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Quito vs Johannesburg
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Quito and Johannesburg have nearly identical year-round temperatures; Quito is the wetter, with 89 in more rain a year, and Johannesburg the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Quito and Johannesburg, in everyday terms.
Summers
Johannesburg has hotter summers
Quito: Mild
Johannesburg: Warm
Winters
Quito has much milder winters
Quito: Mild
Johannesburg: Cool
Rain & snow
Quito is much wetter
Quito: Very wet
Johannesburg: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Johannesburg is far sunnier
Quito: Often grey
Johannesburg: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Quito and Johannesburg run remarkably close all year.
Precipitation
Quito is the wetter — about 89 in more across the year.
Clear skies
Johannesburg 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 |
| Johannesburg | 83 | 83 | 81 | 77 | 73 | 68 | 68 | 74 | 80 | 83 | 83 | 83 |
| Difference | +11 | +12 | +9 | +4 | -1 | -6 | -7 | -3 | +4 | +9 | +10 | +11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 |
| Johannesburg | 83 | 83 | 81 | 77 | 73 | 68 |
| Difference | +11 | +12 | +9 | +4 | -1 | -6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 76 | 77 | 76 | 74 | 73 | 72 |
| Johannesburg | 68 | 74 | 80 | 83 | 83 | 83 |
| Difference | -7 | -3 | +4 | +9 | +10 | +11 |
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 |
| Johannesburg | 61 | 61 | 58 | 53 | 47 | 42 | 40 | 45 | 52 | 56 | 58 | 60 |
| Difference | +5 | +4 | +1 | -5 | -10 | -13 | -13 | -8 | -3 | — | +2 | +4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 56 | 57 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 55 |
| Johannesburg | 61 | 61 | 58 | 53 | 47 | 42 |
| Difference | +5 | +4 | +1 | -5 | -10 | -13 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 54 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 56 |
| Johannesburg | 40 | 45 | 52 | 56 | 58 | 60 |
| Difference | -13 | -8 | -3 | — | +2 | +4 |
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 |
| Johannesburg | 5.3 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 3 | 5.7 | 4.8 |
| Difference | -6.3 | -6.1 | -9 | -11.1 | -10.3 | -6.5 | -4.8 | -4.9 | -8.1 | -8.2 | -6.3 | -7.4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 11.6 | 11.1 | 13.1 | 13 | 10.6 | 6.6 |
| Johannesburg | 5.3 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| Difference | -6.3 | -6.1 | -9 | -11.1 | -10.3 | -6.5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 5 | 5.1 | 8.6 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 12.2 |
| Johannesburg | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 3 | 5.7 | 4.8 |
| Difference | -4.8 | -4.9 | -8.1 | -8.2 | -6.3 | -7.4 |
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 |
| Johannesburg | 61 | 57 | 50 | 40 | 25 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 29 | 47 | 58 | 65 |
| Difference | -20 | -27 | -38 | -45 | -56 | -55 | -54 | -50 | -47 | -34 | -23 | -16 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 |
| Johannesburg | 61 | 57 | 50 | 40 | 25 | 20 |
| Difference | -20 | -27 | -38 | -45 | -56 | -55 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Johannesburg | 18 | 21 | 29 | 47 | 58 | 65 |
| Difference | -54 | -50 | -47 | -34 | -23 | -16 |
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 |
| Johannesburg | 65 | 64 | 64 | 61 | 54 | 54 | 50 | 44 | 40 | 49 | 57 | 63 |
| Difference | -21 | -23 | -23 | -25 | -30 | -27 | -28 | -31 | -37 | -31 | -25 | -21 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 |
| Johannesburg | 65 | 64 | 64 | 61 | 54 | 54 |
| Difference | -21 | -23 | -23 | -25 | -30 | -27 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Johannesburg | 50 | 44 | 40 | 49 | 57 | 63 |
| Difference | -28 | -31 | -37 | -31 | -25 | -21 |
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 → · Johannesburg 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.
Johannesburg
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 24 years of daily observations at Pretoria/irene, a weather station, about 36 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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