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Shanghai vs Quito
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Quito is the warmer of the two — about 1°C on the annual average; Quito is the wetter, with 1823 mm more rain a year, and Shanghai the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Shanghai and Quito, in everyday terms.
Summers
Shanghai has much hotter summers
Shanghai: Hot
Quito: Mild
Winters
Quito has much milder winters
Shanghai: Chilly
Quito: Mild
Rain & snow
Quito is much wetter
Shanghai: Wet
Quito: Very wet
Sky
Shanghai is sunnier
Shanghai: Often cloudy
Quito: Often grey
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Quito is the warmer of the two — about 1°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Quito is the wetter — about 1823 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Shanghai 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai | 8 | 10 | 14 | 20 | 25 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 28 | 23 | 18 | 11 |
| Quito | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Difference | +14 | +12 | +8 | +3 | -2 | -4 | -8 | -7 | -3 | — | +5 | +11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai | 8 | 10 | 14 | 20 | 25 | 28 |
| Quito | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
| Difference | +14 | +12 | +8 | +3 | -2 | -4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai | 32 | 32 | 28 | 23 | 18 | 11 |
| Quito | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Difference | -8 | -7 | -3 | — | +5 | +11 |
Avg low (°C) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 17 | 11 | 4 |
| Quito | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Difference | +12 | +10 | +7 | +3 | -4 | -9 | -14 | -14 | -10 | -4 | +3 | +9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 22 |
| Quito | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Difference | +12 | +10 | +7 | +3 | -4 | -9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai | 26 | 26 | 22 | 17 | 11 | 4 |
| Quito | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Difference | -14 | -14 | -10 | -4 | +3 | +9 |
Precipitation (mm) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai | 73 | 64 | 93 | 73 | 84 | 213 | 151 | 217 | 88 | 63 | 57 | 45 |
| Quito | 294 | 281 | 334 | 329 | 270 | 166 | 126 | 129 | 219 | 286 | 303 | 309 |
| Difference | +221 | +216 | +241 | +256 | +186 | -47 | -25 | -88 | +131 | +222 | +245 | +264 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai | 73 | 64 | 93 | 73 | 84 | 213 |
| Quito | 294 | 281 | 334 | 329 | 270 | 166 |
| Difference | +221 | +216 | +241 | +256 | +186 | -47 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai | 151 | 217 | 88 | 63 | 57 | 45 |
| Quito | 126 | 129 | 219 | 286 | 303 | 309 |
| Difference | -25 | -88 | +131 | +222 | +245 | +264 |
Cloud cover (%) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai | 62 | 65 | 67 | 66 | 70 | 79 | 69 | 62 | 63 | 58 | 57 | 54 |
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Difference | +19 | +19 | +21 | +18 | +11 | -4 | +3 | +9 | +12 | +23 | +25 | +27 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai | 62 | 65 | 67 | 66 | 70 | 79 |
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 |
| Difference | +19 | +19 | +21 | +18 | +11 | -4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai | 69 | 62 | 63 | 58 | 57 | 54 |
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Difference | +3 | +9 | +12 | +23 | +25 | +27 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai | 77 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 76 | 81 | 82 | 81 | 78 | 75 | 76 | 76 |
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Difference | +9 | +9 | +9 | +10 | +8 | — | -5 | -6 | -2 | +5 | +6 | +9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai | 77 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 76 | 81 |
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 |
| Difference | +9 | +9 | +9 | +10 | +8 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai | 82 | 81 | 78 | 75 | 76 | 76 |
| Quito | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Difference | -5 | -6 | -2 | +5 | +6 | +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. Shanghai trends → · Quito trends →
Methodology & sources
Shanghai
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 24 years of daily observations at Shanghai, a weather station, about 20 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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