When to go · Quito
Quito in December
Good month. Fiestas de Quito in early December; Christmas closures.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Good
- Temperature
- 20°C68°F / 9°C48°F
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 13
- Crowds
- High
- Ecuador overall
- Prices
- High
- Ecuador overall
Verdict
Fiestas de Quito in early December; Christmas closures.
Weather in December
- QuitoHighs around 20 °C, lows around 9 °C, rain on about 13 daysHighs around 68 °F, lows around 48 °F, rain on about 13 days
- Andes (Sierra), Ecuador · 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.Spring-like all year (Quito 50–72 °F); June–September is driest and clearest for volcano views; afternoons bring rain in the wet months.
Cool and drier season
Fiestas de Quito, Christmas lights and processions.
Watch: Holiday closures; book early.
Festivals and holidays
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.
Fiestas de Quito
1–6 December · Whole city
Concerts, parades and street parties around the founding day; hotel prices rise and noise runs late.
Pase del Niño and Christmas
24–25 December · Historic Centre
Costumed processions on Christmas Eve; most shops close for part of 25 December.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Ecuador overall
- High
- Prices · Ecuador overall
- High
Ecuador overall: Fiestas de Quito (early Dec) and Christmas: book Galápagos and Quito early.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
What to pack
- A warm layer for the evenings
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast