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Quito vs Kolkata
Comparing Quito change · Kolkata change
Kolkata is the warmer of the two — about 9°C on the annual average; Quito is the wetter, with 1431 mm more rain a year, and Kolkata the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Quito and Kolkata, in everyday terms.
Summers
Kolkata has far hotter summers
Quito: Mild
Kolkata: Very hot
Winters
Winters are similar
Quito: Mild
Kolkata: Stays warm
Rain & snow
Quito is wetter
Quito: Very wet
Kolkata: Very wet
Sky
Kolkata is far sunnier
Quito: Often grey
Kolkata: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Kolkata is the warmer of the two — about 9°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Quito is the wetter — about 1431 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Kolkata 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) Kolkata 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 |
| Kolkata | 25 | 29 | 34 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 26 |
| Difference | +3 | +7 | +12 | +13 | +13 | +11 | +9 | +8 | +9 | +9 | +8 | +4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
| Kolkata | 25 | 29 | 34 | 36 | 36 | 35 |
| Difference | +3 | +7 | +12 | +13 | +13 | +11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Kolkata | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 26 |
| Difference | +9 | +8 | +9 | +9 | +8 | +4 |
Avg low (°C) Kolkata 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 |
| Kolkata | 13 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 19 | 14 |
| Difference | -1 | +2 | +7 | +10 | +12 | +14 | +14 | +14 | +13 | +11 | +6 | +1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Kolkata | 13 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 26 |
| Difference | -1 | +2 | +7 | +10 | +12 | +14 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Kolkata | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 19 | 14 |
| Difference | +14 | +14 | +13 | +11 | +6 | +1 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through 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 |
| Kolkata | 16 | 28 | 27 | 48 | 132 | 241 | 337 | 342 | 274 | 139 | 26 | 6 |
| Difference | -279 | -253 | -307 | -281 | -138 | +75 | +211 | +214 | +55 | -147 | -277 | -303 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 294 | 281 | 334 | 329 | 270 | 166 |
| Kolkata | 16 | 28 | 27 | 48 | 132 | 241 |
| Difference | -279 | -253 | -307 | -281 | -138 | +75 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 126 | 129 | 219 | 286 | 303 | 309 |
| Kolkata | 337 | 342 | 274 | 139 | 26 | 6 |
| Difference | +211 | +214 | +55 | -147 | -277 | -303 |
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 |
| Kolkata | 25 | 26 | 33 | 45 | 62 | 82 | 88 | 87 | 77 | 48 | 27 | 24 |
| Difference | -56 | -58 | -55 | -39 | -19 | +7 | +17 | +16 | +1 | -33 | -54 | -57 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 |
| Kolkata | 25 | 26 | 33 | 45 | 62 | 82 |
| Difference | -56 | -58 | -55 | -39 | -19 | +7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Kolkata | 88 | 87 | 77 | 48 | 27 | 24 |
| Difference | +17 | +16 | +1 | -33 | -54 | -57 |
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 |
| Kolkata | 58 | 52 | 52 | 60 | 70 | 83 | 89 | 90 | 90 | 83 | 76 | 68 |
| Difference | -28 | -35 | -35 | -26 | -15 | +2 | +11 | +15 | +13 | +3 | -6 | -16 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 |
| Kolkata | 58 | 52 | 52 | 60 | 70 | 83 |
| Difference | -28 | -35 | -35 | -26 | -15 | +2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Kolkata | 89 | 90 | 90 | 83 | 76 | 68 |
| Difference | +11 | +15 | +13 | +3 | -6 | -16 |
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 → · Kolkata 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.
Kolkata
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Intl, a weather station, about 13 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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