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Dubai vs Quito
Comparing Dubai change · Quito change
Dubai is the warmer of the two — about 18°F on the annual average; Quito is the wetter, with 116 in more rain a year, and Dubai the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Dubai and Quito, in everyday terms.
Summers
Dubai has far hotter summers
Dubai: Extreme heat
Quito: Mild
Winters
Winters are similar
Dubai: Mild
Quito: Mild
Rain & snow
Quito is much wetter
Dubai: Very dry
Quito: Very wet
Sky
Dubai is far sunnier
Dubai: Fairly sunny
Quito: Often grey
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Dubai is the warmer of the two — about 18°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Quito is the wetter — about 116 in more across the year.
Clear skies
Dubai 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) Dubai runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dubai | 76 | 80 | 86 | 95 | 103 | 108 | 109 | 109 | 105 | 99 | 89 | 81 |
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 76 | 74 | 73 | 72 |
| Difference | -5 | -8 | -14 | -22 | -30 | -33 | -34 | -32 | -29 | -25 | -16 | -9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dubai | 76 | 80 | 86 | 95 | 103 | 108 |
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 |
| Difference | -5 | -8 | -14 | -22 | -30 | -33 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dubai | 109 | 109 | 105 | 99 | 89 | 81 |
| Quito | 76 | 77 | 76 | 74 | 73 | 72 |
| Difference | -34 | -32 | -29 | -25 | -16 | -9 |
Avg low (°F) Dubai runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dubai | 54 | 56 | 61 | 67 | 74 | 79 | 84 | 84 | 78 | 72 | 64 | 58 |
| Quito | 56 | 57 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 56 |
| Difference | +2 | +1 | -3 | -9 | -17 | -24 | -31 | -30 | -24 | -16 | -8 | -1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dubai | 54 | 56 | 61 | 67 | 74 | 79 |
| Quito | 56 | 57 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 55 |
| Difference | +2 | +1 | -3 | -9 | -17 | -24 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dubai | 84 | 84 | 78 | 72 | 64 | 58 |
| Quito | 54 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 56 |
| Difference | -31 | -30 | -24 | -16 | -8 | -1 |
Precipitation (in) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dubai | 1.9 | 0 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| Quito | 11.6 | 11.1 | 13.1 | 13 | 10.6 | 6.6 | 5 | 5.1 | 8.6 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 12.2 |
| Difference | +9.7 | +11.1 | +12.3 | +12.9 | +10.6 | +6.6 | +5 | +5.1 | +8.6 | +11.2 | +11.7 | +11.7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dubai | 1.9 | 0 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Quito | 11.6 | 11.1 | 13.1 | 13 | 10.6 | 6.6 |
| Difference | +9.7 | +11.1 | +12.3 | +12.9 | +10.6 | +6.6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dubai | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| Quito | 5 | 5.1 | 8.6 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 12.2 |
| Difference | +5 | +5.1 | +8.6 | +11.2 | +11.7 | +11.7 |
Cloud cover (%) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dubai | 49 | 45 | 48 | 44 | 30 | 28 | 40 | 35 | 23 | 22 | 35 | 44 |
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Difference | +32 | +39 | +40 | +40 | +51 | +48 | +32 | +36 | +52 | +59 | +47 | +37 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dubai | 49 | 45 | 48 | 44 | 30 | 28 |
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 |
| Difference | +32 | +39 | +40 | +40 | +51 | +48 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dubai | 40 | 35 | 23 | 22 | 35 | 44 |
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Difference | +32 | +36 | +52 | +59 | +47 | +37 |
Relative humidity (%) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dubai | 62 | 61 | 59 | 53 | 50 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 52 | 53 | 55 | 60 |
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Difference | +24 | +26 | +28 | +34 | +34 | +30 | +27 | +26 | +24 | +27 | +27 | +24 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dubai | 62 | 61 | 59 | 53 | 50 | 51 |
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 |
| Difference | +24 | +26 | +28 | +34 | +34 | +30 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dubai | 50 | 49 | 52 | 53 | 55 | 60 |
| Quito | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Difference | +27 | +26 | +24 | +27 | +27 | +24 |
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. Dubai trends → · Quito trends →
Methodology & sources
Dubai
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 22 years of daily observations at Sharjah Inter. Airp, a weather station, about 35 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.