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Oranjestad vs Quito
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Oranjestad is the warmer of the two — about 21°F on the annual average; Quito is the wetter, with 105 in more rain a year, and Oranjestad the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Oranjestad and Quito, in everyday terms.
Summers
Oranjestad has far hotter summers
Oranjestad: Very hot
Quito: Mild
Winters
Oranjestad has much milder winters
Oranjestad: Mild
Quito: Mild
Rain & snow
Quito is much wetter
Oranjestad: Fairly dry
Quito: Very wet
Sky
Oranjestad is far sunnier
Oranjestad: Partly cloudy
Quito: Often grey
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Oranjestad is the warmer of the two — about 21°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Quito is the wetter — about 105 in more across the year.
Clear skies
Oranjestad 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) Oranjestad runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oranjestad | 90 | 91 | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 94 | 96 | 96 | 94 | 92 | 91 |
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 76 | 74 | 73 | 72 |
| Difference | -18 | -19 | -20 | -20 | -21 | -20 | -19 | -19 | -20 | -20 | -20 | -18 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oranjestad | 90 | 91 | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 |
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 |
| Difference | -18 | -19 | -20 | -20 | -21 | -20 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oranjestad | 94 | 96 | 96 | 94 | 92 | 91 |
| Quito | 76 | 77 | 76 | 74 | 73 | 72 |
| Difference | -19 | -19 | -20 | -20 | -20 | -18 |
Avg low (°F) Oranjestad runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oranjestad | 75 | 75 | 76 | 78 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 77 | 76 |
| Quito | 56 | 57 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 56 |
| Difference | -19 | -18 | -19 | -20 | -22 | -24 | -25 | -26 | -25 | -23 | -22 | -20 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oranjestad | 75 | 75 | 76 | 78 | 79 | 79 |
| Quito | 56 | 57 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 55 |
| Difference | -19 | -18 | -19 | -20 | -22 | -24 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oranjestad | 79 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 77 | 76 |
| Quito | 54 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 56 |
| Difference | -25 | -26 | -25 | -23 | -22 | -20 |
Precipitation (in) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oranjestad | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 1.3 |
| Quito | 11.6 | 11.1 | 13.1 | 13 | 10.6 | 6.6 | 5 | 5.1 | 8.6 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 12.2 |
| Difference | +11.3 | +10.6 | +12.5 | +12.7 | +9.8 | +5.4 | +3.8 | +3.4 | +6.8 | +7.8 | +10.3 | +10.9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oranjestad | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.1 |
| Quito | 11.6 | 11.1 | 13.1 | 13 | 10.6 | 6.6 |
| Difference | +11.3 | +10.6 | +12.5 | +12.7 | +9.8 | +5.4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oranjestad | 1.1 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 1.3 |
| Quito | 5 | 5.1 | 8.6 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 12.2 |
| Difference | +3.8 | +3.4 | +6.8 | +7.8 | +10.3 | +10.9 |
Cloud cover (%) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oranjestad | 39 | 39 | 47 | 64 | 68 | 62 | 55 | 51 | 58 | 64 | 61 | 48 |
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Difference | +42 | +45 | +41 | +20 | +13 | +13 | +17 | +20 | +17 | +17 | +21 | +33 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oranjestad | 39 | 39 | 47 | 64 | 68 | 62 |
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 |
| Difference | +42 | +45 | +41 | +20 | +13 | +13 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oranjestad | 55 | 51 | 58 | 64 | 61 | 48 |
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Difference | +17 | +20 | +17 | +17 | +21 | +33 |
Relative humidity (%) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oranjestad | 76 | 75 | 74 | 76 | 78 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 80 | 80 | 78 |
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Difference | +10 | +12 | +12 | +10 | +6 | +2 | -1 | -3 | -2 | — | +2 | +6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oranjestad | 76 | 75 | 74 | 76 | 78 | 79 |
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 |
| Difference | +10 | +12 | +12 | +10 | +6 | +2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oranjestad | 79 | 78 | 78 | 80 | 80 | 78 |
| Quito | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Difference | -1 | -3 | -2 | — | +2 | +6 |
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. Oranjestad trends → · Quito trends →
Methodology & sources
Oranjestad
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 20 years of daily observations at Jose Leonardo Chirinos, a weather station, about 129 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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