Each cell is that destination's own verdict for the month — sweet spot, ok or avoid — with its typical daily high, from the same ten years of climate readings its page is built from. A dot marks a busy month. The last row counts the sweet spots, and the best months are marked.

Before you go

Cost of living	cheap — prices run about 43% of the United States' (World Bank, 2025)
Currency	United states dollar
Languages	Spanish, Northern Quichua, Shuar
Plugs	Type A and B, 120 V
Driving	On the right
Calling code	+593
Travel advice	avoid all but essential travel to parts — UK Foreign Office, updated 2026-10-02
Health	UK Foreign Office health advice

Facts from Wikidata (CC0), the UK Foreign Office (Open Government Licence) and the World Bank, refreshed 2026-10-07. The advisory is written for British travellers; entry rules depend on your passport.

On arrival

Apps — Rides: DiDi, Uber. Maps: Google Maps, Apple Maps. DiDi and Uber work in Quito and Guayaquil, the only cities with flights to the islands; on Santa Cruz, taxis are white pick-up trucks.
Paying — Ecuador uses the US dollar, with its own coins alongside American ones. Bring $1 and $5 notes, as $50 and $100 bills are often refused; cards are taken mainly where tourists go, often with a commission, and you may be asked for your passport.
UPI, for visitors from India — Not accepted for paying here; bring a card that works abroad.
Getting around The Galápagos — From Baltra airport, buy a ticket for the Lobito bus to the Itabaca Channel (about $5), cross on the barge ($1), then take a bus (about $2.50) or a white pick-up taxi (about $25 a car) to Puerto Ayora, 45 minutes to an hour. Small passenger boats leave the main pier every day for San Cristóbal and Isabela, taking 2 to 3 hours; buy tickets at the agencies near the pier.
Tipping — Not required, as bars, restaurants and hotels add a 10% service charge; in restaurants, leaving some spare change for good service is customary.
Emergency — 911 (any emergency).
TravelCharika is not an emergency service: we cannot call for help or send anyone. Numbers can change; if one fails, ask someone local or your hotel.

Put together by hand from the sources listed, checked 7 October 2026. Apps, cards and rules change, so check before you rely on one.

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Every verdict here is the destination's own: ten years of climate readings, the public holidays that crowd it, and what the flight costs. Nothing is said about Ecuador as a whole that was not first measured at each place in it.