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Quito vs Montego Bay
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Montego Bay is the warmer of the two — about 9°C on the annual average; Quito is the wetter, with 2006 mm more rain a year, and Montego Bay the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Quito and Montego Bay, in everyday terms.
Summers
Montego Bay has far hotter summers
Quito: Mild
Montego Bay: Hot
Winters
Montego Bay has much milder winters
Quito: Mild
Montego Bay: Stays warm
Rain & snow
Quito is much wetter
Quito: Very wet
Montego Bay: Wet
Sky
Montego Bay is sunnier
Quito: Often grey
Montego Bay: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Montego Bay is the warmer of the two — about 9°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Quito is the wetter — about 2006 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Montego Bay 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) Montego Bay 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 |
| Montego Bay | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 |
| Difference | +8 | +8 | +9 | +9 | +9 | +10 | +10 | +9 | +9 | +9 | +9 | +8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
| Montego Bay | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 |
| Difference | +8 | +8 | +9 | +9 | +9 | +10 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Montego Bay | 34 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 |
| Difference | +10 | +9 | +9 | +9 | +9 | +8 |
Avg low (°C) Montego Bay 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 |
| Montego Bay | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
| Difference | +8 | +8 | +8 | +9 | +10 | +11 | +12 | +13 | +12 | +11 | +10 | +9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Montego Bay | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 |
| Difference | +8 | +8 | +8 | +9 | +10 | +11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Montego Bay | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
| Difference | +12 | +13 | +12 | +11 | +10 | +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 |
| Montego Bay | 62 | 45 | 45 | 97 | 129 | 72 | 49 | 98 | 116 | 134 | 107 | 87 |
| Difference | -232 | -236 | -289 | -233 | -140 | -95 | -78 | -30 | -103 | -151 | -196 | -222 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 294 | 281 | 334 | 329 | 270 | 166 |
| Montego Bay | 62 | 45 | 45 | 97 | 129 | 72 |
| Difference | -232 | -236 | -289 | -233 | -140 | -95 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 126 | 129 | 219 | 286 | 303 | 309 |
| Montego Bay | 49 | 98 | 116 | 134 | 107 | 87 |
| Difference | -78 | -30 | -103 | -151 | -196 | -222 |
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 |
| Montego Bay | 51 | 47 | 49 | 52 | 63 | 66 | 60 | 65 | 66 | 65 | 58 | 53 |
| Difference | -30 | -37 | -39 | -33 | -18 | -10 | -11 | -6 | -9 | -16 | -24 | -27 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 |
| Montego Bay | 51 | 47 | 49 | 52 | 63 | 66 |
| Difference | -30 | -37 | -39 | -33 | -18 | -10 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Montego Bay | 60 | 65 | 66 | 65 | 58 | 53 |
| Difference | -11 | -6 | -9 | -16 | -24 | -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 |
| Montego Bay | 74 | 72 | 70 | 69 | 72 | 76 | 76 | 75 | 76 | 78 | 78 | 76 |
| Difference | -12 | -14 | -17 | -17 | -12 | -5 | -2 | — | -1 | -2 | -4 | -8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 |
| Montego Bay | 74 | 72 | 70 | 69 | 72 | 76 |
| Difference | -12 | -14 | -17 | -17 | -12 | -5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Montego Bay | 76 | 75 | 76 | 78 | 78 | 76 |
| Difference | -2 | — | -1 | -2 | -4 | -8 |
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 → · Montego Bay 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.
Montego Bay
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 27 years of daily observations at Montego Bay/sangste, a weather station, about 3 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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