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Santiago vs Quito
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Quito is the warmer of the two — about 2°C on the annual average; Quito is the wetter, with 2720 mm more rain a year, and Santiago the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Santiago and Quito, in everyday terms.
Summers
Santiago has much hotter summers
Santiago: Warm
Quito: Mild
Winters
Quito has much milder winters
Santiago: Chilly
Quito: Mild
Rain & snow
Quito is much wetter
Santiago: Fairly dry
Quito: Very wet
Sky
Santiago is far sunnier
Santiago: Partly cloudy
Quito: Often grey
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Quito is the warmer of the two — about 2°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Quito is the wetter — about 2720 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Santiago 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) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santiago | 30 | 29 | 28 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 29 |
| Quito | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Difference | -8 | -7 | -6 | — | +4 | +8 | +9 | +8 | +5 | +1 | -4 | -6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santiago | 30 | 29 | 28 | 23 | 19 | 16 |
| Quito | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
| Difference | -8 | -7 | -6 | — | +4 | +8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santiago | 15 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 29 |
| Quito | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Difference | +9 | +8 | +5 | +1 | -4 | -6 |
Avg low (°C) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santiago | 14 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 |
| Quito | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Difference | — | +1 | +2 | +5 | +7 | +8 | +8 | +7 | +6 | +5 | +3 | +1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santiago | 14 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 5 |
| Quito | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Difference | — | +1 | +2 | +5 | +7 | +8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santiago | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 |
| Quito | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Difference | +8 | +7 | +6 | +5 | +3 | +1 |
Precipitation (mm) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santiago | 0 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 45 | 88 | 54 | 54 | 30 | 16 | 7 | 6 |
| Quito | 294 | 281 | 334 | 329 | 270 | 166 | 126 | 129 | 219 | 286 | 303 | 309 |
| Difference | +294 | +279 | +330 | +310 | +225 | +78 | +72 | +74 | +189 | +270 | +296 | +303 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santiago | 0 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 45 | 88 |
| Quito | 294 | 281 | 334 | 329 | 270 | 166 |
| Difference | +294 | +279 | +330 | +310 | +225 | +78 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santiago | 54 | 54 | 30 | 16 | 7 | 6 |
| Quito | 126 | 129 | 219 | 286 | 303 | 309 |
| Difference | +72 | +74 | +189 | +270 | +296 | +303 |
Cloud cover (%) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santiago | 33 | 31 | 36 | 53 | 68 | 73 | 70 | 69 | 68 | 62 | 48 | 38 |
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Difference | +48 | +53 | +52 | +32 | +13 | +2 | +1 | +2 | +8 | +19 | +33 | +42 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santiago | 33 | 31 | 36 | 53 | 68 | 73 |
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 |
| Difference | +48 | +53 | +52 | +32 | +13 | +2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santiago | 70 | 69 | 68 | 62 | 48 | 38 |
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Difference | +1 | +2 | +8 | +19 | +33 | +42 |
Relative humidity (%) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santiago | 31 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 42 | 51 | 53 | 51 | 50 | 44 | 35 | 31 |
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Difference | +55 | +54 | +55 | +52 | +43 | +29 | +25 | +23 | +26 | +36 | +47 | +53 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santiago | 31 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 42 | 51 |
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 |
| Difference | +55 | +54 | +55 | +52 | +43 | +29 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santiago | 53 | 51 | 50 | 44 | 35 | 31 |
| Quito | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Difference | +25 | +23 | +26 | +36 | +47 | +53 |
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. Santiago trends → · Quito trends →
Methodology & sources
Santiago
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from the WMO's CLINO 1991–2020 collection, measured at Eulogiosancheztobalabaad, about 9 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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