Ecuador · Galápagos
Gardner Bay
Sea
79.7°F
Air
–
UV
–
Beach day
23–28°C
More like this
Climate · monthly averages
Sea temperature by month
5-year averages (2021–2025). Min/Max are typical daily lows and highs, not record extremes.
61°F
64°F
68°F
72°F
75°F
79°F
82°F
86°F
90°F
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
MinMin °F
7473.9
7777.2
8180.6
7676.3
7373.4
7272.3
7171.3
6969.0
6767.1
6868.3
7069.9
7070.3
AvgAvg °F
7676.0
7979.4
8181.4
7979.0
7676.4
7575.0
7473.8
7271.8
7070.4
7171.4
7372.5
7372.9
MaxMax °F
7878.3
8181.4
8382.6
8281.9
8080.0
7979.1
7877.8
7676.0
7575.1
7575.4
7777.0
7676.4
Warmest in March (81.4°F). Coldest in September (70.4°F). Comfortable for swimming year-round.
About Gardner Bay
The Galápagos Archipelago, declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1978, drew Charles Darwin aboard HMS Beagle in 1835 and seeded his theory of natural selection; Gardner Bay lies on the north-eastern flank of Española, the oldest main island. The beach unfolds a kilometre of fine coral sand without shade, shared with sea-lion colonies, while Gardner Islet a hundred metres offshore offers a snorkel channel patrolled by white-tip reef sharks. Sea temperatures range 22–26 °C year-round, with the cool Humboldt-driven months of June through December bringing the richest wildlife.