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Weather in October in Galapagos

Planning a journey to Galapagos this October and curious over the weather conditions to await? Your essential details are found on this page, answering your query:

What is the weather like in Galapagos in October?

Galapagos is a region in Ecuador. October in Galapagos generally has warm temperatures, with low precipitation.

Temperatures

The average maximum temperatures are warm and range from 23°C in Puerto Baquerizo Moreno to 26°C in Puerto Ayora. Nighttime temperatures generally drop to 20°C in Puerto Ayora and 21°C in Puerto Baquerizo Moreno.

Precipitation

In October, precipitation varies across different areas. From low rainfall in Puerto Ayora with an average of 5.7 mm to low rainfall in Puerto Villamil with 15 mm.

To learn more about the conditions in specific areas of Galapagos in October, check out the map below. For more details on the yearly weather, visit our Galapagos climate page.

Where to go in Galapagos in October

Find more information for the most popular destinations in the Galapagos on the map below. Click on a destination dot for more detailes.

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Perfect weather is subjective. On this map perfect weather has been defined with temperatures between 20°C and 29°C and not too much precipitation (less than 90 mm a month).

Popular destinations

What is the weather like in October for the 3 most popular destinations in Galapagos?

Puerto Ayora

In October Puerto Ayora generally has high temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 26°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 20°C and low monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are perfect that month.

Puerto Ayora
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
precipitationMonthly rainfall precipitationRainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
26°C 
20°C 
5.4 mm 
16 days 
26°C 
20°C 
5.7 mm 
13 days 
27°C 
21°C 
8.8 mm 
13 days 
Climate in Puerto Ayora

Puerto Baquerizo Moreno

In October Puerto Baquerizo Moreno generally has high temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 23°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 21°C and low monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are perfect that month.

Puerto Baquerizo Moreno
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
sun hoursMonthly sun hours sun hoursSun hours
precipitationMonthly rainfall precipitationRainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
23°C 
21°C 
155 hours 
8.1 mm 
18 days 
23°C 
21°C 
157 hours 
7.8 mm 
15 days 
24°C 
22°C 
167 hours 
8.9 mm 
15 days 
Climate in Puerto Baquerizo Moreno

Puerto Villamil

In October Puerto Villamil generally has high temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 24°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 20°C and low monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are perfect that month.

Puerto Villamil
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
precipitationMonthly rainfall precipitationRainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
24°C 
20°C 
16 mm 
15 days 
24°C 
20°C 
15 mm 
13 days 
25°C 
21°C 
16 mm 
12 days 
Climate in Puerto Villamil

Is your destination not in the list? Have a look at other destinations in Galapagos, in Ecuador.

Is October the best time to visit Galapagos?

We believe that October is one of the best times to visit Galapagos with overall perfect weather in Puerto Ayora.

On average, the best time to visit Galapagos is in January, May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December with generally perfect weather in Puerto Ayora. The weather in February, March and April, on the other hand, tends to be tolerable.

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