Ecuador in December
December is Ecuador's 7th-best month (rank 7 of 12): its 7 destinations average 77/100, led by Montañita at 94 — 31°C and 5 rainy days — while Quito is cooler at 16°C and scores 60.
#7 of 12 months for Ecuador · 7 destinations · updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
🇪🇨 Ecuador, month by month
77/100 in DecemberWhere in Ecuador in December
Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 score; each place is judged through the lens that suits it — beaches on beach weather, ski resorts on snow. "At its best" means December is one of that place's own top three months. Feels-like highs fold in humidity, wind and sun.
What's on in Ecuador in December
- Waved albatross on Espanola · Puerto Ayora · 1 Apr – 20 Dec (usually)
- Tortoises in the highlands · Puerto Ayora · 1 Jun – 15 Dec (usually)
- Green turtle nesting · Puerto Ayora · 1 Dec – 30 Jun (usually)
- Christmas and New Year peak · Puerto Ayora · 15 Dec – 10 Jan
- Fiestas de Quito · Quito · 1–6 Dec
- Pase del Niño Viajero · Cuenca · 24 Dec
- Inocentes masquerade parade · Cuenca · 28 Dec – 6 Jan
- Kapak Raymi · Otavalo · 19–23 Dec (usually)