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Buenos Aires vs Quito
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Buenos Aires and Quito have nearly identical year-round temperatures; Quito is the wetter, with 1981 mm more rain a year, and Buenos Aires the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Buenos Aires and Quito, in everyday terms.
Summers
Buenos Aires has much hotter summers
Buenos Aires: Warm
Quito: Mild
Winters
Quito has much milder winters
Buenos Aires: Cool
Quito: Mild
Rain & snow
Quito is much wetter
Buenos Aires: Wet
Quito: Very wet
Sky
Buenos Aires is far sunnier
Buenos Aires: Partly cloudy
Quito: Often grey
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Buenos Aires and Quito run remarkably close all year.
Precipitation
Quito is the wetter — about 1981 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Buenos Aires 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) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buenos Aires | 29 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 28 |
| Quito | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Difference | -7 | -6 | -4 | — | +4 | +8 | +9 | +8 | +6 | +2 | -3 | -6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buenos Aires | 29 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 19 | 16 |
| Quito | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
| Difference | -7 | -6 | -4 | — | +4 | +8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buenos Aires | 15 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 28 |
| Quito | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Difference | +9 | +8 | +6 | +2 | -3 | -6 |
Avg low (°C) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buenos Aires | 21 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 19 |
| Quito | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Difference | -7 | -6 | -4 | -1 | +2 | +4 | +4 | +3 | +1 | -1 | -3 | -6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buenos Aires | 21 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 9 |
| Quito | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Difference | -7 | -6 | -4 | -1 | +2 | +4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buenos Aires | 8 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 19 |
| Quito | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Difference | +4 | +3 | +1 | -1 | -3 | -6 |
Precipitation (mm) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buenos Aires | 105 | 111 | 103 | 106 | 83 | 53 | 61 | 63 | 68 | 123 | 94 | 95 |
| Quito | 294 | 281 | 334 | 329 | 270 | 166 | 126 | 129 | 219 | 286 | 303 | 309 |
| Difference | +189 | +170 | +231 | +223 | +187 | +113 | +65 | +66 | +151 | +162 | +208 | +214 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buenos Aires | 105 | 111 | 103 | 106 | 83 | 53 |
| Quito | 294 | 281 | 334 | 329 | 270 | 166 |
| Difference | +189 | +170 | +231 | +223 | +187 | +113 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buenos Aires | 61 | 63 | 68 | 123 | 94 | 95 |
| Quito | 126 | 129 | 219 | 286 | 303 | 309 |
| Difference | +65 | +66 | +151 | +162 | +208 | +214 |
Cloud cover (%) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buenos Aires | 47 | 47 | 46 | 51 | 56 | 58 | 59 | 54 | 55 | 55 | 50 | 46 |
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Difference | +34 | +37 | +42 | +34 | +25 | +17 | +13 | +16 | +21 | +26 | +32 | +34 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buenos Aires | 47 | 47 | 46 | 51 | 56 | 58 |
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 |
| Difference | +34 | +37 | +42 | +34 | +25 | +17 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buenos Aires | 59 | 54 | 55 | 55 | 50 | 46 |
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Difference | +13 | +16 | +21 | +26 | +32 | +34 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buenos Aires | 69 | 71 | 74 | 76 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 80 | 78 | 76 | 72 | 69 |
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Difference | +17 | +15 | +13 | +10 | +5 | -1 | -4 | -5 | -1 | +4 | +10 | +15 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buenos Aires | 69 | 71 | 74 | 76 | 80 | 81 |
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 |
| Difference | +17 | +15 | +13 | +10 | +5 | -1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buenos Aires | 82 | 80 | 78 | 76 | 72 | 69 |
| Quito | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Difference | -4 | -5 | -1 | +4 | +10 | +15 |
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. Buenos Aires trends → · Quito trends →
Methodology & sources
Buenos Aires
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Aeroparque Jorge Newbery, a weather station, about 7 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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