Ecuador in March

Wettest Andes month; Galápagos water warmest; Easter week (check) fills buses.

• Andes (Sierra) · Quito, Otavalo, Cotopaxi, Baños, Cuencarainy

  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, Isabelahot

  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 Lópezrainy

  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.

• Carnival big impact

  Feb or Mar (Mon–Tue before Lent — check)

  Water, foam and paint fights; buses and beach towns packed; Ambato's flower festival.

• Holy Week and Good Friday

  Mar or Apr (check)

  Quito's purple-robed procession; fanesca soup everywhere.

Crowds · Ecuador

Low

Prices · Ecuador

Medium

• Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen
• A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast

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