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Quito vs Granada
Comparing Quito change · Granada change
Quito is the warmer of the two — about 2°C on the annual average; Quito is the wetter, with 2680 mm more rain a year, and Granada the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Quito and Granada, in everyday terms.
Summers
Granada has far hotter summers
Quito: Mild
Granada: Very hot
Winters
Quito has far milder winters
Quito: Mild
Granada: Chilly
Rain & snow
Quito is much wetter
Quito: Very wet
Granada: Fairly dry
Sky
Granada is far sunnier
Quito: Often grey
Granada: Fairly sunny
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 2680 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Granada 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 |
| Granada | 14 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 26 | 32 | 36 | 35 | 30 | 24 | 18 | 14 |
| Difference | -8 | -6 | -3 | -1 | +3 | +8 | +12 | +10 | +5 | +1 | -5 | -8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
| Granada | 14 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 26 | 32 |
| Difference | -8 | -6 | -3 | -1 | +3 | +8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Granada | 36 | 35 | 30 | 24 | 18 | 14 |
| Difference | +12 | +10 | +5 | +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 |
| Granada | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
| Difference | -13 | -12 | -10 | -8 | -4 | +1 | +4 | +4 | — | -4 | -9 | -12 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Granada | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 14 |
| Difference | -13 | -12 | -10 | -8 | -4 | +1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Granada | 16 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
| Difference | +4 | +4 | — | -4 | -9 | -12 |
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 |
| Granada | 39 | 36 | 40 | 36 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 42 | 56 | 50 |
| Difference | -255 | -245 | -294 | -293 | -240 | -158 | -125 | -126 | -194 | -244 | -246 | -259 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 294 | 281 | 334 | 329 | 270 | 166 |
| Granada | 39 | 36 | 40 | 36 | 29 | 8 |
| Difference | -255 | -245 | -294 | -293 | -240 | -158 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 126 | 129 | 219 | 286 | 303 | 309 |
| Granada | 1 | 3 | 25 | 42 | 56 | 50 |
| Difference | -125 | -126 | -194 | -244 | -246 | -259 |
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 |
| Granada | 50 | 48 | 50 | 56 | 49 | 32 | 17 | 23 | 38 | 47 | 50 | 51 |
| Difference | -31 | -36 | -37 | -29 | -32 | -44 | -54 | -48 | -38 | -34 | -32 | -30 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 |
| Granada | 50 | 48 | 50 | 56 | 49 | 32 |
| Difference | -31 | -36 | -37 | -29 | -32 | -44 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Granada | 17 | 23 | 38 | 47 | 50 | 51 |
| Difference | -54 | -48 | -38 | -34 | -32 | -30 |
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 |
| Granada | 75 | 72 | 67 | 65 | 58 | 47 | 40 | 43 | 55 | 66 | 73 | 76 |
| Difference | -11 | -15 | -19 | -22 | -27 | -33 | -38 | -32 | -21 | -14 | -9 | -8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 |
| Granada | 75 | 72 | 67 | 65 | 58 | 47 |
| Difference | -11 | -15 | -19 | -22 | -27 | -33 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Granada | 40 | 43 | 55 | 66 | 73 | 76 |
| Difference | -38 | -32 | -21 | -14 | -9 | -8 |
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 → · Granada 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.
Granada
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Granada, a weather station, about 15 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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