Погода: Отавало, июнь

Regulars describe a daily rhythm rather than a single verdict for this month: sunny mornings, a short heavy downpour in the afternoon that clears back to sunshine, and a wind that picks up just ahead of the rain, giving enough warning to take cover. Our row backs the volume that pattern adds up to - 182.6mm across 28.5 days, nearly every day carrying some rain even though none of it lasts long - at a cool, cloud-friendly 16.4C over 9.4C. At close to 3,000m the elevation keeps this cool year-round regardless of season, and regulars are blunt that forecasts here are unreliable, since one neighbourhood can be sunny while another ten minutes away is in a downpour. Layers are the standing advice, always. The record: humidity 80 percent, 8.6 hours of sun, a 7.2 kph wind and one of the cleanest air readings in this project, AQI 24.

Otavalo forum threads describe February as sitting near the wettest stretch of the local rainy season, though rain is typically limited to a few hours, usually in the afternoon, rather than dominating the whole day. Daytime highs were described as reaching into the mid-70s Fahrenheit with genuinely cool nights - sweater weather most evenings - and the high-altitude setting keeps humidity low even during rain spells. None of this was framed as a reason to skip the famous Saturday market, which draws vendors from across the region for one of the Andes' most significant indigenous markets, alongside the smaller daily produce market.

Forum posters name June through August as Ecuador's preferred travel window overall, including the Andean sierra where Otavalo sits, though posters are careful to note the region's 'dry season' label doesn't mean an absence of rain - just less of it than the wetter months. Typical August temperatures in the northern highlands run roughly 45F at night up to 65-75F by day, with real day-to-day variability driven by altitude and local microclimates. Posters recommend waterproof hiking shoes and a rain layer regardless of the generally favorable season, citing personal experience getting caught in rain in this exact region even during the preferred June-August stretch. Otavalo's famous Saturday market is the clear year-round draw, unaffected by which side of the wet/dry line a given week falls on.