Ecuador in August

Driest Andes; windy on the páramo; Galápagos seas at their roughest.

• Andes (Sierra) · Quito, Otavalo, Cotopaxi, Baños, Cuencabest weather

  Spring-like all year (Quito 10–22 °C); June–September is driest and clearest for volcano views; afternoons bring rain in the wet months.

• Galápagos · Santa Cruz, San Cristóbal, Isabelacool

  Warm season (Dec–May): calm seas, short showers, clear water. Garúa season (Jun–Nov): cool mist, rougher seas, colder water and more marine life.

• Amazon (Oriente) · Coca, Tena, Cuyabeno, Yasunífine

  Rain in every month; wettest March–July. Cuyabeno lagoons can run low in December–February.

• Coast (Costa) · Guayaquil, Montañita, Puerto Lópezcool

  Hot and wet January–April; grey and cooler June–November, when humpback whales pass Puerto López (June–September). Check security advice first.

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

• First Cry of Independence

  10 Aug

  Public holiday.

Crowds · Ecuador

High

Prices · Ecuador

High

High-price month: see what to book ahead.

• Layers: a fleece or light jacket

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Rated best or good this month

• Andes (Sierra)

  Best weather of the year (Quito, Otavalo, Cotopaxi, Baños, Cuenca)

• Quito

  Dry and sunny; keep sun cream on.