Air temperature data (°C) recorded in a shaded area near the shore of the study site Laguna Toreadora (S 02° 46.792”, W 079° 13.411”; 3,920 m asl) in Cajas National Park, Ecuador from August 2014 to September 2016 using a HOBO Water Temperature Pro v2 Data Logger. Air temperatures were recorded hourly over this period, with an interruption in data collection from May to July 2015.