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Punta Cana vs Quito
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Punta Cana is the warmer of the two — about 15°F on the annual average; Quito is the wetter, with 80 in 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 15°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Quito is the wetter — about 80 in 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 (°F) Punta Cana runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punta Cana | 84 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 89 | 89 | 90 | 89 | 89 | 86 | 85 |
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 76 | 74 | 73 | 72 |
| Difference | -12 | -13 | -13 | -14 | -14 | -14 | -14 | -13 | -13 | -15 | -14 | -13 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punta Cana | 84 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 89 |
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 |
| Difference | -12 | -13 | -13 | -14 | -14 | -14 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punta Cana | 89 | 90 | 89 | 89 | 86 | 85 |
| Quito | 76 | 77 | 76 | 74 | 73 | 72 |
| Difference | -14 | -13 | -13 | -15 | -14 | -13 |
Avg low (°F) Punta Cana runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punta Cana | 70 | 71 | 71 | 72 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 76 | 75 | 74 | 73 | 71 |
| Quito | 56 | 57 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 56 |
| Difference | -14 | -14 | -13 | -14 | -17 | -20 | -22 | -22 | -21 | -19 | -17 | -15 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punta Cana | 70 | 71 | 71 | 72 | 74 | 75 |
| Quito | 56 | 57 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 55 |
| Difference | -14 | -14 | -13 | -14 | -17 | -20 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punta Cana | 76 | 76 | 75 | 74 | 73 | 71 |
| Quito | 54 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 56 |
| Difference | -22 | -22 | -21 | -19 | -17 | -15 |
Precipitation (in) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punta Cana | 2.9 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4 | 4.5 | 3.3 |
| 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 | +8.6 | +11.2 | +10.3 | +7 | +3.2 | +1.9 | +1.2 | +4.5 | +7.3 | +7.4 | +8.9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punta Cana | 2.9 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 3.3 |
| Quito | 11.6 | 11.1 | 13.1 | 13 | 10.6 | 6.6 |
| Difference | +8.7 | +8.6 | +11.2 | +10.3 | +7 | +3.2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punta Cana | 3.1 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4 | 4.5 | 3.3 |
| Quito | 5 | 5.1 | 8.6 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 12.2 |
| Difference | +1.9 | +1.2 | +4.5 | +7.3 | +7.4 | +8.9 |
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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