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Rio de Janeiro vs Quito
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Rio de Janeiro is the warmer of the two — about 7°C on the annual average; Quito is the wetter, with 2629 mm more rain a year, and Rio de Janeiro the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Rio de Janeiro and Quito, in everyday terms.
Summers
Rio de Janeiro has far hotter summers
Rio de Janeiro: Hot
Quito: Mild
Winters
Rio de Janeiro has milder winters
Rio de Janeiro: Mild
Quito: Mild
Rain & snow
Quito is much wetter
Rio de Janeiro: Fairly dry
Quito: Very wet
Sky
Rio de Janeiro is sunnier
Rio de Janeiro: Partly cloudy
Quito: Often grey
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Rio de Janeiro is the warmer of the two — about 7°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Quito is the wetter — about 2629 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Rio de Janeiro 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) Rio de Janeiro runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | 32 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 31 |
| Quito | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Difference | -10 | -11 | -9 | -7 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -6 | -7 | -9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | 32 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 27 |
| Quito | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
| Difference | -10 | -11 | -9 | -7 | -4 | -3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 31 |
| Quito | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Difference | -2 | -2 | -3 | -6 | -7 | -9 |
Avg low (°C) Rio de Janeiro runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| Quito | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Difference | -10 | -10 | -9 | -8 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -6 | -7 | -8 | -8 | -10 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 18 |
| Quito | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Difference | -10 | -10 | -9 | -8 | -5 | -5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| Quito | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Difference | -5 | -6 | -7 | -8 | -8 | -10 |
Precipitation (mm) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | 54 | 55 | 50 | 24 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 26 | 35 | 65 | 67 |
| Quito | 294 | 281 | 334 | 329 | 270 | 166 | 126 | 129 | 219 | 286 | 303 | 309 |
| Difference | +241 | +226 | +284 | +305 | +256 | +156 | +119 | +117 | +193 | +251 | +238 | +242 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | 54 | 55 | 50 | 24 | 14 | 11 |
| Quito | 294 | 281 | 334 | 329 | 270 | 166 |
| Difference | +241 | +226 | +284 | +305 | +256 | +156 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | 7 | 11 | 26 | 35 | 65 | 67 |
| Quito | 126 | 129 | 219 | 286 | 303 | 309 |
| Difference | +119 | +117 | +193 | +251 | +238 | +242 |
Cloud cover (%) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | 71 | 63 | 66 | 55 | 54 | 47 | 44 | 45 | 58 | 68 | 77 | 74 |
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Difference | +10 | +22 | +22 | +30 | +27 | +28 | +28 | +26 | +17 | +13 | +5 | +7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | 71 | 63 | 66 | 55 | 54 | 47 |
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 |
| Difference | +10 | +22 | +22 | +30 | +27 | +28 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | 44 | 45 | 58 | 68 | 77 | 74 |
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Difference | +28 | +26 | +17 | +13 | +5 | +7 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | 84 | 83 | 84 | 82 | 81 | 80 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Difference | +3 | +4 | +3 | +4 | +4 | — | -1 | -3 | -2 | — | — | +1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | 84 | 83 | 84 | 82 | 81 | 80 |
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 |
| Difference | +3 | +4 | +3 | +4 | +4 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | 79 | 78 | 78 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Quito | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Difference | -1 | -3 | -2 | — | — | +1 |
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. Rio de Janeiro trends → · Quito trends →
Methodology & sources
Rio de Janeiro
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Galeao Antonio Carlos Jobim, a weather station, about 13 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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