What is the weather like in Ecuador? Is it hot?

Ecuador, Spanish is "equatorial country". The equator passes through its north, and the capital Quito is near the equator. Speaking of the equator, everyone knows. The equator is the middle dividing line of the Tropic of Cancer. It is sunny almost all the year round, so it should be the hottest place. But there are also special circumstances, Ecuador is a special case, not hot.

Ecuador is a highland and mountainous country, and more than 3/5 of its land area is plateau. Due to the high terrain, the temperature is relatively low. Generally speaking, every time the ground rises 1000 meters, the temperature will drop by 6℃. The capital Quito is more than 2800 meters above sea level, surrounded by mountains and beautiful scenery. The annual average temperature 14℃, the most Leng Yue average temperature 13.7℃ and the hottest monthly average temperature 14.3℃. The annual temperature difference is only 0.6℃, which is one of the places with the smallest annual temperature difference change in the world. Strange to say, although the annual temperature difference changes the least, the daily temperature difference in Quito changes greatly: morning is like spring; In the evening, the temperature drops and becomes cool autumn; After midnight, the temperature dropped again, reaching a minimum of 2.2℃, and entered the winter.