July vs May

Best match

Blue-footed booby breeding season at its peak — Española's courtship displays and waved albatross nesting together in one island.

• ↑Blue-footed booby breeding season on Española and North Seymour: the courtship dance — male holding blue feet up alternately, sky-pointing, gift-giving — at full display with chicks also visible at varying stages of development
• ↑Waved albatross nesting on Española Island (April–December, peak July–August): the only breeding colony in the world, with 30,000–40,000 birds performing their elaborate dancing courtship alongside the blue-footed boobies on the same island

Best match

Shoulder season at its best: low prices, few visitors, and the last warmth before the Humboldt Current brings the cool season.

• ↑The lowest visitor numbers of the year (outside June–July which ironically sees more): last-minute liveaboard availability and day-cruise prices at their annual minimum
• ↑Rain essentially over (30mm — lightest of any month) with increasingly clear skies as the Humboldt Current begins its approach: good conditions for both snorkelling and island hikes