Genovesa is an island located in the Galapagos archipelago off the coast of Ecuador. It is part of the Province of Galapagos, and is the northernmost of the islands in the archipelago. Genovesa is also known as Tower Island, and is home to some of the most diverse wildlife in the world.
Genovesa is located about 600 miles off the coast of Ecuador, and is roughly circular in shape. It measures about 5 miles in diameter and is made up of two volcanoes, one of which is still active. It is surrounded by a fringing reef and its shoreline is made up of rocky cliffs, sandy beaches, and a few small bays.
The island is home to a wide variety of wildlife, including several species of birds, reptiles, and mammals. The most famous of these is the red-footed booby, which is the most common seabird on the island. Other birds include frigatebirds, finches, and storm petrels. Reptiles include the Galapagos giant tortoise, marine iguana, and sea turtles.
Genovesa has a rich history, as it was first discovered by the Spanish in 1535. It was named after the city of Genoa in Italy, and it was used as a whaling station in the 19th century. In 1959, it became part of the Galapagos National Park, and it has since become a popular tourist destination.
Today, Genovesa is a popular destination for tourists who want to experience the unique wildlife and landscape of the Galapagos Islands. It is also a great place for bird watching and for snorkeling and diving. Visitors can explore the island by foot, horseback, or boat, and can take part in guided tours and educational programs.
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Genovesa in Ecuador has a tropical climate with temperatures ranging from 18-25°C throughout the year. The rainy season is from December to May, with the heaviest rainfall occurring in February and March. During the dry season from June to November, temperatures can reach up to 30°C. The average humidity is around 80%, with higher levels during the rainy season. The trade winds bring cooler temperatures from the east, making the climate pleasant throughout the year.
Our weather forecast for Genovesa helps plan your stay according to the weather. For sunny days, pack light and breathable clothes, swimwear, and sunscreen. For winter weather, it's recommended to bring warm clothes, gloves, a hat, sturdy footwear, and a raincoat.
Date | Icon | Temperature | Wind speed/gusts | Cloudiness/Visibility | Air humidity/pressure | Sunrise/Sunset |
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Dec. 7th 2024 Dec. 7th 2024 | max: 23.6 °C min: 23.1 °C |
23.0 m/s 22.7 m/s |
44.5 % 24.1 m |
84.8 % 1,012 hPa |
05:48:36 17:54:45 |
|
Dec. 8th 2024 Dec. 8th 2024 | max: 23.6 °C min: 23 °C |
22.0 m/s 22.0 m/s |
58.6 % 24.1 m |
84.3 % 1,011 hPa |
05:49:02 17:55:11 |
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Dec. 9th 2024 Dec. 9th 2024 | max: 23.8 °C min: 23.1 °C |
23.0 m/s 22.3 m/s |
9.7 % 24.1 m |
82.4 % 1,010 hPa |
05:49:29 17:55:38 |
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Dec. 10th 2024 Dec. 10th 2024 | max: 23.5 °C min: 23.2 °C |
22.3 m/s 22.3 m/s |
48.4 % 24.1 m |
83.2 % 1,010 hPa |
05:49:57 17:56:05 |
|
Dec. 11th 2024 Dec. 11th 2024 | max: 23.6 °C min: 23.2 °C |
23.4 m/s 23.8 m/s |
49.2 % 24.1 m |
84.5 % 1,010 hPa |
05:50:25 17:56:33 |
|
Dec. 12th 2024 Dec. 12th 2024 | max: 23.7 °C min: 23 °C |
20.2 m/s 19.8 m/s |
78.5 % 24.0 m |
85.1 % 1,010 hPa |
05:50:53 17:57:01 |
|
Dec. 13th 2024 Dec. 13th 2024 | max: 23.7 °C min: 23.3 °C |
24.5 m/s 23.8 m/s |
74.8 % 24.1 m |
85.5 % 1,011 hPa |
05:51:21 17:57:30 |
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Dec. 14th 2024 Dec. 14th 2024 | max: 23.8 °C min: 23.5 °C |
22.0 m/s 22.0 m/s |
46.3 % 24.1 m |
85.4 % 1,011 hPa |
05:51:50 17:57:58 |
|
Dec. 15th 2024 Dec. 15th 2024 | max: 23.9 °C min: 23.4 °C |
20.9 m/s 20.5 m/s |
34.6 % 24.1 m |
84.9 % 1,011 hPa |
05:52:19 17:58:27 |
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Dec. 16th 2024 Dec. 16th 2024 | max: 23.8 °C min: 23.3 °C |
27.0 m/s 27.0 m/s |
13.6 % 23.8 m |
85.7 % 1,011 hPa |
05:52:48 17:58:57 |
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Dec. 17th 2024 Dec. 17th 2024 | max: 23.9 °C min: 23.3 °C |
20.9 m/s 21.2 m/s |
45.1 % 24.1 m |
84.8 % 1,011 hPa |
05:53:17 17:59:26 |
|
Dec. 18th 2024 Dec. 18th 2024 | max: 24.0 °C min: 23.3 °C |
20.5 m/s 19.4 m/s |
68.7 % 24.1 m |
84.9 % 1,012 hPa |
05:53:47 17:59:55 |
|
Dec. 19th 2024 Dec. 19th 2024 | max: 23.8 °C min: 23.4 °C |
23.0 m/s 22.3 m/s |
95.5 % 23.7 m |
85.9 % 1,011 hPa |
05:54:16 18:00:25 |
Would you like to travel to Genovesa on a cruise ship or would you just like to know when a certain ship will dock there? Here you will find an overview of the cruise ships that will be calling at the port of Genovesa.
Date | Ship | Arrival | Departure | Details |
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Dec. 8th 2024 Sunday, 8th of Dec. 2024 | Silver Origin | 12:00 am | 12:00 am | |
Dec. 12th 2024 Thursday, 12th of Dec. 2024 | Celebrity Xpedition | 02:30 pm | 06:00 pm | |
Dec. 20th 2024 Friday, 20th of Dec. 2024 | Celebrity Xploration | 02:30 pm | 06:00 pm | |
Dec. 22nd 2024 Sunday, 22nd of Dec. 2024 | Silver Origin | 12:00 am | 12:00 am | |
Dec. 26th 2024 Thursday, 26th of Dec. 2024 | Celebrity Xpedition | 02:30 pm | 06:00 pm | |
Jan. 3rd 2025 Friday, 3rd of Jan. 2025 | Celebrity Xploration | 02:30 pm | 06:00 pm | |
Jan. 5th 2025 Sunday, 5th of Jan. 2025 | Silver Origin | 12:00 am | 12:00 am | |
Jan. 9th 2025 Thursday, 9th of Jan. 2025 | Celebrity Xpedition | 02:30 pm | 06:00 pm | |
Jan. 17th 2025 Friday, 17th of Jan. 2025 | Celebrity Xploration | 02:30 pm | 06:00 pm | |
Jan. 19th 2025 Sunday, 19th of Jan. 2025 | Silver Origin | 12:00 am | 12:00 am | |
Jan. 23rd 2025 Thursday, 23rd of Jan. 2025 | Celebrity Xpedition | 02:30 pm | 06:00 pm | |
Jan. 31st 2025 Friday, 31st of Jan. 2025 | Celebrity Xploration | 02:30 pm | 06:00 pm | |
Feb. 2nd 2025 Sunday, 2nd of Feb. 2025 | Silver Origin | 12:00 am | 12:00 am | |
Feb. 6th 2025 Thursday, 6th of Feb. 2025 | Celebrity Xpedition | 02:30 pm | 06:00 pm | |
Feb. 14th 2025 Friday, 14th of Feb. 2025 | Celebrity Xploration | 02:30 pm | 06:00 pm | |
Feb. 16th 2025 Sunday, 16th of Feb. 2025 | Silver Origin | 12:00 am | 12:00 am | |
Feb. 20th 2025 Thursday, 20th of Feb. 2025 | Celebrity Xpedition | 02:30 pm | 06:00 pm | |
Feb. 28th 2025 Friday, 28th of Feb. 2025 | Celebrity Xploration | 02:30 pm | 06:00 pm | |
Mar. 2nd 2025 Sunday, 2nd of Mar. 2025 | Silver Origin | 12:00 am | 12:00 am | |
Mar. 6th 2025 Thursday, 6th of Mar. 2025 | Celebrity Xpedition | 02:30 pm | 06:00 pm | |
Mar. 14th 2025 Friday, 14th of Mar. 2025 | Celebrity Xploration | 02:30 pm | 06:00 pm | |
Mar. 16th 2025 Sunday, 16th of Mar. 2025 | Silver Origin | 12:00 am | 12:00 am | |
Mar. 20th 2025 Thursday, 20th of Mar. 2025 | Celebrity Xpedition | 02:30 pm | 06:00 pm | |
Mar. 28th 2025 Friday, 28th of Mar. 2025 | Celebrity Xploration | 02:30 pm | 06:00 pm | |
Mar. 30th 2025 Sunday, 30th of Mar. 2025 | Silver Origin | 12:00 am | 12:00 am | |
Apr. 3rd 2025 Thursday, 3rd of Apr. 2025 | Celebrity Xpedition | 02:30 pm | 06:00 pm | |
Apr. 11th 2025 Friday, 11th of Apr. 2025 | Celebrity Xploration | 02:30 pm | 06:00 pm | |
Apr. 13th 2025 Sunday, 13th of Apr. 2025 | Silver Origin | 08:00 am | 10:00 am | |
Apr. 17th 2025 Thursday, 17th of Apr. 2025 | Celebrity Xpedition | 02:30 pm | 06:00 pm | |
Apr. 25th 2025 Friday, 25th of Apr. 2025 | Celebrity Xploration | 02:30 pm | 06:00 pm | |
Apr. 27th 2025 Sunday, 27th of Apr. 2025 | Silver Origin | 12:00 am | 12:00 am | |
May 1st 2025 Thursday, 1st of May 2025 | Celebrity Xpedition | 02:30 pm | 06:00 pm | |
May 9th 2025 Friday, 9th of May 2025 | Celebrity Xploration | 02:30 pm | 06:00 pm | |
May 11th 2025 Sunday, 11th of May 2025 | Silver Origin | 12:00 am | 12:00 am | |
May 15th 2025 Thursday, 15th of May 2025 | Celebrity Xpedition | 02:30 pm | 06:00 pm | |
May 23rd 2025 Friday, 23rd of May 2025 | Celebrity Xploration | 02:30 pm | 06:00 pm | |
May 25th 2025 Sunday, 25th of May 2025 | Silver Origin | 12:00 am | 12:00 am | |
May 29th 2025 Thursday, 29th of May 2025 | Celebrity Xpedition | 02:30 pm | 06:00 pm | |
Jun. 6th 2025 Friday, 6th of Jun. 2025 | Celebrity Xploration | 02:30 pm | 06:00 pm | |
Jun. 8th 2025 Sunday, 8th of Jun. 2025 | Silver Origin | 12:00 am | 12:00 am | |
Jun. 12th 2025 Thursday, 12th of Jun. 2025 | Celebrity Xpedition | 02:30 pm | 06:00 pm | |
Jun. 20th 2025 Friday, 20th of Jun. 2025 | Celebrity Xploration | 02:30 pm | 06:00 pm | |
Jun. 22nd 2025 Sunday, 22nd of Jun. 2025 | Silver Origin | 12:00 am | 12:00 am | |
Jun. 26th 2025 Thursday, 26th of Jun. 2025 | Celebrity Xpedition | 02:30 pm | 06:00 pm | |
Jul. 4th 2025 Friday, 4th of Jul. 2025 | Celebrity Xploration | 02:30 pm | 06:00 pm | |
Jul. 6th 2025 Sunday, 6th of Jul. 2025 | Silver Origin | 12:00 am | 12:00 am | |
Jul. 10th 2025 Thursday, 10th of Jul. 2025 | Celebrity Xpedition | 02:30 pm | 06:00 pm | |
Jul. 18th 2025 Friday, 18th of Jul. 2025 | Celebrity Xploration | 02:30 pm | 06:00 pm | |
Jul. 20th 2025 Sunday, 20th of Jul. 2025 | Silver Origin | 12:00 am | 12:00 am | |
Aug. 1st 2025 Friday, 1st of Aug. 2025 | Celebrity Xploration | 02:30 pm | 06:00 pm |
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