Machala
City in Ecuador: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Collage Machala: David C. S., CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Machala is a city in Ecuador, in El Oro. About 289,141 people live in the city proper, making it the 8th largest city of Ecuador in our atlas.
It lies at 3.26° S, 79.96° W, about 16 m (52 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the America/Guayaquil time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Machala. Green dots: other major cities of Ecuador. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Machala has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). The warmest month is usually Aug, with average highs near 30°C (86°F); the coolest nights come in Aug at about 18°C (64°F). Around 501 mm (20 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
- Cuenca · 114 km
- Loja · 117 km
- Guayaquil · 118 km
- Eloy Alfaro · 122 km
- Portoviejo · 250 km
- Ambato · 268 km
- Santo Domingo de los Colorados · 345 km
- Quito · 372 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 3654533 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q215080 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Collage Machala: David C. S., CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)