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When to go · Ecuador

Ecuador, month by month

Good months for Ecuador: Jan, Feb, Mar, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec.

Month by month

  1. JanuaryGoodGalápagos warm season starts; Andes mixed; coast hot and wet.Andes (Sierra): fine · Galápagos: best weather · Amazon (Oriente): fineCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
  2. FebruaryGoodCarnival (lunar, check): water fights in the Andes; Galápagos seas calm.Andes (Sierra): rainy · Galápagos: hot · Amazon (Oriente): fineCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
  3. MarchGoodWettest Andes month; Galápagos water warmest; Easter week (check) fills buses.Andes (Sierra): rainy · Galápagos: hot · Amazon (Oriente): rainyCrowds: Low · 2 festivals or holidays
  4. AprilMixedRain in the Andes and Amazon; landslides on mountain roads; good Galápagos snorkelling.Andes (Sierra): rainy · Galápagos: hot · Amazon (Oriente): rainyCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
  5. MayGoodShoulder season; seas start to cool; quieter prices.Andes (Sierra): fine · Galápagos: best weather · Amazon (Oriente): rainyCrowds: Low · 2 festivals or holidays
  6. JuneGoodDry Andes, clear Cotopaxi; Inti Raymi in Otavalo; whale season opens on the coast.Andes (Sierra): best weather · Galápagos: fine · Amazon (Oriente): rainyCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
  7. JulyGoodPeak for Galápagos cruises (northern holidays); book months ahead.Andes (Sierra): best weather · Galápagos: cool · Amazon (Oriente): rainyCrowds: High
  8. AugustGoodDriest Andes; windy on the páramo; Galápagos seas at their roughest.Andes (Sierra): best weather · Galápagos: cool · Amazon (Oriente): fineCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
  9. SeptemberGoodDry and clear in the highlands; some Galápagos boats dock for maintenance.Andes (Sierra): best weather · Galápagos: cool · Amazon (Oriente): fineCrowds: Medium
  10. OctoberGoodQuiet month; Andes still mostly dry.Andes (Sierra): fine · Galápagos: cool · Amazon (Oriente): fineCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
  11. NovemberGoodDía de Difuntos (2 Nov) and Cuenca's independence (3 Nov) fill southern buses.Andes (Sierra): fine · Galápagos: fine · Amazon (Oriente): fineCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
  12. DecemberGoodFiestas de Quito (early Dec) and Christmas: book Galápagos and Quito early.Andes (Sierra): fine · Galápagos: best weather · Amazon (Oriente): fineCrowds: High · 2 festivals or holidays

Weather by region

How each climate zone rates each month.

Weather rating by region and month
RegionJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Andes (Sierra)Quito, Otavalo, Cotopaxi, Baños, CuencaOKWetWetWetOKBestBestBestBestOKOKOK
GalápagosSanta Cruz, San Cristóbal, IsabelaBestHotHotHotBestOKCoolCoolCoolCoolOKBest
Amazon (Oriente)Coca, Tena, Cuyabeno, YasuníOKOKWetWetWetWetWetOKOKOKOKOK
Coast (Costa)Guayaquil, Montañita, Puerto LópezHotWetWetWetOKCoolCoolCoolCoolCoolOKHot