Rainbows and the rainy season in Puerto Lopez, Ecuador #AtoZChallenge
Puerto Lopez sunrise rainbows are most common during the coastal Ecuador rainy season.
The same is true for Puerto Lopez sunset rainbows.
The rainy season, December through May, is also the time for cerulean blue skies. This causes confusion when people are planning their visit. They see blue skies on social media photos yet all of the guide books say it is the rainy season.
When does it rain during the rainy season?
Rain usually falls at night though certainly not every night. The above photo was taken at the Victor Hugo Hotel in February at 10:00 pm. Hours earlier, I walked there in the sunshine. I was drenched when I reached home because I rarely have an umbrella. I am usually home before the rains begin, getting ready to watch for a sunrise rainbow the next day.
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A look back
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Emily Bloomquist
I am a US Expat in Ecuador. I grew up on a Minnesota farm, worked in IT in California's Silicon Valley, then moved to a coastal Ecuador fishing village. My goal is to share Ecuador with you, one snippet at a time. Topics include attractions, compassion, ecotourism, Ecuador products, everyday Ecuador, and flora and fauna. Please let me know what you would like to read more about!
26 Comments
Jz
Gosh, I love rainbows – and you've got some corkers here!
Emily Bloomquist
Corkers! What a fun word, Jz! We do have some corker rainbows. 🙂 (Hopefully I used corker correctly.) Thanks for stopping by and commenting.
Eva A.
These are beautiful pictures. The second rainbow is huge! And it is not easy to take nice pictures of rain, and you managed 🙂
Emily Bloomquist
That second rainbow was huge! I watched it form then ran for my camera. I was lucky to get it in time. Most of my "rain" photos are puddles and mud the next morning so I was glad to get a decent one. Thank you Eva!
Keith's Ramblings
Rainbows are special and these are lovely. One day I might just find the treasure that's supposed to be buried at the end of them!
My Friend Rosey – R is for Run!
Emily Bloomquist
Rainbows can take a normal landscape and turn it into a beautiful one. Thanks Keith and good luck finding the treasure!
Arlee Bird
The rainy season in Los Angeles lasts maybe an hour or so–if we're lucky.
I miss the rains I used to see when I lived back east.
Arlee Bird
Tossing It Out
Emily Bloomquist
Yeah, your rainy season is short and infrequent. You also so rarely get the heavy rains with thunder. Thunderstorms were something I missed after I left Minnesota. Thanks Arlee!
Anupama K. Mazumder
I found the rainbows absolutely stunning!
http://www.volatilespirits.com
Emily Bloomquist
Thank you so much Anupama!
Hilary Melton-Butcher
Hi Emily – lovely photos … and how interesting the rain is mostly at night – cheers Hilary
Emily Bloomquist
Thank you Hilary! During our first rainy season, I was fascinated that daytime rain was so rare. It took me a while to finally ask around and find out that nighttime is when it usually falls.
Nancy Adkins
I wish our rain just came at night!!! When our RAINY season hits it just rains !!! But No RAIN no RAINBOWS!
Emily Bloomquist
You do get some really heavy rains, Nancy! My first business trip to Hawaii was during a tropical storm. I was lucky I only had a few blocks to walk to work but was still drenched when I arrived each day.
Right – no rain, no rainbows! 🙂
Arti Jain
Congratulations Emily! You did it. You used ceruleun! Yippee!
Those photos of rainbows–OMG! so stunning.
R is for #RallyforRivers
Emily Bloomquist
Yippeee! I am so excited, Arti, and knew you would be, too! Naturally I thought of you when I wrote it. Thank you for putting it in my head earlier this month!
Deborah Weber
What wonderful photos. I would love to see a sunrise rainbow, although to be truthful any old time is fabulous.
Emily Bloomquist
Sunrise rainbows stay with me all day, Deborah. Hope you see one sometime soon! Thank you!
Heather Erickson
Beautiful weather! I wish we could get Minnesota to be rainy at night with blue skies in the day and rainbows in between. Great pictures!
Facing Cancer with Grace
Emily Bloomquist
My family would be thrilled, too, if we could get that for Minnesota! Thank you Heather!
Iain Kelly
Those rainbows though, gorgeous!
https://iainkellywriting.com/2018/04/20/r-is-for-rome-italy/
Emily Bloomquist
Thank you, Iain!
Harvest Moon by Hand
What lovely photos of rainbows. They always brighten the sky and one's mood. That's a tremendous amount of rain. Good thing it happens typically at night.
Ann
https://harvestmoonbyhand.blogspot.com/2018/04/hobbies-that-begin-with-r-blogging-from.html
Emily Bloomquist
I agree, they are such a mood brightener! It sure was raining hard the night of that photo. Thank you for stopping by and commenting, Ann!
Ronel Janse van Vuuren
Gorgeous pics 🙂 I like it when I can predict how late the summer thunderstorms will roll in — it makes it easier to plan my day (especially working online — thunder and lightning tend to fry hard drives).
Ronel from Ronel the Mythmaker A-Z road-tripping with Everything Writerly: R is for Reimaginings
Emily Bloomquist
I do miss summer thunderstorms. We do not get them and I only see thunder and lightning rarely or when I visit the Ecuador mountain areas. Thanks for A-Z road-tripping, Ronel!