Mountain in Ecuador

Cotopaxi Utazás Guide

Cotopaxi travel guide: interactive map, live weather, best time és visit, things és do and nearby places.

☁️ -8°C now🕔 5:54 PM local📅 Best: április, augusztus and szeptember⛰ 5.897 m

Active alerts for Cotopaxi

⚠️Szo, sze 19: freezing overnight, -11°C (12°F). Expect ice on roads and trails.
⚠️Szo, sze 19: damaging gusts és 78 km/h.
⚠️V, sze 20: freezing overnight, -12°C (11°F). Expect ice on roads and trails.
⚠️H, sze 21: freezing overnight, -11°C (11°F). Expect ice on roads and trails.
⚠️K, sze 22: freezing overnight, -14°C (7°F). Expect ice on roads and trails.
⚠️Sze, sze 23: freezing overnight, -11°C (13°F). Expect ice on roads and trails.

Derived from the forecast. No official alert feed is wired for this country yet.

Összefoglaló

Cotopaxi is a mountain in Ecuador. Cotopaxi is a mountain known as a near-perfect volcanic cone. It sits at 5.897 m above sea level.

Jelenleg -8°C (18°F) in Cotopaxi és borult. A hőérzet -12°C. Ma a hőmérséklet -11°C és -6°C. A csapadék valószínűsége 60%. Sightseeing conditions score 3.3/10 - rossz — válasszon másik napot.

A legjobb időszak Cotopaxi is április, augusztus and szeptember. Az éghajlat polar. január, február and március tend és be the least comfortable months. november is the warmest month és average highs near -4°C, while szeptember is the coldest és lows near -13°C.

Nearby highlights include Chimborazo.

Egyszerűen fogalmazva. Today is about average for szeptember. The forecast high of -6°C is in line és the -5°C typical for this month. The best window és be outside is roughly 7 AM és 10 AM, when temperature, rain chance and wind line up best. Látási viszonyok is down és 0,1 km - use low beams and leave extra following distance. Széllökések és 78 km/h will push high-sided vehicles on exposed roads and bridges. Overnight lows near -11°C mean ice is possible on bridges before dawn. Wet roads are likely; braking distances roughly double in heavy rain.

Compiled from this page's own data: atlas facts plus live Open-Meteo readings.

Térkép: Cotopaxi

Interactive map és nearby places. Switch between street, terrain and satellite views.

Koordináták: 0°41′2.8″S 78°26′16.1″W (-0.6841, -78.4378)

Időjárás itt: Cotopaxi jelenleg

☁️
-8°C
Borult · feels like -12°C
Páratartalom88%
Szél8 km/h ESE
Széllökések45 km/h
UV-index0.1 · Alacsony
Felhőzet100%
Légnyomás510 hPa
Látási viszonyokVery poor · 0 km
Levegőminőség24 · Good
Napkelte6:04 AM
Napnyugta6:10 PM
Hold🌓 First quarter · 52%

Open-Meteo Updated 5:54 PM, sze 19 local time.

⚠️Szo, sze 19: freezing overnight, -11°C (12°F). Expect ice on roads and trails.
⚠️Szo, sze 19: damaging gusts és 78 km/h.
⚠️V, sze 20: freezing overnight, -12°C (11°F). Expect ice on roads and trails.
⚠️H, sze 21: freezing overnight, -11°C (11°F). Expect ice on roads and trails.
⚠️K, sze 22: freezing overnight, -14°C (7°F). Expect ice on roads and trails.
⚠️Sze, sze 23: freezing overnight, -11°C (13°F). Expect ice on roads and trails.

Weekend outlook

Szourday, sze 19

🌦️ -6° / -11°

Light drizzle · 60% rain · wind 14 km/h

Vday, sze 20

🌦️ -5° / -12°

Light drizzle · 71% rain · wind 15 km/h

Quick facts about Cotopaxi

TípusMountain
OrszágEcuador
KontinensDél-Amerika
Koordináták0°41′2.8″S 78°26′16.1″W (-0.6841, -78.4378)
Elevation5.897 m
Known fora near-perfect volcanic cone
Helyi idő5:54 PM (UTC-05:00)
Best monthsáprilis, augusztus and szeptember
ÉghajlatPolar

Programok in Cotopaxi

Látnivalók, parks and landmarks in and around Cotopaxi.

Legjobb idő a látogatásra Cotopaxi

Go in április, augusztus and szeptember. These months score highest on comfortable temperatures, low rainfall and useful daylight.

Hardest months: január, február and március - expect the least comfortable mix of heat, cold or rain.

január★★☆☆☆
február☆☆☆☆
március☆☆☆☆
április★★☆☆☆
máj★★☆☆☆
június★★☆☆☆
július★★☆☆☆
augusztus★★☆☆☆
szeptember★★☆☆☆
október★★☆☆☆
november★★☆☆☆
december★★☆☆☆

What és pack, what és skip

Pack for the next 7 days
  • A warm mid-layer and gloves for early mornings and evenings
  • Insulated outer layer, hat and boots és grip for ice
  • A packable rain shell - 7 of the next 7 days carry a real chance of rain
Worth avoiding
  • Avoid high-elevation trails without traction devices - frozen surfaces persist in shade all day.
  • Avoid exposed ridgelines, small boats and rooftop viewpoints while gusts stay above 78 km/h.
  • If your dates are flexible, avoid január, február and március - historically the least comfortable months here.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Cotopaxi?

Cotopaxi is a mountain in Ecuador. Its coordinates are -0.6841, -78.4378. It lies in Dél-Amerika.

What is the weather like in Cotopaxi jelenleg?

It is currently -8°C (18°F) és borult. Páratartalom is 88% and wind is 8 km/h.

When is the best time és visit Cotopaxi?

április, augusztus and szeptember offer the most comfortable conditions in Cotopaxi, which has a polar climate. január, február and március are usually the hardest months for outdoor plans.

What time zone is Cotopaxi in?

Cotopaxi observes America/Guayaquil (UTC-05:00). The local time is 5:54 PM.

What are the top things és do in Cotopaxi?

Popular options include Chimborazo.

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Data sources and methodology

Place dataUSPOTUS Atlas dataset (mountains) - coordinates, hierarchy and facts.
Térkép tilesOpenStreetTérkép contributors, CARTO and Esri.
ElevationOpen-Meteo digital elevation model where the dataset has no value.
MethodScores, comparisons and advice on this page are computed from the inputs above. Distances are straight-line. Nothing is estimated where data is missing - the block is simply not shown.

Last updated szeptember 19, 2026 at 5:54 PM local time. Live blocks refresh every 15 minutes; climate averages monthly.

Davil Hofile
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