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Quito vs Barcelona
Comparing Quito change · Barcelona change
Quito is the warmer of the two — about 2°C on the annual average; Quito is the wetter, with 2488 mm more rain a year, and Barcelona the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Quito and Barcelona, in everyday terms.
Summers
Barcelona has much hotter summers
Quito: Mild
Barcelona: Warm
Winters
Quito has much milder winters
Quito: Mild
Barcelona: Cool
Rain & snow
Quito is much wetter
Quito: Very wet
Barcelona: Fairly dry
Sky
Barcelona is far sunnier
Quito: Often grey
Barcelona: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Quito is the warmer of the two — about 2°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Quito is the wetter — about 2488 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Barcelona 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Barcelona | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 22 | 18 | 15 |
| Difference | -8 | -7 | -6 | -4 | -1 | +2 | +4 | +4 | +1 | -1 | -5 | -8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
| Barcelona | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 25 |
| Difference | -8 | -7 | -6 | -4 | -1 | +2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Barcelona | 28 | 29 | 26 | 22 | 18 | 15 |
| Difference | +4 | +4 | +1 | -1 | -5 | -8 |
Avg low (°C) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Barcelona | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 6 |
| Difference | -8 | -8 | -6 | -4 | — | +5 | +9 | +9 | +6 | +1 | -4 | -7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Barcelona | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 18 |
| Difference | -8 | -8 | -6 | -4 | — | +5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Barcelona | 21 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 6 |
| Difference | +9 | +9 | +6 | +1 | -4 | -7 |
Precipitation (mm) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 294 | 281 | 334 | 329 | 270 | 166 | 126 | 129 | 219 | 286 | 303 | 309 |
| Barcelona | 41 | 30 | 42 | 47 | 42 | 26 | 28 | 51 | 86 | 82 | 45 | 36 |
| Difference | -254 | -251 | -292 | -282 | -228 | -140 | -98 | -77 | -133 | -203 | -257 | -273 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 294 | 281 | 334 | 329 | 270 | 166 |
| Barcelona | 41 | 30 | 42 | 47 | 42 | 26 |
| Difference | -254 | -251 | -292 | -282 | -228 | -140 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 126 | 129 | 219 | 286 | 303 | 309 |
| Barcelona | 28 | 51 | 86 | 82 | 45 | 36 |
| Difference | -98 | -77 | -133 | -203 | -257 | -273 |
Cloud cover (%) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Barcelona | 65 | 61 | 59 | 60 | 58 | 50 | 40 | 44 | 56 | 64 | 65 | 65 |
| Difference | -16 | -23 | -29 | -25 | -22 | -26 | -32 | -27 | -19 | -17 | -17 | -16 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 |
| Barcelona | 65 | 61 | 59 | 60 | 58 | 50 |
| Difference | -16 | -23 | -29 | -25 | -22 | -26 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Barcelona | 40 | 44 | 56 | 64 | 65 | 65 |
| Difference | -32 | -27 | -19 | -17 | -17 | -16 |
Relative humidity (%) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Barcelona | 76 | 73 | 70 | 68 | 66 | 63 | 62 | 64 | 69 | 74 | 75 | 77 |
| Difference | -10 | -14 | -17 | -18 | -18 | -18 | -16 | -11 | -7 | -6 | -7 | -7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 |
| Barcelona | 76 | 73 | 70 | 68 | 66 | 63 |
| Difference | -10 | -14 | -17 | -18 | -18 | -18 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Barcelona | 62 | 64 | 69 | 74 | 75 | 77 |
| Difference | -16 | -11 | -7 | -6 | -7 | -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. Quito trends → · Barcelona trends →
Methodology & sources
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.
Barcelona
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Barcelona/aeropuerto, a weather station, about 13 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.
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