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Quito vs Puerto Vallarta
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Puerto Vallarta is the warmer of the two — about 10°F on the annual average; Quito is the wetter, with 50 in more rain a year, and Puerto Vallarta the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Quito and Puerto Vallarta, in everyday terms.
Summers
Puerto Vallarta has much hotter summers
Quito: Mild
Puerto Vallarta: Hot
Winters
Winters are similar
Quito: Mild
Puerto Vallarta: Stays warm
Rain & snow
Quito is wetter
Quito: Very wet
Puerto Vallarta: Very wet
Sky
Puerto Vallarta is far sunnier
Quito: Often grey
Puerto Vallarta: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Puerto Vallarta is the warmer of the two — about 10°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Quito is the wetter — about 50 in more across the year.
Clear skies
Puerto Vallarta 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) Puerto Vallarta 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 |
| Puerto Vallarta | 80 | 80 | 81 | 83 | 85 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 88 | 88 | 86 | 81 |
| Difference | +8 | +9 | +9 | +10 | +12 | +12 | +12 | +12 | +12 | +14 | +13 | +9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 |
| Puerto Vallarta | 80 | 80 | 81 | 83 | 85 | 87 |
| Difference | +8 | +9 | +9 | +10 | +12 | +12 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 76 | 77 | 76 | 74 | 73 | 72 |
| Puerto Vallarta | 88 | 89 | 88 | 88 | 86 | 81 |
| Difference | +12 | +12 | +12 | +14 | +13 | +9 |
Avg low (°F) Puerto Vallarta 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 |
| Puerto Vallarta | 57 | 57 | 58 | 60 | 65 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 69 | 64 | 59 |
| Difference | — | — | — | +2 | +8 | +16 | +17 | +17 | +16 | +14 | +8 | +3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 56 | 57 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 55 |
| Puerto Vallarta | 57 | 57 | 58 | 60 | 65 | 71 |
| Difference | — | — | — | +2 | +8 | +16 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 54 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 56 |
| Puerto Vallarta | 71 | 71 | 71 | 69 | 64 | 59 |
| Difference | +17 | +17 | +16 | +14 | +8 | +3 |
Precipitation (in) Varies through 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 |
| Puerto Vallarta | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 9.6 | 15.5 | 16.8 | 17.2 | 5.3 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Difference | -10.4 | -10.2 | -12.7 | -12.8 | -10.1 | +3 | +10.5 | +11.8 | +8.6 | -5.9 | -10.7 | -11.1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 11.6 | 11.1 | 13.1 | 13 | 10.6 | 6.6 |
| Puerto Vallarta | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 9.6 |
| Difference | -10.4 | -10.2 | -12.7 | -12.8 | -10.1 | +3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 5 | 5.1 | 8.6 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 12.2 |
| Puerto Vallarta | 15.5 | 16.8 | 17.2 | 5.3 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Difference | +10.5 | +11.8 | +8.6 | -5.9 | -10.7 | -11.1 |
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 |
| Puerto Vallarta | 49 | 45 | 43 | 48 | 44 | 63 | 76 | 79 | 80 | 57 | 42 | 51 |
| Difference | -33 | -39 | -44 | -37 | -37 | -13 | +4 | +8 | +5 | -24 | -39 | -30 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 |
| Puerto Vallarta | 49 | 45 | 43 | 48 | 44 | 63 |
| Difference | -33 | -39 | -44 | -37 | -37 | -13 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Puerto Vallarta | 76 | 79 | 80 | 57 | 42 | 51 |
| Difference | +4 | +8 | +5 | -24 | -39 | -30 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through 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 |
| Puerto Vallarta | 64 | 60 | 52 | 47 | 51 | 70 | 81 | 84 | 85 | 81 | 75 | 70 |
| Difference | -22 | -27 | -35 | -40 | -34 | -11 | +3 | +9 | +9 | +1 | -7 | -14 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 |
| Puerto Vallarta | 64 | 60 | 52 | 47 | 51 | 70 |
| Difference | -22 | -27 | -35 | -40 | -34 | -11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Puerto Vallarta | 81 | 84 | 85 | 81 | 75 | 70 |
| Difference | +3 | +9 | +9 | +1 | -7 | -14 |
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 → · Puerto Vallarta 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.
Puerto Vallarta
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from CONAGUA / SMN, Mexico's national weather service, measured at El Cuale, about 3 km from the city centre.
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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