Santa Elena
Ecuador
Santa Elena sits at the western tip of Ecuador's continental coast — a point the city calls "Capital of the Sea and the Land" — where an arid, warm climate and proximity to the Pacific shape daily life. The cantonal seat and provincial capital of Santa Elena province, it anchors a metropolitan cluster that includes the resort town of Salinas, with commerce, fishing, and tourism as its main economic drivers. Its modern growth traces to early 20th-century oil extraction in the surrounding area.
- Population42,214
- Nearest water from center 0.3 km0.2 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 1.3 km0.8 mi
Nearest airports
Climate · monthly averages
J
25°76°
85mm3.3in
F
25°78°
135mm5.3in
M
26°78°
125mm4.8in
A
25°77°
80mm3.1in
M
24°75°
50mm1.9in
J
23°73°
30mm1.3in
J
22°72°
30mm1.1in
A
22°71°
20mm0.8in
S
22°71°
25mm0.9in
O
22°71°
20mm0.8in
N
22°72°
20mm0.8in
D
23°74°
45mm1.7in
Avg temp · total precipitation, 1991–2020 monthly normals · ERA5-Land · methodology ↗