Manabí Province · Ecuador
El Carmen travel guide
El Carmen is a city in Manabí Province, Ecuador, home to about 52,000 people.
- Best months
- July to November
- Nearest airport
- LTX117 km · Cotopaxi International Airport
- Currency
- USDUnited States dollar
- Time zone
- America/Guayaquil
- Language
- Northern Quichua, Shuar, Spanish
When to go
The best time to visit El Carmen
The most comfortable months for a city stay in El Carmen are July to November. April is the warmest month, with average highs of 28 °C; March is the wettest, with about 585 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to El Carmen: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Cotopaxi International Airport (LTX), about 117 km from the city centre in a straight line; Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO, 124 km) and Carlos Concha Torres International Airport (ESM, 141 km) are also within reach.
LTX · Cotopaxi International Airport
UIO · Mariscal Sucre International Airport
ESM · Carlos Concha Torres International Airport
Questions
El Carmen: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit El Carmen?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in El Carmen are July to November. April is the warmest month, with average highs of 28 °C; March is the wettest, with about 585 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to El Carmen?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Cotopaxi International Airport (LTX), about 117 km from the city centre in a straight line; Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO, 124 km) and Carlos Concha Torres International Airport (ESM, 141 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in El Carmen?
United States dollar (USD).
Nearby
Destinations near El Carmen
Sources: city facts from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.