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Quito vs Muscat
Comparing Quito change · Muscat change
Muscat is the warmer of the two — about 10°C on the annual average; Quito is the wetter, with 2892 mm more rain a year, and Muscat the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Quito and Muscat, in everyday terms.
Summers
Muscat has far hotter summers
Quito: Mild
Muscat: Very hot
Winters
Muscat has milder winters
Quito: Mild
Muscat: Mild
Rain & snow
Quito is much wetter
Quito: Very wet
Muscat: Very dry
Sky
Muscat is far sunnier
Quito: Often grey
Muscat: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Muscat is the warmer of the two — about 10°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Quito is the wetter — about 2892 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Muscat has the clearer skies — the higher line.
Exact monthly numbers
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Avg high (°C) Muscat 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 |
| Muscat | 25 | 26 | 29 | 34 | 39 | 40 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 30 | 27 |
| Difference | +3 | +5 | +7 | +12 | +16 | +16 | +13 | +11 | +11 | +11 | +8 | +4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
| Muscat | 25 | 26 | 29 | 34 | 39 | 40 |
| Difference | +3 | +5 | +7 | +12 | +16 | +16 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Muscat | 37 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 30 | 27 |
| Difference | +13 | +11 | +11 | +11 | +8 | +4 |
Avg low (°C) Muscat 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 |
| Muscat | 17 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 18 |
| Difference | +3 | +4 | +6 | +10 | +15 | +18 | +18 | +16 | +14 | +11 | +8 | +5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Muscat | 17 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 29 | 30 |
| Difference | +3 | +4 | +6 | +10 | +15 | +18 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Muscat | 30 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 18 |
| Difference | +18 | +16 | +14 | +11 | +8 | +5 |
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 |
| Muscat | 19 | 16 | 30 | 22 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 19 |
| Difference | -275 | -265 | -303 | -307 | -267 | -154 | -121 | -119 | -212 | -284 | -296 | -290 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 294 | 281 | 334 | 329 | 270 | 166 |
| Muscat | 19 | 16 | 30 | 22 | 3 | 12 |
| Difference | -275 | -265 | -303 | -307 | -267 | -154 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 126 | 129 | 219 | 286 | 303 | 309 |
| Muscat | 6 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 19 |
| Difference | -121 | -119 | -212 | -284 | -296 | -290 |
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 |
| Muscat | 44 | 37 | 40 | 36 | 27 | 31 | 45 | 39 | 26 | 22 | 30 | 40 |
| Difference | -37 | -47 | -47 | -48 | -54 | -44 | -27 | -32 | -50 | -59 | -51 | -41 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 |
| Muscat | 44 | 37 | 40 | 36 | 27 | 31 |
| Difference | -37 | -47 | -47 | -48 | -54 | -44 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Muscat | 45 | 39 | 26 | 22 | 30 | 40 |
| Difference | -27 | -32 | -50 | -59 | -51 | -41 |
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 |
| Muscat | 60 | 54 | 47 | 37 | 31 | 33 | 39 | 41 | 39 | 41 | 54 | 60 |
| Difference | -26 | -32 | -39 | -49 | -54 | -47 | -39 | -34 | -37 | -39 | -28 | -24 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 |
| Muscat | 60 | 54 | 47 | 37 | 31 | 33 |
| Difference | -26 | -32 | -39 | -49 | -54 | -47 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Muscat | 39 | 41 | 39 | 41 | 54 | 60 |
| Difference | -39 | -34 | -37 | -39 | -28 | -24 |
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 → · Muscat 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.
Muscat
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Seeb Intl / Muscat Intl, a weather station, about 13 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.