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Quito vs Madrid
Comparing Quito change · Madrid change
Quito is the warmer of the two — about 3°C on the annual average; Quito is the wetter, with 2691 mm more rain a year, and Madrid the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Quito and Madrid, in everyday terms.
Summers
Madrid has far hotter summers
Quito: Mild
Madrid: Hot
Winters
Quito has much milder winters
Quito: Mild
Madrid: Chilly
Rain & snow
Quito is much wetter
Quito: Very wet
Madrid: Fairly dry
Sky
Madrid is far sunnier
Quito: Often grey
Madrid: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Quito is the warmer of the two — about 3°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Quito is the wetter — about 2691 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Madrid 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 |
| Madrid | 11 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 24 | 30 | 34 | 33 | 28 | 21 | 15 | 11 |
| Difference | -11 | -9 | -5 | -3 | +1 | +6 | +9 | +8 | +3 | -2 | -8 | -11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
| Madrid | 11 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 24 | 30 |
| Difference | -11 | -9 | -5 | -3 | +1 | +6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Madrid | 34 | 33 | 28 | 21 | 15 | 11 |
| Difference | +9 | +8 | +3 | -2 | -8 | -11 |
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 |
| Madrid | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 3 |
| Difference | -12 | -11 | -9 | -7 | -2 | +4 | +7 | +7 | +3 | -3 | -8 | -11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Madrid | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 16 |
| Difference | -12 | -11 | -9 | -7 | -2 | +4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Madrid | 19 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 3 |
| Difference | +7 | +7 | +3 | -3 | -8 | -11 |
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 |
| Madrid | 28 | 31 | 32 | 38 | 36 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 54 | 45 | 37 |
| Difference | -266 | -249 | -302 | -291 | -233 | -151 | -120 | -121 | -196 | -232 | -258 | -272 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 294 | 281 | 334 | 329 | 270 | 166 |
| Madrid | 28 | 31 | 32 | 38 | 36 | 16 |
| Difference | -266 | -249 | -302 | -291 | -233 | -151 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 126 | 129 | 219 | 286 | 303 | 309 |
| Madrid | 6 | 8 | 23 | 54 | 45 | 37 |
| Difference | -120 | -121 | -196 | -232 | -258 | -272 |
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 |
| Madrid | 55 | 52 | 54 | 60 | 57 | 42 | 27 | 32 | 44 | 54 | 56 | 57 |
| Difference | -26 | -32 | -34 | -25 | -24 | -34 | -44 | -39 | -31 | -27 | -25 | -24 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 |
| Madrid | 55 | 52 | 54 | 60 | 57 | 42 |
| Difference | -26 | -32 | -34 | -25 | -24 | -34 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Madrid | 27 | 32 | 44 | 54 | 56 | 57 |
| Difference | -44 | -39 | -31 | -27 | -25 | -24 |
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 |
| Madrid | 84 | 78 | 71 | 67 | 59 | 47 | 36 | 36 | 49 | 66 | 79 | 84 |
| Difference | -3 | -9 | -16 | -19 | -25 | -33 | -42 | -39 | -27 | -14 | -3 | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 |
| Madrid | 84 | 78 | 71 | 67 | 59 | 47 |
| Difference | -3 | -9 | -16 | -19 | -25 | -33 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Madrid | 36 | 36 | 49 | 66 | 79 | 84 |
| Difference | -42 | -39 | -27 | -14 | -3 | — |
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 → · Madrid 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.
Madrid
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Madrid/getafe, 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.