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Quito vs Los Angeles
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Quito and Los Angeles have nearly identical year-round temperatures; Quito is the wetter, with 2747 mm more rain a year, and Los Angeles the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Quito and Los Angeles, in everyday terms.
Summers
Summers are nearly the same
Quito: Mild
Los Angeles: Warm
Winters
Quito has milder winters
Quito: Mild
Los Angeles: Cool
Rain & snow
Quito is much wetter
Quito: Very wet
Los Angeles: Fairly dry
Sky
Los Angeles is far sunnier
Quito: Often grey
Los Angeles: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Quito and Los Angeles run remarkably close all year.
Precipitation
Quito is the wetter — about 2747 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Los Angeles 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 |
| Los Angeles | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 19 |
| Difference | -2 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | — | -3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
| Los Angeles | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| Difference | -2 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Los Angeles | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 19 |
| Difference | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | — | -3 |
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 |
| Los Angeles | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 9 |
| Difference | -4 | -4 | -3 | -2 | +1 | +4 | +6 | +7 | +6 | +3 | -1 | -4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Los Angeles | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 |
| Difference | -4 | -4 | -3 | -2 | +1 | +4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Los Angeles | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 9 |
| Difference | +6 | +7 | +6 | +3 | -1 | -4 |
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 |
| Los Angeles | 68 | 75 | 42 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 56 |
| Difference | -227 | -206 | -291 | -314 | -262 | -166 | -126 | -129 | -215 | -273 | -285 | -253 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 294 | 281 | 334 | 329 | 270 | 166 |
| Los Angeles | 68 | 75 | 42 | 15 | 7 | 0 |
| Difference | -227 | -206 | -291 | -314 | -262 | -166 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 126 | 129 | 219 | 286 | 303 | 309 |
| Los Angeles | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 56 |
| Difference | -126 | -129 | -215 | -273 | -285 | -253 |
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 |
| Los Angeles | 53 | 54 | 54 | 48 | 55 | 62 | 60 | 51 | 48 | 48 | 44 | 48 |
| Difference | -28 | -30 | -34 | -37 | -26 | -13 | -12 | -20 | -27 | -33 | -38 | -33 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 |
| Los Angeles | 53 | 54 | 54 | 48 | 55 | 62 |
| Difference | -28 | -30 | -34 | -37 | -26 | -13 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Los Angeles | 60 | 51 | 48 | 48 | 44 | 48 |
| Difference | -12 | -20 | -27 | -33 | -38 | -33 |
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 |
| Los Angeles | 61 | 65 | 66 | 63 | 63 | 58 | 53 | 49 | 50 | 52 | 52 | 58 |
| Difference | -25 | -22 | -21 | -23 | -22 | -23 | -25 | -26 | -26 | -28 | -30 | -27 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 |
| Los Angeles | 61 | 65 | 66 | 63 | 63 | 58 |
| Difference | -25 | -22 | -21 | -23 | -22 | -23 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Los Angeles | 53 | 49 | 50 | 52 | 52 | 58 |
| Difference | -25 | -26 | -26 | -28 | -30 | -27 |
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 → · Los Angeles 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.
Los Angeles
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Hawthorne Muni AP (NOAA GHCN station USW00003167), about 17 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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