GreenlyLast and first frost dates in Machala
Ecuador
Machala 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 Machala
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 July |
| 10 °C | already in the first week of July |
| 15 °C | already in the first week of July |
| 18 °C | already in the first week of July |
Frost dates near Machala
Seeds, seedlings and markets in Machala
Within 15 km of Machala OpenStreetMap lists 4 markets (collected 28 October 2026). The nearest market to the city centre is La Granja, 2 km away.
- La Granja — market
Ángel Choco Ortega y Callejon 4ta Norte, Machala · 2 km - Las palmeras — market
Av. de las Palmeras, Machala · Mon–Sun 07:00–20:00 · 3 km
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Machala: weather for the next 7 days
Forecast by Open-Meteo. Nights at or below 0 °C are marked as frost.
Weather in Machala by month
Average weather in Machala over 2016–2025: the warmest month is February. Months that average 20 °C or more by day: January–December (24.7–27.8 °C). No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in August, average 20.7 °C. About 1165 mm of rain falls in a year, on 170 days; March is the wettest month (285 mm) and September the driest (20 mm).
| Month | Day, °C | Night, °C | Rain, mm | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27.5 | 23.1 | 143 | 20 |
| February | 27.8 | 23.5 | 240 | 23 |
| March | 27.8 | 23.7 | 285 | 24 |
| April | 27.7 | 23.6 | 177 | 21 |
| May | 26.8 | 23.2 | 96 | 18 |
| June | 25.5 | 22 | 47 | 12 |
| July | 25 | 21.1 | 34 | 12 |
| August | 24.7 | 20.7 | 21 | 7 |
| September | 24.8 | 20.9 | 20 | 7 |
| October | 25.1 | 21.3 | 22 | 7 |
| November | 25.3 | 21.2 | 23 | 6 |
| December | 26.7 | 22.4 | 57 | 13 |
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).
