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Varadero vs Quito
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Varadero is the warmer of the two — about 12°F on the annual average; Quito is the wetter, with 97 in more rain a year, and Varadero the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Varadero and Quito, in everyday terms.
Summers
Varadero has much hotter summers
Varadero: Hot
Quito: Mild
Winters
Varadero has milder winters
Varadero: Mild
Quito: Mild
Rain & snow
Quito is much wetter
Varadero: Moderate rainfall
Quito: Very wet
Sky
Varadero is far sunnier
Varadero: Partly cloudy
Quito: Often grey
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Varadero is the warmer of the two — about 12°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Quito is the wetter — about 97 in more across the year.
Clear skies
Varadero 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) Varadero runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Varadero | 79 | 81 | 83 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 89 | 88 | 85 | 82 | 80 |
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 76 | 74 | 73 | 72 |
| Difference | -8 | -10 | -11 | -13 | -13 | -13 | -13 | -13 | -12 | -11 | -9 | -8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Varadero | 79 | 81 | 83 | 86 | 87 | 88 |
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 |
| Difference | -8 | -10 | -11 | -13 | -13 | -13 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Varadero | 89 | 89 | 88 | 85 | 82 | 80 |
| Quito | 76 | 77 | 76 | 74 | 73 | 72 |
| Difference | -13 | -13 | -12 | -11 | -9 | -8 |
Avg low (°F) Varadero runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Varadero | 63 | 63 | 64 | 67 | 70 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 71 | 67 | 65 |
| Quito | 56 | 57 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 56 |
| Difference | -7 | -6 | -7 | -10 | -13 | -18 | -19 | -19 | -18 | -16 | -11 | -9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Varadero | 63 | 63 | 64 | 67 | 70 | 73 |
| Quito | 56 | 57 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 55 |
| Difference | -7 | -6 | -7 | -10 | -13 | -18 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Varadero | 73 | 73 | 73 | 71 | 67 | 65 |
| Quito | 54 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 56 |
| Difference | -19 | -19 | -18 | -16 | -11 | -9 |
Precipitation (in) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Varadero | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 4 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 0.6 |
| 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 | +10.3 | +12.9 | +11.8 | +9.2 | +2.5 | +2.2 | +1.8 | +5.2 | +7.7 | +10.5 | +11.6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Varadero | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 4 |
| Quito | 11.6 | 11.1 | 13.1 | 13 | 10.6 | 6.6 |
| Difference | +11 | +10.3 | +12.9 | +11.8 | +9.2 | +2.5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Varadero | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 0.6 |
| Quito | 5 | 5.1 | 8.6 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 12.2 |
| Difference | +2.2 | +1.8 | +5.2 | +7.7 | +10.5 | +11.6 |
Cloud cover (%) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Varadero | 55 | 46 | 44 | 43 | 47 | 61 | 53 | 53 | 59 | 57 | 55 | 53 |
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Difference | +26 | +38 | +44 | +42 | +34 | +14 | +19 | +18 | +17 | +24 | +26 | +27 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Varadero | 55 | 46 | 44 | 43 | 47 | 61 |
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 |
| Difference | +26 | +38 | +44 | +42 | +34 | +14 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Varadero | 53 | 53 | 59 | 57 | 55 | 53 |
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Difference | +19 | +18 | +17 | +24 | +26 | +27 |
Relative humidity (%) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Varadero | 73 | 70 | 67 | 65 | 67 | 72 | 71 | 72 | 75 | 75 | 74 | 74 |
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Difference | +13 | +17 | +20 | +21 | +17 | +8 | +7 | +3 | +2 | +5 | +8 | +10 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Varadero | 73 | 70 | 67 | 65 | 67 | 72 |
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 |
| Difference | +13 | +17 | +20 | +21 | +17 | +8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Varadero | 71 | 72 | 75 | 75 | 74 | 74 |
| Quito | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Difference | +7 | +3 | +2 | +5 | +8 | +10 |
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. Varadero trends → · Quito trends →
Methodology & sources
Varadero
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at Juan Gualberto Gomez Intl, a weather station, about 24 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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