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Quito vs Nairobi
Comparing Quito change · Nairobi change
Nairobi is the warmer of the two — about 2°C on the annual average; Quito is the wetter, with 2120 mm more rain a year, and Nairobi the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Quito and Nairobi, in everyday terms.
Summers
Nairobi has hotter summers
Quito: Mild
Nairobi: Warm
Winters
Quito has milder winters
Quito: Mild
Nairobi: Mild
Rain & snow
Quito is much wetter
Quito: Very wet
Nairobi: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Nairobi is sunnier
Quito: Often grey
Nairobi: Often cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Nairobi is the warmer of the two — about 2°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Quito is the wetter — about 2120 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Nairobi 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) Nairobi 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 |
| Nairobi | 27 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 |
| Difference | +5 | +7 | +6 | +4 | +2 | — | -1 | -1 | +2 | +4 | +3 | +3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
| Nairobi | 27 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
| Difference | +5 | +7 | +6 | +4 | +2 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Nairobi | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 |
| Difference | -1 | -1 | +2 | +4 | +3 | +3 |
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 |
| Nairobi | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
| Difference | — | — | — | +1 | +1 | — | -1 | — | — | +1 | +1 | +1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Nairobi | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
| Difference | — | — | — | +1 | +1 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Nairobi | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
| Difference | -1 | — | — | +1 | +1 | +1 |
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 |
| Nairobi | 90 | 68 | 70 | 151 | 136 | 31 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 50 | 219 | 73 |
| Difference | -205 | -212 | -264 | -178 | -133 | -135 | -113 | -113 | -211 | -236 | -84 | -236 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 294 | 281 | 334 | 329 | 270 | 166 |
| Nairobi | 90 | 68 | 70 | 151 | 136 | 31 |
| Difference | -205 | -212 | -264 | -178 | -133 | -135 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 126 | 129 | 219 | 286 | 303 | 309 |
| Nairobi | 14 | 15 | 8 | 50 | 219 | 73 |
| Difference | -113 | -113 | -211 | -236 | -84 | -236 |
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 |
| Nairobi | 51 | 49 | 58 | 71 | 68 | 69 | 68 | 66 | 56 | 63 | 69 | 57 |
| Difference | -30 | -35 | -30 | -13 | -13 | -7 | -4 | -5 | -19 | -18 | -13 | -24 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 |
| Nairobi | 51 | 49 | 58 | 71 | 68 | 69 |
| Difference | -30 | -35 | -30 | -13 | -13 | -7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Nairobi | 68 | 66 | 56 | 63 | 69 | 57 |
| Difference | -4 | -5 | -19 | -18 | -13 | -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 |
| Nairobi | 64 | 59 | 63 | 73 | 75 | 70 | 64 | 62 | 59 | 62 | 73 | 72 |
| Difference | -22 | -28 | -23 | -14 | -9 | -10 | -13 | -13 | -17 | -18 | -9 | -12 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 |
| Nairobi | 64 | 59 | 63 | 73 | 75 | 70 |
| Difference | -22 | -28 | -23 | -14 | -9 | -10 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Nairobi | 64 | 62 | 59 | 62 | 73 | 72 |
| Difference | -13 | -13 | -17 | -18 | -9 | -12 |
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 → · Nairobi 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.
Nairobi
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 20 years of daily observations at Jomo Kenyatta Intl, a weather station, about 12 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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