The pluviometric index of the region is 816.6 mm/year. The average relative humidity of the air is 83.4% and the mean temperature for the year is around 23 °C.
Unfortunately the very small population of this species is vulnerable to damage from the inroads made by what passes for civilization. No effective protective measures are being taken so the habitat of V. eltoniana has been gradually destroyed by the negative influences of human action.
Habitat Sao Pedro D' Aldeia is a district of the state of Rio de Janeiro, situated around the Araruama Lake - a high salinity natural reservoir. At an elevation 316 m high located in this region, 14,000 m from the Atlantic coast, found in 1979. —SeeJ. Bromeliad Soc.
Vriesea eltoniana is known only from small sections of coastal semi-deciduous forests in the Serra da Tiririca (boundary between Niterói and Maricá), Morro de Sapiatiba (São Pedro d’Aldeia) and Ilha de Cabo Frio (Fig. 7). It is epiphytic on the lower parts of trees and occasionally occurs terrestrially on leaf litter. —SeeCosta et al. 2009
