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Xi’an vs Quito
Comparing Xi’an change · Quito change
Quito is the warmer of the two — about 3°C on the annual average; Quito is the wetter, with 2503 mm more rain a year, and Xi’an the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Xi’an and Quito, in everyday terms.
Summers
Xi’an has far hotter summers
Xi’an: Hot
Quito: Mild
Winters
Quito has far milder winters
Xi’an: Cold
Quito: Mild
Rain & snow
Quito is much wetter
Xi’an: Fairly dry
Quito: Very wet
Sky
Xi’an is sunnier
Xi’an: Often cloudy
Quito: Often grey
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Quito is the warmer of the two — about 3°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Quito is the wetter — about 2503 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Xi’an 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xi’an | 5 | 10 | 15 | 22 | 27 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 26 | 19 | 13 | 7 |
| Quito | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Difference | +17 | +12 | +7 | — | -4 | -8 | -9 | -6 | -1 | +4 | +10 | +16 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xi’an | 5 | 10 | 15 | 22 | 27 | 32 |
| Quito | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
| Difference | +17 | +12 | +7 | — | -4 | -8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xi’an | 33 | 31 | 26 | 19 | 13 | 7 |
| Quito | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Difference | -9 | -6 | -1 | +4 | +10 | +16 |
Avg low (°C) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xi’an | -3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 10 | 4 | -2 |
| Quito | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Difference | +17 | +14 | +9 | +4 | -2 | -8 | -11 | -9 | -4 | +3 | +10 | +15 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xi’an | -3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 20 |
| Quito | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Difference | +17 | +14 | +9 | +4 | -2 | -8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xi’an | 23 | 21 | 17 | 10 | 4 | -2 |
| Quito | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Difference | -11 | -9 | -4 | +3 | +10 | +15 |
Precipitation (mm) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xi’an | 7 | 8 | 27 | 36 | 51 | 64 | 96 | 84 | 80 | 62 | 21 | 7 |
| Quito | 294 | 281 | 334 | 329 | 270 | 166 | 126 | 129 | 219 | 286 | 303 | 309 |
| Difference | +288 | +273 | +307 | +293 | +219 | +103 | +30 | +44 | +139 | +223 | +282 | +302 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xi’an | 7 | 8 | 27 | 36 | 51 | 64 |
| Quito | 294 | 281 | 334 | 329 | 270 | 166 |
| Difference | +288 | +273 | +307 | +293 | +219 | +103 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xi’an | 96 | 84 | 80 | 62 | 21 | 7 |
| Quito | 126 | 129 | 219 | 286 | 303 | 309 |
| Difference | +30 | +44 | +139 | +223 | +282 | +302 |
Cloud cover (%) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xi’an | 56 | 64 | 69 | 69 | 72 | 71 | 67 | 65 | 69 | 64 | 52 | 50 |
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Difference | +25 | +20 | +19 | +16 | +9 | +4 | +4 | +6 | +7 | +17 | +29 | +31 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xi’an | 56 | 64 | 69 | 69 | 72 | 71 |
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 |
| Difference | +25 | +20 | +19 | +16 | +9 | +4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xi’an | 67 | 65 | 69 | 64 | 52 | 50 |
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Difference | +4 | +6 | +7 | +17 | +29 | +31 |
Relative humidity (%) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xi’an | 59 | 58 | 54 | 50 | 49 | 51 | 59 | 61 | 65 | 64 | 63 | 59 |
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Difference | +27 | +29 | +33 | +36 | +35 | +29 | +18 | +14 | +11 | +16 | +19 | +25 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xi’an | 59 | 58 | 54 | 50 | 49 | 51 |
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 |
| Difference | +27 | +29 | +33 | +36 | +35 | +29 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xi’an | 59 | 61 | 65 | 64 | 63 | 59 |
| Quito | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Difference | +18 | +14 | +11 | +16 | +19 | +25 |
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. Xi’an trends → · Quito trends →
Methodology & sources
Xi’an
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 18 years of daily observations at Xian, a weather station, about 5 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.