How warm does The Galápagos get?

Typical daytime highs in The Galápagos are Mar–May 28°C (83°F), Jun–Aug 27°C (80°F), Sep–Nov 26°C (79°F), Dec–Feb 28°C (82°F).

Is The Galápagos expensive?

On the ground, The Galápagos is high-end.

Latin America & Caribbean / Ecuador

The Galápagos

Q: What sort of trip is The Galápagos good for?

The Galápagos is good for landscape doing the heavy lifting, the once-in-a-lifetime sort of thing, sunshine and salt water, moving about and doing things.

The Galápagos · Ecuador · Isla Baltra

Animals that have never learned to be afraid of people, so they simply carry on. Nowhere else works remotely like this.

The best time to visit The Galápagos is Any month, when typical daytime highs reach about 28°C (83°F). Local time there is 08:33 (UTC-6).

Best time to go

Any month

Budget on the ground

$$$ · high-end

Nearest airport

GPS · Isla Baltra

Good for

landscape doing the heavy lifting the once-in-a-lifetime sort of thing sunshine and salt water moving about and doing things

In season

January February March April May June July August September October November December

The year at a glance

Light0 to 24h High16 to 40°C61 to 104°F Rain0 to 100mm0 to 3.9in

January · high 82°F · rain 0.9in · 12.1h of daylight · in the recommended window

shaded columns are the recommended window

Measured at Isla Baltra, this page’s gateway

The Galápagos month by month, the same numbers the figure draws
Month	High °CHigh °F	Rain mmRain in	Light	Notes
January	28°C82°F	24mm0.9in	12.1h12.1h	in the recommended window
February	28°C83°F	48mm1.9in	12.1h12.1h	in the recommended window
March	28°C83°F	84mm3.3in	12.1h12.1h	in the recommended window
April	28°C83°F	80mm3.1in	12.1h12.1h	in the recommended window
May	28°C83°F	15mm0.6in	12.1h12.1h	in the recommended window
June	27°C81°F	5mm0.2in	12.1h12.1h	in the recommended window
July	27°C80°F	4mm0.2in	12.1h12.1h	in the recommended window
August	26°C79°F	1mm0.0in	12.1h12.1h	in the recommended window
September	26°C78°F	1mm0.0in	12.1h12.1h	in the recommended window
October	26°C79°F	2mm0.1in	12.1h12.1h	in the recommended window
November	26°C79°F	3mm0.1in	12.1h12.1h	in the recommended window
December	27°C81°F	3mm0.1in	12.1h12.1h	in the recommended window

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