GALAPAGOS ISLANDS WEATHER
The Galapagos are located on the Pacific dry area, which makes that the temperatures keep low due to the Humboldt cold current coming from the Antartica. In this particular area the Southeast trade winds and the Niño influence produce two seasons during the year: wet and dry. As you can see on the chart below, rainy season usually starts from January to May, during this season temperatures rise and humidity rises as well, the ocean temperature rises and the waters get calmer.
During the dry season temperature drops to an average of 21C and the oceans get cooler but rougher.
GALAPAGOS AVERAGE TEMP AND PRECIPITATION IN THE PAST TWO YEARS
| Year | Month | Mean Air Temp(C) | Min Air Temp(C) | Max Air Temp(C) | Sea Temp(C) | Mean Rel. Humidity (%) | Precipitation |
| (mm/day) | |||||||
| 2008 | JANUARY | 24.4 | 22.2 | 27.5 | 23.3 | 85.8 | 1.0 |
| 2008 | FEBRUARY | 25.6 | 22.4 | 29.5 | 25.3 | 86.1 | 5.7 |
| 2008 | MARCH | 26.5 | 22.8 | 31.0 | 26.2 | 85.0 | 5.5 |
| 2008 | APRIL | 26.5 | 23.3 | 30.5 | 26.8 | 86.2 | 8.8 |
| 2008 | MAY | 26.0 | 23.8 | 28.8 | 26.1 | 86.4 | 1.1 |
| 2008 | JUNE | 25.2 | 24.0 | 26.9 | 25.4 | 84.5 | 0.4 |
| 2008 | JULY | 24.1 | 22.2 | 26.1 | 24.5 | 85.1 | 1.1 |
| 2008 | AUGUST | 23.4 | 21.1 | 25.2 | 23.3 | 85.4 | 0.4 |
| 2008 | SEPTEMBER | 22.9 | 21.0 | 25.1 | 23.1 | 85.2 | 0.6 |
| 2008 | OCTOBER | 22.8 | 20.1 | 25.3 | 23.1 | 83.6 | 0.3 |
| 2008 | NOVEMBER | 23.0 | 20.5 | 25.3 | 23.1 | 83.6 | 0.4 |
| 2008 | DECEMBER | 23.9 | 20.7 | 26.9 | 22.4 | 81.9 | 0.2 |
| 2009 | JANUARY |
25.6 | 21.8 | 29.5 | 24.1 | 82.8 | 0.7 |
| 2009 | FEBRUARY |
26.4 | 22.7 | 30.7 | 24.9 | 79.8 | 2.0 |
| 2009 | MARCH |
26.3 | 22.2 | 31.9 | 23.4 | 76.4 | 0.0 |
| 2009 | APRIL |
26.6 | 22.8 | 31.1 | 25.5 | 81.3 | 0.6 |
| 2009 | MAY |
26.2 | 23.9 | 29.4 | 25.7 | 84.8 | 1.3 |
| 2009 | JUNE |
25.2 | 23.8 | 27.6 | 25.2 | 83.8 | 0.6 |
| 2009 | JULY |
23.9 | 22.5 | 25.9 | 24.3 | 85.5 | 0.5 |
| 2009 | AUGUST |
23.2 | 21.8 | 25.1 | 23.7 | 85.5 | 0.5 |
| 2009 | SEPTEMBER |
22.5 | 20.7 | 25.0 | 22.7 | 84.3 | 0.4 |
| 2009 | OCTOBER |
23.2 | 21.2 | 26.2 | 23.1 | 81.8 | 0.3 |
| 2009 | NOVEMBER |
23.5 | 21.6 | 26.1 | 23.2 | 82.3 | 0.2 |
| 2009 | DECEMBER |
24.9 | 23.3 | 27.0 | 24.7 | 89.1 | 0.4 |
* Data from Charles Darwin Foundation.
