Ambato
City in Ecuador: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Collage Ambato: David C. S., CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Ambato is a city in Ecuador, in Tungurahua Province. About 387,309 people live in the city proper, making it the 5th largest city of Ecuador in our atlas.
It lies at 1.25° S, 78.62° W, about 2,597 m (8,520 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the America/Guayaquil time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Ambato. Green dots: other major cities of Ecuador. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Ambato has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). The warmest month is usually Sep, with average highs near 17°C (63°F); the coolest nights come in Aug at about 5°C (41°F). Around 1,255 mm (49 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Apr.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
What to eat in EcuadorNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Quito · 114 km
- Santo Domingo de los Colorados · 127 km
- Eloy Alfaro · 170 km
- Guayaquil · 176 km
- Cuenca · 188 km
- Portoviejo · 205 km
- Machala · 268 km
- Loja · 311 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 3660689 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q210161 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Collage Ambato: David C. S., CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)