JANUARY
Weather:
• Air Temp (Max / Min): 30/22C, 86/72F
• Hours of clear skies: 5.3
• Average Rainfall: 2.5cm, 1.0in (highlands)
• Average Water Temperature: 24.5C / 76F
• Hours of clear skies: 5.3
• Average Rainfall: 2.5cm, 1.0in (highlands)
• Average Water Temperature: 24.5C / 76F
Animal activity:
• Red-footed boobies and masked boobies breeding and nesting (year-round)
• Sea turtles nesting
• Marine Iguanas and Land Iguanas mating
• Magnificent and Great Frigate birds nesting (year-round on North Seymour)
• Tortoises laying eggs (in the wild)
• Flightless Cormorants, Penguins and Greater Flamingoes breeding and nesting
• Sea turtles nesting
• Marine Iguanas and Land Iguanas mating
• Magnificent and Great Frigate birds nesting (year-round on North Seymour)
• Tortoises laying eggs (in the wild)
• Flightless Cormorants, Penguins and Greater Flamingoes breeding and nesting
• Best underwater visibility
• The sun is very intense during this month. It is recommend sun-block SPF 30 or higher.
FEBRUARY
• The sun is very intense during this month. It is recommend sun-block SPF 30 or higher.
FEBRUARY
Weather:
• Air Temp (Max / Min): 30 / 24C, 86 / 75F
• Hours of clear skies: 7.5
• Average Rainfall: 2.5cm, 1.0in (highlands)
• Average Water Temperature: 25C / 77F
• Hours of clear skies: 7.5
• Average Rainfall: 2.5cm, 1.0in (highlands)
• Average Water Temperature: 25C / 77F
Animal activity:
• Red-footed boobies and masked boobies breeding and nesting (year-round)
• Green Sea turtles nesting
• Marine Iguanas and Land Iguanas nesting
• Magnificent and Great Frigate birds nesting (year-round on North Seymour)
• Tortoises laying eggs (in the wild)
• Flightless Cormorants, Penguins and Greater Flamingoes breeding and nesting
• Green Sea turtles nesting
• Marine Iguanas and Land Iguanas nesting
• Magnificent and Great Frigate birds nesting (year-round on North Seymour)
• Tortoises laying eggs (in the wild)
• Flightless Cormorants, Penguins and Greater Flamingoes breeding and nesting
• Best underwater visibility
• Water temperature is the highest – until April
• The sun is very intense during this month. It is recommend sun-block SPF 30 or higher.
MARCH
Weather:
• Air Temp (Max / Min): 31 / 24C, 88 / 75F
• Hours of clear skies: 6.0
• Average Rainfall: 5.1cm, 2.0in (highlands)
• Average Water Temperature: 25C / 77F
• Hours of clear skies: 6.0
• Average Rainfall: 5.1cm, 2.0in (highlands)
• Average Water Temperature: 25C / 77F
Animal activity:
• Red-footed boobies and masked boobies breeding and nesting (year-round)
• Green Sea turtles nesting
• Marine Iguanas and Land Iguanas nesting
• Magnificent and Great Frigate birds nesting (year-round on North Seymour)
• Great Frigate birds mating and nesting on Genovesa (Tower) Island
• Tortoises laying eggs (in the wild)
• Flightless Cormorants, Penguins and Greater Flamingoes breeding and nesting
• Green Sea turtles nesting
• Marine Iguanas and Land Iguanas nesting
• Magnificent and Great Frigate birds nesting (year-round on North Seymour)
• Great Frigate birds mating and nesting on Genovesa (Tower) Island
• Tortoises laying eggs (in the wild)
• Flightless Cormorants, Penguins and Greater Flamingoes breeding and nesting
• Best underwater visibility
• Rainy season reaches its peak in the highlands
• The sun is very intense during this month. It is recommend sun-block SPF 30 or higher.
APRIL
Weather:
• Air Temp (Max / Min): 31 / 24C, 88 / 75F
• Hours of clear skies: 7.5
• Average Rainfall: 3.8cm, 1.5in (highlands)
• Average Water Temperature: 25C / 77F
• Hours of clear skies: 7.5
• Average Rainfall: 3.8cm, 1.5in (highlands)
• Average Water Temperature: 25C / 77F
Animal activity:
• Red-footed boobies and masked boobies breeding and nesting (year-round)
• Green sea turtles nesting
• Marine Iguanas and Land Iguanas nesting
• Magnificent and Great Frigate birds nesting
• Waved albatross begin mating and nesting
• Great Frigate birds mating and nesting on Genovesa (Tower) Island
• Tortoises laying eggs (in the wild)
• Flightless Cormorants, Penguins and Greater Flamingoes breeding and nesting
• Rainy season reaches its peak in the highlands
• Green sea turtles nesting
• Marine Iguanas and Land Iguanas nesting
• Magnificent and Great Frigate birds nesting
• Waved albatross begin mating and nesting
• Great Frigate birds mating and nesting on Genovesa (Tower) Island
• Tortoises laying eggs (in the wild)
• Flightless Cormorants, Penguins and Greater Flamingoes breeding and nesting
• Rainy season reaches its peak in the highlands
• The sun is very intense during this month. It is recommend sun-block SPF 30 or higher.
MAY
Weather:
• Air Temp (Max / Min): 28 / 22C, 82 / 72F
• Hours of clear skies: 5.2
• Average Rainfall: 1.9cm, 0.7in (highlands)
• Average Water Temperature: 24.5C / 76F
• Hours of clear skies: 5.2
• Average Rainfall: 1.9cm, 0.7in (highlands)
• Average Water Temperature: 24.5C / 76F
Animal activity:
• Red-footed boobies and masked boobies breeding and nesting (year-round)
• Green Sea turtles nesting season is ending
• Marine Iguanas and Land Iguanas nesting
• Waved albatross nesting
• Magnificent and Great Frigate birds nesting
• Great Frigate birds mating and nesting on Genovesa (Tower) Island
• Tortoises laying eggs (in the wild)
• Flightless Cormorants, Penguins and Greater Flamingoes breeding and nesting
• Green Sea turtles nesting season is ending
• Marine Iguanas and Land Iguanas nesting
• Waved albatross nesting
• Magnificent and Great Frigate birds nesting
• Great Frigate birds mating and nesting on Genovesa (Tower) Island
• Tortoises laying eggs (in the wild)
• Flightless Cormorants, Penguins and Greater Flamingoes breeding and nesting
• Beginning of the Garua season (cool dry season – until December)
• Along with the month of June, this month offers the most pleasant weather. The intense hot climate of the earlier months begins to cool off, but there are still plenty of hours of clear skies.
JUNE
Weather:
• Air Temp (Max / Min): 26 / 21C, 79 / 70F
• Hours of clear skies: 4.4
• Average Rainfall: 0.6cm, 0.2in (highlands)
• Average Water Temperature: 23C / 73F
• Hours of clear skies: 4.4
• Average Rainfall: 0.6cm, 0.2in (highlands)
• Average Water Temperature: 23C / 73F
Animal activity:
• Red-footed boobies and masked boobies breeding and nesting (year-round)
• Waved albatross nesting
• Magnificent and Great Frigate birds nesting
• Flightless Cormorants, Penguins and Greater Flamingoes breeding and nesting
• Waved albatross nesting
• Magnificent and Great Frigate birds nesting
• Flightless Cormorants, Penguins and Greater Flamingoes breeding and nesting
• Along with the month of May, this month offers the most pleasant weather. The intense hot climate of the earlier months begins to cool off, but there are still plenty of hours of clear skies.
JULY
JULY
Weather:
• Air Temp (Max / Min): 26 / 20C, 79 / 68F
• Hours of clear skies: 2.8
• Average Rainfall: 1.3cm, 0.5in (highlands)
• Average Water Temperature: 22C / 72F
• Hours of clear skies: 2.8
• Average Rainfall: 1.3cm, 0.5in (highlands)
• Average Water Temperature: 22C / 72F
Animal activity:
• Red-footed boobies and masked boobies breeding and nesting (year-round)
• Blue-footed boobies begin nesting
• Waved albatross nesting
• Magnificent and Great Frigate birds nesting
• Start of California sea lion breeding season
• Flightless Cormorants, Penguins and Greater Flamingoes breeding and nesting
• Dolphin and Whale spotting, particularly crossing to Fernandina Is.
• Blue-footed boobies begin nesting
• Waved albatross nesting
• Magnificent and Great Frigate birds nesting
• Start of California sea lion breeding season
• Flightless Cormorants, Penguins and Greater Flamingoes breeding and nesting
• Dolphin and Whale spotting, particularly crossing to Fernandina Is.
• Humboldt current begins, abundant marine life active. Snorkeling is great during this period.
• This month is very windy.
AUGUST
AUGUST
Weather:
• Air Temp (Max / Min): 26 / 19C, 79 / 66F
• Hours of clear skies: 3.3
• Average Rainfall: 0.6cm, 0.2in (highlands)
• Average Water Temperature: 21.5C / 71F
• Hours of clear skies: 3.3
• Average Rainfall: 0.6cm, 0.2in (highlands)
• Average Water Temperature: 21.5C / 71F
Animal activity:
• Red-footed boobies and masked boobies breeding and nesting (year-round)
• Blue-footed boobies nesting
• Waved albatross nesting
• Magnificent and Great Frigate birds nesting
• California sea lions breeding
• Fur Sea lions begin breeding
• Tortoises (in Santa Cruz Island only) lay eggs in the wild
• Flightless Cormorants, Penguins and Greater Flamingoes breeding and nesting
• Dolphin and Whale spotting, particularly crossing to Fernandina Island.
• Blue-footed boobies nesting
• Waved albatross nesting
• Magnificent and Great Frigate birds nesting
• California sea lions breeding
• Fur Sea lions begin breeding
• Tortoises (in Santa Cruz Island only) lay eggs in the wild
• Flightless Cormorants, Penguins and Greater Flamingoes breeding and nesting
• Dolphin and Whale spotting, particularly crossing to Fernandina Island.
• Humboldt current, abundant marine life active. Snorkeling is great during this period.
• This month is very windy.
SEPTEMBER
SEPTEMBER
Weather:
• Air Temp (Max / Min): 26 / 19C, 79 / 66F
• Hours of clear skies: 2.9
• Average Rainfall: 1.3cm, 0.5in (highlands)
• Average Water Temperature: 22C / 72F
• Hours of clear skies: 2.9
• Average Rainfall: 1.3cm, 0.5in (highlands)
• Average Water Temperature: 22C / 72F
Animal activity:
• Red-footed boobies and masked boobies breeding and nesting (year-round)
• Blue-footed boobies nesting
• Waved albatross nesting
• Magnificent and Great Frigate birds nesting
• California sea lions breeding
• Fur Sea lions breeding
• Flightless Cormorants, Penguins and Greater Flamingoes breeding and nesting
• Dolphin and Whale spotting, particularly crossing to Fernandina Is.
• Blue-footed boobies nesting
• Waved albatross nesting
• Magnificent and Great Frigate birds nesting
• California sea lions breeding
• Fur Sea lions breeding
• Flightless Cormorants, Penguins and Greater Flamingoes breeding and nesting
• Dolphin and Whale spotting, particularly crossing to Fernandina Is.
• Humboldt current, abundant marine life active. Snorkeling is great during this period.
• swimming with sealion pups is very common.
• This month is very windy
OCTOBER
OCTOBER
Weather:
• Air Temp (Max / Min): 26 / 20C, 79 / 68F
• Hours of clear skies: 3.8
• Average Rainfall: 0.6cm, 0.2in (highlands)
• Average Water Temperature: 22.5C / 73F
• Hours of clear skies: 3.8
• Average Rainfall: 0.6cm, 0.2in (highlands)
• Average Water Temperature: 22.5C / 73F
Animal activity:
• Red-footed boobies and masked boobies breeding and nesting (year-round)
• Blue-footed boobies nesting
• Waved albatross nesting
• Magnificent and Great Frigate birds nesting
• California sea lions breeding
• Fur Sea lions breeding
• Tortoises (in Santa Cruz Island only) lay eggs in the wild
• Flightless Cormorants, Penguins and Greater Flamingoes breeding and nesting
• Dolphin and Whale spotting, particularly crossing to Fernandina Is.
• Blue-footed boobies nesting
• Waved albatross nesting
• Magnificent and Great Frigate birds nesting
• California sea lions breeding
• Fur Sea lions breeding
• Tortoises (in Santa Cruz Island only) lay eggs in the wild
• Flightless Cormorants, Penguins and Greater Flamingoes breeding and nesting
• Dolphin and Whale spotting, particularly crossing to Fernandina Is.
• Humboldt current, abundant marine life active. Snorkeling is great during this period.
• Swimming with sealion pups is very common.
• This month is very windy
NOVEMBER
NOVEMBER
Weather:
• Air Temp (Max / Min): 26 / 21C, 79 / 70F
• Hours of clear skies: 3.5
• Average Rainfall: 1.3cm, 0.5in (highlands)
• Average Water Temperature: 23C / 73F
• Hours of clear skies: 3.5
• Average Rainfall: 1.3cm, 0.5in (highlands)
• Average Water Temperature: 23C / 73F
Animal activity:
• Red-footed boobies and masked boobies breeding and nesting (year-round)
• Blue-footed boobies nesting
• Waved albatross nesting
• Magnificent and Great Frigate birds nesting
• Green Sea turtles begin mating
• California sea lions breeding
• Fur Sea lions breeding
• Flightless Cormorants, Penguins and Greater Flamingoes breeding and nesting
• Dolphin and Whale spotting, particularly crossing to Fernandina Is.
• Blue-footed boobies nesting
• Waved albatross nesting
• Magnificent and Great Frigate birds nesting
• Green Sea turtles begin mating
• California sea lions breeding
• Fur Sea lions breeding
• Flightless Cormorants, Penguins and Greater Flamingoes breeding and nesting
• Dolphin and Whale spotting, particularly crossing to Fernandina Is.
• Humboldt current, abundant marine life active. Snorkeling is great during this period.
• swimming with sealion pups is very common.
• This month is very windy.
DECEMBER
Weather:
• Air Temp (Max / Min): 27 / 22C, 81 / 72F
• Hours of clear skies: 4.0
• Average Rainfall: 1.3cm, 0.5in (highlands)
• Average Water Temperature: 22.5C / 73F
• Hours of clear skies: 4.0
• Average Rainfall: 1.3cm, 0.5in (highlands)
• Average Water Temperature: 22.5C / 73F
Animal activity:
• Red-footed boobies and masked boobies breeding and nesting (year-round)
• Blue-footed boobies nesting
• Waved albatross nesting
• Magnificent and Great Frigate birds nesting
• Green sea turtles begin mating
• Marine Iguanas and Land Iguanas begin mating
• California sea lions breeding
• Fur Sea lions breeding
• Flightless Cormorants, Penguins and Greater Flamingoes breeding and nesting
• This is the start and the end of the breeding and mating seasons for many
animals in Galapagos, making wildlife encounters very attractive.
• This month marks the start of the warm season in Galapagos and the Humboldt Current loses strength. There are plenty of hours of clear skies.
• The sun starts to get more intense during this month. We recommend guests to use sun-block SPF 30 or higher, at least for the first few days.
• Blue-footed boobies nesting
• Waved albatross nesting
• Magnificent and Great Frigate birds nesting
• Green sea turtles begin mating
• Marine Iguanas and Land Iguanas begin mating
• California sea lions breeding
• Fur Sea lions breeding
• Flightless Cormorants, Penguins and Greater Flamingoes breeding and nesting
• This is the start and the end of the breeding and mating seasons for many
animals in Galapagos, making wildlife encounters very attractive.
• This month marks the start of the warm season in Galapagos and the Humboldt Current loses strength. There are plenty of hours of clear skies.
• The sun starts to get more intense during this month. We recommend guests to use sun-block SPF 30 or higher, at least for the first few days.
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