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Quito vs Kingston
Comparing Quito change · Kingston change
Kingston is the warmer of the two — about 18°F on the annual average; Quito is the wetter, with 88 in more rain a year, and Kingston the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Quito and Kingston, in everyday terms.
Summers
Kingston has far hotter summers
Quito: Mild
Kingston: Hot
Winters
Kingston has much milder winters
Quito: Mild
Kingston: Mild
Rain & snow
Quito is much wetter
Quito: Very wet
Kingston: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Kingston is far sunnier
Quito: Often grey
Kingston: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Kingston is the warmer of the two — about 18°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Quito is the wetter — about 88 in more across the year.
Clear skies
Kingston 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) Kingston 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 |
| Kingston | 88 | 88 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 91 | 90 | 89 |
| Difference | +17 | +17 | +16 | +17 | +16 | +17 | +17 | +16 | +16 | +17 | +17 | +17 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 |
| Kingston | 88 | 88 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 92 |
| Difference | +17 | +17 | +16 | +17 | +16 | +17 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 76 | 77 | 76 | 74 | 73 | 72 |
| Kingston | 92 | 92 | 92 | 91 | 90 | 89 |
| Difference | +17 | +16 | +16 | +17 | +17 | +17 |
Avg low (°F) Kingston 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 |
| Kingston | 72 | 72 | 73 | 75 | 76 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 76 | 75 | 73 |
| Difference | +16 | +15 | +15 | +17 | +19 | +23 | +24 | +24 | +23 | +21 | +19 | +17 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 56 | 57 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 55 |
| Kingston | 72 | 72 | 73 | 75 | 76 | 78 |
| Difference | +16 | +15 | +15 | +17 | +19 | +23 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 54 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 56 |
| Kingston | 78 | 78 | 78 | 76 | 75 | 73 |
| Difference | +24 | +24 | +23 | +21 | +19 | +17 |
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 |
| Kingston | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 3.9 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 3.2 | 5.6 | 8.1 | 3 | 1.7 |
| Difference | -11 | -10.5 | -11.5 | -12 | -6.8 | -5.1 | -3.9 | -1.9 | -3.1 | -3.2 | -8.9 | -10.5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 11.6 | 11.1 | 13.1 | 13 | 10.6 | 6.6 |
| Kingston | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 3.9 | 1.5 |
| Difference | -11 | -10.5 | -11.5 | -12 | -6.8 | -5.1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 5 | 5.1 | 8.6 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 12.2 |
| Kingston | 1.1 | 3.2 | 5.6 | 8.1 | 3 | 1.7 |
| Difference | -3.9 | -1.9 | -3.1 | -3.2 | -8.9 | -10.5 |
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 |
| Kingston | 39 | 33 | 34 | 37 | 54 | 57 | 48 | 51 | 57 | 59 | 50 | 43 |
| Difference | -42 | -51 | -54 | -47 | -27 | -19 | -24 | -20 | -19 | -22 | -32 | -37 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 |
| Kingston | 39 | 33 | 34 | 37 | 54 | 57 |
| Difference | -42 | -51 | -54 | -47 | -27 | -19 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Kingston | 48 | 51 | 57 | 59 | 50 | 43 |
| Difference | -24 | -20 | -19 | -22 | -32 | -37 |
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 |
| Kingston | 74 | 73 | 70 | 70 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 77 | 76 |
| Difference | -12 | -14 | -16 | -16 | -10 | -2 | — | +3 | +2 | -1 | -5 | -8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 |
| Kingston | 74 | 73 | 70 | 70 | 75 | 79 |
| Difference | -12 | -14 | -16 | -16 | -10 | -2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Kingston | 78 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 77 | 76 |
| Difference | — | +3 | +2 | -1 | -5 | -8 |
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 → · Kingston 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.
Kingston
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 26 years of daily observations at Norman Manley Intl, a weather station, about 7 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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