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Avarua vs Quito
Comparing Avarua change · Quito change
Avarua is the warmer of the two — about 12°F on the annual average; Quito is the wetter, with 60 in more rain a year, and Avarua the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Avarua and Quito, in everyday terms.
Summers
Avarua has much hotter summers
Avarua: Warm
Quito: Mild
Winters
Avarua has much milder winters
Avarua: Stays warm
Quito: Mild
Rain & snow
Quito is wetter
Avarua: Wet
Quito: Very wet
Sky
Avarua is sunnier
Avarua: Often cloudy
Quito: Often grey
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Avarua is the warmer of the two — about 12°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Quito is the wetter — about 60 in more across the year.
Clear skies
Avarua 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) Avarua runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avarua | 85 | 86 | 85 | 84 | 81 | 80 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 82 | 83 |
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 76 | 74 | 73 | 72 |
| Difference | -13 | -14 | -14 | -11 | -8 | -5 | -3 | -1 | -3 | -6 | -10 | -11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avarua | 85 | 86 | 85 | 84 | 81 | 80 |
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 |
| Difference | -13 | -14 | -14 | -11 | -8 | -5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avarua | 78 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 82 | 83 |
| Quito | 76 | 77 | 76 | 74 | 73 | 72 |
| Difference | -3 | -1 | -3 | -6 | -10 | -11 |
Avg low (°F) Avarua runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avarua | 74 | 75 | 74 | 73 | 70 | 68 | 67 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 71 | 73 |
| Quito | 56 | 57 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 56 |
| Difference | -18 | -18 | -17 | -15 | -13 | -13 | -13 | -13 | -13 | -13 | -15 | -17 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avarua | 74 | 75 | 74 | 73 | 70 | 68 |
| Quito | 56 | 57 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 55 |
| Difference | -18 | -18 | -17 | -15 | -13 | -13 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avarua | 67 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 71 | 73 |
| Quito | 54 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 56 |
| Difference | -13 | -13 | -13 | -13 | -15 | -17 |
Precipitation (in) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avarua | 7.2 | 6.9 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 5.5 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 4.5 | 6.9 |
| Quito | 11.6 | 11.1 | 13.1 | 13 | 10.6 | 6.6 | 5 | 5.1 | 8.6 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 12.2 |
| Difference | +4.4 | +4.1 | +6.7 | +6.3 | +5.1 | +4.1 | +1.3 | +1.8 | +5.3 | +8.4 | +7.4 | +5.3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avarua | 7.2 | 6.9 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 5.5 | 2.4 |
| Quito | 11.6 | 11.1 | 13.1 | 13 | 10.6 | 6.6 |
| Difference | +4.4 | +4.1 | +6.7 | +6.3 | +5.1 | +4.1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avarua | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 4.5 | 6.9 |
| Quito | 5 | 5.1 | 8.6 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 12.2 |
| Difference | +1.3 | +1.8 | +5.3 | +8.4 | +7.4 | +5.3 |
Cloud cover (%) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avarua | 72 | 71 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 67 | 65 | 66 | 68 | 69 | 69 | 70 |
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Difference | +9 | +13 | +19 | +16 | +11 | +8 | +6 | +5 | +8 | +12 | +12 | +11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avarua | 72 | 71 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 67 |
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 |
| Difference | +9 | +13 | +19 | +16 | +11 | +8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avarua | 65 | 66 | 68 | 69 | 69 | 70 |
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Difference | +6 | +5 | +8 | +12 | +12 | +11 |
Relative humidity (%) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avarua | 82 | 81 | 81 | 80 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 80 | 81 |
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Difference | +4 | +6 | +5 | +6 | +6 | +3 | — | -3 | -3 | +1 | +1 | +3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avarua | 82 | 81 | 81 | 80 | 79 | 78 |
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 |
| Difference | +4 | +6 | +5 | +6 | +6 | +3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avarua | 78 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 80 | 81 |
| Quito | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Difference | — | -3 | -3 | +1 | +1 | +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. Avarua trends → · Quito trends →
Methodology & sources
Avarua
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at Rarotonga Intl, a weather station, about 3 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.