Ecuador in May

Shoulder season; seas start to cool; quieter prices.

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

  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, Isabelabest weather

  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 Lópezfine

  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.

• Labour Day

  1 May

  Public holiday.

• Battle of Pichincha

  24 May

  Public holiday (often moved to a Friday or Monday).

Crowds · Ecuador

Low

Prices · Ecuador

Low

• A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast

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Rated best or good this month

• Galápagos

  Best weather of the year (Santa Cruz, San Cristóbal, Isabela)