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Sydney vs Quito
Comparing Sydney change · Quito change
Sydney is the warmer of the two — about 1°C on the annual average; Quito is the wetter, with 1895 mm more rain a year, and Sydney the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Sydney and Quito, in everyday terms.
Summers
Sydney has hotter summers
Sydney: Warm
Quito: Mild
Winters
Quito has milder winters
Sydney: Cool
Quito: Mild
Rain & snow
Quito is much wetter
Sydney: Wet
Quito: Very wet
Sky
Sydney is far sunnier
Sydney: Partly cloudy
Quito: Often grey
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Sydney is the warmer of the two — about 1°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Quito is the wetter — about 1895 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Sydney 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 26 |
| Quito | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Difference | -5 | -5 | -4 | -1 | +2 | +5 | +6 | +6 | +3 | — | -2 | -3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 18 |
| Quito | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
| Difference | -5 | -5 | -4 | -1 | +2 | +5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney | 18 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 26 |
| Quito | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Difference | +6 | +6 | +3 | — | -2 | -3 |
Avg low (°C) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney | 20 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 18 |
| Quito | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Difference | -6 | -6 | -4 | -1 | +2 | +3 | +3 | +2 | — | -2 | -3 | -5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 18 |
| Quito | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Difference | +3 | +2 | — | -2 | -3 | -5 |
Precipitation (mm) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney | 91 | 132 | 118 | 114 | 101 | 143 | 80 | 75 | 64 | 68 | 91 | 73 |
| Quito | 294 | 281 | 334 | 329 | 270 | 166 | 126 | 129 | 219 | 286 | 303 | 309 |
| Difference | +203 | +149 | +216 | +215 | +169 | +23 | +46 | +53 | +156 | +218 | +212 | +236 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney | 91 | 132 | 118 | 114 | 101 | 143 |
| Quito | 294 | 281 | 334 | 329 | 270 | 166 |
| Difference | +203 | +149 | +216 | +215 | +169 | +23 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney | 80 | 75 | 64 | 68 | 91 | 73 |
| Quito | 126 | 129 | 219 | 286 | 303 | 309 |
| Difference | +46 | +53 | +156 | +218 | +212 | +236 |
Cloud cover (%) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney | 61 | 61 | 59 | 53 | 53 | 56 | 49 | 44 | 47 | 56 | 63 | 61 |
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Difference | +20 | +23 | +29 | +32 | +28 | +19 | +22 | +27 | +28 | +25 | +18 | +19 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney | 61 | 61 | 59 | 53 | 53 | 56 |
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 |
| Difference | +20 | +23 | +29 | +32 | +28 | +19 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney | 49 | 44 | 47 | 56 | 63 | 61 |
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Difference | +22 | +27 | +28 | +25 | +18 | +19 |
Relative humidity (%) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney | 75 | 76 | 75 | 73 | 72 | 75 | 73 | 70 | 69 | 70 | 73 | 73 |
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Difference | +11 | +10 | +12 | +14 | +12 | +6 | +5 | +5 | +7 | +10 | +9 | +11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney | 75 | 76 | 75 | 73 | 72 | 75 |
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 |
| Difference | +11 | +10 | +12 | +14 | +12 | +6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney | 73 | 70 | 69 | 70 | 73 | 73 |
| Quito | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Difference | +5 | +5 | +7 | +10 | +9 | +11 |
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. Sydney trends → · Quito trends →
Methodology & sources
Sydney
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Sydney (observatory Hill), a weather station, inside the city. 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.