La Libertad is a city located in western Santa Elena Province, Ecuador, by the Pacific Ocean. It is the seat of La Libertad Canton.
As of the census of 2022, there are 112,154 people residing in the city. La Libertad is a canton itself, since 1993. Before 1993, it was part of Salinas Canton. La Libertad has important oil fields and reservoirs.
La Libertad has a arid desert climate (Köppen: BWh).
Climate data for La Libertad | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 24.4 (75.9) | 25.6 (78.1) | 25.8 (78.4) | 24.9 (76.8) | 23.8 (74.8) | 22.5 (72.5) | 21.8 (71.2) | 21.3 (70.3) | 21.1 (70.0) | 21.4 (70.5) | 21.8 (71.2) | 22.9 (73.2) | 23.1 (73.6) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 24.1 (75.4) | 25.2 (77.4) | 25.3 (77.5) | 24.5 (76.1) | 23.4 (74.1) | 22.2 (72.0) | 21.5 (70.7) | 20.9 (69.6) | 20.8 (69.4) | 21.0 (69.8) | 21.4 (70.5) | 22.5 (72.5) | 22.7 (72.9) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23.7 (74.7) | 24.7 (76.5) | 24.8 (76.6) | 24.0 (75.2) | 23.0 (73.4) | 21.8 (71.2) | 21.1 (70.0) | 20.6 (69.1) | 20.4 (68.7) | 20.7 (69.3) | 21.1 (70.0) | 22.2 (72.0) | 22.3 (72.2) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 36.3 (1.43) | 79.4 (3.13) | 76.2 (3.00) | 37.2 (1.46) | 18.5 (0.73) | 14.1 (0.56) | 13.4 (0.53) | 11.9 (0.47) | 13.3 (0.52) | 12.0 (0.47) | 12.5 (0.49) | 17.4 (0.69) | 342.2 (13.48) |
Source: Weather.Directory [2] |