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Quito vs Houston
Comparing Quito change · Houston change
Houston is the warmer of the two — about 3°C on the annual average; Quito is the wetter, with 1517 mm more rain a year, and Houston the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Quito and Houston, in everyday terms.
Summers
Houston has far hotter summers
Quito: Mild
Houston: Hot
Winters
Quito has much milder winters
Quito: Mild
Houston: Cool
Rain & snow
Quito is wetter
Quito: Very wet
Houston: Very wet
Sky
Houston is far sunnier
Quito: Often grey
Houston: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Houston is the warmer of the two — about 3°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Quito is the wetter — about 1517 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Houston 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 |
| Houston | 18 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 28 | 23 | 19 |
| Difference | -4 | -2 | +1 | +3 | +6 | +9 | +9 | +9 | +7 | +4 | — | -4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
| Houston | 18 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 32 |
| Difference | -4 | -2 | +1 | +3 | +6 | +9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Houston | 33 | 34 | 31 | 28 | 23 | 19 |
| Difference | +9 | +9 | +7 | +4 | — | -4 |
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 |
| Houston | 8 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 17 | 12 | 9 |
| Difference | -6 | -4 | -1 | +2 | +7 | +11 | +12 | +12 | +10 | +4 | -1 | -5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Houston | 8 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 21 | 24 |
| Difference | -6 | -4 | -1 | +2 | +7 | +11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Houston | 24 | 24 | 22 | 17 | 12 | 9 |
| Difference | +12 | +12 | +10 | +4 | -1 | -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 |
| Houston | 122 | 77 | 84 | 107 | 130 | 166 | 111 | 169 | 186 | 147 | 115 | 115 |
| Difference | -173 | -204 | -250 | -222 | -140 | — | -16 | +40 | -33 | -138 | -187 | -194 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 294 | 281 | 334 | 329 | 270 | 166 |
| Houston | 122 | 77 | 84 | 107 | 130 | 166 |
| Difference | -173 | -204 | -250 | -222 | -140 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 126 | 129 | 219 | 286 | 303 | 309 |
| Houston | 111 | 169 | 186 | 147 | 115 | 115 |
| Difference | -16 | +40 | -33 | -138 | -187 | -194 |
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 |
| Houston | 62 | 65 | 62 | 58 | 56 | 49 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 41 | 51 | 62 |
| Difference | -19 | -19 | -26 | -26 | -25 | -26 | -24 | -24 | -30 | -40 | -30 | -19 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 |
| Houston | 62 | 65 | 62 | 58 | 56 | 49 |
| Difference | -19 | -19 | -26 | -26 | -25 | -26 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Houston | 47 | 47 | 46 | 41 | 51 | 62 |
| Difference | -24 | -24 | -30 | -40 | -30 | -19 |
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 |
| Houston | 82 | 83 | 82 | 80 | 79 | 77 | 76 | 75 | 76 | 76 | 80 | 82 |
| Difference | -4 | -4 | -5 | -6 | -6 | -4 | -1 | — | — | -4 | -2 | -2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 |
| Houston | 82 | 83 | 82 | 80 | 79 | 77 |
| Difference | -4 | -4 | -5 | -6 | -6 | -4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Houston | 76 | 75 | 76 | 76 | 80 | 82 |
| Difference | -1 | — | — | -4 | -2 | -2 |
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 → · Houston 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.
Houston
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Houston Nwso (NOAA GHCN station USC00414333), about 42 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.
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