Loja
City in Ecuador: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Vista de Loja: Santiago Vélez, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Loja is a city in Ecuador. About 274,112 people live in the city proper, making it the 9th largest city of Ecuador in our atlas.
It lies at 3.99° S, 79.20° W, about 2,060 m (6,759 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the America/Guayaquil time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Loja. Green dots: other major cities of Ecuador. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Loja has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). The warmest month is usually Sep, with average highs near 25°C (77°F); the coolest nights come in Jul at about 12°C (53°F). Around 629 mm (25 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Mar.
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
- Machala · 117 km
- Cuenca · 124 km
- Guayaquil · 213 km
- Eloy Alfaro · 214 km
- Ambato · 311 km
- Portoviejo · 354 km
- Santo Domingo de los Colorados · 415 km
- Quito · 424 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 3654667 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q944697 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Vista de Loja: Santiago Vélez, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)