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Quito vs Chennai
Comparing Quito change · Chennai change
Chennai is the warmer of the two — about 20°F on the annual average; Quito is the wetter, with 64 in more rain a year, and Chennai the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Quito and Chennai, in everyday terms.
Summers
Chennai has far hotter summers
Quito: Mild
Chennai: Very hot
Winters
Chennai has much milder winters
Quito: Mild
Chennai: Stays warm
Rain & snow
Quito is wetter
Quito: Very wet
Chennai: Wet
Sky
Chennai is sunnier
Quito: Often grey
Chennai: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Chennai is the warmer of the two — about 20°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Quito is the wetter — about 64 in more across the year.
Clear skies
Chennai 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) Chennai runs higher most of 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 |
| Chennai | 86 | 89 | 94 | 97 | 101 | 100 | 97 | 95 | 94 | 91 | 87 | 85 |
| Difference | +15 | +18 | +22 | +24 | +28 | +25 | +21 | +18 | +18 | +17 | +15 | +13 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 |
| Chennai | 86 | 89 | 94 | 97 | 101 | 100 |
| Difference | +15 | +18 | +22 | +24 | +28 | +25 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 76 | 77 | 76 | 74 | 73 | 72 |
| Chennai | 97 | 95 | 94 | 91 | 87 | 85 |
| Difference | +21 | +18 | +18 | +17 | +15 | +13 |
Avg low (°F) Chennai runs higher most of 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 |
| Chennai | 69 | 71 | 75 | 79 | 81 | 81 | 79 | 78 | 77 | 76 | 73 | 70 |
| Difference | +13 | +14 | +17 | +21 | +25 | +26 | +25 | +24 | +23 | +20 | +18 | +14 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 56 | 57 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 55 |
| Chennai | 69 | 71 | 75 | 79 | 81 | 81 |
| Difference | +13 | +14 | +17 | +21 | +25 | +26 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 54 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 56 |
| Chennai | 79 | 78 | 77 | 76 | 73 | 70 |
| Difference | +25 | +24 | +23 | +20 | +18 | +14 |
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 |
| Chennai | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 6.3 | 4.2 | 9.4 | 17.2 | 5.6 |
| Difference | -10.8 | -10.9 | -12.5 | -12.2 | -8.2 | -2.4 | -1.1 | +1.2 | -4.5 | -1.9 | +5.3 | -6.6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 11.6 | 11.1 | 13.1 | 13 | 10.6 | 6.6 |
| Chennai | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 4.1 |
| Difference | -10.8 | -10.9 | -12.5 | -12.2 | -8.2 | -2.4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 5 | 5.1 | 8.6 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 12.2 |
| Chennai | 3.9 | 6.3 | 4.2 | 9.4 | 17.2 | 5.6 |
| Difference | -1.1 | +1.2 | -4.5 | -1.9 | +5.3 | -6.6 |
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 |
| Chennai | 41 | 34 | 32 | 41 | 57 | 77 | 83 | 82 | 74 | 68 | 65 | 54 |
| Difference | -40 | -51 | -56 | -43 | -24 | +2 | +12 | +11 | -2 | -13 | -16 | -27 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 |
| Chennai | 41 | 34 | 32 | 41 | 57 | 77 |
| Difference | -40 | -51 | -56 | -43 | -24 | +2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Chennai | 83 | 82 | 74 | 68 | 65 | 54 |
| Difference | +12 | +11 | -2 | -13 | -16 | -27 |
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 |
| Chennai | 77 | 72 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 65 | 68 | 72 | 77 | 80 | 82 | 80 |
| Difference | -9 | -15 | -21 | -21 | -21 | -16 | -10 | -3 | — | — | +1 | -4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 |
| Chennai | 77 | 72 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 65 |
| Difference | -9 | -15 | -21 | -21 | -21 | -16 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Chennai | 68 | 72 | 77 | 80 | 82 | 80 |
| Difference | -10 | -3 | — | — | +1 | -4 |
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 → · Chennai 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.
Chennai
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 24 years of daily observations at Madras/minambakkam, a weather station, about 14 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.
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