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Quito vs Palermo
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Quito and Palermo have nearly identical year-round temperatures; Quito is the wetter, with 2520 mm more rain a year, and Palermo the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Quito and Palermo, in everyday terms.
Summers
Palermo has much hotter summers
Quito: Mild
Palermo: Warm
Winters
Quito has milder winters
Quito: Mild
Palermo: Cool
Rain & snow
Quito is much wetter
Quito: Very wet
Palermo: Fairly dry
Sky
Palermo is far sunnier
Quito: Often grey
Palermo: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Quito and Palermo run remarkably close all year.
Precipitation
Quito is the wetter — about 2520 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Palermo 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 |
| Palermo | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 23 | 19 | 15 |
| Difference | -8 | -8 | -7 | -5 | -1 | +2 | +5 | +5 | +2 | — | -4 | -7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
| Palermo | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 26 |
| Difference | -8 | -8 | -7 | -5 | -1 | +2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Palermo | 29 | 30 | 27 | 23 | 19 | 15 |
| Difference | +5 | +5 | +2 | — | -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 |
| Palermo | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 11 |
| Difference | -4 | -5 | -4 | -2 | +1 | +6 | +10 | +11 | +8 | +5 | +1 | -2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Palermo | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 19 |
| Difference | -4 | -5 | -4 | -2 | +1 | +6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Palermo | 22 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 11 |
| Difference | +10 | +11 | +8 | +5 | +1 | -2 |
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 |
| Palermo | 60 | 53 | 39 | 34 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 21 | 61 | 79 | 72 | 72 |
| Difference | -234 | -228 | -295 | -295 | -251 | -155 | -122 | -108 | -158 | -207 | -230 | -237 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 294 | 281 | 334 | 329 | 270 | 166 |
| Palermo | 60 | 53 | 39 | 34 | 18 | 12 |
| Difference | -234 | -228 | -295 | -295 | -251 | -155 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 126 | 129 | 219 | 286 | 303 | 309 |
| Palermo | 4 | 21 | 61 | 79 | 72 | 72 |
| Difference | -122 | -108 | -158 | -207 | -230 | -237 |
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 |
| Palermo | 66 | 63 | 57 | 54 | 45 | 33 | 18 | 22 | 45 | 52 | 62 | 68 |
| Difference | -15 | -21 | -30 | -31 | -35 | -43 | -54 | -49 | -30 | -29 | -19 | -13 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 |
| Palermo | 66 | 63 | 57 | 54 | 45 | 33 |
| Difference | -15 | -21 | -30 | -31 | -35 | -43 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Palermo | 18 | 22 | 45 | 52 | 62 | 68 |
| Difference | -54 | -49 | -30 | -29 | -19 | -13 |
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 |
| Palermo | 76 | 75 | 78 | 79 | 79 | 77 | 74 | 73 | 73 | 75 | 75 | 75 |
| Difference | -11 | -12 | -9 | -8 | -5 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -4 | -5 | -7 | -9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 |
| Palermo | 76 | 75 | 78 | 79 | 79 | 77 |
| Difference | -11 | -12 | -9 | -8 | -5 | -3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Palermo | 74 | 73 | 73 | 75 | 75 | 75 |
| Difference | -3 | -2 | -4 | -5 | -7 | -9 |
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 → · Palermo 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.
Palermo
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from the WMO's CLINO 1991–2020 collection, measured at Ustica, about 68 km from the city centre.
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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