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Quito vs Kaohsiung
Comparing Quito change · Kaohsiung change
Kaohsiung is the warmer of the two — about 7°C on the annual average; Quito is the wetter, with 1608 mm more rain a year, and Kaohsiung the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Quito and Kaohsiung, in everyday terms.
Summers
Kaohsiung has much hotter summers
Quito: Mild
Kaohsiung: Hot
Winters
Winters are similar
Quito: Mild
Kaohsiung: Stays warm
Rain & snow
Quito is wetter
Quito: Very wet
Kaohsiung: Wet
Sky
Kaohsiung is sunnier
Quito: Often grey
Kaohsiung: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Kaohsiung is the warmer of the two — about 7°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Quito is the wetter — about 1608 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Kaohsiung 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) Kaohsiung 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 |
| Kaohsiung | 22 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 24 |
| Difference | — | +1 | +3 | +6 | +7 | +8 | +8 | +7 | +7 | +7 | +5 | +1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
| Kaohsiung | 22 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 32 |
| Difference | — | +1 | +3 | +6 | +7 | +8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Kaohsiung | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 24 |
| Difference | +8 | +7 | +7 | +7 | +5 | +1 |
Avg low (°C) Kaohsiung 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 |
| Kaohsiung | 15 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 17 |
| Difference | +1 | +2 | +4 | +8 | +11 | +14 | +15 | +15 | +14 | +10 | +7 | +3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Kaohsiung | 15 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 27 |
| Difference | +1 | +2 | +4 | +8 | +11 | +14 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Kaohsiung | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 17 |
| Difference | +15 | +15 | +14 | +10 | +7 | +3 |
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 |
| Kaohsiung | 18 | 16 | 23 | 56 | 144 | 333 | 269 | 356 | 159 | 27 | 21 | 14 |
| Difference | -277 | -265 | -311 | -273 | -125 | +167 | +143 | +227 | -60 | -258 | -282 | -295 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 294 | 281 | 334 | 329 | 270 | 166 |
| Kaohsiung | 18 | 16 | 23 | 56 | 144 | 333 |
| Difference | -277 | -265 | -311 | -273 | -125 | +167 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 126 | 129 | 219 | 286 | 303 | 309 |
| Kaohsiung | 269 | 356 | 159 | 27 | 21 | 14 |
| Difference | +143 | +227 | -60 | -258 | -282 | -295 |
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 |
| Kaohsiung | 53 | 61 | 64 | 68 | 70 | 71 | 66 | 68 | 59 | 47 | 50 | 51 |
| Difference | -28 | -24 | -24 | -16 | -11 | -4 | -6 | -3 | -16 | -34 | -32 | -30 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 |
| Kaohsiung | 53 | 61 | 64 | 68 | 70 | 71 |
| Difference | -28 | -24 | -24 | -16 | -11 | -4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Kaohsiung | 66 | 68 | 59 | 47 | 50 | 51 |
| Difference | -6 | -3 | -16 | -34 | -32 | -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 |
| Kaohsiung | 77 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 82 | 85 | 84 | 85 | 83 | 80 | 79 | 77 |
| Difference | -9 | -9 | -9 | -7 | -3 | +5 | +6 | +10 | +7 | — | -3 | -7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 |
| Kaohsiung | 77 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 82 | 85 |
| Difference | -9 | -9 | -9 | -7 | -3 | +5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Kaohsiung | 84 | 85 | 83 | 80 | 79 | 77 |
| Difference | +6 | +10 | +7 | — | -3 | -7 |
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 → · Kaohsiung 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.
Kaohsiung
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at Tainan, a weather station, about 44 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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