Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

There are 74 ocean destinations in our catalog, and Galapagos Islands's numbers hold their own: a 93/100 sun score at its May peak, when rain interrupts roughly 69% of days. For a trip built around landscapes and trails in a mild oceanic climate, the data is a good starting point.

The year runs from average lows of 20°C in September to highs of 29°C in March. Rain is most likely in January, when about 70% of days see meaningful rainfall, and least likely in November (49%). If 24°C is your bar for proper warmth, count on January–June and December.

Season by season (on the northern calendar), spring brings 28°C highs with 61% rain-day odds, summer 24°C at 63%, autumn 23°C at 54%, and winter 26°C at 64%. In short: plan around spring if you can, keep winter as the fallback, and go into autumn with managed expectations (its season score is 89). A practical compromise is December — the edge of the warm window, averaging 25°C with a 92 sun score.

Best months to visit Galapagos Islands

Ranked purely on sunshine odds, the podium is May at 93/100, then January at 92 and February at 92. The dependable window is wider than the podium, though: January–December all score 70 or better. At the other end, September scores just 87, the weakest month of the year.

For context: in May, Galapagos Islands is drier than 4% of the ocean destinations we track.

Month-by-month breakdown for Galapagos Islands → · More destinations for May →

The live forecast backs this up: of the next 16 days, none look mostly clear and 7 carry meaningful rain risk, in a 23–30°C band. Today's cached sun score is 87/100.