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Monthly climate in Puerto Ayora, Galápagos, Ecuador

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Puerto Ayora features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 22 °C (71 °F) and 27 °C (80 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 17 °C (64 °F) or can rise to as high as 32 °C (91 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 417 mm (16.4 inches) and receives 80 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Puerto Ayora enjoys an average of 3591 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 12 hours 4 minutes to 12 hours 9 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Puerto Ayora, Galápagos, Ecuador §

The warmest months in Puerto Ayora are February, March and April, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 to 27 °C (79 - 80 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in August, September and October, when daily mean temperatures range from 22 to 22 °C (71 - 72 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Puerto Ayora experiences 275 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Puerto Ayora, Galápagos, Ecuador.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(84°F)
Mean maximum 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)
Average high 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(80°F)
Daily mean 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(75°F)
Average low 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(71°F)
Mean minimum 21°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(69°F)
Minimum 20°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(67°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Puerto Ayora, Galápagos, Ecuador §

Puerto Ayora usually has the most precipitation in February, March and April, with an average of 15 rainy days and 95 mm (3.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Puerto Ayora are August, October and November. On average, 4 mm (0.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Puerto Ayora, Galápagos, Ecuador.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 38 (1.5) 101 (4.0) 85 (3.3) 100 (3.9) 38 (1.5) 12 (0.5) 7 (0.3) 5 (0.2) 5 (0.2) 4 (0.2) 4 (0.2) 17 (0.7)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 11 16 13 17 14 3 1 0 0 0 0 5

Monthly sunshine hours in Puerto Ayora, Galápagos, Ecuador §

The sunniest months in Puerto Ayora are March, April and May, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 25 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Puerto Ayora: January, February and September receive an average of 9 hours 13 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Puerto Ayora, Galápagos, Ecuador.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 255 287 320 311 325 298 302 295 287 303 301 301
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 8m 12h 7m 12h 5m 12h 4m 12h 4m 12h 4m 12h 4m 12h 4m 12h 5m 12h 6m 12h 8m 12h 9m

Solar UV radiation in Puerto Ayora, Galápagos, Ecuador §

Puerto Ayora experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in February, March and April, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 16, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.June, July and November are in the Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 12. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Puerto Ayora UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Puerto Ayora, Galápagos, Ecuador.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 14 15 16 15 14 12 12 12 13 13 12 12