Cotopaxi
Weather Forecast, Ecuador

 

Days 0-3 Cotopaxi Weather Summary:

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun morning, min -6°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 3-6 Cotopaxi Weather Summary:

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon morning, min -6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 6-9 Cotopaxi Weather Summary:

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu morning, min -6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night
partially cloudy
snow showers
partially cloudy
snow showers
snow showers
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
snow showers
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
partially cloudy
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
moderate snow
light snow
light snow
moderate snow
Wind km/h
15 E15
15 E15
10 ESE10
15 E15
15 E15
10 ENE10
10 ENE10
5 ENE5
0 NE0
5 ENE5
5 E5
5 ESE5
10 ESE10
10 E10
15 SE15
25 ESE25
15 ESE15
20 ESE20
20 E20
20 E20
15 E15
20 ENE20
15 ENE15
10 NE10
15 NNE15
15 N15
15 N15
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Rain
Rain mm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Snow
Snow cm
- 3 - 1 3 - - 2 - - 3 2 1 5 3 1 3 3 - 1 3 3 2 10 2 2 6
High °C
-4 -4 -6 -4 -5 -6 -3 -4 -5 -4 -4 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -6 -4 -4 -4 -4 -4 -5 -4 -4 -5
Low °C
-5 -6 -6 -5 -5 -6 -4 -5 -6 -4 -5 -6 -5 -5 -6 -5 -5 -6 -4 -4 -5 -5 -5 -6 -5 -5 -5
Chill °C
-10 -9 -11 -10 -10 -11 -6 -7 -7 -7 -4 -8 -10 -9 -9 -12 -11 -13 -11 -10 -10 -10 -10 -11 -10 -10 -11
Freezing level m
5150 5200 4850 5150 5150 4850 5200 5250 4950 5200 5200 4850 5100 5100 4850 5100 5050 4800 5200 5250 5000 5050 5200 4850 5100 5150 4950
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Sunrise
6:03 - - 6:03 - - 6:03 - - 6:03 - - 6:05 - - 6:05 - - 6:05 - - 6:05 - - 6:07 - -
Sunset
- 6:13 - - 6:13 - - 6:14 - - 6:14 - - 6:15 - - 6:15 - - 6:15 - - 6:15 - - 6:16 -

Issued local time.

This table gives the weather forecast for Cotopaxi at the specific elevation of 5897 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Cotopaxi. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of Ecuador.

Live conditions reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Latacunga
26 km SW
3200m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 267).
Latacung / otopaxi Airport
33 km SSW
2785m alt.
1 hour ago
15° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the S
(28 kph at 170).
Low: broken
Izobamba
37 km NW
3058m alt.
3 hours ago
12.8° C
thunderstorm
Light to moderate thunderstorm.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Rumipamba
42 km S
2682m alt.
3 hours ago
19.0° C
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
22
Moderate winds from the SE
(22 kph at 150).
45 km
Mid: scattered
Quito
55 km N
2812m alt.
3 hours ago
19.2° C
-
15
Light winds from the NE
(15 kph at 50).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Cotopaxi and within an acceptable time window.

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