Alba Elena Airport

SE01 · Cañar, Ecuador

Climate Alba Elena Airport 2020-2024

Climate and trends: average temperature, flight conditions, precipitation, wind speed and direction.

Calculated from historical METAR data of José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport (SEGU) between 2020 and 2024.

VFR conditions (%)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 69.3 69 69 58 66 75
February 60.6 63 46 53 67 65
March 69.7 78 56 67 69 68
April 81.2 69 82 79 80
May 74.8 69 67 70 77
June 71.1 72 61 64 75
July 69.6 75 62 70 75
August 76.2 72 68 77 74
September 77.6 77 79 74 83
October 77.8 71 77 74 81
November 76.8 72 70 77 81
December 79.2 73 79 71 76
Average 73.2 70.0 68.4 68.1 71.5 75.7

14th best VFR conditions of Ecuador

VFR conditions during daylight period

Percentage of observations where the VFR minimums for ceiling and visibility are met: visibility of 8 km or more and a ceiling of 3,000 ft or more. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Marginal VFR conditions (%)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 98.7 100 100 97 98 100
February 97.7 97 97 99 100 98
March 98.9 100 98 100 99 98
April 98.9 98 99 100 99
May 99.8 100 100 100 100
June 99.5 99 99 100 100
July 99.5 98 100 100 99
August 99.6 100 100 99 100
September 99.6 100 100 99 100
October 99.5 100 99 98 100
November 99.7 100 100 100 100
December 99.6 100 100 99 100
Average 99.2 98.9 99.1 99.3 99.2 99.4

Marginal VFR conditions or better during daylight period

Percentage of observations where the MVFR minimums for ceiling and visibility are met: visibility of 5 km or more and a ceiling of 1,000 ft or more. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Maximum temperatures (°C)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 30.8 31 32 30 30 32
February 30.6 32 31 29 31 31
March 31.0 33 31 31 30 31
April 31.4 31 31 31 32
May 30.3 32 30 29 31
June 29.1 31 28 28 30
July 28.6 31 28 28 28
August 29.1 31 29 29 30
September 29.8 32 30 30 30
October 29.8 31 29 30 31
November 29.7 32 29 29 30
December 30.8 32 30 30 31
Average 30.3 31.9 31.2 29.3 29.6 30.5

2nd highest temperature of Ecuador

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°C)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 23.6 24 24 23 24 25
February 24.0 24 25 23 24 25
March 24.1 25 23 24 24 25
April 23.8 25 22 23 25
May 23.4 25 23 23 23
June 22.5 25 21 22 23
July 21.2 21 21 21 22
August 21.0 23 21 20 21
September 21.4 23 20 22 21
October 21.9 24 21 21 22
November 21.6 21 21 22 22
December 22.6 24 20 23 22
Average 22.8 24.3 23.4 21.7 22.3 22.9

15th lowest temperature of Ecuador

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Precipitation (%)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 7.2 4 1 14 11 4
February 12.9 13 16 11 6 16
March 9.3 5 13 9 10 8
April 5.5 8 3 7 4
May 2.8 4 4 1 1
June 1.7 3 3 1 1
July 0.5 2 0 1 1
August 0.3 0 0 0 1
September 0.1 0 0 1 0
October 0.6 1 0 0 0
November 0.3 0 0 1 0
December 2.2 3 0 4 2
Average 4.1 7.1 4.1 3.6 3.4 3.0

Precipitation during daylight period

Percentage of observations with observed rain, drizzle, snow or hail. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Wind speed (knots)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 4.9 5 5 4 5 5
February 4.8 5 5 4 5 5
March 4.9 5 5 5 5 5
April 4.8 5 5 5 5
May 5.0 5 6 6 5
June 5.5 5 6 6 5
July 6.3 5 7 7 6
August 6.7 6 7 7 7
September 6.8 6 7 7 7
October 6.7 6 7 7 7
November 6.6 6 7 7 6
December 5.5 5 6 6 5
Average 5.6 4.9 5.3 5.9 5.8 5.6

2nd highest wind speed of Ecuador

Average wind speed

Excluding wind gusts. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Prevailing wind direction

Month 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 086° 071° 143° 082° 120°
February 106° 092° 054° 061° 069°
March 082° 035° 085° 093° 068°
April 061° 143° 070° 063°
May 108° 187° 191° 157°
June 197° 189° 189° 180°
July 197° 192° 193° 185°
August 193° 194° 186° 185°
September 177° 182° 185° 181°
October 184° 182° 183° 182°
November 190° 187° 186° 176°
December 167° 177° 178° 164°

Prevailing wind direction

Average wind direction, weighed by wind speed. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.