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Darwin vs Quito
Comparing Darwin change · Quito change
Darwin is the warmer of the two — about 9°C on the annual average; Quito is the wetter, with 1277 mm more rain a year, and Darwin the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Darwin and Quito, in everyday terms.
Summers
Darwin has far hotter summers
Darwin: Hot
Quito: Mild
Winters
Darwin has much milder winters
Darwin: Stays warm
Quito: Mild
Rain & snow
Quito is wetter
Darwin: Very wet
Quito: Very wet
Sky
Darwin is far sunnier
Darwin: Partly cloudy
Quito: Often grey
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Darwin is the warmer of the two — about 9°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Quito is the wetter — about 1277 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Darwin 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) Darwin runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darwin | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 33 |
| Quito | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Difference | -10 | -10 | -10 | -10 | -9 | -7 | -7 | -7 | -8 | -10 | -11 | -11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darwin | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 |
| Quito | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
| Difference | -10 | -10 | -10 | -10 | -9 | -7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darwin | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 33 |
| Quito | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Difference | -7 | -7 | -8 | -10 | -11 | -11 |
Avg low (°C) Darwin runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darwin | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Quito | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Difference | -11 | -11 | -10 | -10 | -8 | -7 | -7 | -8 | -10 | -11 | -12 | -12 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darwin | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 19 |
| Quito | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Difference | -11 | -11 | -10 | -10 | -8 | -7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darwin | 19 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Quito | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Difference | -7 | -8 | -10 | -11 | -12 | -12 |
Precipitation (mm) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darwin | 454 | 387 | 289 | 105 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 69 | 142 | 280 |
| Quito | 294 | 281 | 334 | 329 | 270 | 166 | 126 | 129 | 219 | 286 | 303 | 309 |
| Difference | -160 | -106 | +45 | +224 | +247 | +165 | +126 | +128 | +203 | +216 | +161 | +30 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darwin | 454 | 387 | 289 | 105 | 22 | 2 |
| Quito | 294 | 281 | 334 | 329 | 270 | 166 |
| Difference | -160 | -106 | +45 | +224 | +247 | +165 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darwin | 0 | 1 | 17 | 69 | 142 | 280 |
| Quito | 126 | 129 | 219 | 286 | 303 | 309 |
| Difference | +126 | +128 | +203 | +216 | +161 | +30 |
Cloud cover (%) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darwin | 87 | 85 | 73 | 55 | 41 | 37 | 32 | 34 | 40 | 47 | 61 | 81 |
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Difference | -5 | -1 | +15 | +29 | +40 | +38 | +39 | +37 | +36 | +34 | +20 | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darwin | 87 | 85 | 73 | 55 | 41 | 37 |
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 |
| Difference | -5 | -1 | +15 | +29 | +40 | +38 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darwin | 32 | 34 | 40 | 47 | 61 | 81 |
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Difference | +39 | +37 | +36 | +34 | +20 | — |
Relative humidity (%) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darwin | 82 | 82 | 79 | 75 | 68 | 60 | 56 | 55 | 60 | 63 | 69 | 77 |
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Difference | +4 | +5 | +8 | +12 | +16 | +21 | +22 | +20 | +16 | +17 | +13 | +7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darwin | 82 | 82 | 79 | 75 | 68 | 60 |
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 |
| Difference | +4 | +5 | +8 | +12 | +16 | +21 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darwin | 56 | 55 | 60 | 63 | 69 | 77 |
| Quito | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Difference | +22 | +20 | +16 | +17 | +13 | +7 |
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. Darwin trends → · Quito trends →
Methodology & sources
Darwin
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 26 years of daily observations at Darwin Airport Comparison, a weather station, about 6 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.