Galápagos Islands Climate
The weather in the Galápagos Islands is largely determined by the
ocean currents. Normally from June to December, there is a cold
current rising from the south which creates a cool moist fog called
"garúa", close to the ocean making the climate rather
cool and dry. In December, the wind has less force, the ocean
is calm and the currents change, surrounding the islands
with the warm Pánama Current from the North. These currents create
a definable weather pattern of hot sunny mornings followed by clouds
and occaisional showers in the afternoons. Needless to say, this
is usually the favorite time to visit. Based on all of this information,
it would be safe to say: from June to December it's cool, cloudy
and dry. From December to June it's warm, sunny and rainy.
Even though this region is layed on top of the equator it's not
as hot as you might expect it to be. The temperature ranges and
the weather alway depends on the altitude and the time of year.
Obviously, as a general rule, the higher you are in altitude, the
colder it will be. Given this, in Quito the temperature won't get
lower than 5ºC (42ºF) at night, and about 28ºC (88ºF) during the
day. The rainy season of the Andes takes place usually from December
to May and the rest of the year is relatively sunny. It's hard to
predict Ecuador's weather. During the rainy season it may rain in
the afternoons, if it rains at all.
A relatively constant thing in the Amazon is that it's humid and
warm. The average temperatures are from about 20ºC to 28ºC (72ºF
to 88ºF) and "dry season" is usually from November to
March, which, like everything else related with the ecuadorian weather,
The coast, is where you can always expect with a hot atmosphere,
making a swim in the Pacific Ocean pleasent. The teperatures range
stretches from 24ºC to 30ºC (80ºF to 92ºF). Rainy season is usually
is from December until May and the dryer stage takes place the rest
of the year.
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