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Mount Isa vs Quito
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Mount Isa is the warmer of the two — about 6°C on the annual average; Quito is the wetter, with 2576 mm more rain a year, and Mount Isa the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Mount Isa and Quito, in everyday terms.
Summers
Mount Isa has far hotter summers
Mount Isa: Very hot
Quito: Mild
Winters
Quito has much milder winters
Mount Isa: Cool
Quito: Mild
Rain & snow
Quito is much wetter
Mount Isa: Fairly dry
Quito: Very wet
Sky
Mount Isa is far sunnier
Mount Isa: Fairly sunny
Quito: Often grey
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Mount Isa is the warmer of the two — about 6°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Quito is the wetter — about 2576 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Mount Isa has the clearer skies — the higher line.
Exact monthly numbers
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Avg high (°C) Mount Isa runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Isa | 37 | 36 | 35 | 33 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 32 | — | 37 | 38 |
| Quito | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Difference | -15 | -14 | -13 | -10 | -5 | -1 | -1 | -3 | -8 | — | -14 | -16 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Isa | 37 | 36 | 35 | 33 | 28 | 25 |
| Quito | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
| Difference | -15 | -14 | -13 | -10 | -5 | -1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Isa | 26 | 28 | 32 | — | 37 | 38 |
| Quito | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Difference | -1 | -3 | -8 | — | -14 | -16 |
Avg low (°C) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Isa | 23 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 13 | — | 21 | 23 |
| Quito | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Difference | -9 | -9 | -7 | -4 | +1 | +4 | +5 | +4 | — | — | -7 | -9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Isa | 23 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 13 | 9 |
| Quito | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Difference | -9 | -9 | -7 | -4 | +1 | +4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Isa | 8 | 8 | 13 | — | 21 | 23 |
| Quito | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Difference | +5 | +4 | — | — | -7 | -9 |
Precipitation (mm) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Isa | 121 | 104 | 65 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 43 | 77 |
| Quito | 294 | 281 | 334 | 329 | 270 | 166 | 126 | 129 | 219 | 286 | 303 | 309 |
| Difference | +174 | +177 | +269 | +317 | +263 | +157 | +123 | +126 | +209 | +269 | +260 | +232 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Isa | 121 | 104 | 65 | 12 | 7 | 9 |
| Quito | 294 | 281 | 334 | 329 | 270 | 166 |
| Difference | +174 | +177 | +269 | +317 | +263 | +157 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Isa | 3 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 43 | 77 |
| Quito | 126 | 129 | 219 | 286 | 303 | 309 |
| Difference | +123 | +126 | +209 | +269 | +260 | +232 |
Cloud cover (%) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Isa | 61 | 55 | 43 | 28 | 25 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 19 | 30 | 44 | 52 |
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Difference | +20 | +29 | +45 | +56 | +56 | +59 | +57 | +58 | +56 | +51 | +37 | +29 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Isa | 61 | 55 | 43 | 28 | 25 | 17 |
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 |
| Difference | +20 | +29 | +45 | +56 | +56 | +59 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Isa | 15 | 13 | 19 | 30 | 44 | 52 |
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Difference | +57 | +58 | +56 | +51 | +37 | +29 |
Relative humidity (%) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Isa | 53 | 57 | 53 | 40 | 40 | 42 | 37 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 33 | 41 |
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Difference | +33 | +30 | +34 | +46 | +45 | +39 | +41 | +45 | +50 | +54 | +49 | +43 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Isa | 53 | 57 | 53 | 40 | 40 | 42 |
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 |
| Difference | +33 | +30 | +34 | +46 | +45 | +39 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Isa | 37 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 33 | 41 |
| Quito | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Difference | +41 | +45 | +50 | +54 | +49 | +43 |
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. Mount Isa trends → · Quito trends →
Methodology & sources
Mount Isa
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 17 years of daily observations at Mount Isa Mine, 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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