Ecuador in June

Dry Andes, clear Cotopaxi; Inti Raymi in Otavalo; whale season opens on the coast.

• 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, Isabelafine

  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, Yasunírainy

  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.

• Inti Raymi / San Juan

  Around 21–29 Jun

  Solstice festivals in Otavalo and Cotacachi; rooms fill.

Crowds · Ecuador

High

Prices · Ecuador

High

High-price month: see what to book ahead.

• Layers: a fleece or light jacket
• A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast

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Rated best or good this month

• Andes (Sierra)

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

• Quito

  Drier and sunnier; good visibility.