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Shenzhen vs Quito
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Shenzhen is the warmer of the two — about 6°C on the annual average; Quito is the wetter, with 1006 mm more rain a year, and Shenzhen the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Shenzhen and Quito, in everyday terms.
Summers
Shenzhen has far hotter summers
Shenzhen: Hot
Quito: Mild
Winters
Winters are similar
Shenzhen: Mild
Quito: Mild
Rain & snow
Quito is wetter
Shenzhen: Very wet
Quito: Very wet
Sky
Shenzhen is sunnier
Shenzhen: Often cloudy
Quito: Often grey
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Shenzhen is the warmer of the two — about 6°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Quito is the wetter — about 1006 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Shenzhen 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) Shenzhen runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shenzhen | 20 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 26 | 22 |
| Quito | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Difference | +2 | +1 | -1 | -4 | -7 | -8 | -8 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -3 | +1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shenzhen | 20 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 30 | 31 |
| Quito | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
| Difference | +2 | +1 | -1 | -4 | -7 | -8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shenzhen | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 26 | 22 |
| Quito | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Difference | -8 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -3 | +1 |
Avg low (°C) Shenzhen runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shenzhen | 12 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 14 |
| Quito | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Difference | +1 | — | -2 | -6 | -10 | -13 | -14 | -14 | -13 | -9 | -5 | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shenzhen | 12 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 26 |
| Quito | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Difference | +1 | — | -2 | -6 | -10 | -13 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shenzhen | 26 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 14 |
| Quito | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Difference | -14 | -14 | -13 | -9 | -5 | — |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shenzhen | 37 | 39 | 71 | 148 | 252 | 391 | 330 | 369 | 247 | 84 | 35 | 37 |
| Quito | 294 | 281 | 334 | 329 | 270 | 166 | 126 | 129 | 219 | 286 | 303 | 309 |
| Difference | +258 | +242 | +263 | +181 | +18 | -224 | -204 | -241 | -27 | +202 | +267 | +272 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shenzhen | 37 | 39 | 71 | 148 | 252 | 391 |
| Quito | 294 | 281 | 334 | 329 | 270 | 166 |
| Difference | +258 | +242 | +263 | +181 | +18 | -224 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shenzhen | 330 | 369 | 247 | 84 | 35 | 37 |
| Quito | 126 | 129 | 219 | 286 | 303 | 309 |
| Difference | -204 | -241 | -27 | +202 | +267 | +272 |
Cloud cover (%) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shenzhen | 60 | 70 | 76 | 75 | 76 | 79 | 73 | 73 | 65 | 49 | 52 | 52 |
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Difference | +21 | +14 | +12 | +9 | +5 | -4 | -1 | -2 | +10 | +32 | +29 | +29 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shenzhen | 60 | 70 | 76 | 75 | 76 | 79 |
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 |
| Difference | +21 | +14 | +12 | +9 | +5 | -4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shenzhen | 73 | 73 | 65 | 49 | 52 | 52 |
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Difference | -1 | -2 | +10 | +32 | +29 | +29 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shenzhen | 75 | 78 | 81 | 84 | 85 | 87 | 86 | 85 | 82 | 76 | 74 | 72 |
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Difference | +12 | +8 | +5 | +2 | -1 | -7 | -9 | -10 | -6 | +4 | +7 | +12 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shenzhen | 75 | 78 | 81 | 84 | 85 | 87 |
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 |
| Difference | +12 | +8 | +5 | +2 | -1 | -7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shenzhen | 86 | 85 | 82 | 76 | 74 | 72 |
| Quito | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Difference | -9 | -10 | -6 | +4 | +7 | +12 |
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. Shenzhen trends → · Quito trends →
Methodology & sources
Shenzhen
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Baoan Intl, a weather station, about 28 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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