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San José vs Quito
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San José is the warmer of the two — about 10°F on the annual average; Quito is the wetter, with 61 in more rain a year, and San José the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between San José and Quito, in everyday terms.
Summers
San José has much hotter summers
San José: Warm
Quito: Mild
Winters
San José has milder winters
San José: Stays warm
Quito: Mild
Rain & snow
Quito is wetter
San José: Wet
Quito: Very wet
Sky
San José is sunnier
San José: Often cloudy
Quito: Often grey
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
San José is the warmer of the two — about 10°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Quito is the wetter — about 61 in more across the year.
Clear skies
San José 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) San José runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | 83 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 82 | 82 | 83 |
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 76 | 74 | 73 | 72 |
| Difference | -12 | -13 | -15 | -14 | -11 | -9 | -8 | -7 | -7 | -8 | -9 | -11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | 83 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 84 | 83 |
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 |
| Difference | -12 | -13 | -15 | -14 | -11 | -9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | 83 | 83 | 83 | 82 | 82 | 83 |
| Quito | 76 | 77 | 76 | 74 | 73 | 72 |
| Difference | -8 | -7 | -7 | -8 | -9 | -11 |
Avg low (°F) San José runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | 65 | 65 | 65 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 |
| Quito | 56 | 57 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 56 |
| Difference | -8 | -8 | -8 | -8 | -9 | -11 | -12 | -12 | -10 | -9 | -9 | -9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | 65 | 65 | 65 | 66 | 66 | 66 |
| Quito | 56 | 57 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 55 |
| Difference | -8 | -8 | -8 | -8 | -9 | -11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | 66 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 |
| Quito | 54 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 56 |
| Difference | -12 | -12 | -10 | -9 | -9 | -9 |
Precipitation (in) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 6.9 | 8.2 | 5.1 | 7 | 10.2 | 11.3 | 5.8 | 1.4 |
| Quito | 11.6 | 11.1 | 13.1 | 13 | 10.6 | 6.6 | 5 | 5.1 | 8.6 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 12.2 |
| Difference | +11.3 | +10.8 | +13 | +10.9 | +3.7 | -1.7 | -0.1 | -1.9 | -1.5 | — | +6.2 | +10.8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 6.9 | 8.2 |
| Quito | 11.6 | 11.1 | 13.1 | 13 | 10.6 | 6.6 |
| Difference | +11.3 | +10.8 | +13 | +10.9 | +3.7 | -1.7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | 5.1 | 7 | 10.2 | 11.3 | 5.8 | 1.4 |
| Quito | 5 | 5.1 | 8.6 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 12.2 |
| Difference | -0.1 | -1.9 | -1.5 | — | +6.2 | +10.8 |
Cloud cover (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | 43 | 38 | 41 | 67 | 82 | 85 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 78 | 57 |
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Difference | +38 | +47 | +47 | +18 | -1 | -9 | -13 | -13 | -9 | -3 | +4 | +24 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | 43 | 38 | 41 | 67 | 82 | 85 |
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 |
| Difference | +38 | +47 | +47 | +18 | -1 | -9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | 85 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 78 | 57 |
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Difference | -13 | -13 | -9 | -3 | +4 | +24 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | 76 | 69 | 63 | 67 | 80 | 87 | 86 | 87 | 89 | 91 | 89 | 83 |
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Difference | +10 | +18 | +24 | +19 | +4 | -7 | -9 | -12 | -13 | -11 | -7 | +1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | 76 | 69 | 63 | 67 | 80 | 87 |
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 |
| Difference | +10 | +18 | +24 | +19 | +4 | -7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | 86 | 87 | 89 | 91 | 89 | 83 |
| Quito | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Difference | -9 | -12 | -13 | -11 | -7 | +1 |
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. San José trends → · Quito trends →
Methodology & sources
San José
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 28 years of daily observations at Juan Santamaria Intl, a weather station, about 15 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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