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Quito vs Oaxaca
Comparing Quito change · Oaxaca change
Oaxaca is the warmer of the two — about 8°F on the annual average; Quito is the wetter, with 86 in 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 8°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Quito is the wetter — about 86 in 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 (°F) Oaxaca runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 76 | 74 | 73 | 72 |
| Oaxaca | 84 | 88 | 92 | 95 | 93 | 88 | 86 | 86 | 84 | 85 | 84 | 84 |
| Difference | +12 | +17 | +20 | +22 | +19 | +13 | +11 | +9 | +8 | +11 | +12 | +12 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 |
| Oaxaca | 84 | 88 | 92 | 95 | 93 | 88 |
| Difference | +12 | +17 | +20 | +22 | +19 | +13 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 76 | 77 | 76 | 74 | 73 | 72 |
| Oaxaca | 86 | 86 | 84 | 85 | 84 | 84 |
| Difference | +11 | +9 | +8 | +11 | +12 | +12 |
Avg low (°F) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 56 | 57 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 56 |
| Oaxaca | 51 | 53 | 56 | 60 | 62 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 58 | 54 | 52 |
| Difference | -6 | -4 | -1 | +3 | +5 | +7 | +7 | +7 | +6 | +3 | -2 | -4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 56 | 57 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 55 |
| Oaxaca | 51 | 53 | 56 | 60 | 62 | 62 |
| Difference | -6 | -4 | -1 | +3 | +5 | +7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 54 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 56 |
| Oaxaca | 61 | 61 | 61 | 58 | 54 | 52 |
| Difference | +7 | +7 | +6 | +3 | -2 | -4 |
Precipitation (in) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 11.6 | 11.1 | 13.1 | 13 | 10.6 | 6.6 | 5 | 5.1 | 8.6 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 12.2 |
| Oaxaca | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 7.4 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 6.4 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Difference | -11.5 | -10.9 | -12.5 | -11.1 | -6.8 | +0.9 | -0.3 | +0.1 | -2.2 | -8.8 | -11.6 | -11.8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 11.6 | 11.1 | 13.1 | 13 | 10.6 | 6.6 |
| Oaxaca | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 7.4 |
| Difference | -11.5 | -10.9 | -12.5 | -11.1 | -6.8 | +0.9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 5 | 5.1 | 8.6 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 12.2 |
| Oaxaca | 4.7 | 5.2 | 6.4 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Difference | -0.3 | +0.1 | -2.2 | -8.8 | -11.6 | -11.8 |
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.