Region · Ecuador
Where to stay in El Oro Province
This guide covers 4 destinations in El Oro Province, a first-level administrative division of Ecuador, with 6 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Machala, Pasaje and Santa Rosa. Across its destinations, June to November are the months comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Santa Rosa - Artillery Colonel Victor Larrea International Airport (ETR).
- Destinations in this guide
- 4
- Places to stay
- 6
- Comfortable in the most places
- June to November
- Main airport
- ETRSanta Rosa - Artillery Colonel Victor Larrea International Airport
- Currency
- USDUnited States dollar
- Time zone
- America/Guayaquil
Destinations
Destinations in El Oro Province
Every destination in this guide in El Oro Province, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.
| Destination | Population | Places to stay | Nearest airport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Machala | 288,072 | 4 | ETR · 20 km |
| Pasaje | 60,147 | 1 | ETR · 25 km |
| Santa Rosa | 56,842 | 1 | ETR · 4 km |
| Huaquillas | 56,021 | TBP · 18 km |
Where to stay
Hotels in El Oro Province
6 hotels in El Oro Province recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.
When to go
Best time to visit El Oro Province
From the climate of 4 destinations in El Oro Province with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. The months comfortable in the most places: June to November.
| Month | Comfortable destinations | Typical high | Typical rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 of 4 | 28 °C | 98 mm |
| February | 0 of 4 | 28 °C | 172 mm |
| March | 0 of 4 | 28 °C | 203 mm |
| April | 0 of 4 | 28 °C | 153 mm |
| May | 3 of 4 | 28 °C | 76 mm |
| June | 4 of 4 | 27 °C | 16 mm |
| July | 4 of 4 | 27 °C | 10 mm |
| August | 4 of 4 | 27 °C | 6 mm |
| September | 4 of 4 | 27 °C | 11 mm |
| October | 4 of 4 | 27 °C | 15 mm |
| November | 4 of 4 | 28 °C | 21 mm |
| December | 3 of 4 | 28 °C | 42 mm |
Typical = the median across the destinations. 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
Airports serving El Oro Province
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in El Oro Province name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.
ETR · Santa Rosa - Artillery Colonel Victor Larrea International Airport
TBP · Captain Pedro Canga Rodríguez International Airport
CUE · Mariscal Lamar Airport
Good to know
Public holidays in El Oro Province, 2026
Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).
Nationwide in Ecuador
Nearby
Regions near El Oro Province
Other regions of Ecuador with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.
Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.