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Ecuador, month by month

Good months for Ecuador: Jan, Feb, Mar, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec.

Month by month

  1. JanuaryGoodGalápagos warm season starts; Andes mixed; coast hot and wet.Andes (Sierra): fine · Galápagos: best weather · Amazon (Oriente): fineCrowds: Medium · 2 festivals or holidays
  2. FebruaryGoodCarnival (lunar, check): water fights in the Andes; Galápagos seas calm.Andes (Sierra): rainy · Galápagos: hot · Amazon (Oriente): fineCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
  3. MarchGoodWettest Andes month; Galápagos water warmest; Easter week (check) fills buses.Andes (Sierra): rainy · Galápagos: hot · Amazon (Oriente): rainyCrowds: Low · 3 festivals or holidays
  4. AprilMixedRain in the Andes and Amazon; landslides on mountain roads; good Galápagos snorkelling.Andes (Sierra): rainy · Galápagos: hot · Amazon (Oriente): rainyCrowds: Low · 2 festivals or holidays
  5. MayGoodShoulder season; seas start to cool; quieter prices.Andes (Sierra): fine · Galápagos: best weather · Amazon (Oriente): rainyCrowds: Low · 2 festivals or holidays
  6. JuneGoodDry Andes, clear Cotopaxi; Inti Raymi in Otavalo; whale season opens on the coast.Andes (Sierra): best weather · Galápagos: fine · Amazon (Oriente): rainyCrowds: High · 2 festivals or holidays
  7. JulyGoodPeak for Galápagos cruises (northern holidays); book months ahead.Andes (Sierra): best weather · Galápagos: cool · Amazon (Oriente): rainyCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
  8. AugustGoodDriest Andes; windy on the páramo; Galápagos seas at their roughest.Andes (Sierra): best weather · Galápagos: cool · Amazon (Oriente): fineCrowds: High · 2 festivals or holidays
  9. SeptemberGoodDry and clear in the highlands; some Galápagos boats dock for maintenance.Andes (Sierra): best weather · Galápagos: cool · Amazon (Oriente): fineCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
  10. OctoberGoodQuiet month; Andes still mostly dry.Andes (Sierra): fine · Galápagos: cool · Amazon (Oriente): fineCrowds: Low · 2 festivals or holidays
  11. NovemberGoodDía de Difuntos (2 Nov) and Cuenca's independence (3 Nov) fill southern buses.Andes (Sierra): fine · Galápagos: fine · Amazon (Oriente): fineCrowds: Medium · 3 festivals or holidays
  12. DecemberGoodFiestas de Quito (early Dec) and Christmas: book Galápagos and Quito early.Andes (Sierra): fine · Galápagos: best weather · Amazon (Oriente): fineCrowds: High · 3 festivals or holidays

Compare two months

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Ecuador, side by side.

  • Verdict

    Jan: Good

    Feb: Good

  • Crowds

    Jan: Medium

    Feb: Medium

  • Prices

    Jan: Medium

    Feb: Medium

  • Festivals listed

    Jan: 2

    Feb: 1

January: Galápagos warm season starts; Andes mixed; coast hot and wet.

February: Carnival (lunar, check): water fights in the Andes; Galápagos seas calm.

Ecuador: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.

Weather by region

How each climate zone rates each month.

Weather rating by region and month
RegionJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Andes (Sierra)Quito, Otavalo, Cotopaxi, Baños, CuencaOKWetWetWetOKBestBestBestBestOKOKOK
GalápagosSanta Cruz, San Cristóbal, IsabelaBestHotHotHotBestOKCoolCoolCoolCoolOKBest
Amazon (Oriente)Coca, Tena, Cuyabeno, YasuníOKOKWetWetWetWetWetOKOKOKOKOK
Coast (Costa)Guayaquil, Montañita, Puerto LópezHotWetWetWetOKCoolCoolCoolCoolCoolOKHot