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Shanghai vs Quito
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Quito is the warmer of the two — about 1°F on the annual average; Quito is the wetter, with 72 in 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°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Quito is the wetter — about 72 in 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 (°F) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai | 47 | 50 | 57 | 68 | 77 | 82 | 90 | 89 | 82 | 73 | 64 | 52 |
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 76 | 74 | 73 | 72 |
| Difference | +25 | +21 | +15 | +5 | -4 | -8 | -15 | -12 | -6 | +1 | +9 | +20 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai | 47 | 50 | 57 | 68 | 77 | 82 |
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 |
| Difference | +25 | +21 | +15 | +5 | -4 | -8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai | 90 | 89 | 82 | 73 | 64 | 52 |
| Quito | 76 | 77 | 76 | 74 | 73 | 72 |
| Difference | -15 | -12 | -6 | +1 | +9 | +20 |
Avg low (°F) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai | 36 | 38 | 44 | 53 | 63 | 71 | 78 | 78 | 72 | 62 | 51 | 40 |
| Quito | 56 | 57 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 56 |
| Difference | +21 | +19 | +13 | +5 | -6 | -16 | -25 | -25 | -17 | -6 | +5 | +16 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai | 36 | 38 | 44 | 53 | 63 | 71 |
| Quito | 56 | 57 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 55 |
| Difference | +21 | +19 | +13 | +5 | -6 | -16 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai | 78 | 78 | 72 | 62 | 51 | 40 |
| Quito | 54 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 56 |
| Difference | -25 | -25 | -17 | -6 | +5 | +16 |
Precipitation (in) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai | 2.9 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 8.4 | 5.9 | 8.5 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 1.8 |
| Quito | 11.6 | 11.1 | 13.1 | 13 | 10.6 | 6.6 | 5 | 5.1 | 8.6 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 12.2 |
| Difference | +8.7 | +8.5 | +9.5 | +10.1 | +7.3 | -1.8 | -1 | -3.5 | +5.2 | +8.7 | +9.7 | +10.4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai | 2.9 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 8.4 |
| Quito | 11.6 | 11.1 | 13.1 | 13 | 10.6 | 6.6 |
| Difference | +8.7 | +8.5 | +9.5 | +10.1 | +7.3 | -1.8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai | 5.9 | 8.5 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 1.8 |
| Quito | 5 | 5.1 | 8.6 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 12.2 |
| Difference | -1 | -3.5 | +5.2 | +8.7 | +9.7 | +10.4 |
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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