Macará

For the soccer club based in Ambato, Ecuador, see Club Social y Deportivo Macará.

For other uses, see Macara (disambiguation).

Macará is a city in the Loja Province of Ecuador.^[1] It is the seat of the Macará Canton and is located on the border between Ecuador and Peru.

Macará
City
Catholic church in Macará,
Macará
Coordinates: 04°23′S 79°57′W[1]
Country	Ecuador
Province	Loja
Canton	Macará
Area
• City	4.98 km2 (1.92 sq mi)
Population  (2022 census)[2]
• City	12,454
• Density	2,500/km2 (6,500/sq mi)
Climate	BSh

The population as of the 2001 census was 11,483.^[2]

It is served by José María Velasco Ibarra Airport.

Climate

Climate data for Macará (José María Velasco Ibarra Airport), elevation 430 m (1,410 ft), (1971–2000)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	31.2 (88.2)	31.3 (88.3)	30.1 (86.2)	31.2 (88.2)	30.2 (86.4)	30.9 (87.6)	30.2 (86.4)	31.0 (87.8)	32.0 (89.6)	32.0 (89.6)	31.9 (89.4)	32.2 (90.0)	31.2 (88.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	19.4 (66.9)	20.1 (68.2)	20.0 (68.0)	18.8 (65.8)	18.0 (64.4)	16.4 (61.5)	15.2 (59.4)	15.4 (59.7)	15.7 (60.3)	16.2 (61.2)	16.4 (61.5)	17.6 (63.7)	17.4 (63.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	59.0 (2.32)	111.0 (4.37)	232.0 (9.13)	103.0 (4.06)	15.0 (0.59)	5.0 (0.20)	0.0 (0.0)	1.0 (0.04)	2.0 (0.08)	7.0 (0.28)	2.0 (0.08)	4.0 (0.16)	541 (21.31)
Average relative humidity (%)	65	69	75	72	71	68	64	61	59	59	58	58	65
Source: FAO[3]

See also

• List of cities in Ecuador