Home › Compare › Hangzhou vs Quito
Hangzhou vs Quito
Comparing Hangzhou change · Quito change
Hangzhou and Quito have nearly identical year-round temperatures; Quito is the wetter, with 1545 mm more rain a year, and Hangzhou the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Hangzhou and Quito, in everyday terms.
Summers
Hangzhou has far hotter summers
Hangzhou: Hot
Quito: Mild
Winters
Quito has much milder winters
Hangzhou: Chilly
Quito: Mild
Rain & snow
Quito is wetter
Hangzhou: Wet
Quito: Very wet
Sky
Hangzhou is sunnier
Hangzhou: Often cloudy
Quito: Often grey
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Hangzhou and Quito run remarkably close all year.
Precipitation
Quito is the wetter — about 1545 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Hangzhou 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) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hangzhou | 8 | 11 | 15 | 22 | 27 | 29 | 34 | 33 | 29 | 24 | 18 | 11 |
| Quito | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Difference | +14 | +11 | +7 | +1 | -4 | -6 | -10 | -8 | -4 | — | +5 | +11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hangzhou | 8 | 11 | 15 | 22 | 27 | 29 |
| Quito | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
| Difference | +14 | +11 | +7 | +1 | -4 | -6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hangzhou | 34 | 33 | 29 | 24 | 18 | 11 |
| Quito | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Difference | -10 | -8 | -4 | — | +5 | +11 |
Avg low (°C) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hangzhou | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 16 | 10 | 4 |
| Quito | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Difference | +12 | +10 | +7 | +2 | -4 | -9 | -13 | -13 | -9 | -3 | +4 | +9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hangzhou | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 22 |
| Quito | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Difference | +12 | +10 | +7 | +2 | -4 | -9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hangzhou | 25 | 25 | 21 | 16 | 10 | 4 |
| Quito | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Difference | -13 | -13 | -9 | -3 | +4 | +9 |
Precipitation (mm) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hangzhou | 98 | 93 | 142 | 116 | 127 | 263 | 176 | 163 | 107 | 71 | 77 | 68 |
| Quito | 294 | 281 | 334 | 329 | 270 | 166 | 126 | 129 | 219 | 286 | 303 | 309 |
| Difference | +196 | +188 | +192 | +213 | +142 | -96 | -49 | -34 | +112 | +215 | +226 | +241 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hangzhou | 98 | 93 | 142 | 116 | 127 | 263 |
| Quito | 294 | 281 | 334 | 329 | 270 | 166 |
| Difference | +196 | +188 | +192 | +213 | +142 | -96 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hangzhou | 176 | 163 | 107 | 71 | 77 | 68 |
| Quito | 126 | 129 | 219 | 286 | 303 | 309 |
| Difference | -49 | -34 | +112 | +215 | +226 | +241 |
Cloud cover (%) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hangzhou | 65 | 68 | 71 | 71 | 72 | 81 | 70 | 66 | 65 | 60 | 59 | 56 |
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Difference | +16 | +16 | +17 | +14 | +9 | -6 | +1 | +5 | +10 | +21 | +22 | +24 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hangzhou | 65 | 68 | 71 | 71 | 72 | 81 |
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 |
| Difference | +16 | +16 | +17 | +14 | +9 | -6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hangzhou | 70 | 66 | 65 | 60 | 59 | 56 |
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Difference | +1 | +5 | +10 | +21 | +22 | +24 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hangzhou | 80 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 82 | 79 | 79 | 78 |
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Difference | +6 | +8 | +7 | +8 | +6 | -3 | -6 | -8 | -6 | +1 | +3 | +6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hangzhou | 80 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 84 |
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 |
| Difference | +6 | +8 | +7 | +8 | +6 | -3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hangzhou | 84 | 83 | 82 | 79 | 79 | 78 |
| Quito | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Difference | -6 | -8 | -6 | +1 | +3 | +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. Hangzhou trends → · Quito trends →
Methodology & sources
Hangzhou
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 23 years of daily observations at Hangzhou, 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.
← change Hangzhou · change Quito → · Hangzhou page · Quito page