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Darwin vs Quito
Comparing Darwin change · Quito change
Darwin is the warmer of the two — about 17°F on the annual average; Quito is the wetter, with 50 in more rain a year, and Darwin the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Darwin and Quito, in everyday terms.
Summers
Darwin has far hotter summers
Darwin: Hot
Quito: Mild
Winters
Darwin has much milder winters
Darwin: Stays warm
Quito: Mild
Rain & snow
Quito is wetter
Darwin: Very wet
Quito: Very wet
Sky
Darwin is far sunnier
Darwin: Partly cloudy
Quito: Often grey
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Darwin is the warmer of the two — about 17°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Quito is the wetter — about 50 in more across the year.
Clear skies
Darwin 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) Darwin runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darwin | 90 | 89 | 90 | 91 | 90 | 88 | 88 | 89 | 91 | 93 | 93 | 91 |
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 76 | 74 | 73 | 72 |
| Difference | -18 | -17 | -18 | -19 | -17 | -13 | -12 | -13 | -15 | -19 | -20 | -19 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darwin | 90 | 89 | 90 | 91 | 90 | 88 |
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 |
| Difference | -18 | -17 | -18 | -19 | -17 | -13 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darwin | 88 | 89 | 91 | 93 | 93 | 91 |
| Quito | 76 | 77 | 76 | 74 | 73 | 72 |
| Difference | -12 | -13 | -15 | -19 | -20 | -19 |
Avg low (°F) Darwin runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darwin | 77 | 77 | 76 | 75 | 72 | 67 | 66 | 67 | 73 | 76 | 77 | 77 |
| Quito | 56 | 57 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 56 |
| Difference | -20 | -19 | -19 | -17 | -15 | -12 | -13 | -14 | -18 | -21 | -21 | -21 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darwin | 77 | 77 | 76 | 75 | 72 | 67 |
| Quito | 56 | 57 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 55 |
| Difference | -20 | -19 | -19 | -17 | -15 | -12 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darwin | 66 | 67 | 73 | 76 | 77 | 77 |
| Quito | 54 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 56 |
| Difference | -13 | -14 | -18 | -21 | -21 | -21 |
Precipitation (in) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darwin | 17.9 | 15.2 | 11.4 | 4.2 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 5.6 | 11 |
| Quito | 11.6 | 11.1 | 13.1 | 13 | 10.6 | 6.6 | 5 | 5.1 | 8.6 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 12.2 |
| Difference | -6.3 | -4.2 | +1.8 | +8.8 | +9.7 | +6.5 | +5 | +5 | +8 | +8.5 | +6.3 | +1.2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darwin | 17.9 | 15.2 | 11.4 | 4.2 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
| Quito | 11.6 | 11.1 | 13.1 | 13 | 10.6 | 6.6 |
| Difference | -6.3 | -4.2 | +1.8 | +8.8 | +9.7 | +6.5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darwin | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 5.6 | 11 |
| Quito | 5 | 5.1 | 8.6 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 12.2 |
| Difference | +5 | +5 | +8 | +8.5 | +6.3 | +1.2 |
Cloud cover (%) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darwin | 87 | 85 | 73 | 55 | 41 | 37 | 32 | 34 | 40 | 47 | 61 | 81 |
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Difference | -5 | -1 | +15 | +29 | +40 | +38 | +39 | +37 | +36 | +34 | +20 | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darwin | 87 | 85 | 73 | 55 | 41 | 37 |
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 |
| Difference | -5 | -1 | +15 | +29 | +40 | +38 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darwin | 32 | 34 | 40 | 47 | 61 | 81 |
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Difference | +39 | +37 | +36 | +34 | +20 | — |
Relative humidity (%) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darwin | 82 | 82 | 79 | 75 | 68 | 60 | 56 | 55 | 60 | 63 | 69 | 77 |
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Difference | +4 | +5 | +8 | +12 | +16 | +21 | +22 | +20 | +16 | +17 | +13 | +7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darwin | 82 | 82 | 79 | 75 | 68 | 60 |
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 |
| Difference | +4 | +5 | +8 | +12 | +16 | +21 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darwin | 56 | 55 | 60 | 63 | 69 | 77 |
| Quito | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Difference | +22 | +20 | +16 | +17 | +13 | +7 |
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. Darwin trends → · Quito trends →
Methodology & sources
Darwin
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 26 years of daily observations at Darwin Airport Comparison, a weather station, about 6 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.