What is the weather like in Ecuador? Is it hot?

Ecuador, Spanish means "Equatorial Country". The equator crosses its north, and the capital, Quito, is near the equator. When it comes to the equator, everyone knows it. The equator is the middle dividing line between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Cancer. The sun shines directly here almost all year round. Of course, it should be the hottest place. But there are also special circumstances. Ecuador is a special case and it is not hot.

Ecuador is a plateau and mountainous country, and more than 3/5 of its land area is plateau. Due to the higher terrain, the temperature is relatively lower. Generally speaking, for every 1,000 meters above the ground, the temperature will drop by 6°C. The capital, Quito, is more than 2,800 meters above sea level, surrounded by mountains and has beautiful scenery. The annual average temperature is 14℃, the coldest monthly average temperature is 13.7℃, and the hottest monthly average temperature is 14.3℃. The annual temperature difference is only 0.6℃, which is one of the places with the smallest annual temperature difference in the world. Strangely enough, although the annual temperature difference changes minimally, the daily temperature difference in Quito changes greatly: in the morning it seems like spring; in the evening the temperature drops and becomes cool autumn; after midnight, the temperature drops again, reaching a minimum of 2.2℃. It's winter.