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Quito vs Montego Bay
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Montego Bay is the warmer of the two — about 17°F on the annual average; Quito is the wetter, with 79 in 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 17°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Quito is the wetter — about 79 in 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 (°F) Montego Bay runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 76 | 74 | 73 | 72 |
| Montego Bay | 86 | 87 | 87 | 89 | 90 | 92 | 93 | 93 | 92 | 90 | 89 | 87 |
| Difference | +15 | +15 | +16 | +16 | +17 | +17 | +17 | +16 | +16 | +16 | +16 | +15 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 |
| Montego Bay | 86 | 87 | 87 | 89 | 90 | 92 |
| Difference | +15 | +15 | +16 | +16 | +17 | +17 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 76 | 77 | 76 | 74 | 73 | 72 |
| Montego Bay | 93 | 93 | 92 | 90 | 89 | 87 |
| Difference | +17 | +16 | +16 | +16 | +16 | +15 |
Avg low (°F) Montego Bay runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 56 | 57 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 56 |
| Montego Bay | 71 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 75 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 75 | 74 | 73 |
| Difference | +15 | +14 | +14 | +16 | +18 | +21 | +22 | +23 | +21 | +20 | +19 | +17 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 56 | 57 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 55 |
| Montego Bay | 71 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 75 | 76 |
| Difference | +15 | +14 | +14 | +16 | +18 | +21 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 54 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 56 |
| Montego Bay | 76 | 76 | 76 | 75 | 74 | 73 |
| Difference | +22 | +23 | +21 | +20 | +19 | +17 |
Precipitation (in) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 11.6 | 11.1 | 13.1 | 13 | 10.6 | 6.6 | 5 | 5.1 | 8.6 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 12.2 |
| Montego Bay | 2.4 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 3.4 |
| Difference | -9.2 | -9.3 | -11.4 | -9.2 | -5.5 | -3.7 | -3.1 | -1.2 | -4.1 | -6 | -7.7 | -8.7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 11.6 | 11.1 | 13.1 | 13 | 10.6 | 6.6 |
| Montego Bay | 2.4 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 2.8 |
| Difference | -9.2 | -9.3 | -11.4 | -9.2 | -5.5 | -3.7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 5 | 5.1 | 8.6 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 12.2 |
| Montego Bay | 1.9 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 3.4 |
| Difference | -3.1 | -1.2 | -4.1 | -6 | -7.7 | -8.7 |
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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