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Quito vs Athens
Comparing Quito change · Athens change
Quito and Athens have nearly identical year-round temperatures; Quito is the wetter, with 2692 mm more rain a year, and Athens the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Quito and Athens, in everyday terms.
Summers
Athens has far hotter summers
Quito: Mild
Athens: Hot
Winters
Quito has much milder winters
Quito: Mild
Athens: Cool
Rain & snow
Quito is much wetter
Quito: Very wet
Athens: Fairly dry
Sky
Athens is far sunnier
Quito: Often grey
Athens: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Quito and Athens run remarkably close all year.
Precipitation
Quito is the wetter — about 2692 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Athens 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 |
| Athens | 14 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 29 | 24 | 19 | 15 |
| Difference | -8 | -8 | -6 | -2 | +2 | +6 | +9 | +9 | +4 | +1 | -4 | -7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
| Athens | 14 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 25 | 30 |
| Difference | -8 | -8 | -6 | -2 | +2 | +6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Athens | 33 | 33 | 29 | 24 | 19 | 15 |
| Difference | +9 | +9 | +4 | +1 | -4 | -7 |
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 |
| Athens | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 9 |
| Difference | -7 | -7 | -6 | -3 | +2 | +8 | +11 | +12 | +8 | +3 | -1 | -5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Athens | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 21 |
| Difference | -7 | -7 | -6 | -3 | +2 | +8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Athens | 23 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 9 |
| Difference | +11 | +12 | +8 | +3 | -1 | -5 |
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 |
| Athens | 46 | 36 | 41 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 33 | 61 | 62 |
| Difference | -248 | -245 | -293 | -304 | -255 | -158 | -120 | -126 | -203 | -253 | -242 | -247 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 294 | 281 | 334 | 329 | 270 | 166 |
| Athens | 46 | 36 | 41 | 25 | 15 | 9 |
| Difference | -248 | -245 | -293 | -304 | -255 | -158 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 126 | 129 | 219 | 286 | 303 | 309 |
| Athens | 7 | 3 | 16 | 33 | 61 | 62 |
| Difference | -120 | -126 | -203 | -253 | -242 | -247 |
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 |
| Athens | 58 | 58 | 55 | 51 | 44 | 27 | 20 | 19 | 29 | 45 | 55 | 61 |
| Difference | -23 | -26 | -33 | -33 | -37 | -48 | -52 | -52 | -46 | -36 | -27 | -20 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 |
| Athens | 58 | 58 | 55 | 51 | 44 | 27 |
| Difference | -23 | -26 | -33 | -33 | -37 | -48 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Athens | 20 | 19 | 29 | 45 | 55 | 61 |
| Difference | -52 | -52 | -46 | -36 | -27 | -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 |
| Athens | 81 | 80 | 77 | 71 | 62 | 54 | 51 | 54 | 60 | 70 | 77 | 81 |
| Difference | -5 | -7 | -10 | -15 | -22 | -26 | -27 | -21 | -16 | -10 | -4 | -3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 |
| Athens | 81 | 80 | 77 | 71 | 62 | 54 |
| Difference | -5 | -7 | -10 | -15 | -22 | -26 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Athens | 51 | 54 | 60 | 70 | 77 | 81 |
| Difference | -27 | -21 | -16 | -10 | -4 | -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 → · Athens 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.
Athens
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 26 years of daily observations at Hellinikon, a weather station, about 10 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.