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Quito vs Puerto Vallarta
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Puerto Vallarta is the warmer of the two — about 5°C on the annual average; Quito is the wetter, with 1268 mm more rain a year, and Puerto Vallarta the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Quito and Puerto Vallarta, in everyday terms.
Summers
Puerto Vallarta has much hotter summers
Quito: Mild
Puerto Vallarta: Hot
Winters
Winters are similar
Quito: Mild
Puerto Vallarta: Stays warm
Rain & snow
Quito is wetter
Quito: Very wet
Puerto Vallarta: Very wet
Sky
Puerto Vallarta is far sunnier
Quito: Often grey
Puerto Vallarta: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Puerto Vallarta is the warmer of the two — about 5°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Quito is the wetter — about 1268 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Puerto Vallarta 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) Puerto Vallarta 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 |
| Puerto Vallarta | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 27 |
| Difference | +5 | +5 | +5 | +6 | +7 | +7 | +7 | +7 | +7 | +8 | +7 | +5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
| Puerto Vallarta | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 |
| Difference | +5 | +5 | +5 | +6 | +7 | +7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Puerto Vallarta | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 27 |
| Difference | +7 | +7 | +7 | +8 | +7 | +5 |
Avg low (°C) Puerto Vallarta 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 |
| Puerto Vallarta | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 15 |
| Difference | — | — | — | +1 | +4 | +9 | +9 | +10 | +9 | +8 | +4 | +2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Puerto Vallarta | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 22 |
| Difference | — | — | — | +1 | +4 | +9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Puerto Vallarta | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 15 |
| Difference | +9 | +10 | +9 | +8 | +4 | +2 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through 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 |
| Puerto Vallarta | 31 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 13 | 243 | 393 | 427 | 438 | 136 | 30 | 28 |
| Difference | -264 | -258 | -322 | -325 | -256 | +77 | +266 | +299 | +219 | -150 | -272 | -281 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 294 | 281 | 334 | 329 | 270 | 166 |
| Puerto Vallarta | 31 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 13 | 243 |
| Difference | -264 | -258 | -322 | -325 | -256 | +77 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 126 | 129 | 219 | 286 | 303 | 309 |
| Puerto Vallarta | 393 | 427 | 438 | 136 | 30 | 28 |
| Difference | +266 | +299 | +219 | -150 | -272 | -281 |
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 |
| Puerto Vallarta | 49 | 45 | 43 | 48 | 44 | 63 | 76 | 79 | 80 | 57 | 42 | 51 |
| Difference | -33 | -39 | -44 | -37 | -37 | -13 | +4 | +8 | +5 | -24 | -39 | -30 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 |
| Puerto Vallarta | 49 | 45 | 43 | 48 | 44 | 63 |
| Difference | -33 | -39 | -44 | -37 | -37 | -13 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Puerto Vallarta | 76 | 79 | 80 | 57 | 42 | 51 |
| Difference | +4 | +8 | +5 | -24 | -39 | -30 |
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 |
| Puerto Vallarta | 64 | 60 | 52 | 47 | 51 | 70 | 81 | 84 | 85 | 81 | 75 | 70 |
| Difference | -22 | -27 | -35 | -40 | -34 | -11 | +3 | +9 | +9 | +1 | -7 | -14 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 |
| Puerto Vallarta | 64 | 60 | 52 | 47 | 51 | 70 |
| Difference | -22 | -27 | -35 | -40 | -34 | -11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Puerto Vallarta | 81 | 84 | 85 | 81 | 75 | 70 |
| Difference | +3 | +9 | +9 | +1 | -7 | -14 |
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 → · Puerto Vallarta 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.
Puerto Vallarta
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from CONAGUA / SMN, Mexico's national weather service, measured at El Cuale, 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.
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