Best time to visit Ecuador's coast & the Galápagos

The best time to visit Ecuador's coast & the Galápagos is September, November and December, judged across 3 places; March is its weakest month.

in seasongoodnot its bestlow season

Updated September 2026 · Latin America & the Caribbean · 3 places, each judged for what it is · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

Ecuador's coast & the Galápagos month by month

MonthSeasonWhyBest places
Januarygood29°C highs · 9 h sunPuerto Ayora, Montañita, Guayaquil
FebruarygoodCarnival · 30°C highsPuerto Ayora, Montañita, Guayaquil
MarchgoodCarnival · 30°C highs · 9 h sunPuerto Ayora, Montañita, Guayaquil
Aprilgood30°C highs · 10 h sunMontañita, Puerto Ayora, Guayaquil
Maygood29°C highs · 9 h sunPuerto Ayora, Montañita, Guayaquil
Junegooddry season · 28°C highsPuerto Ayora, Montañita, Guayaquil
Julygooddry season · 27°C highs · 9 h sunPuerto Ayora, Montañita, Guayaquil
Augustgooddry season · 27°C highs · 10 h sunPuerto Ayora, Montañita, Guayaquil
Septemberin seasondry season · 27°C highs · 10 h sunPuerto Ayora, Montañita, Guayaquil
Octobergooddry season · 27°C highs · 9 h sunPuerto Ayora, Montañita, Guayaquil
Novemberin seasondry season · 27°C highs · 10 h sunMontañita, Puerto Ayora, Guayaquil
Decemberin seasondry season · 28°C highs · 10 h sunMontañita, Puerto Ayora, Guayaquil

In season: one of the region's three best months, and good in its own right. Low season: one of its three worst, and well below its best. The reasons compare each month with the region's own year and name the seasons on the ground — monsoon, autumn colour, hurricanes — where most of its places share them.

All 3 places in Ecuador's coast & the Galápagos

Ecuador's coast & the Galápagos — FAQ

When is the best time to visit Ecuador's coast & the Galápagos?
September, November and December. In November: dry season · 27°C highs · 10 h sun.
When is the low season in Ecuador's coast & the Galápagos?
Ecuador's coast & the Galápagos has no month that falls far below the rest of its year; March is the weakest (Carnival · 30°C highs · 9 h sun).
Which months are in season in Ecuador's coast & the Galápagos?
September, November and December — the months among its best that are also good in their own right.