Destination brief
Chimborazo, Ecuador
Travel Score
74
out of 100
In short
A good time to go.
Explore
A balanced mix of sights, food and day trips.
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Weather forecast
No good stretch in this forecast
The best run is Fri Oct 23 and Sat Oct 24, with an average weather score of only 46.
Weather forecast only: air quality, events and safety are shown separately.
Every component and the reason behind it. The full formula is on the Method page.
Average daily weather score 45/100 over the next 3 days; biggest concern: 80% chance of rain on Oct 25.
US EPA index 1: Good.
No Level 3 or 4 advisory in our data (not a guarantee of safety).
No storms or heavy rain in the next 3 days.
No listed events with confirmed dates in the next 14 days.
WeatherAPI
Riobamba, ChimborazoStation: Hacienda HospitalUpdated 2:30 AM local time
12°C
Patchy rain nearby
Feels like 11°High 17° · Low 7°
Rain now
38%
Rain today
78% chance
Humidity
92%
Wind
Festival calendar
Nothing on right now
No listed festivals or events are happening today.
Christmas Day
ReligiousWorldwide
Dec 25, 2026In 63 days
Global celebration marking the birth of Jesus Christ, celebrated with feasts, gift-giving, and decorations.
New Year's Day
National HolidayWorldwide
Jan 1, 2027In 70 days
Global celebrations to welcome the new year with joy and festivities.
US EPA index
1 / 6
GoodAir quality is good. Enjoy time outdoors.
No known advisory
GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)
Power is what the wall supplies, not what a device needs: most phone and laptop chargers take 100 to 240 V, so you usually need only a plug adapter. Check the label on your device.
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Seasonal data not available yet; neutral estimate used.
2:37 AM
Friday, October 23
8 km/h E
Visibility
10 km
UV index
Low (0)
Local time at destination
Today
Oct 23
17° 7°
Patchy rain nearby · 78% rain
Sat
Oct 24
20° 6°
Mist · 80% rain
Sun
Oct 25
18° 1°
Patchy rain nearby · 80% rain
No Level 3 or 4 advisory found for this destination in our data. This is not a guarantee of safety. Check your government's official travel advice before you go.
Source: U.S. Department of State travel advisorys (Level 3 and 4), retrieved 2026-10-06 from the State Department's public feed; a few records kept by hand carry their own source and date. Updated Oct 6, 2026.
Emergency numbers for this country aren't in our data yet. Look them up before you travel.
Spanish is one of this country’s main languages; local languages can differ by region. Only words that Wiktionary and Wikivoyage phrasebooks both give are shown (CC BY-SA 4.0, checked 2026-10-11). Some languages change a word with who is speaking or how formal you are: these are the common forms.
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Exchange rate
The local currency is your own (USD), so there is nothing to convert.
Riobamba is the capital of Chimborazo Province in central Ecuador, and is located in the Chambo River Valley of the Andes. Riobamba is one of the largest cities in the central portion of Ecuador's Sierra region.
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NASA POWER climatology (public domain)
Usually the most comfortable: August, September and October. Typical weather over 2001–2020, not a forecast.
Taller is more comfortable. The brighter bars are the best months; the filled label is this month.
Typical weather
17° 6°
Cool
About 109 mm of rain over the month
Festivals that month
None recorded in our calendar.
What to pack
Worked out from the typical weather of this month, not from a forecast: check the forecast in the days before you go. From our festival calendar. Dates marked approximate are only known by month and can move; an empty list means none is recorded, not that nothing is on.
| Month | Feels | High / low | Rain | Comfort |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | Wet | 16° / 7° | 124 mm | 75 |
| February | Wet | 16° / 7° | 146 mm | 69 |
| March | Wet | 16° / 7° | 162 mm | 68 |
| April | Wet | 16° / 7° | 162 mm | 68 |
| May | Wet | 16° / 7° | 129 mm | 73 |
| June | Cool | 15° / 6° | 111 mm | 73 |
| July | Cool | 15° / 5° |
Comfort uses the typical daytime high (most comfortable at 20 to 28°C) and the typical rainfall (most comfortable under 1 mm a day), averaged over 2001–2020. Highs and lows are worked out from the monthly average temperature and the average daily swing, so they are close, not exact. It is not a forecast. Humidity, crowds, prices and festivals are not included, and a mountain or coast can differ from its half-degree grid cell.
| 89 mm |
| 77 |
| August | Cool | 16° / 5° | 75 mm | 80 |
|---|
| September | Cool | 16° / 5° | 67 mm | 84 |
|---|
| October | Cool | 17° / 6° | 109 mm | 78 |
|---|
| November | Cool | 16° / 7° | 113 mm | 77 |
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| December | Cool | 16° / 7° | 113 mm | 77 |
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GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)
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