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Quito vs Rome
Comparing Quito change · Rome change
Quito is the warmer of the two — about 2°C on the annual average; Quito is the wetter, with 2246 mm more rain a year, and Rome the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Quito and Rome, in everyday terms.
Summers
Rome has much hotter summers
Quito: Mild
Rome: Hot
Winters
Quito has much milder winters
Quito: Mild
Rome: Chilly
Rain & snow
Quito is much wetter
Quito: Very wet
Rome: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Rome is far sunnier
Quito: Often grey
Rome: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Quito is the warmer of the two — about 2°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Quito is the wetter — about 2246 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Rome 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 |
| Rome | 12 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 27 | 22 | 17 | 13 |
| Difference | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | — | +4 | +7 | +7 | +2 | -1 | -6 | -10 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
| Rome | 12 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 28 |
| Difference | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | — | +4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Rome | 31 | 32 | 27 | 22 | 17 | 13 |
| Difference | +7 | +7 | +2 | -1 | -6 | -10 |
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 |
| Rome | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 5 |
| Difference | -10 | -11 | -8 | -6 | -1 | +4 | +7 | +8 | +4 | -1 | -5 | -9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Rome | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 17 |
| Difference | -10 | -11 | -8 | -6 | -1 | +4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Rome | 19 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 5 |
| Difference | +7 | +8 | +4 | -1 | -5 | -9 |
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 |
| Rome | 70 | 68 | 60 | 75 | 60 | 32 | 21 | 33 | 70 | 94 | 115 | 102 |
| Difference | -225 | -213 | -274 | -254 | -210 | -134 | -105 | -96 | -149 | -191 | -188 | -207 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 294 | 281 | 334 | 329 | 270 | 166 |
| Rome | 70 | 68 | 60 | 75 | 60 | 32 |
| Difference | -225 | -213 | -274 | -254 | -210 | -134 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 126 | 129 | 219 | 286 | 303 | 309 |
| Rome | 21 | 33 | 70 | 94 | 115 | 102 |
| Difference | -105 | -96 | -149 | -191 | -188 | -207 |
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 |
| Rome | 58 | 54 | 54 | 53 | 46 | 34 | 21 | 23 | 40 | 49 | 58 | 57 |
| Difference | -23 | -30 | -34 | -31 | -35 | -41 | -50 | -48 | -36 | -32 | -23 | -24 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 |
| Rome | 58 | 54 | 54 | 53 | 46 | 34 |
| Difference | -23 | -30 | -34 | -31 | -35 | -41 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Rome | 21 | 23 | 40 | 49 | 58 | 57 |
| Difference | -50 | -48 | -36 | -32 | -23 | -24 |
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 |
| Rome | 81 | 78 | 76 | 72 | 68 | 62 | 55 | 54 | 64 | 73 | 80 | 81 |
| Difference | -5 | -9 | -11 | -14 | -16 | -19 | -23 | -20 | -12 | -7 | -2 | -3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 |
| Rome | 81 | 78 | 76 | 72 | 68 | 62 |
| Difference | -5 | -9 | -11 | -14 | -16 | -19 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Rome | 55 | 54 | 64 | 73 | 80 | 81 |
| Difference | -23 | -20 | -12 | -7 | -2 | -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 → · Rome 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.
Rome
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 25 years of daily observations at Roma Ciampino, 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.