ANNUAL TEMPERATURES
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Months |
Max
temp. ºC |
Min
temp. ºC |
Hours
of clear skies |
Sea
temp. ºC |
| JANUARY |
28,0 |
24,4 |
5,3 |
22,8 |
| FEBRUARY |
29,6 |
23,2 |
7,5 |
25,2 |
| MARCH |
30,6 |
22,7 |
6,0 |
24,9 |
| APRIL |
29,5 |
22,7 |
7,5 |
25,0 |
| MAY |
27,9 |
22,1 |
5,2 |
24,5 |
| JUNE |
26,0 |
19,1 |
4,4 |
23,1 |
| JULY |
24,6 |
19,8 |
2,8 |
22,0 |
| AUGUST |
24,2 |
19,1 |
3,3 |
21,5 |
| SEPTEMBER |
24,3 |
19,6 |
2,9 |
21,8 |
| OCTOBER |
25,3 |
19,5 |
3,8 |
22,3 |
| NOVEMBER |
25,8 |
20,4 |
3,5 |
23,0 |
| DECEMBER |
26,7 |
20,9 |
4,0 |
23,3 |
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JANUARY
Warm marine currents arrive.
Land birds start nesting.
On Española the adult male marine iguanas
become brightly colored.
The green sea turtle arrives to the beaches of
Galapagos to lay their eggs.
Land iguanas begin reproductive cycles on Isabela.
Water and air temperatures rise and stay warm
until June.
Ideal time for snorkeling
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FEBRUARY
On Floreana flamingos start nesting.
White-cheeked pintails start their breeding
season.
Masked boobies on Española are at the end
of their nesting season.
Marine iguanas nest on Santa Cruz.
Highest water temperature reaches 25°C (77°F)
and remains until April.
Galapagos doves nesting season reaches its
peak.
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MARCH
Water temperature reaches its max.
Sporadic tropical rains and intense sun. Air temperature
can reach up to 30°C (86°F)
Marine iguanas nest in Fernandina.
March 21, the summer equinox signals begin. The
waved albatross arrive to Española.
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APRIL
Massive arrival of waved albatross
to Española. Their courtship starts.
Hatching season ends for giant tortoises.
Green sea turtles eggs begin to hatch.
Land iguanas hatch on Isabela.
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MAY
North Seymours blue-footed boobies
begin their courtship.
Sea turtles are still hatching on Gardner Bay,
Punta Cormorant and Puerto Egas.
Most of the marine iguanas eggs hatch from nests
on Santa Cruz.
Palo Santo trees begin to shed their foliage.
Albatross on Española start laying their eggs.
Band rumped storm petrels begin their first nesting
period.
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JUNE
Beginning of the dry season
Giant tortoises migrate from highlands to lowlands
for suitable nesting places.
Beginning of the nesting season of giant tortoises.
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JULY
Sea birds are active, especially
blue- footed boobies on Española.
Flightless cormorants court and nest on Fernandina.
Its possible to find oystercatchers nesting
on Puerto Egas.
Lava lizards initiate mating rituals until November.
Whales are more likely to be observed, especially
off the Western coast of Isabela.
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AUGUST
The Galapagos hawks court on Española
and Santiago.
Masked boobies and swallow tailed gulls nest on
Genovesa.
Temperature of the ocean descends to 18° C
(64°F), which obviously varies according to
the geographic zones among the islands.
Migrant shore birds start to arrive, and stay
on the islands until March.
Giant tortoises return to the highlands of Santa
Cruz.
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SEPTEMBER
Peak of the dry season.
The air temperature reaches its lowest (19°
C) (66°F).
Penguins demonstrate remarkable activity on Bartolomé
until December.
Sea lions are very active, especially in the western
and central areas of the Archipelago.
Most species of marine birds remain active at
their nesting sites.
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OCTOBER
Lava herons nest until March.
The Galapagos fur seals begin their mating period.
Boobies raise their chicks on Española.
Giant tortoises still lay their eggs.
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NOVEMBER
Sea lion pups are born.
Sea lions are sexually active on the Eastern part
of the Archipelago.
Breeding season of brown noddies
Band rumped storm petrels begin their second nesting
period.
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DECEMBER
Hatching of the giant tortoises eggs
begins and lasts until April.
Green sea turtles display their mating behavior.
The warm season begins and all of the plants of
the dry zone produce leaves.
Galapagos turns green. The first young albatross
fled.
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