GreenlyLast and first frost dates in Esmeraldas
Ecuador
Esmeraldas had no frost in 2016–2025, so crops are planted by warmth and rain rather than by frost dates.
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| Last spring frost | none in ten years |
|---|---|
| First autumn frost | none in ten years |
Median of 2016–2025 for the 25 km grid cell of the city: the last day at or below 0 °C in spring and the first in autumn (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo). In a cold year a frost can come a week or two later — Greenly warns 48 hours ahead.
There is no frost season here: crops are planted by warmth and rain rather than by frost dates.
When the soil warms up in Esmeraldas
The day the top 7 cm of soil first averages each temperature over a week, median of 2016–2025 (ERA5 via Open-Meteo).
| Soil | Date |
|---|---|
| 5 °C | already in the first week of January |
| 10 °C | already in the first week of January |
| 15 °C | already in the first week of January |
| 18 °C | already in the first week of January |
Frost dates near Esmeraldas
| City | Distance | Last spring frost | First autumn frost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santo Domingo (Ecuador) | 145 km | — | — |
| Ibarra | 182 km | — | — |
| Quito | 182 km | — | — |
| Tulcán | 215 km | — | — |
| Quevedo | 222 km | — | — |
Esmeraldas: weather for the next 7 days
Forecast by Open-Meteo. Nights at or below 0 °C are marked as frost.
Weather in Esmeraldas by month
Average weather in Esmeraldas over 2016–2025: the warmest month is March. Months that average 20 °C or more by day: January–December (27.7–28.4 °C). No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in November, average 23.1 °C. About 1668 mm of rain falls in a year, on 210 days; February is the wettest month (271 mm) and November the driest (41 mm).
| Month | Day, °C | Night, °C | Rain, mm | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27.8 | 23.9 | 270 | 26 |
| February | 28 | 24.1 | 271 | 24 |
| March | 28.4 | 24.2 | 211 | 23 |
| April | 28.4 | 24.3 | 192 | 21 |
| May | 28.4 | 24.4 | 211 | 25 |
| June | 27.9 | 23.9 | 136 | 19 |
| July | 27.8 | 23.5 | 76 | 15 |
| August | 27.8 | 23.2 | 43 | 11 |
| September | 27.8 | 23.2 | 51 | 11 |
| October | 27.7 | 23.2 | 47 | 10 |
| November | 27.8 | 23.1 | 41 | 9 |
| December | 28 | 23.5 | 119 | 16 |
Average of the daily highs and lows, rain per month and days with at least 1 mm (ERA5 via Open-Meteo, the same grid cell as the frost dates).
