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Buenos Aires vs Quito
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Buenos Aires and Quito have nearly identical year-round temperatures; Quito is the wetter, with 78 in more rain a year, and Buenos Aires the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Buenos Aires and Quito, in everyday terms.
Summers
Buenos Aires has much hotter summers
Buenos Aires: Warm
Quito: Mild
Winters
Quito has much milder winters
Buenos Aires: Cool
Quito: Mild
Rain & snow
Quito is much wetter
Buenos Aires: Wet
Quito: Very wet
Sky
Buenos Aires is far sunnier
Buenos Aires: Partly cloudy
Quito: Often grey
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Buenos Aires and Quito run remarkably close all year.
Precipitation
Quito is the wetter — about 78 in more across the year.
Clear skies
Buenos Aires has the clearer skies — the higher line.
Exact monthly numbers
Tap a metric to open its full table. Desktop shows all twelve months; on a phone each metric splits into Jan–Jun and Jul–Dec.
Avg high (°F) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buenos Aires | 84 | 82 | 79 | 73 | 66 | 61 | 59 | 63 | 66 | 71 | 77 | 83 |
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 76 | 74 | 73 | 72 |
| Difference | -13 | -11 | -7 | — | +7 | +14 | +16 | +14 | +10 | +3 | -5 | -10 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buenos Aires | 84 | 82 | 79 | 73 | 66 | 61 |
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 |
| Difference | -13 | -11 | -7 | — | +7 | +14 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buenos Aires | 59 | 63 | 66 | 71 | 77 | 83 |
| Quito | 76 | 77 | 76 | 74 | 73 | 72 |
| Difference | +16 | +14 | +10 | +3 | -5 | -10 |
Avg low (°F) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buenos Aires | 69 | 68 | 66 | 59 | 54 | 48 | 47 | 49 | 52 | 57 | 62 | 66 |
| Quito | 56 | 57 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 56 |
| Difference | -13 | -11 | -8 | -1 | +3 | +7 | +7 | +5 | +2 | -2 | -6 | -10 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buenos Aires | 69 | 68 | 66 | 59 | 54 | 48 |
| Quito | 56 | 57 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 55 |
| Difference | -13 | -11 | -8 | -1 | +3 | +7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buenos Aires | 47 | 49 | 52 | 57 | 62 | 66 |
| Quito | 54 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 56 |
| Difference | +7 | +5 | +2 | -2 | -6 | -10 |
Precipitation (in) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buenos Aires | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 4.9 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
| Quito | 11.6 | 11.1 | 13.1 | 13 | 10.6 | 6.6 | 5 | 5.1 | 8.6 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 12.2 |
| Difference | +7.4 | +6.7 | +9.1 | +8.8 | +7.4 | +4.5 | +2.6 | +2.6 | +5.9 | +6.4 | +8.2 | +8.4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buenos Aires | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 2.1 |
| Quito | 11.6 | 11.1 | 13.1 | 13 | 10.6 | 6.6 |
| Difference | +7.4 | +6.7 | +9.1 | +8.8 | +7.4 | +4.5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buenos Aires | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 4.9 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
| Quito | 5 | 5.1 | 8.6 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 12.2 |
| Difference | +2.6 | +2.6 | +5.9 | +6.4 | +8.2 | +8.4 |
Cloud cover (%) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buenos Aires | 47 | 47 | 46 | 51 | 56 | 58 | 59 | 54 | 55 | 55 | 50 | 46 |
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Difference | +34 | +37 | +42 | +34 | +25 | +17 | +13 | +16 | +21 | +26 | +32 | +34 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buenos Aires | 47 | 47 | 46 | 51 | 56 | 58 |
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 |
| Difference | +34 | +37 | +42 | +34 | +25 | +17 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buenos Aires | 59 | 54 | 55 | 55 | 50 | 46 |
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Difference | +13 | +16 | +21 | +26 | +32 | +34 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buenos Aires | 69 | 71 | 74 | 76 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 80 | 78 | 76 | 72 | 69 |
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Difference | +17 | +15 | +13 | +10 | +5 | -1 | -4 | -5 | -1 | +4 | +10 | +15 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buenos Aires | 69 | 71 | 74 | 76 | 80 | 81 |
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 |
| Difference | +17 | +15 | +13 | +10 | +5 | -1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buenos Aires | 82 | 80 | 78 | 76 | 72 | 69 |
| Quito | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Difference | -4 | -5 | -1 | +4 | +10 | +15 |
How both climates are changing
Both cities are warming. Each city has its own warming trend; see its trends page for the year-by-year detail. Buenos Aires trends → · Quito trends →
Methodology & sources
Buenos Aires
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Aeroparque Jorge Newbery, a weather station, about 7 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.
Quito
Temperature & precipitation — modelled for this location from ERA5-Land reanalysis, a ~9 km global grid, because no long-record weather station is close enough to use.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.
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