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Quito vs Marseille
Comparing Quito change · Marseille change
Quito is the warmer of the two — about 2°C on the annual average; Quito is the wetter, with 2460 mm more rain a year, and Marseille the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Quito and Marseille, in everyday terms.
Summers
Marseille has much hotter summers
Quito: Mild
Marseille: Warm
Winters
Quito has much milder winters
Quito: Mild
Marseille: Cool
Rain & snow
Quito is much wetter
Quito: Very wet
Marseille: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Marseille is far sunnier
Quito: Often grey
Marseille: 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 2460 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Marseille 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 |
| Marseille | 13 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 21 | 16 | 13 |
| Difference | -9 | -9 | -5 | -4 | — | +3 | +5 | +5 | — | -3 | -7 | -9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
| Marseille | 13 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 26 |
| Difference | -9 | -9 | -5 | -4 | — | +3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Marseille | 29 | 29 | 25 | 21 | 16 | 13 |
| Difference | +5 | +5 | — | -3 | -7 | -9 |
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 |
| Marseille | 6 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 6 |
| Difference | -8 | -9 | -6 | -5 | — | +4 | +7 | +8 | +3 | — | -5 | -7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Marseille | 6 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 17 |
| Difference | -8 | -9 | -6 | -5 | — | +4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Marseille | 20 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 6 |
| Difference | +7 | +8 | +3 | — | -5 | -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 |
| Marseille | 58 | 30 | 23 | 62 | 34 | 24 | 9 | 30 | 107 | 94 | 64 | 50 |
| Difference | -236 | -251 | -311 | -267 | -235 | -143 | -117 | -99 | -112 | -191 | -239 | -259 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 294 | 281 | 334 | 329 | 270 | 166 |
| Marseille | 58 | 30 | 23 | 62 | 34 | 24 |
| Difference | -236 | -251 | -311 | -267 | -235 | -143 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 126 | 129 | 219 | 286 | 303 | 309 |
| Marseille | 9 | 30 | 107 | 94 | 64 | 50 |
| Difference | -117 | -99 | -112 | -191 | -239 | -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 |
| Marseille | 53 | 50 | 50 | 52 | 52 | 41 | 29 | 35 | 43 | 55 | 55 | 54 |
| Difference | -28 | -34 | -38 | -32 | -29 | -34 | -42 | -36 | -33 | -26 | -26 | -27 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 |
| Marseille | 53 | 50 | 50 | 52 | 52 | 41 |
| Difference | -28 | -34 | -38 | -32 | -29 | -34 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Marseille | 29 | 35 | 43 | 55 | 55 | 54 |
| Difference | -42 | -36 | -33 | -26 | -26 | -27 |
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 |
| Marseille | 84 | 80 | 75 | 71 | 66 | 58 | 51 | 54 | 64 | 76 | 82 | 84 |
| Difference | -2 | -7 | -12 | -15 | -19 | -23 | -27 | -21 | -12 | -4 | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 |
| Marseille | 84 | 80 | 75 | 71 | 66 | 58 |
| Difference | -2 | -7 | -12 | -15 | -19 | -23 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Marseille | 51 | 54 | 64 | 76 | 82 | 84 |
| Difference | -27 | -21 | -12 | -4 | — | — |
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 → · Marseille 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.
Marseille
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 12 years of daily observations at Marseille Obs. Palais-lonchamp, a weather station, about 2 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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