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Xi’an vs Quito
Comparing Xi’an change · Quito change
Quito is the warmer of the two — about 6°F on the annual average; Quito is the wetter, with 99 in more rain a year, and Xi’an the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Xi’an and Quito, in everyday terms.
Summers
Xi’an has far hotter summers
Xi’an: Hot
Quito: Mild
Winters
Quito has far milder winters
Xi’an: Cold
Quito: Mild
Rain & snow
Quito is much wetter
Xi’an: Fairly dry
Quito: Very wet
Sky
Xi’an is sunnier
Xi’an: Often cloudy
Quito: Often grey
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Quito is the warmer of the two — about 6°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Quito is the wetter — about 99 in more across the year.
Clear skies
Xi’an 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) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xi’an | 41 | 50 | 60 | 72 | 81 | 89 | 91 | 87 | 78 | 67 | 55 | 44 |
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 76 | 74 | 73 | 72 |
| Difference | +30 | +22 | +12 | +1 | -8 | -15 | -16 | -10 | -2 | +7 | +17 | +28 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xi’an | 41 | 50 | 60 | 72 | 81 | 89 |
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 |
| Difference | +30 | +22 | +12 | +1 | -8 | -15 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xi’an | 91 | 87 | 78 | 67 | 55 | 44 |
| Quito | 76 | 77 | 76 | 74 | 73 | 72 |
| Difference | -16 | -10 | -2 | +7 | +17 | +28 |
Avg low (°F) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xi’an | 26 | 32 | 41 | 51 | 60 | 68 | 73 | 70 | 62 | 51 | 38 | 29 |
| Quito | 56 | 57 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 56 |
| Difference | +30 | +25 | +17 | +6 | -3 | -14 | -19 | -17 | -7 | +5 | +17 | +27 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xi’an | 26 | 32 | 41 | 51 | 60 | 68 |
| Quito | 56 | 57 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 55 |
| Difference | +30 | +25 | +17 | +6 | -3 | -14 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xi’an | 73 | 70 | 62 | 51 | 38 | 29 |
| Quito | 54 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 56 |
| Difference | -19 | -17 | -7 | +5 | +17 | +27 |
Precipitation (in) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xi’an | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 2 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 |
| 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 | +10.8 | +12.1 | +11.5 | +8.6 | +4.1 | +1.2 | +1.7 | +5.5 | +8.8 | +11.1 | +11.9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xi’an | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 2 | 2.5 |
| Quito | 11.6 | 11.1 | 13.1 | 13 | 10.6 | 6.6 |
| Difference | +11.3 | +10.8 | +12.1 | +11.5 | +8.6 | +4.1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xi’an | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 |
| Quito | 5 | 5.1 | 8.6 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 12.2 |
| Difference | +1.2 | +1.7 | +5.5 | +8.8 | +11.1 | +11.9 |
Cloud cover (%) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xi’an | 56 | 64 | 69 | 69 | 72 | 71 | 67 | 65 | 69 | 64 | 52 | 50 |
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Difference | +25 | +20 | +19 | +16 | +9 | +4 | +4 | +6 | +7 | +17 | +29 | +31 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xi’an | 56 | 64 | 69 | 69 | 72 | 71 |
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 |
| Difference | +25 | +20 | +19 | +16 | +9 | +4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xi’an | 67 | 65 | 69 | 64 | 52 | 50 |
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Difference | +4 | +6 | +7 | +17 | +29 | +31 |
Relative humidity (%) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xi’an | 59 | 58 | 54 | 50 | 49 | 51 | 59 | 61 | 65 | 64 | 63 | 59 |
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Difference | +27 | +29 | +33 | +36 | +35 | +29 | +18 | +14 | +11 | +16 | +19 | +25 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xi’an | 59 | 58 | 54 | 50 | 49 | 51 |
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 |
| Difference | +27 | +29 | +33 | +36 | +35 | +29 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xi’an | 59 | 61 | 65 | 64 | 63 | 59 |
| Quito | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Difference | +18 | +14 | +11 | +16 | +19 | +25 |
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. Xi’an trends → · Quito trends →
Methodology & sources
Xi’an
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 18 years of daily observations at Xian, a weather station, about 5 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.