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Quito vs Málaga
Comparing Quito change · Málaga change
Málaga is the warmer of the two — about 1°C on the annual average; Quito is the wetter, with 2539 mm more rain a year, and Málaga the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Quito and Málaga, in everyday terms.
Summers
Málaga has much hotter summers
Quito: Mild
Málaga: Hot
Winters
Quito has much milder winters
Quito: Mild
Málaga: Cool
Rain & snow
Quito is much wetter
Quito: Very wet
Málaga: Fairly dry
Sky
Málaga is far sunnier
Quito: Often grey
Málaga: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Málaga is the warmer of the two — about 1°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Quito is the wetter — about 2539 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Málaga 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 |
| Málaga | 17 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 24 | 20 | 18 |
| Difference | -5 | -4 | -2 | -1 | +2 | +5 | +7 | +7 | +4 | +1 | -2 | -5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
| Málaga | 17 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 28 |
| Difference | -5 | -4 | -2 | -1 | +2 | +5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Málaga | 31 | 31 | 28 | 24 | 20 | 18 |
| Difference | +7 | +7 | +4 | +1 | -2 | -5 |
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 |
| Málaga | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 9 |
| Difference | -6 | -6 | -4 | -2 | +1 | +6 | +9 | +10 | +7 | +2 | -2 | -4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Málaga | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 19 |
| Difference | -6 | -6 | -4 | -2 | +1 | +6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Málaga | 21 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 9 |
| Difference | +9 | +10 | +7 | +2 | -2 | -4 |
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 |
| Málaga | 62 | 56 | 66 | 41 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 61 | 77 | 88 |
| Difference | -232 | -225 | -268 | -288 | -247 | -162 | -126 | -126 | -194 | -225 | -226 | -221 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 294 | 281 | 334 | 329 | 270 | 166 |
| Málaga | 62 | 56 | 66 | 41 | 23 | 4 |
| Difference | -232 | -225 | -268 | -288 | -247 | -162 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 126 | 129 | 219 | 286 | 303 | 309 |
| Málaga | 0 | 3 | 25 | 61 | 77 | 88 |
| Difference | -126 | -126 | -194 | -225 | -226 | -221 |
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 |
| Málaga | 56 | 53 | 53 | 52 | 44 | 28 | 21 | 25 | 37 | 49 | 56 | 61 |
| Difference | -25 | -31 | -35 | -32 | -37 | -47 | -50 | -46 | -38 | -32 | -25 | -20 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 |
| Málaga | 56 | 53 | 53 | 52 | 44 | 28 |
| Difference | -25 | -31 | -35 | -32 | -37 | -47 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Málaga | 21 | 25 | 37 | 49 | 56 | 61 |
| Difference | -50 | -46 | -38 | -32 | -25 | -20 |
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 |
| Málaga | 76 | 76 | 75 | 74 | 73 | 70 | 67 | 69 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 78 |
| Difference | -10 | -11 | -11 | -12 | -12 | -10 | -10 | -5 | -2 | -2 | -5 | -6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 |
| Málaga | 76 | 76 | 75 | 74 | 73 | 70 |
| Difference | -10 | -11 | -11 | -12 | -12 | -10 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Málaga | 67 | 69 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 78 |
| Difference | -10 | -5 | -2 | -2 | -5 | -6 |
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 → · Málaga 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.
Málaga
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Malaga Aeropuerto, a weather station, about 8 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.