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Quito vs Austin
Comparing Quito change · Austin change
Austin is the warmer of the two — about 2°C on the annual average; Quito is the wetter, with 2117 mm more rain a year, and Austin the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Quito and Austin, in everyday terms.
Summers
Austin has far hotter summers
Quito: Mild
Austin: Very hot
Winters
Quito has much milder winters
Quito: Mild
Austin: Chilly
Rain & snow
Quito is much wetter
Quito: Very wet
Austin: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Austin is far sunnier
Quito: Often grey
Austin: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Austin is the warmer of the two — about 2°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Quito is the wetter — about 2117 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Austin 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) Varies through 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 |
| Austin | 17 | 19 | 23 | 27 | 30 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 33 | 28 | 22 | 18 |
| Difference | -5 | -3 | +1 | +4 | +7 | +10 | +11 | +11 | +8 | +4 | -1 | -5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
| Austin | 17 | 19 | 23 | 27 | 30 | 34 |
| Difference | -5 | -3 | +1 | +4 | +7 | +10 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Austin | 35 | 36 | 33 | 28 | 22 | 18 |
| Difference | +11 | +11 | +8 | +4 | -1 | -5 |
Avg low (°C) Varies through 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 |
| Austin | 4 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 5 |
| Difference | -10 | -8 | -5 | -1 | +4 | +9 | +11 | +11 | +8 | +1 | -4 | -9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Austin | 4 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 22 |
| Difference | -10 | -8 | -5 | -1 | +4 | +9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Austin | 23 | 23 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 5 |
| Difference | +11 | +11 | +8 | +1 | -4 | -9 |
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 |
| Austin | 61 | 44 | 70 | 81 | 115 | 91 | 56 | 66 | 102 | 112 | 68 | 61 |
| Difference | -233 | -237 | -264 | -248 | -155 | -76 | -70 | -63 | -117 | -174 | -234 | -248 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 294 | 281 | 334 | 329 | 270 | 166 |
| Austin | 61 | 44 | 70 | 81 | 115 | 91 |
| Difference | -233 | -237 | -264 | -248 | -155 | -76 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 126 | 129 | 219 | 286 | 303 | 309 |
| Austin | 56 | 66 | 102 | 112 | 68 | 61 |
| Difference | -70 | -63 | -117 | -174 | -234 | -248 |
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 |
| Austin | 60 | 63 | 63 | 60 | 59 | 48 | 43 | 43 | 47 | 43 | 53 | 60 |
| Difference | -21 | -21 | -25 | -25 | -21 | -27 | -29 | -28 | -28 | -38 | -29 | -21 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 |
| Austin | 60 | 63 | 63 | 60 | 59 | 48 |
| Difference | -21 | -21 | -25 | -25 | -21 | -27 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Austin | 43 | 43 | 47 | 43 | 53 | 60 |
| Difference | -29 | -28 | -28 | -38 | -29 | -21 |
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 |
| Austin | 72 | 72 | 71 | 68 | 70 | 68 | 63 | 61 | 67 | 68 | 71 | 72 |
| Difference | -14 | -15 | -15 | -18 | -14 | -13 | -14 | -14 | -9 | -12 | -10 | -12 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 |
| Austin | 72 | 72 | 71 | 68 | 70 | 68 |
| Difference | -14 | -15 | -15 | -18 | -14 | -13 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Austin | 63 | 61 | 67 | 68 | 71 | 72 |
| Difference | -14 | -14 | -9 | -12 | -10 | -12 |
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 → · Austin 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.
Austin
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at San Marcos (NOAA GHCN station USC00417983), about 47 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.