Baños weather by month

The best time to visit Baños is July to September — 86/100 in August, 21°C and 23 rainy days. The best season is the dry season, June to October (80/100 on average).

The worst month is March at 64/100 — warm, soaked, clean air. See March →

Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

Planning the wider trip? Best time to visit Ecuador →

Baños🇪🇨 Ecuador · Ecuadorian Andes · Trekking86
  1. 70Jan
  2. 68Feb
  3. 64Mar
  4. 68Apr
  5. 71May
  6. 76Jun
  7. 79Jul
  8. 86Aug
  9. 86Sep
  10. 74Oct
  11. 71Nov
  12. 69Dec

Best season: June to October (80/100 on average) · worst March (64/100)

Days
21°C
Nights
14°C
Wet days
23
Sun
10.2 h
Humidity
88%
Daylight
12 h
Baños, Ecuador
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Baños, month by month

Comfort score out of 100 for the kind of trip Baños is best for, the average high, rainy days and hours of sun a day from the climate normals, and how busy it tends to be.

MonthScoreTierHighRainSunCrowdsOn
Jan70B22°C30 d10 hShoulder—
Feb68C23°C28 d10 hBusy1
Mar64C23°C31 d9 hQuiet3
Apr68C22°C30 d9 hBusy2
May71B22°C30 d9 hShoulder1
Jun76B21°C29 d9 hShoulder1
Jul79B21°C27 d9 hBusy1
Aug86A21°C23 d10 hBusy1
Sep86A22°C22 d11 hBusy—
Oct74B23°C29 d10 hBusy1
Nov71B23°C29 d10 hBusy1
Dec69C23°C31 d10 hBusy1

What's on in Baños through the year

Festivals, natural spectacles, holidays and the seasons to watch out for — curated and sourced. The month pages carry the detail.

February
  • Carnaval14–17 FebHoliday
March
  • Waterfalls at full flow1 Mar – 30 Jun (usually)Nature
  • Semana Santa3–5 AprHoliday
July
  • Highland school holidays1 Jul – 31 Aug (usually)Season
October
  • Fiestas de la Virgen de Agua Santa1–31 OctFestival
November
  • November long weekend1–4 Nov (usually)Holiday
December
  • Fiestas de cantonización8–16 DecFestival

Everything on in Baños through the year →

Crowds in Baños in August

How busy the place itself is — school and mass holidays, the months an editor tagged, and how sought-after the weather makes them. Never part of the comfort score.

BusyHighland school holidays(estimated)

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Good to know before you go to Baños

Real experiences from travellers' own write-ups, quoted with a link to the original.

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We rented bikes for the Ruta de las Cascadas rather than taking a bus, since the road runs mostly downhill and lets you stop at whichever of the nearly sixty waterfalls catch your eye. El Pailón del Diablo was worth every minute of the detour, a genuinely thunderous drop you can walk right up to on a viewing platform. We split the rest of the trip between white-water rafting on the Rio Pastaza and a canyoning session that had us abseiling down a 30-meter waterfall, which was far more intense than either of us expected walking in. The whole classic bike route took about six hours including stops.
Diego P. · Read the original ↗

Traveller notes on Baños

What people who have been say about the place — the year-round notes first, then month by month.

Banos-forum threads on the best weather month here are candid there isn't a clear winner, this cloud-forest town wet nearly year-round with real showers a near-daily feature. Posters call humidity a bigger factor than the moderate temperature reading suggests, the air staying heavy regardless of whether a shower is falling. Regulars recommend real waterproof gear as standing advice, the thermal baths and waterfall walks both genuinely enjoyable in a downpour given how much of the appeal is already water-based. Posters describe sun as breaking through in patches rather than a full clear day, worth building flexibility into plans. Regulars call the waterfalls at their most dramatic this time of year, higher flow a direct upside of the wetter pattern. Posters recommend the town's thermal springs as a reliable plan regardless of the sky. The record: 22.4C days feeling like a punishing 26C, 15.6C nights, an extraordinarily high 279.2mm across nearly 30 days and 90 percent humidity.
BanosJanuaryRegular · January · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗
Baños forum threads consistently rate February as one of the better months to visit, sitting within the drier season even though as a cloud forest destination, some rain is normal here in any month. When rain does show up it's typically limited to a few afternoon hours rather than an all-day event. Daytime temperatures were described as comfortably warm in the sun - posters put it around 18-30C - while nights turn cool enough to want a light jacket or sweater. Standard packing advice across threads: short sleeves for daytime, a lightweight rain jacket and umbrella for the afternoon chance, and layers for the evening temperature drop.
TungurahuaProvinceRegular · February · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗
Banos-forum threads on April conditions describe this as genuinely mixed, posters calling a typical day sunny in the morning with cloud building by midday and a shower arriving in the afternoon before clearing again. Regulars call all-day rain fairly uncommon even in wetter months, more a predictable afternoon system than sustained downpours. Posters describe forecasts for Banos as notoriously unreliable, several calling the town warmer in practice than weather apps predict given its sheltered valley. Regulars recommend real layers regardless of forecast, temperature swinging between a sunny morning and an overcast afternoon. Posters call the town's thermal baths a genuine highlight any time of year, popular after a day on the surrounding waterfall routes. Regulars recommend checking current conditions with a guide before any higher-elevation activity. The record: 22.4C days feeling like 26C, 15.9C nights, an extraordinarily high 287.7mm across nearly 30 days and 91 percent humidity.
BanosAprilRegular · April · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗
Banos-forum threads on the year's weather pattern place May solidly within the wetter stretch of the calendar, the town's proximity to the Amazon side of the Andes keeping afternoon showers a near-daily feature through the middle of the year. Posters describe a workable rhythm though - mornings frequently open sunny and warm, with the heavier activity building through the afternoon, so an early start on outdoor plans like the waterfall route or the swing at Casa del Arbol tends to pay off. Regulars call comfortable moderate temperatures the norm regardless of the shower pattern, layering for a cool evening rather than serious heat or cold. Standing advice across threads is packing real waterproof gear and treating a clear morning as a bonus rather than a given. The record: 22.1C days feeling like 23C, 15.6C nights, an extraordinarily high 315mm across over 30 days and 92 percent humidity.
BanosMayRegular · May · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗
Banos-forum threads on July weather describe temperatures as genuinely stable year-round given the town's position near the Amazon foothills, mild days that regulars say don't swing dramatically even as the season changes, with July sitting at a slight seasonal dip. Posters are consistent forecast apps run noticeably colder than actual conditions on the ground, so checking a local source or simply packing layers beats trusting the app reading. Precipitation is called a real feature given the proximity to the jungle, roughly May through August the wetter stretch, though showers here are described as localized and typically brief rather than settling in for a full day. Regulars call rafting, biking the scenic waterfall route and the open-air bus tours all solidly doable regardless of a passing shower. The record: 20.5C days feeling like a punishing 23C, 14C nights, an extraordinarily high 220mm across 27 days and 91 percent humidity.
BanosJulyRegular · July · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗
Forum posters describe August as a genuine transition month here - a mix of sunny, rainy, cloudy and windy conditions within the same day, with temperatures generally in the 15-25C range. May through August is named as this Amazon-adjacent town's wettest stretch of the year, with October through February considered the driest, most reliable window instead. Posters consistently flag that online weather forecasts for Banos are almost always wrong, typically predicting colder conditions than what actually shows up on the ground. The standard daily pattern posters describe: pleasant mornings with a real chance of afternoon showers, so a light jacket for the evening plus a rain jacket in the daypack covers most eventualities regardless of season.
Tripadvisor community · August · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗
Banos-forum threads on an October visit describe this as genuinely still within the favored season here, posters naming October through February as the broader window considered best. Regulars call late October the real start of the rainier stretch, several posters describing this shift as mild rather than dramatic, with rain typically arriving at night rather than disrupting daytime plans. Posters call days genuinely sunny through October, several regulars naming cooler evenings as the real reason layers matter even on a warm-looking day. Regulars call a rain jacket or umbrella genuinely worth packing regardless of the forecast, several threads naming this standard advice given how quickly Andes weather can shift. Posters recommend flexible outdoor plans around an October visit, several regulars calling this given how much conditions can vary within a single day. The record: 22.6C days, 15C nights, an extraordinarily high 240.6mm across nearly 29 days and 89 percent humidity.
BanosOctoberRegular · October · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗

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