 63°F | 155 mm | 6 |
| June | 58 | 24° / 75°F | 16° / 61°F | 155 mm | 6 |
| July | 65 | 24° / 75°F | 15° / 59°F | 114 mm | 6 |
| August | 67 | 25° / 77°F | 16° / 61°F | 102 mm | 6 |
| September | 69 | 26° / 79°F | 16° / 61°F | 91 mm | 7 |
| October | 61 | 26° / 79°F | 17° / 63°F | 131 mm | 8 |
| November | 61 | 26° / 79°F | 18° / 64°F | 134 mm | 8 |
| December | 61 | 26° / 79°F | 18° / 64°F | 133 mm | 7 |
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Macas: questions and answers
What kind of destination is Macas?
Macas is a small town in Ecuador at 1,040 m elevation with a tropical rainforest climate.
How many hours of sunshine does Macas get a year?
Macas gets about 1,236 hours of sunshine a year, at its best around September.
When is the best time to visit Macas?
The sunniest time to visit Macas is September, when the Sunshine Score peaks at 69/100 (with August and July close behind). Expect daytime highs around 26°C / 79°F.
What is the least sunny month in Macas?
March is the least sunny month in Macas, scoring 58/100 with about 165 mm of rain.
How strong is the sun in Macas?
The typical midday UV index in Macas peaks around 8 (very high) in October, easing to about 6 (high) in February. Month-by-month midday UV values are in the UV column of the table on this page.
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