When to go · Tababela
Tababela, month by month
Good months for Tababela: Jan, Feb, Mar, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec.
Month by month
- JanuaryGoodOutside the best window (All year). Across Ecuador: Galápagos warm season starts; Andes mixed; coast hot and wet.20 °C (68 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 8 rain days68 °F (20 °C) / 50 °F (10 °C), 8 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- FebruaryGoodOutside the best window (All year). Across Ecuador: Carnival (lunar, check): water fights in the Andes; Galápagos seas calm.21 °C (70 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 7 rain days70 °F (21 °C) / 52 °F (11 °C), 7 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- MarchGoodOutside the best window (All year). Across Ecuador: Wettest Andes month; Galápagos water warmest; Easter week (check) fills buses.22 °C (72 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 6 rain days72 °F (22 °C) / 54 °F (12 °C), 6 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- AprilMixedOutside the best window (All year). Across Ecuador: Rain in the Andes and Amazon; landslides on mountain roads; good Galápagos snorkelling.22 °C (72 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 5 rain days72 °F (22 °C) / 55 °F (13 °C), 5 rain daysCrowds: Low
- MayGoodOutside the best window (All year). Across Ecuador: Shoulder season; seas start to cool; quieter prices.21 °C (70 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 5 rain days70 °F (21 °C) / 55 °F (13 °C), 5 rain daysCrowds: Low
- JuneGoodOutside the best window (All year). Across Ecuador: Dry Andes, clear Cotopaxi; Inti Raymi in Otavalo; whale season opens on the coast.19 °C (66 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 4 rain days66 °F (19 °C) / 54 °F (12 °C), 4 rain daysCrowds: High
- JulyGoodOutside the best window (All year). Across Ecuador: Peak for Galápagos cruises (northern holidays); book months ahead.18 °C (64 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 4 rain days64 °F (18 °C) / 52 °F (11 °C), 4 rain daysCrowds: High
- AugustGoodOutside the best window (All year). Across Ecuador: Driest Andes; windy on the páramo; Galápagos seas at their roughest.18 °C (64 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 5 rain days64 °F (18 °C) / 52 °F (11 °C), 5 rain daysCrowds: High
- SeptemberGoodOutside the best window (All year). Across Ecuador: Dry and clear in the highlands; some Galápagos boats dock for maintenance.19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 6 rain days66 °F (19 °C) / 52 °F (11 °C), 6 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- OctoberGoodOutside the best window (All year). Across Ecuador: Quiet month; Andes still mostly dry.20 °C (68 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 7 rain days68 °F (20 °C) / 52 °F (11 °C), 7 rain daysCrowds: Low
- NovemberGoodOutside the best window (All year). Across Ecuador: Día de Difuntos (2 Nov) and Cuenca's independence (3 Nov) fill southern buses.20 °C (68 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 8 rain days68 °F (20 °C) / 50 °F (10 °C), 8 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- DecemberGoodOutside the best window (All year). Across Ecuador: Fiestas de Quito (early Dec) and Christmas: book Galápagos and Quito early.20 °C (68 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 9 rain days68 °F (20 °C) / 50 °F (10 °C), 9 rain daysCrowds: High
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Tababela, side by side.
Verdict
Jan: Good
Feb: Good
Daytime high
Jan: 20 °C (68 °F)68 °F (20 °C)
Feb: 21 °C (70 °F)70 °F (21 °C)
Night low
Jan: 10 °C (50 °F)50 °F (10 °C)
Feb: 11 °C (52 °F)52 °F (11 °C)
Rain days
Jan: 8
Feb: 7 (better)
Crowds
Jan: Medium
Feb: Medium
Prices
Jan: Medium
Feb: Medium
Festivals listed
Jan: 0
Feb: 1
January: Outside the best window (All year). Across Ecuador: Galápagos warm season starts; Andes mixed; coast hot and wet.
February: Outside the best window (All year). Across Ecuador: Carnival (lunar, check): water fights in the Andes; Galápagos seas calm.
Tababela: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.