South America
Ecuador
About 17.1M people live in Ecuador, on 283,560 km² in 24 regions; the capital is Quito. The highest summit is Chimborazo (6,263 m).
Best timeJul–Sep
Best weather in OctoberManta 79
October: highs16° – 29°
Rain this month, on average102mm
Mean of its 13 most visited places. Best: Jul–Sep.
Ecuador at a glance
The atlas follows 10,578 places here month by month, with 61 mountains and 17 monuments; across the most visited of them, the best months are July, August and September.
Quito now19°CShowers · 08:31Sunrise · sunset05:56 · 18:03QuitoNext holiday2 NovemberAll Souls' DayEarthquakes0in the last 7 days (M2.5+)Travel adviceUS 2UK 2Exercise increased caution
10,578places in 24 regions61summits, highest Chimborazo17monuments34museums13lakes4beaches2festivals1,594huts, viewpoints, campsites…
Ecuador's population
Every five years from 1950; from 2030 the projection.
+420%3.52M in 1950 → 18.3M in 2025 → 21.3M in 2050Ecuador · In numbers
GDP per person (PPP)$16,8002025 · 104/181 among countries · World: $25,700
Life expectancy77.62024 · 77/212 among countries · World: 73.5
Living in towns and cities63 %2025 · 112/212 among countries · World: 58 %
Using the internet77 %2024 · 104/179 among countries · World: 71 %
Children per woman1.812024 · 113/212 among countries · World: 2.19
Forest cover50 %2024 · 59/206 among countries
The latest year each series has; the line is the whole series since 1960.
When to go to Ecuador
The places with the best weather in each month, scored from their climate.
Places and regions of Ecuador
The most visited places with their score this month, then every region with what the atlas follows there.
43OctoberQuito
Jul–Sep
16° / 9°185 mm
54OctoberGuayaquil
Jul–Sep
28° / 21°7 mm
40OctoberTulcán
Jan · Aug–Sep
16° / 8°112 mm
62October
Machala
Jul–Sep
24° / 20°27 mm
39OctoberNueva Loja
Jun–Aug
29° / 21°303 mm
47October
Santo Domingo de los Colorados
Jul–Sep
25° / 20°126 mm
51October
Riobamba
Aug–Oct
17° / 7°81 mm
66October
Portoviejo
Jul–Sep
29° / 21°4 mm
24 regions
Loja2,244 places · Macará
Guayas1,262 places · Guayaquil
Pichincha993 places · 14 summits · Quito
Azuay941 places · 1 summits · Cuenca
Esmeraldas841 places · Esmeraldas
El Oro526 places · 2 summits · Machala
Carchi374 places · 2 summits · Tulcán
Manabí372 places · Portoviejo
Sucumbíos352 places · Nueva Loja
Cotopaxi327 places · 3 summits · Latacunga
Imbabura300 places · 6 summits · Otavalo
Zamora Chinchipe300 places · Zamora
Tungurahua Province280 places · 3 summits · Ambato
Los Ríos279 places · Babahoyo
Canar277 places · 2 summits · Azogues
Morona-Santiago Province229 places · Macas
Chimborazo Province217 places · 3 summits · Riobamba
Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas113 places · Santo Domingo de los Colorados
Pastaza Province90 places · Puyo
Orellana Province81 places · Puerto Francisco de Orellana
Napo72 places · 4 summits · Tena
Bolívar61 places · 1 summits · Guaranda
Galápagos31 places · 3 summits · Puerto Ayora
Santa Elena16 places · Salinas
Ecuador from above
Every place scored for the month you pick: comfortable temperatures, dry days and clear skies.
OctoberMonth scores for Ecuador
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Nature in Ecuador
Summit6,263 m
Chimborazo
Summit5,790 m
Cayambe
Summit5,758 m
Antisana volcano
Lake
Laguna de San Pablo
Lake
Busa Lake
Lake
Papallacta LakeWildlife in October
The birds and mammals seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
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Outdoors in Ecuador
Hiking routes, ski areas and everything to do outdoors, counted.
Culture in Ecuador
17 monuments and 34 museums; the best known first.
QuitoBuilt 1534
Machalilla National ParkBuilt 1979
ZarumaBuilt 1595
El Cajas National ParkBuilt 1996
Parque El EjidoBuilt 1535
Empresa de Ferrocarriles Ecuatorianos
Museum
La Capilla del HombreBuilt 2000
Museum
Old Cathedral of CuencaThe festival year
What's on in Ecuador
The ground and the sky in Ecuador
Earthquakes since 1950 and in the last month; eclipses, meteors and the moon as seen from the capital.
Last 30 days5magnitude 2.5 or moreSince 1950360magnitude 5+, of them 67 of 6+StrongestM7.8Muisne 28 km ↘ · 2016Deadliest70,000deaths · 1868The moon tonightWaxing gibbous85% · QuitoNext eclipse20 Feb 2027Penumbral lunar eclipseOrionids~19 an hour21 October · QuitoNorthern lightsKp 9+only in the strongest storms here
Getting to Ecuador
4 large airports, 63 railway stations, 53 ferry ports; the ones closest to the most visited places.
Mariscal Sucre International AirportUIO · Quito
22 kmJosé Joaquín de Olmedo International AirportGYE · Guayaquil
4.3 kmCarlos Concha Torres International AirportESM · Esmeraldas
3.7 kmChimbacalleQuito
1.4 kmEstación de Línea de buses 81 OMARSAGuayaquil
3.9 kmRiobambaRiobamba
0.8 kmAmbatoAmbato
1.6 kmEstación Bus Urbano - Linea 67 - 4Daule
14 kmDuránDurán
0.9 kmPuerto Jeli→ Las Casitas
17 kmMuelle Ecoturístico Tiburón Martillo→ Muelle de Pasageros Gus Angermeyer
0.2 kmPractical information
Plugs, money, phone numbers and the side of the road: the things to know before you land.
PlugsAB120 V
Emergency101Calling code +593
TrafficOn the rightside of the road
CurrencyUS DollarUSD
LanguagesSpanish
Local time08:31Quito