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Adelaide vs Quito
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Quito is the warmer of the two — about 1°C on the annual average; Quito is the wetter, with 2519 mm more rain a year, and Adelaide the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Adelaide and Quito, in everyday terms.
Summers
Adelaide has much hotter summers
Adelaide: Warm
Quito: Mild
Winters
Quito has much milder winters
Adelaide: Cool
Quito: Mild
Rain & snow
Quito is much wetter
Adelaide: Fairly dry
Quito: Very wet
Sky
Adelaide is far sunnier
Adelaide: Partly cloudy
Quito: Often grey
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Quito is the warmer of the two — about 1°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Quito is the wetter — about 2519 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Adelaide 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | 30 | 30 | 27 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 28 |
| Quito | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Difference | -8 | -8 | -5 | — | +4 | +8 | +9 | +8 | +5 | +1 | -3 | -5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | 30 | 30 | 27 | 23 | 19 | 16 |
| Quito | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
| Difference | -8 | -8 | -5 | — | +4 | +8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | 16 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 28 |
| Quito | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Difference | +9 | +8 | +5 | +1 | -3 | -5 |
Avg low (°C) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | 18 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 |
| Quito | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Difference | -4 | -4 | -1 | +2 | +4 | +5 | +4 | +4 | +3 | +1 | -1 | -2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | 18 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 8 |
| Quito | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Difference | -4 | -4 | -1 | +2 | +4 | +5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 |
| Quito | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Difference | +4 | +4 | +3 | +1 | -1 | -2 |
Precipitation (mm) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | 21 | 20 | 25 | 35 | 57 | 75 | 70 | 66 | 60 | 40 | 31 | 27 |
| Quito | 294 | 281 | 334 | 329 | 270 | 166 | 126 | 129 | 219 | 286 | 303 | 309 |
| Difference | +273 | +261 | +309 | +294 | +213 | +91 | +57 | +62 | +160 | +246 | +272 | +282 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | 21 | 20 | 25 | 35 | 57 | 75 |
| Quito | 294 | 281 | 334 | 329 | 270 | 166 |
| Difference | +273 | +261 | +309 | +294 | +213 | +91 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | 70 | 66 | 60 | 40 | 31 | 27 |
| Quito | 126 | 129 | 219 | 286 | 303 | 309 |
| Difference | +57 | +62 | +160 | +246 | +272 | +282 |
Cloud cover (%) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | 44 | 42 | 43 | 48 | 52 | 52 | 50 | 49 | 51 | 52 | 51 | 49 |
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Difference | +37 | +42 | +45 | +36 | +29 | +24 | +22 | +22 | +24 | +28 | +30 | +32 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | 44 | 42 | 43 | 48 | 52 | 52 |
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 |
| Difference | +37 | +42 | +45 | +36 | +29 | +24 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | 50 | 49 | 51 | 52 | 51 | 49 |
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Difference | +22 | +22 | +24 | +28 | +30 | +32 |
Relative humidity (%) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | 52 | 53 | 58 | 63 | 73 | 79 | 80 | 76 | 72 | 64 | 59 | 54 |
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Difference | +34 | +34 | +29 | +23 | +12 | +1 | -3 | -2 | +4 | +16 | +23 | +30 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | 52 | 53 | 58 | 63 | 73 | 79 |
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 |
| Difference | +34 | +34 | +29 | +23 | +12 | +1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | 80 | 76 | 72 | 64 | 59 | 54 |
| Quito | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Difference | -3 | -2 | +4 | +16 | +23 | +30 |
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. Adelaide trends → · Quito trends →
Methodology & sources
Adelaide
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Adelaide (kent Town), a weather station, about 2 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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