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Quito vs Taormina
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Taormina is the warmer of the two — about 1°C on the annual average; Quito is the wetter, with 2760 mm more rain a year, and Taormina the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Quito and Taormina, in everyday terms.
Summers
Taormina has much hotter summers
Quito: Mild
Taormina: Hot
Winters
Quito has milder winters
Quito: Mild
Taormina: Cool
Rain & snow
Quito is much wetter
Quito: Very wet
Taormina: Fairly dry
Sky
Taormina is far sunnier
Quito: Often grey
Taormina: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Taormina is the warmer of the two — about 1°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Quito is the wetter — about 2760 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Taormina 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 |
| Taormina | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 28 | 25 | 20 | 17 |
| Difference | -7 | -6 | -5 | -3 | +1 | +5 | +8 | +7 | +4 | +1 | -2 | -6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
| Taormina | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 29 |
| Difference | -7 | -6 | -5 | -3 | +1 | +5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Taormina | 32 | 32 | 28 | 25 | 20 | 17 |
| Difference | +8 | +7 | +4 | +1 | -2 | -6 |
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 |
| Taormina | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 10 |
| Difference | -5 | -5 | -4 | -2 | +2 | +8 | +11 | +12 | +8 | +4 | — | -3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Taormina | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 21 |
| Difference | -5 | -5 | -4 | -2 | +2 | +8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Taormina | 23 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 10 |
| Difference | +11 | +12 | +8 | +4 | — | -3 |
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 |
| Taormina | 42 | 36 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 33 | 31 | 57 |
| Difference | -253 | -244 | -308 | -316 | -263 | -164 | -121 | -121 | -192 | -253 | -272 | -252 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 294 | 281 | 334 | 329 | 270 | 166 |
| Taormina | 42 | 36 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 3 |
| Difference | -253 | -244 | -308 | -316 | -263 | -164 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 126 | 129 | 219 | 286 | 303 | 309 |
| Taormina | 5 | 7 | 27 | 33 | 31 | 57 |
| Difference | -121 | -121 | -192 | -253 | -272 | -252 |
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 |
| Taormina | 66 | 67 | 62 | 61 | 52 | 40 | 28 | 30 | 49 | 56 | 65 | 68 |
| Difference | -15 | -18 | -26 | -24 | -29 | -36 | -44 | -41 | -26 | -25 | -17 | -13 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 |
| Taormina | 66 | 67 | 62 | 61 | 52 | 40 |
| Difference | -15 | -18 | -26 | -24 | -29 | -36 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Taormina | 28 | 30 | 49 | 56 | 65 | 68 |
| Difference | -44 | -41 | -26 | -25 | -17 | -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 |
| Taormina | 78 | 77 | 77 | 76 | 71 | 65 | 62 | 61 | 67 | 73 | 76 | 77 |
| Difference | -8 | -10 | -10 | -10 | -13 | -15 | -16 | -14 | -10 | -8 | -6 | -7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 |
| Taormina | 78 | 77 | 77 | 76 | 71 | 65 |
| Difference | -8 | -10 | -10 | -10 | -13 | -15 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Taormina | 62 | 61 | 67 | 73 | 76 | 77 |
| Difference | -16 | -14 | -10 | -8 | -6 | -7 |
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 → · Taormina 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.
Taormina
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Reggio Calabria, a weather station, about 40 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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