The weather in Galapagos is pretty much stable, in the sense of having a rainy season between January and June and a "dry" misty garua season from July throught December. Being at the Equator the variation between both is not significant for humans (10 degrees C between seasons). The last strong El Niño event was in 1998, I remember finding dead sea lions, fish and other creatures lying on beaches everywhere. It is debatable if El Niño has returned, some mention it is still yet to come again or that it came with a lighter impact. It is hard to determine if either version is 100% veritable. We have created a excerpt on Galapagos weather: [ ] in order to try and determine the effects on tourist travel to the islands, considering the only reason to visit is the wildlife. It feels like the effect of El Niño was moderate due to polar melting, meaning, colder water from the poles shifted towards the Equator and acted as a coolant of some sort. At a first glance this released pressure on wildlife and allowed species to strive, yet it is hard to determine if this will in turn allow weaker species to survive and when a stronger event is present the effect will be devastating. An interesting topic to analyze, yet climate change due to green house effects or whatever you cant to call it is definitely present. In Ecuador it seems to have produced a cold wave, again perhaps due to the effect of colder water in the ocean or even worse glacier melting in the Andes.