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Byron Bay vs Quito
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Byron Bay is the warmer of the two — about 1°C on the annual average; Quito is the wetter, with 1279 mm more rain a year, and Byron Bay the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Byron Bay and Quito, in everyday terms.
Summers
Byron Bay has hotter summers
Byron Bay: Warm
Quito: Mild
Winters
Quito has milder winters
Byron Bay: Cool
Quito: Mild
Rain & snow
Quito is wetter
Byron Bay: Very wet
Quito: Very wet
Sky
Byron Bay is far sunnier
Byron Bay: Partly cloudy
Quito: Often grey
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Byron Bay is the warmer of the two — about 1°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Quito is the wetter — about 1279 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Byron Bay 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 28 |
| Quito | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Difference | -6 | -6 | -5 | -3 | +1 | +3 | +4 | +3 | +1 | -1 | -4 | -5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 20 |
| Quito | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
| Difference | -6 | -6 | -5 | -3 | +1 | +3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 20 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 28 |
| Quito | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Difference | +4 | +3 | +1 | -1 | -4 | -5 |
Avg low (°C) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 20 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 18 |
| Quito | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Difference | -6 | -6 | -4 | -1 | +2 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +1 | -1 | -3 | -5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 20 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 |
| Quito | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Difference | -6 | -6 | -4 | -1 | +2 | +3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 18 |
| Quito | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Difference | +3 | +3 | +1 | -1 | -3 | -5 |
Precipitation (mm) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 168 | 202 | 209 | 188 | 158 | 209 | 111 | 91 | 64 | 98 | 123 | 146 |
| Quito | 294 | 281 | 334 | 329 | 270 | 166 | 126 | 129 | 219 | 286 | 303 | 309 |
| Difference | +127 | +78 | +125 | +141 | +112 | -42 | +15 | +37 | +155 | +187 | +180 | +163 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 168 | 202 | 209 | 188 | 158 | 209 |
| Quito | 294 | 281 | 334 | 329 | 270 | 166 |
| Difference | +127 | +78 | +125 | +141 | +112 | -42 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 111 | 91 | 64 | 98 | 123 | 146 |
| Quito | 126 | 129 | 219 | 286 | 303 | 309 |
| Difference | +15 | +37 | +155 | +187 | +180 | +163 |
Cloud cover (%) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 60 | 61 | 58 | 54 | 52 | 51 | 44 | 40 | 41 | 51 | 58 | 59 |
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Difference | +21 | +23 | +29 | +31 | +29 | +24 | +28 | +31 | +35 | +30 | +23 | +21 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 60 | 61 | 58 | 54 | 52 | 51 |
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 |
| Difference | +21 | +23 | +29 | +31 | +29 | +24 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 44 | 40 | 41 | 51 | 58 | 59 |
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Difference | +28 | +31 | +35 | +30 | +23 | +21 |
Relative humidity (%) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 77 | 77 | 76 | 73 | 71 | 72 | 70 | 69 | 71 | 73 | 75 | 76 |
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Difference | +9 | +10 | +11 | +13 | +13 | +9 | +8 | +6 | +5 | +7 | +7 | +8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 77 | 77 | 76 | 73 | 71 | 72 |
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 |
| Difference | +9 | +10 | +11 | +13 | +13 | +9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 70 | 69 | 71 | 73 | 75 | 76 |
| Quito | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Difference | +8 | +6 | +5 | +7 | +7 | +8 |
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. Byron Bay trends → · Quito trends →
Methodology & sources
Byron Bay
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 27 years of daily observations at Ballina Airport Aws, a weather station, about 21 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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