Puerto Ayora weather in October

In October, Puerto Ayora sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.9 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in October, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of October to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Puerto Ayora's 5th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Puerto Ayora's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
10th warmest
Overnight low
20°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.9 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
5:46 AM – 5:47 PM
Cloud cover
65%
5th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.29 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.0
out of 10

Puerto Ayora is city of Galágagos islands, Ecuador.

Density
3,847/km²
people per km²
Founded
1926

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical October day in Puerto Ayora reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

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How October really feels in Puerto Ayora

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

October sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Puerto Ayora weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 10th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 23°5311.6125.7
Feb29° / 24°11114.7124.7
Mar30° / 25°9513.8124.8
Apr29° / 24°10913.5125.0
May28° / 23°349.6126.0
Jun27° / 22°154.3127.1
Jul26° / 21°51.8127.6
Aug25° / 20°30.8127.9
Sep25° / 20°10.3127.9
Oct25° / 20°20.9128.0
Nov26° / 21°51.4127.8
Dec27° / 22°305.1127.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22773
32773
42971
53070
63070
73268
83268
93268
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Puerto Ayora gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.9 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 2% and peaks near 3% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of October feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, October lands in the humid band about 67% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 12% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11571140
21571140
31671130
41671130
51770130
61869130
71870120
81969120
92068120
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Wind in October

Winds average 17 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
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417light breeze
517light breeze
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917light breeze
1017light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in October

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Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of October to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:50 AM to 5:44 AM, and sunset from 5:50 PM to 5:46 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.05:505:50
212.05:505:50
312.05:495:50
412.05:495:50
512.05:495:49
612.05:485:49
712.05:485:49
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1312.05:465:47
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Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 6.29 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.4 kWh/m² to a high of 6.88 kWh/m² in March across the year — October's 6.29 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
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Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Puerto Ayora?

Our two travel scores rate October for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

8.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

October is one of the better times to visit Puerto Ayora for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Puerto Ayora in October

From October's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In October, Puerto Ayora sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 20°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near Puerto Ayora in October

The nearest coast averages about 22°C in October — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 15 km away) is warmest in March at about 27°C and coldest in August near 22°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

20°22°24°26°28°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan25Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr26Warm
May25Warm
Jun24Refreshing
Jul23Refreshing
Aug22Refreshing
Sep22Refreshing
Oct22Refreshing
Nov23Refreshing
Dec23Refreshing

UV index in Puerto Ayora in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Puerto Ayora peaks around February 19 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 at about 11 (extreme).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 19UV 16Jul 11UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Puerto Ayora?

Puerto Ayora sits at 0.7°S, 90.3°W, 0 m above sea level, in Ecuador. The nearest listed city is Salinas, 1,053 km away.

SalinasLa LibertadPuerto LópezSanta ElenaMantaMontecristiJipijapaTalara

Topography around Puerto Ayora

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Puerto Ayora.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Puerto Ayora has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 129 m around an average of 35 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 856 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 897 m.

The land around Puerto Ayora is covered by trees (55%) and water (20%) within 3 km, water (49%) and trees (35%) within 16 km, and water (86%) within 80 km.

3 km
129 m
16 km
856 m
80 km
897 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
October weather nearby: Salinas 1,053 km · La Libertad 1,058 km · Puerto López 1,061 km · Santa Elena 1,064 km · Manta 1,066 km · Montecristi 1,074 km · Jipijapa 1,084 km · Talara 1,091 km

Ecuador travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 43% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$7,125
2025
Happiness
6.1 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
70%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
45.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
20.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 466
Religion
Roman Catholic 68%Protestant 19%none 8%other 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Puerto Ayora (-0.7402°, -90.3138°, elevation 0 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).