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Bowen vs Quito
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Bowen is the warmer of the two — about 11°F on the annual average; Quito is the wetter, with 85 in more rain a year, and Bowen the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Bowen and Quito, in everyday terms.
Summers
Bowen has much hotter summers
Bowen: Hot
Quito: Mild
Winters
Winters are similar
Bowen: Stays warm
Quito: Mild
Rain & snow
Quito is much wetter
Bowen: Moderate rainfall
Quito: Very wet
Sky
Bowen is far sunnier
Bowen: Fairly sunny
Quito: Often grey
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Bowen is the warmer of the two — about 11°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Quito is the wetter — about 85 in more across the year.
Clear skies
Bowen 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) Bowen runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen | 89 | 88 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 77 | 76 | 78 | 81 | 84 | 87 | 89 |
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 76 | 74 | 73 | 72 |
| Difference | -17 | -17 | -16 | -12 | -7 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -5 | -10 | -14 | -16 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen | 89 | 88 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 77 |
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 |
| Difference | -17 | -17 | -16 | -12 | -7 | -2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen | 76 | 78 | 81 | 84 | 87 | 89 |
| Quito | 76 | 77 | 76 | 74 | 73 | 72 |
| Difference | -1 | -1 | -5 | -10 | -14 | -16 |
Avg low (°F) Bowen runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen | 75 | 75 | 73 | 69 | 64 | 59 | 56 | 58 | 62 | 68 | 72 | 74 |
| Quito | 56 | 57 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 56 |
| Difference | -18 | -18 | -15 | -12 | -7 | -4 | -2 | -4 | -8 | -12 | -16 | -18 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen | 75 | 75 | 73 | 69 | 64 | 59 |
| Quito | 56 | 57 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 55 |
| Difference | -18 | -18 | -15 | -12 | -7 | -4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen | 56 | 58 | 62 | 68 | 72 | 74 |
| Quito | 54 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 56 |
| Difference | -2 | -4 | -8 | -12 | -16 | -18 |
Precipitation (in) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen | 7.8 | 10.5 | 4.2 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 4.4 |
| Quito | 11.6 | 11.1 | 13.1 | 13 | 10.6 | 6.6 | 5 | 5.1 | 8.6 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 12.2 |
| Difference | +3.8 | +0.6 | +9 | +11.2 | +9.5 | +5.9 | +4.5 | +4.2 | +8.1 | +10.7 | +9.8 | +7.8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen | 7.8 | 10.5 | 4.2 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.7 |
| Quito | 11.6 | 11.1 | 13.1 | 13 | 10.6 | 6.6 |
| Difference | +3.8 | +0.6 | +9 | +11.2 | +9.5 | +5.9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 4.4 |
| Quito | 5 | 5.1 | 8.6 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 12.2 |
| Difference | +4.5 | +4.2 | +8.1 | +10.7 | +9.8 | +7.8 |
Cloud cover (%) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen | 61 | 61 | 57 | 46 | 47 | 43 | 36 | 35 | 29 | 35 | 43 | 49 |
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Difference | +20 | +23 | +31 | +38 | +33 | +32 | +35 | +36 | +46 | +46 | +39 | +32 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen | 61 | 61 | 57 | 46 | 47 | 43 |
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 |
| Difference | +20 | +23 | +31 | +38 | +33 | +32 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen | 36 | 35 | 29 | 35 | 43 | 49 |
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Difference | +35 | +36 | +46 | +46 | +39 | +32 |
Relative humidity (%) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen | 76 | 79 | 77 | 74 | 72 | 71 | 70 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 69 | 72 |
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Difference | +11 | +8 | +9 | +12 | +12 | +9 | +8 | +6 | +8 | +12 | +13 | +12 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen | 76 | 79 | 77 | 74 | 72 | 71 |
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 |
| Difference | +11 | +8 | +9 | +12 | +12 | +9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen | 70 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 69 | 72 |
| Quito | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Difference | +8 | +6 | +8 | +12 | +13 | +12 |
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. Bowen trends → · Quito trends →
Methodology & sources
Bowen
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 23 years of daily observations at Bowen Airport, a weather station, about 3 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.