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Quito vs Palma
Comparing Quito change · Palma change
Quito and Palma have nearly identical year-round temperatures; Quito is the wetter, with 101 in more rain a year, and Palma the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Quito and Palma, in everyday terms.
Summers
Palma has much hotter summers
Quito: Mild
Palma: Warm
Winters
Quito has much milder winters
Quito: Mild
Palma: Cool
Rain & snow
Quito is much wetter
Quito: Very wet
Palma: Fairly dry
Sky
Palma is far sunnier
Quito: Often grey
Palma: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Quito and Palma run remarkably close all year.
Precipitation
Quito is the wetter — about 101 in more across the year.
Clear skies
Palma 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 76 | 74 | 73 | 72 |
| Palma | 60 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 73 | 81 | 85 | 86 | 81 | 75 | 67 | 62 |
| Difference | -11 | -11 | -8 | -5 | — | +6 | +10 | +10 | +5 | +1 | -5 | -10 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 |
| Palma | 60 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 73 | 81 |
| Difference | -11 | -11 | -8 | -5 | — | +6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 76 | 77 | 76 | 74 | 73 | 72 |
| Palma | 85 | 86 | 81 | 75 | 67 | 62 |
| Difference | +10 | +10 | +5 | +1 | -5 | -10 |
Avg low (°F) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 56 | 57 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 56 |
| Palma | 47 | 47 | 50 | 54 | 60 | 67 | 72 | 73 | 68 | 62 | 54 | 50 |
| Difference | -9 | -10 | -8 | -4 | +3 | +12 | +18 | +20 | +14 | +7 | -1 | -6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 56 | 57 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 55 |
| Palma | 47 | 47 | 50 | 54 | 60 | 67 |
| Difference | -9 | -10 | -8 | -4 | +3 | +12 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 54 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 56 |
| Palma | 72 | 73 | 68 | 62 | 54 | 50 |
| Difference | +18 | +20 | +14 | +7 | -1 | -6 |
Precipitation (in) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 11.6 | 11.1 | 13.1 | 13 | 10.6 | 6.6 | 5 | 5.1 | 8.6 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 12.2 |
| Palma | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 1.9 |
| Difference | -9.8 | -9.6 | -12 | -11.5 | -9.4 | -6 | -4.8 | -4.2 | -6.2 | -8.4 | -9.3 | -10.2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 11.6 | 11.1 | 13.1 | 13 | 10.6 | 6.6 |
| Palma | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.5 |
| Difference | -9.8 | -9.6 | -12 | -11.5 | -9.4 | -6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 5 | 5.1 | 8.6 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 12.2 |
| Palma | 0.2 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 1.9 |
| Difference | -4.8 | -4.2 | -6.2 | -8.4 | -9.3 | -10.2 |
Cloud cover (%) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Palma | 57 | 56 | 53 | 53 | 51 | 39 | 30 | 35 | 49 | 56 | 60 | 58 |
| Difference | -24 | -28 | -34 | -31 | -30 | -36 | -42 | -36 | -27 | -25 | -22 | -23 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 |
| Palma | 57 | 56 | 53 | 53 | 51 | 39 |
| Difference | -24 | -28 | -34 | -31 | -30 | -36 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Palma | 30 | 35 | 49 | 56 | 60 | 58 |
| Difference | -42 | -36 | -27 | -25 | -22 | -23 |
Relative humidity (%) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Palma | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 76 | 72 | 70 | 70 | 71 | 75 | 75 | 77 |
| Difference | -9 | -10 | -9 | -10 | -9 | -8 | -8 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -7 | -7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 |
| Palma | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 76 | 72 |
| Difference | -9 | -10 | -9 | -10 | -9 | -8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Palma | 70 | 70 | 71 | 75 | 75 | 77 |
| Difference | -8 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -7 | -7 |
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. Quito trends → · Palma trends →
Methodology & sources
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.
Palma
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Palma DE Mallorca Cmt, a weather station, about 3 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.