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Quito vs Guatemala City
Comparing Quito change · Guatemala City change
Guatemala City is the warmer of the two — about 2°C on the annual average; Quito is the wetter, with 2297 mm more rain a year, and Guatemala City the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Quito and Guatemala City, in everyday terms.
Summers
Guatemala City has hotter summers
Quito: Mild
Guatemala City: Warm
Winters
Winters are similar
Quito: Mild
Guatemala City: Stays warm
Rain & snow
Quito is much wetter
Quito: Very wet
Guatemala City: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Guatemala City is sunnier
Quito: Often grey
Guatemala City: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Guatemala City is the warmer of the two — about 2°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Quito is the wetter — about 2297 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Guatemala City 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) Guatemala City runs higher most of 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 |
| Guatemala City | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Difference | +2 | +3 | +4 | +5 | +4 | +2 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
| Guatemala City | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 |
| Difference | +2 | +3 | +4 | +5 | +4 | +2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Guatemala City | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Difference | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 |
Avg low (°C) Guatemala City runs higher most of 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 |
| Guatemala City | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
| Difference | -1 | — | — | +2 | +3 | +4 | +4 | +5 | +4 | +3 | +1 | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Guatemala City | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
| Difference | -1 | — | — | +2 | +3 | +4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Guatemala City | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
| Difference | +4 | +5 | +4 | +3 | +1 | — |
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 |
| Guatemala City | 3 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 86 | 140 | 140 | 182 | — | 130 | 19 | 9 |
| Difference | -292 | -275 | -316 | -310 | -184 | -27 | +13 | +53 | — | -156 | -284 | -300 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 294 | 281 | 334 | 329 | 270 | 166 |
| Guatemala City | 3 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 86 | 140 |
| Difference | -292 | -275 | -316 | -310 | -184 | -27 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 126 | 129 | 219 | 286 | 303 | 309 |
| Guatemala City | 140 | 182 | — | 130 | 19 | 9 |
| Difference | +13 | +53 | — | -156 | -284 | -300 |
Cloud cover (%) Varies through 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 |
| Guatemala City | 35 | 37 | 41 | 52 | 73 | 78 | 72 | 74 | 79 | 69 | 49 | 36 |
| Difference | -47 | -47 | -47 | -32 | -8 | +3 | +1 | +3 | +4 | -12 | -33 | -45 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 |
| Guatemala City | 35 | 37 | 41 | 52 | 73 | 78 |
| Difference | -47 | -47 | -47 | -32 | -8 | +3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Guatemala City | 72 | 74 | 79 | 69 | 49 | 36 |
| Difference | +1 | +3 | +4 | -12 | -33 | -45 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through 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 |
| Guatemala City | 73 | 67 | 63 | 66 | 75 | 84 | 83 | 84 | 87 | 87 | 83 | 79 |
| Difference | -13 | -20 | -24 | -21 | -9 | +3 | +5 | +10 | +11 | +7 | +1 | -5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 |
| Guatemala City | 73 | 67 | 63 | 66 | 75 | 84 |
| Difference | -13 | -20 | -24 | -21 | -9 | +3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Guatemala City | 83 | 84 | 87 | 87 | 83 | 79 |
| Difference | +5 | +10 | +11 | +7 | +1 | -5 |
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 → · Guatemala City 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.
Guatemala City
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 25 years of daily observations at LA Aurora, a weather station, about 7 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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