Category: Heat waves affecting Ecuador

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Event type: Heat wave

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

• Ecuador
• Peru

Duration: 7 days

Time span: January 18 2026 to January 24 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 18.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 26.4 °C

Event center: -4.0°S 281.0°E

Area affected: 64743 km$^2$

Fig. 1: Map of most extreme temperature anomalies (standardized) experienced during the event. The purple star indicates the center of the extreme event. Green hatching illustrates all areas under the effect of extremes at some time during the event.

Fig. 2: Evolution of temperature at the center of the event. The climatological percentile distribution is illustrated with color shadings.

Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Heat_wave_2026-Jan-18_to_2026-Jan-24_281.0_-4.0

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Event type: Heat wave

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

• Ecuador
• Peru

Duration: 18 days

Time span: November 06 2025 to November 23 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 20.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.9 °C

Event center: -5.0°S 280.5°E

Area affected: 144917 km$^2$

Fig. 1: Map of most extreme temperature anomalies (standardized) experienced during the event. The purple star indicates the center of the extreme event. Green hatching illustrates all areas under the effect of extremes at some time during the event.

Fig. 2: Evolution of temperature at the center of the event. The climatological percentile distribution is illustrated with color shadings.

Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Heat_wave_2025-Nov-06_to_2025-Nov-23_280.5_-5.0

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Event type: Heat wave

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

• Ecuador
• Peru

Duration: 13 days

Time span: October 21 2025 to November 02 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 17.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 27.3 °C

Event center: -8.0°S 282.0°E

Area affected: 123098 km$^2$

Fig. 1: Map of most extreme temperature anomalies (standardized) experienced during the event. The purple star indicates the center of the extreme event. Green hatching illustrates all areas under the effect of extremes at some time during the event.

Fig. 2: Evolution of temperature at the center of the event. The climatological percentile distribution is illustrated with color shadings.

Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Heat_wave_2025-Oct-21_to_2025-Nov-02_282.0_-8.0

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Event type: Heat wave

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

• Ecuador
• Peru

Duration: 5 days

Time span: August 29 2025 to September 02 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 26.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: 29.4 °C

Event center: -4.0°S 283.5°E

Area affected: 132440 km$^2$

Fig. 1: Map of most extreme temperature anomalies (standardized) experienced during the event. The purple star indicates the center of the extreme event. Green hatching illustrates all areas under the effect of extremes at some time during the event.

Fig. 2: Evolution of temperature at the center of the event. The climatological percentile distribution is illustrated with color shadings.

Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Heat_wave_2025-Aug-29_to_2025-Sep-02_283.5_-4.0

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Event type: Heat wave

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

• Ecuador
• Peru

Duration: 6 days

Time span: June 02 2025 to June 07 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 25.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 27.7 °C

Event center: -3.5°S 282.0°E

Area affected: 58536 km$^2$

Fig. 1: Map of most extreme temperature anomalies (standardized) experienced during the event. The purple star indicates the center of the extreme event. Green hatching illustrates all areas under the effect of extremes at some time during the event.

Fig. 2: Evolution of temperature at the center of the event. The climatological percentile distribution is illustrated with color shadings.

Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Heat_wave_2025-Jun-02_to_2025-Jun-07_282.0_-3.5