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Punta Cana vs Quito
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Punta Cana is the warmer of the two — about 9°C on the annual average; Quito is the wetter, with 2034 mm more rain a year, and Punta Cana the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Punta Cana and Quito, in everyday terms.
Summers
Punta Cana has much hotter summers
Punta Cana: Hot
Quito: Mild
Winters
Punta Cana has much milder winters
Punta Cana: Stays warm
Quito: Mild
Rain & snow
Quito is much wetter
Punta Cana: Moderate rainfall
Quito: Very wet
Sky
Punta Cana is far sunnier
Punta Cana: Fairly sunny
Quito: Often grey
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Punta Cana is the warmer of the two — about 9°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Quito is the wetter — about 2034 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Punta Cana 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) Punta Cana runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punta Cana | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
| Quito | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Difference | -7 | -7 | -7 | -8 | -8 | -8 | -8 | -7 | -7 | -8 | -8 | -7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punta Cana | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 |
| Quito | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
| Difference | -7 | -7 | -7 | -8 | -8 | -8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punta Cana | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
| Quito | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Difference | -8 | -7 | -7 | -8 | -8 | -7 |
Avg low (°C) Punta Cana runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punta Cana | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Quito | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Difference | -8 | -8 | -7 | -8 | -9 | -11 | -12 | -12 | -11 | -10 | -10 | -9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punta Cana | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| Quito | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Difference | -8 | -8 | -7 | -8 | -9 | -11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punta Cana | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Quito | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Difference | -12 | -12 | -11 | -10 | -10 | -9 |
Precipitation (mm) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punta Cana | 73 | 62 | 49 | 68 | 92 | 85 | 78 | 99 | 105 | 101 | 115 | 84 |
| Quito | 294 | 281 | 334 | 329 | 270 | 166 | 126 | 129 | 219 | 286 | 303 | 309 |
| Difference | +221 | +219 | +285 | +261 | +177 | +82 | +49 | +29 | +114 | +185 | +187 | +225 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punta Cana | 73 | 62 | 49 | 68 | 92 | 85 |
| Quito | 294 | 281 | 334 | 329 | 270 | 166 |
| Difference | +221 | +219 | +285 | +261 | +177 | +82 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punta Cana | 78 | 99 | 105 | 101 | 115 | 84 |
| Quito | 126 | 129 | 219 | 286 | 303 | 309 |
| Difference | +49 | +29 | +114 | +185 | +187 | +225 |
Cloud cover (%) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punta Cana | 37 | 36 | 38 | 41 | 55 | 52 | 46 | 46 | 52 | 49 | 45 | 38 |
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Difference | +44 | +48 | +50 | +44 | +26 | +23 | +25 | +25 | +23 | +32 | +36 | +43 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punta Cana | 37 | 36 | 38 | 41 | 55 | 52 |
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 |
| Difference | +44 | +48 | +50 | +44 | +26 | +23 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punta Cana | 46 | 46 | 52 | 49 | 45 | 38 |
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Difference | +25 | +25 | +23 | +32 | +36 | +43 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punta Cana | 77 | 77 | 77 | 79 | 81 | 81 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 78 | 77 |
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Difference | +9 | +10 | +10 | +7 | +4 | — | -3 | -5 | -3 | +1 | +3 | +7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punta Cana | 77 | 77 | 77 | 79 | 81 | 81 |
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 |
| Difference | +9 | +10 | +10 | +7 | +4 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punta Cana | 80 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 78 | 77 |
| Quito | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Difference | -3 | -5 | -3 | +1 | +3 | +7 |
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. Punta Cana trends → · Quito trends →
Methodology & sources
Punta Cana
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 24 years of daily observations at Punta Cana Intl, 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.
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