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Quito vs Oaxaca
Comparing Quito change · Oaxaca change
Oaxaca is the warmer of the two — about 4°C on the annual average; Quito is the wetter, with 2193 mm more rain a year, and Oaxaca the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Quito and Oaxaca, in everyday terms.
Summers
Oaxaca has far hotter summers
Quito: Mild
Oaxaca: Hot
Winters
Quito has milder winters
Quito: Mild
Oaxaca: Stays warm
Rain & snow
Quito is much wetter
Quito: Very wet
Oaxaca: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Oaxaca is sunnier
Quito: Often grey
Oaxaca: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Oaxaca is the warmer of the two — about 4°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Quito is the wetter — about 2193 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Oaxaca 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) Oaxaca 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 |
| Oaxaca | 29 | 31 | 33 | 35 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
| Difference | +7 | +9 | +11 | +12 | +11 | +7 | +6 | +5 | +5 | +6 | +7 | +7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
| Oaxaca | 29 | 31 | 33 | 35 | 34 | 31 |
| Difference | +7 | +9 | +11 | +12 | +11 | +7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Oaxaca | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
| Difference | +6 | +5 | +5 | +6 | +7 | +7 |
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 |
| Oaxaca | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 |
| Difference | -3 | -2 | -1 | +2 | +3 | +4 | +4 | +4 | +4 | +1 | -1 | -2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Oaxaca | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
| Difference | -3 | -2 | -1 | +2 | +3 | +4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Oaxaca | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 |
| Difference | +4 | +4 | +4 | +1 | -1 | -2 |
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 |
| Oaxaca | 2 | 5 | 18 | 47 | 98 | 188 | 119 | 132 | 164 | 63 | 9 | 9 |
| Difference | -292 | -276 | -316 | -282 | -172 | +22 | -8 | +3 | -56 | -222 | -294 | -300 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 294 | 281 | 334 | 329 | 270 | 166 |
| Oaxaca | 2 | 5 | 18 | 47 | 98 | 188 |
| Difference | -292 | -276 | -316 | -282 | -172 | +22 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 126 | 129 | 219 | 286 | 303 | 309 |
| Oaxaca | 119 | 132 | 164 | 63 | 9 | 9 |
| Difference | -8 | +3 | -56 | -222 | -294 | -300 |
Cloud cover (%) Varies through 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 |
| Oaxaca | 47 | 42 | 42 | 47 | 59 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 80 | 65 | 51 | 45 |
| Difference | -34 | -42 | -46 | -37 | -22 | — | +4 | +4 | +5 | -16 | -31 | -35 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 |
| Oaxaca | 47 | 42 | 42 | 47 | 59 | 75 |
| Difference | -34 | -42 | -46 | -37 | -22 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Oaxaca | 75 | 75 | 80 | 65 | 51 | 45 |
| Difference | +4 | +4 | +5 | -16 | -31 | -35 |
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 |
| Oaxaca | 69 | 63 | 57 | 56 | 64 | 77 | 82 | 83 | 85 | 83 | 79 | 74 |
| Difference | -17 | -24 | -29 | -30 | -20 | -3 | +4 | +8 | +9 | +3 | -2 | -10 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 |
| Oaxaca | 69 | 63 | 57 | 56 | 64 | 77 |
| Difference | -17 | -24 | -29 | -30 | -20 | -3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Oaxaca | 82 | 83 | 85 | 83 | 79 | 74 |
| Difference | +4 | +8 | +9 | +3 | -2 | -10 |
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 → · Oaxaca 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.
Oaxaca
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from CONAGUA / SMN, Mexico's national weather service, measured at Oaxaca, about 3 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.