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Santo Domingo vs Quito
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Santo Domingo is the warmer of the two — about 9°C on the annual average; Quito is the wetter, with 1377 mm more rain a year, and Santo Domingo the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Santo Domingo and Quito, in everyday terms.
Summers
Santo Domingo has far hotter summers
Santo Domingo: Hot
Quito: Mild
Winters
Santo Domingo has much milder winters
Santo Domingo: Stays warm
Quito: Mild
Rain & snow
Quito is wetter
Santo Domingo: Very wet
Quito: Very wet
Sky
Santo Domingo is far sunnier
Santo Domingo: Partly cloudy
Quito: Often grey
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Santo Domingo is the warmer of the two — about 9°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Quito is the wetter — about 1377 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Santo Domingo 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) Santo Domingo runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santo Domingo | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 |
| Quito | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Difference | -8 | -9 | -9 | -9 | -9 | -9 | -9 | -8 | -8 | -9 | -9 | -9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santo Domingo | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 |
| Quito | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
| Difference | -8 | -9 | -9 | -9 | -9 | -9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santo Domingo | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 |
| Quito | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Difference | -9 | -8 | -8 | -9 | -9 | -9 |
Avg low (°C) Santo Domingo runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santo Domingo | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
| Quito | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Difference | -7 | -7 | -7 | -8 | -9 | -11 | -12 | -12 | -11 | -11 | -9 | -8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santo Domingo | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| Quito | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Difference | -7 | -7 | -7 | -8 | -9 | -11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santo Domingo | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
| Quito | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Difference | -12 | -12 | -11 | -11 | -9 | -8 |
Precipitation (mm) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santo Domingo | 53 | 45 | 63 | 113 | 182 | 153 | 200 | 260 | 242 | 211 | 100 | 46 |
| Quito | 294 | 281 | 334 | 329 | 270 | 166 | 126 | 129 | 219 | 286 | 303 | 309 |
| Difference | +241 | +236 | +271 | +216 | +87 | +13 | -74 | -131 | -23 | +74 | +202 | +263 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santo Domingo | 53 | 45 | 63 | 113 | 182 | 153 |
| Quito | 294 | 281 | 334 | 329 | 270 | 166 |
| Difference | +241 | +236 | +271 | +216 | +87 | +13 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santo Domingo | 200 | 260 | 242 | 211 | 100 | 46 |
| Quito | 126 | 129 | 219 | 286 | 303 | 309 |
| Difference | -74 | -131 | -23 | +74 | +202 | +263 |
Cloud cover (%) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santo Domingo | 41 | 40 | 42 | 45 | 58 | 54 | 50 | 52 | 55 | 53 | 47 | 42 |
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Difference | +40 | +45 | +46 | +40 | +23 | +21 | +21 | +19 | +20 | +28 | +34 | +38 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santo Domingo | 41 | 40 | 42 | 45 | 58 | 54 |
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 |
| Difference | +40 | +45 | +46 | +40 | +23 | +21 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santo Domingo | 50 | 52 | 55 | 53 | 47 | 42 |
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Difference | +21 | +19 | +20 | +28 | +34 | +38 |
Relative humidity (%) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santo Domingo | 75 | 72 | 70 | 71 | 74 | 76 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 78 | 77 |
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Difference | +11 | +14 | +16 | +16 | +10 | +5 | +3 | -1 | -1 | +2 | +4 | +7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santo Domingo | 75 | 72 | 70 | 71 | 74 | 76 |
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 |
| Difference | +11 | +14 | +16 | +16 | +10 | +5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santo Domingo | 75 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 78 | 77 |
| Quito | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Difference | +3 | -1 | -1 | +2 | +4 | +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. Santo Domingo trends → · Quito trends →
Methodology & sources
Santo Domingo
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 24 years of daily observations at Santo Domingo, a weather station, about 4 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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