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Puerto Iguazú vs Quito
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Puerto Iguazú is the warmer of the two — about 5°C on the annual average; Quito is the wetter, with 1772 mm more rain a year, and Puerto Iguazú the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Puerto Iguazú and Quito, in everyday terms.
Summers
Puerto Iguazú has far hotter summers
Puerto Iguazú: Hot
Quito: Mild
Winters
Quito has milder winters
Puerto Iguazú: Mild
Quito: Mild
Rain & snow
Quito is much wetter
Puerto Iguazú: Wet
Quito: Very wet
Sky
Puerto Iguazú is sunnier
Puerto Iguazú: Partly cloudy
Quito: Often grey
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Puerto Iguazú is the warmer of the two — about 5°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Quito is the wetter — about 1772 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Puerto Iguazú 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 (°C) Puerto Iguazú runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Iguazú | 33 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 32 |
| Quito | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Difference | -11 | -10 | -9 | -6 | -2 | — | +1 | -2 | -3 | -6 | -9 | -10 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Iguazú | 33 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 25 | 23 |
| Quito | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
| Difference | -11 | -10 | -9 | -6 | -2 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Iguazú | 24 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 32 |
| Quito | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Difference | +1 | -2 | -3 | -6 | -9 | -10 |
Avg low (°C) Puerto Iguazú runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Iguazú | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 20 |
| Quito | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Difference | -7 | -7 | -5 | -3 | — | — | — | -1 | -2 | -4 | -5 | -7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Iguazú | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 13 |
| Quito | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Difference | -7 | -7 | -5 | -3 | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Iguazú | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 20 |
| Quito | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Difference | — | -1 | -2 | -4 | -5 | -7 |
Precipitation (mm) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Iguazú | 122 | 126 | 91 | 93 | 130 | 103 | 56 | 65 | 91 | 148 | 117 | 132 |
| Quito | 294 | 281 | 334 | 329 | 270 | 166 | 126 | 129 | 219 | 286 | 303 | 309 |
| Difference | +172 | +155 | +243 | +236 | +140 | +64 | +71 | +63 | +128 | +138 | +186 | +177 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Iguazú | 122 | 126 | 91 | 93 | 130 | 103 |
| Quito | 294 | 281 | 334 | 329 | 270 | 166 |
| Difference | +172 | +155 | +243 | +236 | +140 | +64 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Iguazú | 56 | 65 | 91 | 148 | 117 | 132 |
| Quito | 126 | 129 | 219 | 286 | 303 | 309 |
| Difference | +71 | +63 | +128 | +138 | +186 | +177 |
Cloud cover (%) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Iguazú | 63 | 63 | 56 | 54 | 55 | 58 | 53 | 50 | 56 | 62 | 58 | 65 |
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Difference | +18 | +21 | +32 | +31 | +26 | +17 | +18 | +21 | +20 | +19 | +24 | +15 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Iguazú | 63 | 63 | 56 | 54 | 55 | 58 |
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 |
| Difference | +18 | +21 | +32 | +31 | +26 | +17 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Iguazú | 53 | 50 | 56 | 62 | 58 | 65 |
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Difference | +18 | +21 | +20 | +19 | +24 | +15 |
Relative humidity (%) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Iguazú | 72 | 73 | 72 | 75 | 80 | 84 | 82 | 76 | 72 | 77 | 73 | 71 |
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Difference | +14 | +14 | +15 | +11 | +4 | -3 | -4 | -1 | +4 | +4 | +9 | +13 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Iguazú | 72 | 73 | 72 | 75 | 80 | 84 |
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 |
| Difference | +14 | +14 | +15 | +11 | +4 | -3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Iguazú | 82 | 76 | 72 | 77 | 73 | 71 |
| Quito | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Difference | -4 | -1 | +4 | +4 | +9 | +13 |
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. Puerto Iguazú trends → · Quito trends →
Methodology & sources
Puerto Iguazú
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Cataratas Intl, a weather station, about 9 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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