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Mendoza vs Quito
Comparing Mendoza change · Quito change
Quito is the warmer of the two — about 2°C on the annual average; Quito is the wetter, with 2779 mm more rain a year, and Mendoza the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Mendoza and Quito, in everyday terms.
Summers
Mendoza has much hotter summers
Mendoza: Hot
Quito: Mild
Winters
Quito has much milder winters
Mendoza: Chilly
Quito: Mild
Rain & snow
Quito is much wetter
Mendoza: Fairly dry
Quito: Very wet
Sky
Mendoza is far sunnier
Mendoza: Fairly sunny
Quito: Often grey
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Quito is the warmer of the two — about 2°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Quito is the wetter — about 2779 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Mendoza 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mendoza | 31 | 29 | 27 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 30 |
| Quito | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Difference | -9 | -7 | -4 | +1 | +5 | +8 | +9 | +7 | +4 | -1 | -5 | -8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mendoza | 31 | 29 | 27 | 22 | 18 | 15 |
| Quito | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
| Difference | -9 | -7 | -4 | +1 | +5 | +8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mendoza | 15 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 30 |
| Quito | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Difference | +9 | +7 | +4 | -1 | -5 | -8 |
Avg low (°C) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mendoza | 18 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 17 |
| Quito | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Difference | -5 | -3 | -1 | +3 | +7 | +9 | +9 | +7 | +5 | +2 | -1 | -4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mendoza | 18 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 4 |
| Quito | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Difference | -5 | -3 | -1 | +3 | +7 | +9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mendoza | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 17 |
| Quito | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Difference | +9 | +7 | +5 | +2 | -1 | -4 |
Precipitation (mm) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mendoza | 40 | 44 | 36 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 26 | 28 |
| Quito | 294 | 281 | 334 | 329 | 270 | 166 | 126 | 129 | 219 | 286 | 303 | 309 |
| Difference | +255 | +236 | +298 | +306 | +255 | +158 | +118 | +119 | +205 | +272 | +276 | +281 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mendoza | 40 | 44 | 36 | 23 | 15 | 8 |
| Quito | 294 | 281 | 334 | 329 | 270 | 166 |
| Difference | +255 | +236 | +298 | +306 | +255 | +158 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mendoza | 8 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 26 | 28 |
| Quito | 126 | 129 | 219 | 286 | 303 | 309 |
| Difference | +118 | +119 | +205 | +272 | +276 | +281 |
Cloud cover (%) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mendoza | 44 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 49 | 46 | 45 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 39 | 38 |
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Difference | +37 | +40 | +45 | +42 | +32 | +29 | +26 | +31 | +35 | +40 | +43 | +43 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mendoza | 44 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 49 | 46 |
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 |
| Difference | +37 | +40 | +45 | +42 | +32 | +29 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mendoza | 45 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 39 | 38 |
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Difference | +26 | +31 | +35 | +40 | +43 | +43 |
Relative humidity (%) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mendoza | 41 | 45 | 49 | 52 | 57 | 55 | 52 | 45 | 42 | 39 | 37 | 37 |
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Difference | +45 | +42 | +38 | +34 | +28 | +26 | +26 | +30 | +35 | +41 | +45 | +47 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mendoza | 41 | 45 | 49 | 52 | 57 | 55 |
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 |
| Difference | +45 | +42 | +38 | +34 | +28 | +26 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mendoza | 52 | 45 | 42 | 39 | 37 | 37 |
| Quito | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Difference | +26 | +30 | +35 | +41 | +45 | +47 |
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. Mendoza trends → · Quito trends →
Methodology & sources
Mendoza
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from the WMO's CLINO 1991–2020 collection, measured at Mendoza_observatorio, about 3 km from the city centre.
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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