<P> Average annual temperatures in equatorial lowlands are around 31 ° C ( 88 ° F ) during the afternoon and 23 ° C ( 73 ° F ) around sunrise . Rainfall is away from cold current upwelling zones very high , from 2,500 to 3,500 mm ( 98 to 138 in ) per year . There are about 200 rainy days per year and average annual sunshine hours are around 2,000 . Despite high year - round sea level temperatures , some higher altitudes such as the Andes and Mount Kilimanjaro have glaciers . The highest point on the Equator is at the elevation of 4,690 metres ( 15,387 ft ) , at 0 ° 0 ′ 0 '' N 77 ° 59 ′ 31 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 0.00000 ° N 77.99194 ° W ﻿ / 0.00000 ; - 77.99194 ﻿ ( highest point on the Equator ) , found on the southern slopes of Volcán Cayambe ( summit 5,790 metres ( 18,996 ft ) ) in Ecuador . This is slightly above the snow line and is the only place on the Equator where snow lies on the ground . At the Equator the snow line is around 1,000 metres ( 3,280 ft ) lower than on Mount Everest and as much as 2,000 metres ( 6,560 ft ) lower than the highest snow line in the world , near the Tropic of Capricorn on Llullaillaco . </P>
<P> Average annual temperatures in equatorial lowlands are around 31 ° C ( 88 ° F ) during the afternoon and 23 ° C ( 73 ° F ) around sunrise . Rainfall is away from cold current upwelling zones very high , from 2,500 to 3,500 mm ( 98 to 138 in ) per year . There are about 200 rainy days per year and average annual sunshine hours are around 2,000 . Despite high year - round sea level temperatures , some higher altitudes such as the Andes and Mount Kilimanjaro have glaciers . The highest point on the Equator is at the elevation of 4,690 metres ( 15,387 ft ) , at 0 ° 0 ′ 0 '' N 77 ° 59 ′ 31 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 0.00000 ° N 77.99194 ° W ﻿ / 0.00000 ; - 77.99194 ﻿ ( highest point on the Equator ) , found on the southern slopes of Volcán Cayambe ( summit 5,790 metres ( 18,996 ft ) ) in Ecuador . This is slightly above the snow line and is the only place on the Equator where snow lies on the ground . At the Equator the snow line is around 1,000 metres ( 3,280 ft ) lower than on Mount Everest and as much as 2,000 metres ( 6,560 ft ) lower than the highest snow line in the world , near the Tropic of Capricorn on Llullaillaco . </P>
what is the average temperature at the equator
what is the average temperature at the equator
around 31 ° C ( 88 ° F )
around 31 ° C ( 88 ° F )