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Abu Dhabi vs Quito
Comparing Abu Dhabi change · Quito change
Abu Dhabi is the warmer of the two — about 10°C on the annual average; Quito is the wetter, with 3046 mm more rain a year, and Abu Dhabi the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Abu Dhabi and Quito, in everyday terms.
Summers
Abu Dhabi has far hotter summers
Abu Dhabi: Extreme heat
Quito: Mild
Winters
Winters are similar
Abu Dhabi: Mild
Quito: Mild
Rain & snow
Quito is much wetter
Abu Dhabi: —
Quito: Very wet
Sky
Abu Dhabi is far sunnier
Abu Dhabi: Fairly sunny
Quito: Often grey
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Abu Dhabi is the warmer of the two — about 10°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Quito is the wetter — about 3046 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Abu Dhabi 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 (°C) Abu Dhabi runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi | 24 | 26 | 30 | 35 | 40 | 42 | 42 | 43 | 41 | 37 | 31 | 26 |
| Quito | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Difference | -2 | -4 | -8 | -12 | -16 | -18 | -18 | -18 | -16 | -13 | -8 | -4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi | 24 | 26 | 30 | 35 | 40 | 42 |
| Quito | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
| Difference | -2 | -4 | -8 | -12 | -16 | -18 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi | 42 | 43 | 41 | 37 | 31 | 26 |
| Quito | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Difference | -18 | -18 | -16 | -13 | -8 | -4 |
Avg low (°C) Abu Dhabi runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi | 13 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 19 | 15 |
| Quito | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Difference | — | -1 | -3 | -6 | -10 | -14 | -17 | -18 | -15 | -10 | -6 | -2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi | 13 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 27 |
| Quito | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Difference | — | -1 | -3 | -6 | -10 | -14 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi | 29 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 19 | 15 |
| Quito | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Difference | -17 | -18 | -15 | -10 | -6 | -2 |
Precipitation (mm) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quito | 294 | 281 | 334 | 329 | 270 | 166 | 126 | 129 | 219 | 286 | 303 | 309 |
| Difference | +294 | +281 | +334 | +329 | +270 | +166 | +126 | +129 | +219 | +286 | +303 | +309 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quito | 294 | 281 | 334 | 329 | 270 | 166 |
| Difference | +294 | +281 | +334 | +329 | +270 | +166 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quito | 126 | 129 | 219 | 286 | 303 | 309 |
| Difference | +126 | +129 | +219 | +286 | +303 | +309 |
Cloud cover (%) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi | 45 | 41 | 46 | 44 | 31 | 29 | 40 | 35 | 24 | 22 | 31 | 40 |
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Difference | +36 | +43 | +42 | +41 | +50 | +47 | +32 | +36 | +51 | +59 | +50 | +40 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi | 45 | 41 | 46 | 44 | 31 | 29 |
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 |
| Difference | +36 | +43 | +42 | +41 | +50 | +47 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi | 40 | 35 | 24 | 22 | 31 | 40 |
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Difference | +32 | +36 | +51 | +59 | +50 | +40 |
Relative humidity (%) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi | 66 | 64 | 63 | 58 | 59 | 62 | 60 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 59 | 65 |
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Difference | +21 | +22 | +24 | +28 | +26 | +19 | +18 | +18 | +19 | +23 | +23 | +19 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi | 66 | 64 | 63 | 58 | 59 | 62 |
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 |
| Difference | +21 | +22 | +24 | +28 | +26 | +19 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi | 60 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 59 | 65 |
| Quito | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Difference | +18 | +18 | +19 | +23 | +23 | +19 |
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. Abu Dhabi trends → · Quito trends →
Methodology & sources
Abu Dhabi
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 24 years of daily observations at Abu Dhabi Intl, a weather station, about 26 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.
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.
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