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Bowen vs Quito
Comparing Bowen change · Quito change
Bowen is the warmer of the two — about 6°C on the annual average; Quito is the wetter, with 2159 mm more rain a year, and Bowen the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Bowen and Quito, in everyday terms.
Summers
Bowen has much hotter summers
Bowen: Hot
Quito: Mild
Winters
Winters are similar
Bowen: Stays warm
Quito: Mild
Rain & snow
Quito is much wetter
Bowen: Moderate rainfall
Quito: Very wet
Sky
Bowen is far sunnier
Bowen: Fairly sunny
Quito: Often grey
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Bowen is the warmer of the two — about 6°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Quito is the wetter — about 2159 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Bowen 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) Bowen runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
| Quito | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Difference | -9 | -9 | -9 | -7 | -4 | -1 | — | -1 | -3 | -6 | -8 | -9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 25 |
| Quito | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
| Difference | -9 | -9 | -9 | -7 | -4 | -1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
| Quito | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Difference | — | -1 | -3 | -6 | -8 | -9 |
Avg low (°C) Bowen runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 24 |
| Quito | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Difference | -10 | -10 | -8 | -7 | -4 | -2 | -1 | -2 | -4 | -7 | -9 | -10 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 15 |
| Quito | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Difference | -10 | -10 | -8 | -7 | -4 | -2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen | 13 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 24 |
| Quito | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Difference | -1 | -2 | -4 | -7 | -9 | -10 |
Precipitation (mm) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen | 198 | 265 | 106 | 45 | 28 | 17 | 13 | 23 | 13 | 14 | 54 | 111 |
| Quito | 294 | 281 | 334 | 329 | 270 | 166 | 126 | 129 | 219 | 286 | 303 | 309 |
| Difference | +96 | +15 | +228 | +284 | +241 | +150 | +113 | +106 | +207 | +272 | +249 | +198 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen | 198 | 265 | 106 | 45 | 28 | 17 |
| Quito | 294 | 281 | 334 | 329 | 270 | 166 |
| Difference | +96 | +15 | +228 | +284 | +241 | +150 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen | 13 | 23 | 13 | 14 | 54 | 111 |
| Quito | 126 | 129 | 219 | 286 | 303 | 309 |
| Difference | +113 | +106 | +207 | +272 | +249 | +198 |
Cloud cover (%) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen | 61 | 61 | 57 | 46 | 47 | 43 | 36 | 35 | 29 | 35 | 43 | 49 |
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Difference | +20 | +23 | +31 | +38 | +33 | +32 | +35 | +36 | +46 | +46 | +39 | +32 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen | 61 | 61 | 57 | 46 | 47 | 43 |
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 |
| Difference | +20 | +23 | +31 | +38 | +33 | +32 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen | 36 | 35 | 29 | 35 | 43 | 49 |
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Difference | +35 | +36 | +46 | +46 | +39 | +32 |
Relative humidity (%) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen | 76 | 79 | 77 | 74 | 72 | 71 | 70 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 69 | 72 |
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Difference | +11 | +8 | +9 | +12 | +12 | +9 | +8 | +6 | +8 | +12 | +13 | +12 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen | 76 | 79 | 77 | 74 | 72 | 71 |
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 |
| Difference | +11 | +8 | +9 | +12 | +12 | +9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen | 70 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 69 | 72 |
| Quito | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Difference | +8 | +6 | +8 | +12 | +13 | +12 |
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. Bowen trends → · Quito trends →
Methodology & sources
Bowen
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 23 years of daily observations at Bowen Airport, a weather station, about 3 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.