Macará
Macará is a city in the Loja Province of Ecuador. It is the seat of the Macará Canton and is located on the border between Ecuador and Peru.
The population as of the 2001 census was 11,483.
It is served by José María Velasco Ibarra Airport.
Climate
| Climate data for Macará (José María Velasco Ibarra Airport), elevation 430 m (1,410 ft), (1971–2000) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31.2 (88.2) |
31.3 (88.3) |
30.1 (86.2) |
31.2 (88.2) |
30.2 (86.4) |
30.9 (87.6) |
30.2 (86.4) |
31.0 (87.8) |
32.0 (89.6) |
32.0 (89.6) |
31.9 (89.4) |
32.2 (90.0) |
31.2 (88.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 19.4 (66.9) |
20.1 (68.2) |
20.0 (68.0) |
18.8 (65.8) |
18.0 (64.4) |
16.4 (61.5) |
15.2 (59.4) |
15.4 (59.7) |
15.7 (60.3) |
16.2 (61.2) |
16.4 (61.5) |
17.6 (63.7) |
17.4 (63.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 59.0 (2.32) |
111.0 (4.37) |
232.0 (9.13) |
103.0 (4.06) |
15.0 (0.59) |
5.0 (0.20) |
0.0 (0.0) |
1.0 (0.04) |
2.0 (0.08) |
7.0 (0.28) |
2.0 (0.08) |
4.0 (0.16) |
541 (21.31) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 65 | 69 | 75 | 72 | 71 | 68 | 64 | 61 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 65 |
| Source: FAO | |||||||||||||