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Puerto Iguazú vs Quito
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Puerto Iguazú is the warmer of the two — about 8°F on the annual average; Quito is the wetter, with 70 in more rain a year, and Puerto Iguazú the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Puerto Iguazú and Quito, in everyday terms.
Summers
Puerto Iguazú has far hotter summers
Puerto Iguazú: Hot
Quito: Mild
Winters
Quito has milder winters
Puerto Iguazú: Mild
Quito: Mild
Rain & snow
Quito is much wetter
Puerto Iguazú: Wet
Quito: Very wet
Sky
Puerto Iguazú is sunnier
Puerto Iguazú: Partly cloudy
Quito: Often grey
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Puerto Iguazú is the warmer of the two — about 8°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Quito is the wetter — about 70 in more across the year.
Clear skies
Puerto Iguazú 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) Puerto Iguazú runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Iguazú | 91 | 90 | 89 | 84 | 76 | 74 | 74 | 79 | 82 | 86 | 88 | 90 |
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 76 | 74 | 73 | 72 |
| Difference | -19 | -19 | -17 | -11 | -3 | — | +1 | -3 | -6 | -12 | -15 | -18 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Iguazú | 91 | 90 | 89 | 84 | 76 | 74 |
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 |
| Difference | -19 | -19 | -17 | -11 | -3 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Iguazú | 74 | 79 | 82 | 86 | 88 | 90 |
| Quito | 76 | 77 | 76 | 74 | 73 | 72 |
| Difference | +1 | -3 | -6 | -12 | -15 | -18 |
Avg low (°F) Puerto Iguazú runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Iguazú | 70 | 69 | 67 | 63 | 57 | 55 | 53 | 55 | 59 | 63 | 65 | 68 |
| Quito | 56 | 57 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 56 |
| Difference | -13 | -12 | -10 | -5 | — | — | +1 | -2 | -4 | -8 | -9 | -12 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Iguazú | 70 | 69 | 67 | 63 | 57 | 55 |
| Quito | 56 | 57 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 55 |
| Difference | -13 | -12 | -10 | -5 | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Iguazú | 53 | 55 | 59 | 63 | 65 | 68 |
| Quito | 54 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 56 |
| Difference | +1 | -2 | -4 | -8 | -9 | -12 |
Precipitation (in) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Iguazú | 4.8 | 5 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 5.1 | 4 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 5.8 | 4.6 | 5.2 |
| Quito | 11.6 | 11.1 | 13.1 | 13 | 10.6 | 6.6 | 5 | 5.1 | 8.6 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 12.2 |
| Difference | +6.8 | +6.1 | +9.6 | +9.3 | +5.5 | +2.5 | +2.8 | +2.5 | +5 | +5.4 | +7.3 | +7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Iguazú | 4.8 | 5 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 5.1 | 4 |
| Quito | 11.6 | 11.1 | 13.1 | 13 | 10.6 | 6.6 |
| Difference | +6.8 | +6.1 | +9.6 | +9.3 | +5.5 | +2.5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Iguazú | 2.2 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 5.8 | 4.6 | 5.2 |
| Quito | 5 | 5.1 | 8.6 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 12.2 |
| Difference | +2.8 | +2.5 | +5 | +5.4 | +7.3 | +7 |
Cloud cover (%) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Iguazú | 63 | 63 | 56 | 54 | 55 | 58 | 53 | 50 | 56 | 62 | 58 | 65 |
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Difference | +18 | +21 | +32 | +31 | +26 | +17 | +18 | +21 | +20 | +19 | +24 | +15 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Iguazú | 63 | 63 | 56 | 54 | 55 | 58 |
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 |
| Difference | +18 | +21 | +32 | +31 | +26 | +17 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Iguazú | 53 | 50 | 56 | 62 | 58 | 65 |
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Difference | +18 | +21 | +20 | +19 | +24 | +15 |
Relative humidity (%) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Iguazú | 72 | 73 | 72 | 75 | 80 | 84 | 82 | 76 | 72 | 77 | 73 | 71 |
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Difference | +14 | +14 | +15 | +11 | +4 | -3 | -4 | -1 | +4 | +4 | +9 | +13 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Iguazú | 72 | 73 | 72 | 75 | 80 | 84 |
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 |
| Difference | +14 | +14 | +15 | +11 | +4 | -3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Iguazú | 82 | 76 | 72 | 77 | 73 | 71 |
| Quito | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Difference | -4 | -1 | +4 | +4 | +9 | +13 |
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. Puerto Iguazú trends → · Quito trends →
Methodology & sources
Puerto Iguazú
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Cataratas Intl, a weather station, about 9 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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