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Oranjestad vs Quito
Comparing Oranjestad change · Quito change
Oranjestad is the warmer of the two — about 12°C on the annual average; Quito is the wetter, with 2674 mm more rain a year, and Oranjestad the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Oranjestad and Quito, in everyday terms.
Summers
Oranjestad has far hotter summers
Oranjestad: Very hot
Quito: Mild
Winters
Oranjestad has much milder winters
Oranjestad: Mild
Quito: Mild
Rain & snow
Quito is much wetter
Oranjestad: Fairly dry
Quito: Very wet
Sky
Oranjestad is far sunnier
Oranjestad: Partly cloudy
Quito: Often grey
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Oranjestad is the warmer of the two — about 12°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Quito is the wetter — about 2674 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Oranjestad 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) Oranjestad runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oranjestad | 32 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 33 | 33 |
| Quito | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Difference | -10 | -11 | -11 | -11 | -12 | -11 | -11 | -11 | -11 | -11 | -11 | -10 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oranjestad | 32 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 35 |
| Quito | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
| Difference | -10 | -11 | -11 | -11 | -12 | -11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oranjestad | 35 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 33 | 33 |
| Quito | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Difference | -11 | -11 | -11 | -11 | -11 | -10 |
Avg low (°C) Oranjestad runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oranjestad | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
| Quito | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Difference | -10 | -10 | -10 | -11 | -12 | -14 | -14 | -14 | -14 | -13 | -12 | -11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oranjestad | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 |
| Quito | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Difference | -10 | -10 | -10 | -11 | -12 | -14 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oranjestad | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
| Quito | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Difference | -14 | -14 | -14 | -13 | -12 | -11 |
Precipitation (mm) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oranjestad | 9 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 20 | 29 | 29 | 43 | 46 | 88 | 40 | 32 |
| Quito | 294 | 281 | 334 | 329 | 270 | 166 | 126 | 129 | 219 | 286 | 303 | 309 |
| Difference | +286 | +269 | +317 | +321 | +250 | +137 | +97 | +86 | +174 | +197 | +263 | +277 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oranjestad | 9 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 20 | 29 |
| Quito | 294 | 281 | 334 | 329 | 270 | 166 |
| Difference | +286 | +269 | +317 | +321 | +250 | +137 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oranjestad | 29 | 43 | 46 | 88 | 40 | 32 |
| Quito | 126 | 129 | 219 | 286 | 303 | 309 |
| Difference | +97 | +86 | +174 | +197 | +263 | +277 |
Cloud cover (%) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oranjestad | 39 | 39 | 47 | 64 | 68 | 62 | 55 | 51 | 58 | 64 | 61 | 48 |
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Difference | +42 | +45 | +41 | +20 | +13 | +13 | +17 | +20 | +17 | +17 | +21 | +33 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oranjestad | 39 | 39 | 47 | 64 | 68 | 62 |
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 |
| Difference | +42 | +45 | +41 | +20 | +13 | +13 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oranjestad | 55 | 51 | 58 | 64 | 61 | 48 |
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Difference | +17 | +20 | +17 | +17 | +21 | +33 |
Relative humidity (%) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oranjestad | 76 | 75 | 74 | 76 | 78 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 80 | 80 | 78 |
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Difference | +10 | +12 | +12 | +10 | +6 | +2 | -1 | -3 | -2 | — | +2 | +6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oranjestad | 76 | 75 | 74 | 76 | 78 | 79 |
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 |
| Difference | +10 | +12 | +12 | +10 | +6 | +2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oranjestad | 79 | 78 | 78 | 80 | 80 | 78 |
| Quito | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Difference | -1 | -3 | -2 | — | +2 | +6 |
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. Oranjestad trends → · Quito trends →
Methodology & sources
Oranjestad
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 20 years of daily observations at Jose Leonardo Chirinos, a weather station, about 129 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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