The North East Trade wind is dominant and brings the warm Panama Current. For this, it´s much less windy and it’s warm/hot with high humidity during the day. About once or twice a day we have short rain followed again by sunny hours.
Points to decide to visit Galapagos during these months:
Very interesting to see the Flora being much greener and with flowers
Interesting to see more insects like spiders, butterflies, grasshoppers
The Galapagos Albatross returns at the end of April for the nesting season and remains till the end of December
It´s nesting season of the Marine Turtles as well as Land and Marine Iguanas
It´s nesting season for Land birds like, for example, the famous Darwin Finches
The sky is blue with attractive white cloud formations, so this season is the favorite for photographers.
The water temperature is nice for snorkeling and normally passenger’s don´t need a wetsuit.
GARUA SEASON OR DRY SEASON:
Normally starts in June and then through July, September, October, November, December
The South East Trade wind arrives and the cold Humboldt Current gets stronger from the South and it’s why it is much windier and we have more waves.
Points to decide to visit Galapagos during these months:
The temperature during the day is cooler, but we have nearly no rain
The water temperature is cooler, so the underwater world gets more alive and you will see more things, such as marine turtles, penguins and fishes. To make it comfortable our passengers normally use a wetsuit for snorkeling
The vegetation is dry and normally without leaves and flowers (called magic silvery)
Nearly no insects to see
The Giant Galapagos Tortoises return to the Highlands, so you can see many more than in other time a year
Land birds are no more nesting, so you can see them easily searching for food
The Albatross lay their one egg per couple and raise their offspring till the end of December
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