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Quito vs Mérida
Comparing Quito change · Mérida change
Mérida is the warmer of the two — about 8°C on the annual average; Quito is the wetter, with 2011 mm more rain a year, and Mérida the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Quito and Mérida, in everyday terms.
Summers
Mérida has far hotter summers
Quito: Mild
Mérida: Very hot
Winters
Mérida has milder winters
Quito: Mild
Mérida: Stays warm
Rain & snow
Quito is much wetter
Quito: Very wet
Mérida: Wet
Sky
Mérida is far sunnier
Quito: Often grey
Mérida: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Mérida is the warmer of the two — about 8°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Quito is the wetter — about 2011 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Mérida 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) Mérida 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 |
| Mérida | 30 | 32 | 33 | 35 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 30 |
| Difference | +8 | +10 | +11 | +13 | +13 | +11 | +11 | +10 | +10 | +9 | +9 | +8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
| Mérida | 30 | 32 | 33 | 35 | 36 | 35 |
| Difference | +8 | +10 | +11 | +13 | +13 | +11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Mérida | 35 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 30 |
| Difference | +11 | +10 | +10 | +9 | +9 | +8 |
Avg low (°C) Mérida 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 |
| Mérida | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 |
| Difference | +3 | +3 | +4 | +5 | +7 | +8 | +9 | +9 | +9 | +7 | +6 | +4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Mérida | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
| Difference | +3 | +3 | +4 | +5 | +7 | +8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Mérida | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 |
| Difference | +9 | +9 | +9 | +7 | +6 | +4 |
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 |
| Mérida | 33 | 26 | 21 | 33 | 67 | 169 | 138 | 145 | 175 | 136 | 56 | 35 |
| Difference | -261 | -255 | -313 | -297 | -202 | +2 | +12 | +17 | -44 | -149 | -246 | -274 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 294 | 281 | 334 | 329 | 270 | 166 |
| Mérida | 33 | 26 | 21 | 33 | 67 | 169 |
| Difference | -261 | -255 | -313 | -297 | -202 | +2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 126 | 129 | 219 | 286 | 303 | 309 |
| Mérida | 138 | 145 | 175 | 136 | 56 | 35 |
| Difference | +12 | +17 | -44 | -149 | -246 | -274 |
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 |
| Mérida | 50 | 44 | 40 | 41 | 51 | 63 | 57 | 56 | 60 | 52 | 44 | 50 |
| Difference | -31 | -40 | -48 | -44 | -30 | -13 | -15 | -15 | -16 | -29 | -37 | -31 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 |
| Mérida | 50 | 44 | 40 | 41 | 51 | 63 |
| Difference | -31 | -40 | -48 | -44 | -30 | -13 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Mérida | 57 | 56 | 60 | 52 | 44 | 50 |
| Difference | -15 | -15 | -16 | -29 | -37 | -31 |
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 |
| Mérida | 70 | 65 | 59 | 57 | 60 | 74 | 77 | 80 | 84 | 83 | 77 | 74 |
| Difference | -16 | -22 | -28 | -29 | -25 | -6 | — | +5 | +8 | +3 | -5 | -11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 |
| Mérida | 70 | 65 | 59 | 57 | 60 | 74 |
| Difference | -16 | -22 | -28 | -29 | -25 | -6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Mérida | 77 | 80 | 84 | 83 | 77 | 74 |
| Difference | — | +5 | +8 | +3 | -5 | -11 |
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 → · Mérida 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.
Mérida
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from CONAGUA / SMN, Mexico's national weather service, measured at Merida (conagua), about 4 km from the city centre.
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.