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Sydney vs Quito
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Sydney is the warmer of the two — about 1°F on the annual average; Quito is the wetter, with 75 in 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°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Quito is the wetter — about 75 in 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 (°F) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney | 81 | 80 | 78 | 74 | 70 | 65 | 64 | 67 | 71 | 74 | 76 | 78 |
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 76 | 74 | 73 | 72 |
| Difference | -9 | -9 | -6 | -2 | +4 | +10 | +11 | +10 | +5 | — | -3 | -6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney | 81 | 80 | 78 | 74 | 70 | 65 |
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 |
| Difference | -9 | -9 | -6 | -2 | +4 | +10 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney | 64 | 67 | 71 | 74 | 76 | 78 |
| Quito | 76 | 77 | 76 | 74 | 73 | 72 |
| Difference | +11 | +10 | +5 | — | -3 | -6 |
Avg low (°F) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney | 68 | 68 | 65 | 60 | 54 | 50 | 48 | 49 | 54 | 58 | 62 | 65 |
| Quito | 56 | 57 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 56 |
| Difference | -12 | -11 | -7 | -2 | +3 | +5 | +6 | +4 | +1 | -3 | -6 | -9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney | 68 | 68 | 65 | 60 | 54 | 50 |
| Quito | 56 | 57 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 55 |
| Difference | -12 | -11 | -7 | -2 | +3 | +5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney | 48 | 49 | 54 | 58 | 62 | 65 |
| Quito | 54 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 56 |
| Difference | +6 | +4 | +1 | -3 | -6 | -9 |
Precipitation (in) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney | 3.6 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4 | 5.6 | 3.2 | 3 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 2.9 |
| Quito | 11.6 | 11.1 | 13.1 | 13 | 10.6 | 6.6 | 5 | 5.1 | 8.6 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 12.2 |
| Difference | +8 | +5.9 | +8.5 | +8.5 | +6.6 | +0.9 | +1.8 | +2.1 | +6.1 | +8.6 | +8.3 | +9.3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney | 3.6 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4 | 5.6 |
| Quito | 11.6 | 11.1 | 13.1 | 13 | 10.6 | 6.6 |
| Difference | +8 | +5.9 | +8.5 | +8.5 | +6.6 | +0.9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney | 3.2 | 3 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 2.9 |
| Quito | 5 | 5.1 | 8.6 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 12.2 |
| Difference | +1.8 | +2.1 | +6.1 | +8.6 | +8.3 | +9.3 |
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.