Cotopaxi weather
– Lat/Long: 0.68° S 78.44° W

Cotopaxi
Weather Forecast, Ecuador

Issued: 12 pm Thu 20 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri morning, min -7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun morning, min -6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
3650
3650
3700
4900
4700
5000
3650
4850
4450
3700
4200
4100
4250
3650
3700
km/h
10
E
10
ENE
10
E
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
 mm
max °C
-4
-4
-5
-3
-4
-6
-3
-4
-6
-3
-3
-4
-3
-3
-5
-3
-4
-5
min °C
-4
-5
-7
-4
-5
-7
-3
-5
-7
-4
-4
-5
-4
-4
-6
-4
-4
-6
 chill °C
-9
-10
-11
-9
-10
-12
-8
-11
-14
-10
-9
-10
-8
-8
-12
-10
-11
-14
Freezing level m
5200
5150
4800
5250
5250
4500
5350
5250
4650
5150
5350
4950
5300
5300
4750
5250
5250
4900
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-4-5-6-4-5-7-3-5-7-4-4-5-4-4-6-4-4-611-231-221-222021-121-1764973974875875875131291613815139151310141310141211
Sunrise
6:13
6:13
6:13
6:13
6:13
6:11
Sunset
6:19
6:19
6:19
6:19
6:17
6:17

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Cotopaxi Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Cotopaxi is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri morning, min -7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun morning, min -6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
33 km SSW
2768m alt.
2 hours ago
17° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
35
Fresh winds from the S
(35 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
58 km S
2520m alt.
2 hours ago
20° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the S
(20 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: scattered
Quito New International Airport
63 km N
2400m alt.
1 hour ago
25° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Shell Mera Airport
100 km SSE
2474m alt.
2 hours ago
19° C
light rain
Light rain .
2
Calm
(2 kph at 250).
1.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Jumandy Airport
104 km ESE
376m alt.
2 hours ago
23° C
light rain
Drizzle
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Riobamb / himborazo Airport
107 km S
2796m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (31 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: scattered
AEP Yuracrucito
118 km NNE
2952m alt.
36 minutes ago
13° C
-
30
Fresh winds from the SE
(30 kph at 129).
48
138 km SW
10m alt.
2 hours ago
29° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Coc / rancisco Airport
164 km E
220m alt.
2 hours ago
27° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
7
Light winds from the WSW
(7 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Maca / dmundo Carvajal Airportl
183 km S
1052m alt.
2 hours ago
21° C
light rain
Light rain .
Wind obs. (11 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
3.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast

* 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.

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