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São Paulo vs Quito
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São Paulo is the warmer of the two — about 4°F on the annual average; Quito is the wetter, with 55 in more rain a year, and São Paulo the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between São Paulo and Quito, in everyday terms.
Summers
São Paulo has much hotter summers
São Paulo: Warm
Quito: Mild
Winters
Winters are similar
São Paulo: Mild
Quito: Mild
Rain & snow
Quito is wetter
São Paulo: Very wet
Quito: Very wet
Sky
São Paulo is sunnier
São Paulo: Often cloudy
Quito: Often grey
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
São Paulo is the warmer of the two — about 4°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Quito is the wetter — about 55 in more across the year.
Clear skies
São Paulo 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) São Paulo runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 83 | 84 | 82 | 80 | 74 | 73 | 73 | 76 | 77 | 80 | 80 | 83 |
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 76 | 74 | 73 | 72 |
| Difference | -12 | -13 | -11 | -7 | -1 | +1 | +2 | +1 | -1 | -6 | -8 | -11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 83 | 84 | 82 | 80 | 74 | 73 |
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 |
| Difference | -12 | -13 | -11 | -7 | -1 | +1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 73 | 76 | 77 | 80 | 80 | 83 |
| Quito | 76 | 77 | 76 | 74 | 73 | 72 |
| Difference | +2 | +1 | -1 | -6 | -8 | -11 |
Avg low (°F) São Paulo runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 67 | 67 | 66 | 64 | 58 | 56 | 55 | 56 | 59 | 62 | 63 | 66 |
| Quito | 56 | 57 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 56 |
| Difference | -10 | -10 | -8 | -6 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -4 | -6 | -7 | -10 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 67 | 67 | 66 | 64 | 58 | 56 |
| Quito | 56 | 57 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 55 |
| Difference | -10 | -10 | -8 | -6 | -2 | -1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 55 | 56 | 59 | 62 | 63 | 66 |
| Quito | 54 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 56 |
| Difference | -1 | -2 | -4 | -6 | -7 | -10 |
Precipitation (in) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 11.5 | 10.1 | 9 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 5 | 5.7 | 9.1 |
| Quito | 11.6 | 11.1 | 13.1 | 13 | 10.6 | 6.6 | 5 | 5.1 | 8.6 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 12.2 |
| Difference | +0.1 | +0.9 | +4.1 | +9.5 | +8 | +4.2 | +3.1 | +3.8 | +5.4 | +6.2 | +6.3 | +3.1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 11.5 | 10.1 | 9 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| Quito | 11.6 | 11.1 | 13.1 | 13 | 10.6 | 6.6 |
| Difference | +0.1 | +0.9 | +4.1 | +9.5 | +8 | +4.2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 1.9 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 5 | 5.7 | 9.1 |
| Quito | 5 | 5.1 | 8.6 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 12.2 |
| Difference | +3.1 | +3.8 | +5.4 | +6.2 | +6.3 | +3.1 |
Cloud cover (%) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 79 | 72 | 68 | 57 | 56 | 52 | 48 | 47 | 61 | 71 | 74 | 76 |
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Difference | +2 | +12 | +20 | +27 | +25 | +23 | +24 | +24 | +14 | +10 | +7 | +5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 79 | 72 | 68 | 57 | 56 | 52 |
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 |
| Difference | +2 | +12 | +20 | +27 | +25 | +23 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 48 | 47 | 61 | 71 | 74 | 76 |
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Difference | +24 | +24 | +14 | +10 | +7 | +5 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 84 | 84 | 86 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 80 | 76 | 75 | 77 | 79 | 81 |
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Difference | +2 | +3 | +1 | +1 | — | -3 | -2 | -1 | +1 | +3 | +3 | +3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 84 | 84 | 86 | 85 | 85 | 83 |
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 |
| Difference | +2 | +3 | +1 | +1 | — | -3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 80 | 76 | 75 | 77 | 79 | 81 |
| Quito | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Difference | -2 | -1 | +1 | +3 | +3 | +3 |
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. São Paulo trends → · Quito trends →
Methodology & sources
São Paulo
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from INMET, Brazil's national meteorological institute, measured at Sao Paulo(mir.de Santana), about 6 km from the city centre.
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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