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Quito vs Kandy
Comparing Quito change · Kandy change
Kandy is the warmer of the two — about 9°C on the annual average; Quito is the wetter, with 941 mm more rain a year, and Kandy the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Quito and Kandy, in everyday terms.
Summers
Kandy has far hotter summers
Quito: Mild
Kandy: Hot
Winters
Kandy has much milder winters
Quito: Mild
Kandy: Stays warm
Rain & snow
Quito is wetter
Quito: Very wet
Kandy: Very wet
Sky
Kandy is sunnier
Quito: Often grey
Kandy: Often cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Kandy is the warmer of the two — about 9°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Quito is the wetter — about 941 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Kandy 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) Kandy 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 |
| Kandy | 30 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
| Difference | +8 | +10 | +12 | +12 | +10 | +7 | +7 | +7 | +7 | +8 | +7 | +7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
| Kandy | 30 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 31 |
| Difference | +8 | +10 | +12 | +12 | +10 | +7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Kandy | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
| Difference | +7 | +7 | +7 | +8 | +7 | +7 |
Avg low (°C) Kandy 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 |
| Kandy | 21 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
| Difference | +7 | +8 | +8 | +9 | +11 | +12 | +12 | +12 | +12 | +11 | +10 | +9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Kandy | 21 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 |
| Difference | +7 | +8 | +8 | +9 | +11 | +12 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Kandy | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
| Difference | +12 | +12 | +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 |
| Kandy | 47 | 52 | 141 | 311 | 265 | 115 | 66 | 90 | 148 | 313 | 298 | 259 |
| Difference | -248 | -229 | -193 | -18 | -4 | -52 | -61 | -39 | -71 | +27 | -5 | -50 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 294 | 281 | 334 | 329 | 270 | 166 |
| Kandy | 47 | 52 | 141 | 311 | 265 | 115 |
| Difference | -248 | -229 | -193 | -18 | -4 | -52 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 126 | 129 | 219 | 286 | 303 | 309 |
| Kandy | 66 | 90 | 148 | 313 | 298 | 259 |
| Difference | -61 | -39 | -71 | +27 | -5 | -50 |
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 |
| Kandy | 63 | 55 | 53 | 66 | 73 | 81 | 82 | 80 | 75 | 77 | 76 | 72 |
| Difference | -18 | -29 | -35 | -18 | -8 | +6 | +10 | +9 | — | -4 | -5 | -9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 |
| Kandy | 63 | 55 | 53 | 66 | 73 | 81 |
| Difference | -18 | -29 | -35 | -18 | -8 | +6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Kandy | 82 | 80 | 75 | 77 | 76 | 72 |
| Difference | +10 | +9 | — | -4 | -5 | -9 |
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 |
| Kandy | 85 | 80 | 73 | 76 | 81 | 83 | 81 | 80 | 80 | 83 | 88 | 88 |
| Difference | -1 | -7 | -14 | -11 | -3 | +2 | +4 | +5 | +4 | +3 | +6 | +4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 |
| Kandy | 85 | 80 | 73 | 76 | 81 | 83 |
| Difference | -1 | -7 | -14 | -11 | -3 | +2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Kandy | 81 | 80 | 80 | 83 | 88 | 88 |
| Difference | +4 | +5 | +4 | +3 | +6 | +4 |
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 → · Kandy 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.
Kandy
Temperature — modelled for this location from ERA5-Land reanalysis, a ~9 km global grid, because no long-record weather station is close enough to use.
Precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 10 years of daily observations at Kurunegala, a weather station, about 35 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.