When to go · Quito
Quito in February
Mixed month. Wet season; Carnival weekend crowds and closures.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Mixed
- Temperature
- 20°C68°F / 9°C48°F
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 15
- Crowds
- Medium
- Ecuador overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Ecuador overall
Verdict
Wet season; Carnival weekend crowds and closures.
Weather in February
- QuitoHighs around 20 °C, lows around 9 °C, rain on about 15 daysHighs around 68 °F, lows around 48 °F, rain on about 15 days
- Andes (Sierra), Ecuador · 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.Spring-like all year (Quito 50–72 °F); June–September is driest and clearest for volcano views; afternoons bring rain in the wet months.
Main wet season season
Lush green hills, fewer tourists, Carnival and Easter.
Watch: Rain in most afternoons; landslides on some roads.
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.
Carnival check
Monday and Tuesday before Ash Wednesday · Nationwide; water play in Quito
Water balloons, foam and roadblocks; some places close for two days.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Ecuador overall
- Medium
- Prices · Ecuador overall
- Medium
Ecuador overall: Carnival (lunar, check): water fights in the Andes; Galápagos seas calm.
What to pack
- A warm layer for the evenings
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast