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Quito vs Athens
Comparing Quito change · Athens change
Quito and Athens have nearly identical year-round temperatures; Quito is the wetter, with 106 in more rain a year, and Athens the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Quito and Athens, in everyday terms.
Summers
Athens has far hotter summers
Quito: Mild
Athens: Hot
Winters
Quito has much milder winters
Quito: Mild
Athens: Cool
Rain & snow
Quito is much wetter
Quito: Very wet
Athens: Fairly dry
Sky
Athens is far sunnier
Quito: Often grey
Athens: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Quito and Athens run remarkably close all year.
Precipitation
Quito is the wetter — about 106 in more across the year.
Clear skies
Athens 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 |
| Athens | 56 | 57 | 62 | 68 | 77 | 86 | 92 | 92 | 84 | 75 | 66 | 59 |
| Difference | -15 | -14 | -10 | -4 | +4 | +12 | +16 | +15 | +8 | +1 | -7 | -13 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 |
| Athens | 56 | 57 | 62 | 68 | 77 | 86 |
| Difference | -15 | -14 | -10 | -4 | +4 | +12 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 76 | 77 | 76 | 74 | 73 | 72 |
| Athens | 92 | 92 | 84 | 75 | 66 | 59 |
| Difference | +16 | +15 | +8 | +1 | -7 | -13 |
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 |
| Athens | 44 | 44 | 48 | 53 | 61 | 69 | 74 | 75 | 68 | 61 | 53 | 48 |
| Difference | -12 | -13 | -10 | -5 | +4 | +14 | +20 | +21 | +14 | +5 | -2 | -8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 56 | 57 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 55 |
| Athens | 44 | 44 | 48 | 53 | 61 | 69 |
| Difference | -12 | -13 | -10 | -5 | +4 | +14 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 54 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 56 |
| Athens | 74 | 75 | 68 | 61 | 53 | 48 |
| Difference | +20 | +21 | +14 | +5 | -2 | -8 |
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 |
| Athens | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Difference | -9.8 | -9.6 | -11.5 | -12 | -10 | -6.2 | -4.7 | -4.9 | -8 | -10 | -9.5 | -9.7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 11.6 | 11.1 | 13.1 | 13 | 10.6 | 6.6 |
| Athens | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Difference | -9.8 | -9.6 | -11.5 | -12 | -10 | -6.2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 5 | 5.1 | 8.6 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 12.2 |
| Athens | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Difference | -4.7 | -4.9 | -8 | -10 | -9.5 | -9.7 |
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 |
| Athens | 58 | 58 | 55 | 51 | 44 | 27 | 20 | 19 | 29 | 45 | 55 | 61 |
| Difference | -23 | -26 | -33 | -33 | -37 | -48 | -52 | -52 | -46 | -36 | -27 | -20 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 |
| Athens | 58 | 58 | 55 | 51 | 44 | 27 |
| Difference | -23 | -26 | -33 | -33 | -37 | -48 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Athens | 20 | 19 | 29 | 45 | 55 | 61 |
| Difference | -52 | -52 | -46 | -36 | -27 | -20 |
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 |
| Athens | 81 | 80 | 77 | 71 | 62 | 54 | 51 | 54 | 60 | 70 | 77 | 81 |
| Difference | -5 | -7 | -10 | -15 | -22 | -26 | -27 | -21 | -16 | -10 | -4 | -3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 |
| Athens | 81 | 80 | 77 | 71 | 62 | 54 |
| Difference | -5 | -7 | -10 | -15 | -22 | -26 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Athens | 51 | 54 | 60 | 70 | 77 | 81 |
| Difference | -27 | -21 | -16 | -10 | -4 | -3 |
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 → · Athens 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.
Athens
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 26 years of daily observations at Hellinikon, a weather station, about 10 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.