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Quito vs Dakar
Comparing Quito change · Dakar change
Dakar is the warmer of the two — about 8°C on the annual average; Quito is the wetter, with 2410 mm more rain a year, and Dakar the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Quito and Dakar, in everyday terms.
Summers
Dakar has much hotter summers
Quito: Mild
Dakar: Hot
Winters
Dakar has milder winters
Quito: Mild
Dakar: Mild
Rain & snow
Quito is much wetter
Quito: Very wet
Dakar: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Dakar is sunnier
Quito: Often grey
Dakar: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Dakar is the warmer of the two — about 8°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Quito is the wetter — about 2410 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Dakar 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) Dakar 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 |
| Dakar | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 |
| Difference | +4 | +3 | +3 | +2 | +3 | +5 | +6 | +6 | +6 | +8 | +9 | +7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
| Dakar | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 29 |
| Difference | +4 | +3 | +3 | +2 | +3 | +5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Dakar | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 |
| Difference | +6 | +6 | +6 | +8 | +9 | +7 |
Avg low (°C) Dakar 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 |
| Dakar | 19 | 18 | 23 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 26 |
| Difference | +5 | +4 | +8 | +5 | +7 | +10 | +17 | +18 | +18 | +17 | +15 | +12 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Dakar | 19 | 18 | 23 | 19 | 21 | 23 |
| Difference | +5 | +4 | +8 | +5 | +7 | +10 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Dakar | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 26 |
| Difference | +17 | +18 | +18 | +17 | +15 | +12 |
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 |
| Dakar | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 304 | 280 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| Difference | -294 | -279 | -334 | -318 | -270 | -164 | -125 | +175 | +61 | -250 | -303 | -309 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 294 | 281 | 334 | 329 | 270 | 166 |
| Dakar | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3 |
| Difference | -294 | -279 | -334 | -318 | -270 | -164 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 126 | 129 | 219 | 286 | 303 | 309 |
| Dakar | 1 | 304 | 280 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| Difference | -125 | +175 | +61 | -250 | -303 | -309 |
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 |
| Dakar | 53 | 58 | 50 | 49 | 53 | 64 | 71 | 73 | 68 | 51 | 54 | 55 |
| Difference | -28 | -26 | -37 | -35 | -28 | -11 | -1 | +2 | -8 | -30 | -27 | -26 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 |
| Dakar | 53 | 58 | 50 | 49 | 53 | 64 |
| Difference | -28 | -26 | -37 | -35 | -28 | -11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Dakar | 71 | 73 | 68 | 51 | 54 | 55 |
| Difference | -1 | +2 | -8 | -30 | -27 | -26 |
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 |
| Dakar | 70 | 76 | 82 | 87 | 88 | 87 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 79 | 72 | 70 |
| Difference | -16 | -11 | -4 | +1 | +4 | +6 | +6 | +9 | +7 | -1 | -9 | -15 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 |
| Dakar | 70 | 76 | 82 | 87 | 88 | 87 |
| Difference | -16 | -11 | -4 | +1 | +4 | +6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Dakar | 84 | 84 | 83 | 79 | 72 | 70 |
| Difference | +6 | +9 | +7 | -1 | -9 | -15 |
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 → · Dakar 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.
Dakar
Temperature — modelled for this location from ERA5-Land reanalysis, a ~9 km global grid, because no long-record weather station is close enough to use.
Precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 3 years of daily observations at Dakar/yoff, a weather station, about 7 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.