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Quito vs Busan
Comparing Quito change · Busan change
Quito is the warmer of the two — about 3°C on the annual average; Quito is the wetter, with 1362 mm more rain a year, and Busan the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Quito and Busan, in everyday terms.
Summers
Busan has much hotter summers
Quito: Mild
Busan: Warm
Winters
Quito has far milder winters
Quito: Mild
Busan: Cold
Rain & snow
Quito is wetter
Quito: Very wet
Busan: Very wet
Sky
Busan is sunnier
Quito: Often grey
Busan: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Quito is the warmer of the two — about 3°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Quito is the wetter — about 1362 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Busan 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 |
| Busan | 8 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 26 | 22 | 16 | 10 |
| Difference | -14 | -12 | -8 | -4 | -1 | +1 | +3 | +5 | +2 | -1 | -6 | -12 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
| Busan | 8 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 25 |
| Difference | -14 | -12 | -8 | -4 | -1 | +1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Busan | 27 | 29 | 26 | 22 | 16 | 10 |
| Difference | +3 | +5 | +2 | -1 | -6 | -12 |
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 |
| Busan | -1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 1 |
| Difference | -14 | -13 | -10 | -5 | — | +5 | +10 | +11 | +7 | +1 | -6 | -12 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Busan | -1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 18 |
| Difference | -14 | -13 | -10 | -5 | — | +5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Busan | 22 | 23 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 1 |
| Difference | +10 | +11 | +7 | +1 | -6 | -12 |
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 |
| Busan | 39 | 55 | 92 | 148 | 159 | 191 | 350 | 284 | 192 | 85 | 53 | 36 |
| Difference | -256 | -226 | -241 | -181 | -110 | +24 | +224 | +155 | -28 | -200 | -250 | -273 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 294 | 281 | 334 | 329 | 270 | 166 |
| Busan | 39 | 55 | 92 | 148 | 159 | 191 |
| Difference | -256 | -226 | -241 | -181 | -110 | +24 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 126 | 129 | 219 | 286 | 303 | 309 |
| Busan | 350 | 284 | 192 | 85 | 53 | 36 |
| Difference | +224 | +155 | -28 | -200 | -250 | -273 |
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 |
| Busan | 53 | 57 | 59 | 59 | 63 | 74 | 74 | 68 | 67 | 55 | 51 | 50 |
| Difference | -28 | -27 | -28 | -25 | -18 | -1 | +3 | -3 | -9 | -26 | -30 | -31 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 |
| Busan | 53 | 57 | 59 | 59 | 63 | 74 |
| Difference | -28 | -27 | -28 | -25 | -18 | -1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Busan | 74 | 68 | 67 | 55 | 51 | 50 |
| Difference | +3 | -3 | -9 | -26 | -30 | -31 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through 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 |
| Busan | 77 | 72 | 72 | 74 | 79 | 84 | 89 | 86 | 81 | 76 | 75 | 77 |
| Difference | -10 | -15 | -14 | -12 | -6 | +3 | +11 | +11 | +5 | -4 | -7 | -7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 |
| Busan | 77 | 72 | 72 | 74 | 79 | 84 |
| Difference | -10 | -15 | -14 | -12 | -6 | +3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Busan | 89 | 86 | 81 | 76 | 75 | 77 |
| Difference | +11 | +11 | +5 | -4 | -7 | -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 → · Busan 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.
Busan
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Busan, a weather station, inside the city. 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.