Home › Compare › Quito vs Kathmandu
Quito vs Kathmandu
Comparing Quito change · Kathmandu change
Kathmandu is the warmer of the two — about 1°F on the annual average; Quito is the wetter, with 65 in more rain a year, and Kathmandu the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Quito and Kathmandu, in everyday terms.
Summers
Kathmandu has much hotter summers
Quito: Mild
Kathmandu: Warm
Winters
Quito has much milder winters
Quito: Mild
Kathmandu: Chilly
Rain & snow
Quito is wetter
Quito: Very wet
Kathmandu: Wet
Sky
Kathmandu is far sunnier
Quito: Often grey
Kathmandu: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Kathmandu is the warmer of the two — about 1°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Quito is the wetter — about 65 in more across the year.
Clear skies
Kathmandu 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) Kathmandu 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 |
| Kathmandu | 66 | 71 | 78 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 83 | 84 | 83 | 80 | 75 | 69 |
| Difference | -5 | -1 | +6 | +10 | +11 | +10 | +8 | +7 | +7 | +6 | +2 | -4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 |
| Kathmandu | 66 | 71 | 78 | 83 | 84 | 85 |
| Difference | -5 | -1 | +6 | +10 | +11 | +10 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 76 | 77 | 76 | 74 | 73 | 72 |
| Kathmandu | 83 | 84 | 83 | 80 | 75 | 69 |
| Difference | +8 | +7 | +7 | +6 | +2 | -4 |
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 |
| Kathmandu | 36 | 41 | 47 | 53 | 60 | 66 | 68 | 68 | 65 | 56 | 46 | 38 |
| Difference | -20 | -17 | -11 | -5 | +3 | +11 | +14 | +14 | +11 | — | -10 | -18 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 56 | 57 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 55 |
| Kathmandu | 36 | 41 | 47 | 53 | 60 | 66 |
| Difference | -20 | -17 | -11 | -5 | +3 | +11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 54 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 56 |
| Kathmandu | 68 | 68 | 65 | 56 | 46 | 38 |
| Difference | +14 | +14 | +11 | — | -10 | -18 |
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 |
| Kathmandu | 0.6 | 0.8 | 2 | 3 | 3.3 | 8 | 14.4 | 10.8 | 8.6 | 3 | 0.3 | 0 |
| Difference | -11 | -10.3 | -11.1 | -10 | -7.3 | +1.4 | +9.4 | +5.7 | — | -8.2 | -11.6 | -12.2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 11.6 | 11.1 | 13.1 | 13 | 10.6 | 6.6 |
| Kathmandu | 0.6 | 0.8 | 2 | 3 | 3.3 | 8 |
| Difference | -11 | -10.3 | -11.1 | -10 | -7.3 | +1.4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 5 | 5.1 | 8.6 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 12.2 |
| Kathmandu | 14.4 | 10.8 | 8.6 | 3 | 0.3 | 0 |
| Difference | +9.4 | +5.7 | — | -8.2 | -11.6 | -12.2 |
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 |
| Kathmandu | 39 | 43 | 45 | 51 | 58 | 72 | 86 | 84 | 71 | 44 | 33 | 34 |
| Difference | -42 | -41 | -43 | -33 | -23 | -3 | +14 | +13 | -4 | -37 | -48 | -47 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 |
| Kathmandu | 39 | 43 | 45 | 51 | 58 | 72 |
| Difference | -42 | -41 | -43 | -33 | -23 | -3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Kathmandu | 86 | 84 | 71 | 44 | 33 | 34 |
| Difference | +14 | +13 | -4 | -37 | -48 | -47 |
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 |
| Kathmandu | 43 | 39 | 33 | 32 | 45 | 64 | 82 | 86 | 84 | 69 | 55 | 46 |
| Difference | -43 | -48 | -54 | -54 | -40 | -17 | +5 | +11 | +8 | -11 | -27 | -38 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 |
| Kathmandu | 43 | 39 | 33 | 32 | 45 | 64 |
| Difference | -43 | -48 | -54 | -54 | -40 | -17 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Kathmandu | 82 | 86 | 84 | 69 | 55 | 46 |
| Difference | +5 | +11 | +8 | -11 | -27 | -38 |
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 → · Kathmandu 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.
Kathmandu
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 16 years of daily observations at Kathmandu Airport, a weather station, about 5 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.
← change Quito · change Kathmandu → · Quito page · Kathmandu page