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Weather

Due to the fairly stable weather in Ecuador, travelers can enjoy year around travel in the country. Some areas have better weather at certain times of the year, but there are no months when one should not travel to Ecuador due to weather issues.

Ecuador Mainland
For a small country Ecuador has a surprising variety of climates, and because of Ecuador's unique geography, the weather can be very localized. The weather also has a tendency to change very quickly.
The Sierras (Mountains)
In the eastern sierra, the wet season is from June to August with average temperatures around (68ºF) In the middle of a dry season, the western sierra can be struck with strong winds, have little rain and higher temperatures. This pattern is reversed for the rest of the year with the exception of December when the drenched western sierra has fine weather.
The Amazon
With the rainy season ranging from September to April and average temperatures at (84ºF) the Amazon basin is what you would expect of a tropical rainforest, wet, raining most days in the afternoon. From May to August the average temperature increases to around (90ºF)along with the frequency of the rainfall.
The Coast
On the much drier coast, the dry season runs from about June to December with a temperature drop to about (79ºF). The garua, a damp mist, has a tendency to cast itself over the coastline and the sun. The sun can disappear for three months at a time. Then in January to Jun, temperatures go up and despite the occasional heavy rain, the days will be bright and sunny.

Year Round Temperatures in °F, Rainfall in Inches

QUITO	JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG	SEP	OCT	NOV	DEC
max air temp.	66	66	66	66	66	67	67	67	68	67	67	66
min air temp.	50	50	50	51	51	49	49	49	49	49	49	50
avg. rainfall	4.5	5.1	6.0	6.9	4.9	1.9	0.8	1.0	3.1	5.0	4.3	4.1

Year Round Temperatures in °F, Rainfall in Inches

GALAPAGOS ISLANDS	JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG	SEP	OCT	NOV	DEC
max air temp.	84	86	88	86	82	78	76	74	76	77	78	80
min air temp.	70	74	74	72	72	68	66	64	62	64	66	68
ocean temp.	74	76	76	76	74	74	72	66	68	70	72	74
avg. rainfall	1.0	1.0	2.0	1.5	0.7	0.2	0.5	0.2	0.5	0.2	0.5	0.5