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Hamilton vs Quito
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Hamilton is the warmer of the two — about 8°F on the annual average; Quito is the wetter, with 63 in more rain a year, and Hamilton the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Hamilton and Quito, in everyday terms.
Summers
Hamilton has much hotter summers
Hamilton: Warm
Quito: Mild
Winters
Winters are similar
Hamilton: Stays warm
Quito: Mild
Rain & snow
Quito is wetter
Hamilton: Wet
Quito: Very wet
Sky
Hamilton is sunnier
Hamilton: Often cloudy
Quito: Often grey
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Hamilton is the warmer of the two — about 8°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Quito is the wetter — about 63 in more across the year.
Clear skies
Hamilton 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton | 70 | 70 | 70 | 72 | 76 | 81 | 86 | 86 | 85 | 81 | 76 | 73 |
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 76 | 74 | 73 | 72 |
| Difference | +1 | +2 | +2 | — | -3 | -6 | -10 | -10 | -8 | -7 | -3 | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton | 70 | 70 | 70 | 72 | 76 | 81 |
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 |
| Difference | +1 | +2 | +2 | — | -3 | -6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton | 86 | 86 | 85 | 81 | 76 | 73 |
| Quito | 76 | 77 | 76 | 74 | 73 | 72 |
| Difference | -10 | -10 | -8 | -7 | -3 | — |
Avg low (°F) Hamilton runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton | 60 | 59 | 59 | 63 | 67 | 72 | 76 | 77 | 75 | 71 | 67 | 63 |
| Quito | 56 | 57 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 56 |
| Difference | -4 | -2 | -2 | -5 | -10 | -17 | -23 | -23 | -21 | -16 | -11 | -7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton | 60 | 59 | 59 | 63 | 67 | 72 |
| Quito | 56 | 57 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 55 |
| Difference | -4 | -2 | -2 | -5 | -10 | -17 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton | 76 | 77 | 75 | 71 | 67 | 63 |
| Quito | 54 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 56 |
| Difference | -23 | -23 | -21 | -16 | -11 | -7 |
Precipitation (in) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton | 5.1 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 4.3 | 4.6 |
| Quito | 11.6 | 11.1 | 13.1 | 13 | 10.6 | 6.6 | 5 | 5.1 | 8.6 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 12.2 |
| Difference | +6.5 | +6.1 | +8 | +9.6 | +7.4 | +2 | +0.6 | -1.1 | +2.9 | +5.7 | +7.6 | +7.6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton | 5.1 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 4.6 |
| Quito | 11.6 | 11.1 | 13.1 | 13 | 10.6 | 6.6 |
| Difference | +6.5 | +6.1 | +8 | +9.6 | +7.4 | +2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton | 4.4 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 4.3 | 4.6 |
| Quito | 5 | 5.1 | 8.6 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 12.2 |
| Difference | +0.6 | -1.1 | +2.9 | +5.7 | +7.6 | +7.6 |
Cloud cover (%) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton | 79 | 78 | 76 | 66 | 63 | 60 | 50 | 52 | 59 | 67 | 69 | 76 |
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Difference | +2 | +6 | +12 | +19 | +18 | +15 | +22 | +19 | +16 | +14 | +12 | +5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton | 79 | 78 | 76 | 66 | 63 | 60 |
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 |
| Difference | +2 | +6 | +12 | +19 | +18 | +15 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton | 50 | 52 | 59 | 67 | 69 | 76 |
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Difference | +22 | +19 | +16 | +14 | +12 | +5 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton | 76 | 77 | 77 | 79 | 82 | 84 | 81 | 79 | 78 | 77 | 75 | 75 |
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Difference | +10 | +10 | +10 | +7 | +2 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -2 | +3 | +7 | +9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton | 76 | 77 | 77 | 79 | 82 | 84 |
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 |
| Difference | +10 | +10 | +10 | +7 | +2 | -4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton | 81 | 79 | 78 | 77 | 75 | 75 |
| Quito | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Difference | -4 | -4 | -2 | +3 | +7 | +9 |
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. Hamilton trends → · Quito trends →
Methodology & sources
Hamilton
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 24 years of daily observations at L F Wade Intl AP Kindley Fld, a weather station, about 12 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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