South America · Nature travel

Best time to visit Galapagos

Late Apr–Early Jan is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 25.5°C, with 0.8 rainy days per 10 days.

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Scenery of Galapagos
Photo: Diego Delso (CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons)

Season calendar

Conditions vary little through the year (a 10.9-point range). Choose dates that suit your plans rather than relying on the color band.

Galapagos season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Good (season score 58.0)Mid Jan: Okay (season score 51.0)Late Jan: Okay (season score 55.4)Early Feb: Okay (season score 46.1)Mid Feb: Fair (season score 35.6)Late Feb: Fair (season score 42.6)Early Mar: Fair (season score 31.8)Mid Mar: Fair (season score 42.4)Late Mar: Okay (season score 48.1)Early Apr: Fair (season score 42.8)Mid Apr: Okay (season score 44.9)Late Apr: Good (season score 61.0)Early May: Good (season score 62.6)Mid May: Good (season score 66.2)Late May: Good (season score 68.2)Early Jun: Good (season score 63.8)Mid Jun: Good (season score 68.1)Late Jun: Good (season score 62.5)Early Jul: Good (season score 59.9)Mid Jul: Good (season score 63.4)Late Jul: Good (season score 62.8)Early Aug: Good (season score 62.6)Mid Aug: Good (season score 62.4)Late Aug: Good (season score 62.9)Early Sep: Good (season score 61.9)Mid Sep: Good (season score 61.9)Late Sep: Good (season score 61.0)Early Oct: Good (season score 61.6)Mid Oct: Good (season score 62.5)Late Oct: Good (season score 67.3)Early Nov: Good (season score 65.2)Mid Nov: Good (season score 62.6)Late Nov: Good (season score 65.1)Early Dec: Good (season score 61.3)Mid Dec: Good (season score 63.1)Late Dec: Good (season score 57.9)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest

Japan MOFA travel advice

No Japan MOFA travel advisory is in effect for this destination.

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Climate and season score by month

MonthLevelDaytime highRainy days
(per 10 days)
Cloud cover
JanuaryOkay27.1°C2.452.9%
FebruaryFair28.4°C4.048.6%
MarchFair28.7°C3.941.6%
AprilOkay28.3°C3.140.8%
MayGood27.3°C1.543.5%
JuneGood26.1°C0.750.7%
JulyGood25.1°C0.755.4%
AugustGood24.4°C0.555.6%
SeptemberGood24.2°C0.457.6%
OctoberGood24.6°C0.554.4%
NovemberGood25.1°C0.652.9%
DecemberGood25.8°C1.255.2%

How the score works

The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.

Data: NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.