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Quito vs Papeete
Comparing Quito change · Papeete change
Papeete is the warmer of the two — about 9°C on the annual average; Quito is the wetter, with 1610 mm more rain a year, and Papeete the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Quito and Papeete, in everyday terms.
Summers
Papeete has much hotter summers
Quito: Mild
Papeete: Hot
Winters
Papeete has much milder winters
Quito: Mild
Papeete: Stays warm
Rain & snow
Quito is wetter
Quito: Very wet
Papeete: Wet
Sky
Papeete is far sunnier
Quito: Often grey
Papeete: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Papeete is the warmer of the two — about 9°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Quito is the wetter — about 1610 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Papeete 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) Papeete 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 |
| Papeete | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 |
| Difference | +9 | +9 | +10 | +9 | +8 | +6 | +5 | +4 | +5 | +7 | +8 | +9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
| Papeete | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 |
| Difference | +9 | +9 | +10 | +9 | +8 | +6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Papeete | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 |
| Difference | +5 | +4 | +5 | +7 | +8 | +9 |
Avg low (°C) Papeete 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 |
| Papeete | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 |
| Difference | +11 | +10 | +10 | +10 | +9 | +10 | +10 | +10 | +9 | +10 | +10 | +11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Papeete | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
| Difference | +11 | +10 | +10 | +10 | +9 | +10 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Papeete | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 |
| Difference | +10 | +10 | +9 | +10 | +10 | +11 |
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 |
| Papeete | 240 | 235 | 161 | 102 | 93 | 64 | 36 | 37 | 42 | 89 | 98 | 238 |
| Difference | -55 | -46 | -173 | -227 | -177 | -102 | -90 | -92 | -177 | -197 | -205 | -71 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 294 | 281 | 334 | 329 | 270 | 166 |
| Papeete | 240 | 235 | 161 | 102 | 93 | 64 |
| Difference | -55 | -46 | -173 | -227 | -177 | -102 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 126 | 129 | 219 | 286 | 303 | 309 |
| Papeete | 36 | 37 | 42 | 89 | 98 | 238 |
| Difference | -90 | -92 | -177 | -197 | -205 | -71 |
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 |
| Papeete | 67 | 64 | 58 | 56 | 54 | 49 | 46 | 47 | 49 | 55 | 60 | 69 |
| Difference | -14 | -20 | -30 | -28 | -27 | -26 | -25 | -24 | -26 | -26 | -22 | -12 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 |
| Papeete | 67 | 64 | 58 | 56 | 54 | 49 |
| Difference | -14 | -20 | -30 | -28 | -27 | -26 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Papeete | 46 | 47 | 49 | 55 | 60 | 69 |
| Difference | -25 | -24 | -26 | -26 | -22 | -12 |
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 |
| Papeete | 80 | 81 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 78 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 81 |
| Difference | -6 | -6 | -7 | -7 | -6 | -2 | — | +2 | +1 | -2 | -2 | -3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 |
| Papeete | 80 | 81 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 78 |
| Difference | -6 | -6 | -7 | -7 | -6 | -2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Papeete | 77 | 77 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 81 |
| Difference | — | +2 | +1 | -2 | -2 | -3 |
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 → · Papeete 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.
Papeete
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Tahiti Faa A, a weather station, about 5 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.
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