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Quito vs Chennai
Comparing Quito change · Chennai change
Chennai is the warmer of the two — about 11°C on the annual average; Quito is the wetter, with 1638 mm more rain a year, and Chennai the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Quito and Chennai, in everyday terms.
Summers
Chennai has far hotter summers
Quito: Mild
Chennai: Very hot
Winters
Chennai has much milder winters
Quito: Mild
Chennai: Stays warm
Rain & snow
Quito is wetter
Quito: Very wet
Chennai: Wet
Sky
Chennai is sunnier
Quito: Often grey
Chennai: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Chennai is the warmer of the two — about 11°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Quito is the wetter — about 1638 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Chennai 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) Chennai 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 |
| Chennai | 30 | 32 | 34 | 36 | 38 | 38 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 29 |
| Difference | +8 | +10 | +12 | +14 | +15 | +14 | +12 | +10 | +10 | +10 | +8 | +7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
| Chennai | 30 | 32 | 34 | 36 | 38 | 38 |
| Difference | +8 | +10 | +12 | +14 | +15 | +14 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Chennai | 36 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 29 |
| Difference | +12 | +10 | +10 | +10 | +8 | +7 |
Avg low (°C) Chennai 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 |
| Chennai | 21 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 |
| Difference | +7 | +8 | +9 | +12 | +14 | +14 | +14 | +13 | +13 | +11 | +10 | +8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Chennai | 21 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
| Difference | +7 | +8 | +9 | +12 | +14 | +14 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Chennai | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 |
| Difference | +14 | +13 | +13 | +11 | +10 | +8 |
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 |
| Chennai | 20 | 3 | 18 | 20 | 61 | 105 | 99 | 159 | 106 | 238 | 436 | 142 |
| Difference | -274 | -278 | -316 | -309 | -209 | -62 | -27 | +30 | -113 | -48 | +134 | -167 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 294 | 281 | 334 | 329 | 270 | 166 |
| Chennai | 20 | 3 | 18 | 20 | 61 | 105 |
| Difference | -274 | -278 | -316 | -309 | -209 | -62 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 126 | 129 | 219 | 286 | 303 | 309 |
| Chennai | 99 | 159 | 106 | 238 | 436 | 142 |
| Difference | -27 | +30 | -113 | -48 | +134 | -167 |
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 |
| Chennai | 41 | 34 | 32 | 41 | 57 | 77 | 83 | 82 | 74 | 68 | 65 | 54 |
| Difference | -40 | -51 | -56 | -43 | -24 | +2 | +12 | +11 | -2 | -13 | -16 | -27 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 |
| Chennai | 41 | 34 | 32 | 41 | 57 | 77 |
| Difference | -40 | -51 | -56 | -43 | -24 | +2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Chennai | 83 | 82 | 74 | 68 | 65 | 54 |
| Difference | +12 | +11 | -2 | -13 | -16 | -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 |
| Chennai | 77 | 72 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 65 | 68 | 72 | 77 | 80 | 82 | 80 |
| Difference | -9 | -15 | -21 | -21 | -21 | -16 | -10 | -3 | — | — | +1 | -4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 |
| Chennai | 77 | 72 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 65 |
| Difference | -9 | -15 | -21 | -21 | -21 | -16 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Chennai | 68 | 72 | 77 | 80 | 82 | 80 |
| Difference | -10 | -3 | — | — | +1 | -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 → · Chennai 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.
Chennai
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 24 years of daily observations at Madras/minambakkam, a weather station, about 14 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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