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Nicosia vs Quito
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Nicosia is the warmer of the two — about 2°C on the annual average; Quito is the wetter, with 2736 mm more rain a year, and Nicosia the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Nicosia and Quito, in everyday terms.
Summers
Nicosia has far hotter summers
Nicosia: Very hot
Quito: Mild
Winters
Quito has much milder winters
Nicosia: Cool
Quito: Mild
Rain & snow
Quito is much wetter
Nicosia: Fairly dry
Quito: Very wet
Sky
Nicosia is far sunnier
Nicosia: Fairly sunny
Quito: Often grey
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Nicosia is the warmer of the two — about 2°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Quito is the wetter — about 2736 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Nicosia 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicosia | 15 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 30 | 35 | 37 | 37 | 34 | 29 | 22 | 17 |
| Quito | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Difference | +7 | +6 | +3 | -2 | -7 | -11 | -13 | -12 | -9 | -6 | +1 | +5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicosia | 15 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 30 | 35 |
| Quito | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
| Difference | +7 | +6 | +3 | -2 | -7 | -11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicosia | 37 | 37 | 34 | 29 | 22 | 17 |
| Quito | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Difference | -13 | -12 | -9 | -6 | +1 | +5 |
Avg low (°C) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicosia | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 8 |
| Quito | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Difference | +7 | +8 | +7 | +3 | -2 | -8 | -11 | -11 | -7 | -3 | +2 | +6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicosia | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 20 |
| Quito | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Difference | +7 | +8 | +7 | +3 | -2 | -8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicosia | 23 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 8 |
| Quito | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Difference | -11 | -11 | -7 | -3 | +2 | +6 |
Precipitation (mm) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicosia | 51 | 41 | 34 | 15 | 26 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 42 | 59 |
| Quito | 294 | 281 | 334 | 329 | 270 | 166 | 126 | 129 | 219 | 286 | 303 | 309 |
| Difference | +243 | +240 | +300 | +314 | +243 | +158 | +121 | +128 | +213 | +266 | +261 | +250 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicosia | 51 | 41 | 34 | 15 | 26 | 8 |
| Quito | 294 | 281 | 334 | 329 | 270 | 166 |
| Difference | +243 | +240 | +300 | +314 | +243 | +158 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicosia | 6 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 42 | 59 |
| Quito | 126 | 129 | 219 | 286 | 303 | 309 |
| Difference | +121 | +128 | +213 | +266 | +261 | +250 |
Cloud cover (%) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicosia | 64 | 61 | 55 | 53 | 41 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 42 | 53 | 64 |
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Difference | +17 | +23 | +32 | +32 | +40 | +53 | +52 | +51 | +50 | +39 | +28 | +17 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicosia | 64 | 61 | 55 | 53 | 41 | 23 |
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 |
| Difference | +17 | +23 | +32 | +32 | +40 | +53 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicosia | 20 | 20 | 25 | 42 | 53 | 64 |
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Difference | +52 | +51 | +50 | +39 | +28 | +17 |
Relative humidity (%) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicosia | 76 | 75 | 71 | 65 | 56 | 47 | 46 | 50 | 54 | 60 | 68 | 75 |
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Difference | +10 | +12 | +15 | +22 | +28 | +33 | +32 | +25 | +22 | +20 | +14 | +9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicosia | 76 | 75 | 71 | 65 | 56 | 47 |
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 |
| Difference | +10 | +12 | +15 | +22 | +28 | +33 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicosia | 46 | 50 | 54 | 60 | 68 | 75 |
| Quito | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Difference | +32 | +25 | +22 | +20 | +14 | +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. Nicosia trends → · Quito trends →
Methodology & sources
Nicosia
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 10 years of daily observations at Nicosia, a weather station, inside the city. 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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