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Quito vs Phoenix
Comparing Quito change · Phoenix change
Phoenix is the warmer of the two — about 6°C on the annual average; Quito is the wetter, with 2862 mm more rain a year, and Phoenix the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Quito and Phoenix, in everyday terms.
Summers
Phoenix has far hotter summers
Quito: Mild
Phoenix: Extreme heat
Winters
Quito has much milder winters
Quito: Mild
Phoenix: Cool
Rain & snow
Quito is much wetter
Quito: Very wet
Phoenix: Very dry
Sky
Phoenix is far sunnier
Quito: Often grey
Phoenix: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Phoenix is the warmer of the two — about 6°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Quito is the wetter — about 2862 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Phoenix 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) Phoenix 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 |
| Phoenix | 20 | 22 | 26 | 30 | 35 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 38 | 32 | 25 | 19 |
| Difference | -2 | — | +4 | +7 | +12 | +16 | +17 | +16 | +13 | +8 | +2 | -3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
| Phoenix | 20 | 22 | 26 | 30 | 35 | 40 |
| Difference | -2 | — | +4 | +7 | +12 | +16 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Phoenix | 41 | 41 | 38 | 32 | 25 | 19 |
| Difference | +17 | +16 | +13 | +8 | +2 | -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 |
| Phoenix | 8 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 21 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | -6 | -5 | -2 | +2 | +7 | +13 | +17 | +17 | +13 | +6 | -1 | -6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Phoenix | 8 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 21 | 26 |
| Difference | -6 | -5 | -2 | +2 | +7 | +13 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Phoenix | 29 | 29 | 26 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | +17 | +17 | +13 | +6 | -1 | -6 |
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 |
| Phoenix | 22 | 22 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 19 |
| Difference | -272 | -259 | -313 | -323 | -266 | -166 | -103 | -105 | -205 | -271 | -288 | -290 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 294 | 281 | 334 | 329 | 270 | 166 |
| Phoenix | 22 | 22 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| Difference | -272 | -259 | -313 | -323 | -266 | -166 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 126 | 129 | 219 | 286 | 303 | 309 |
| Phoenix | 23 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 19 |
| Difference | -103 | -105 | -205 | -271 | -288 | -290 |
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 |
| Phoenix | 42 | 44 | 38 | 31 | 26 | 20 | 43 | 42 | 28 | 27 | 33 | 42 |
| Difference | -39 | -41 | -50 | -53 | -55 | -55 | -28 | -29 | -48 | -54 | -48 | -39 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 |
| Phoenix | 42 | 44 | 38 | 31 | 26 | 20 |
| Difference | -39 | -41 | -50 | -53 | -55 | -55 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Phoenix | 43 | 42 | 28 | 27 | 33 | 42 |
| Difference | -28 | -29 | -48 | -54 | -48 | -39 |
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 |
| Phoenix | 47 | 45 | 40 | 31 | 23 | 16 | 29 | 35 | 32 | 30 | 35 | 45 |
| Difference | -39 | -41 | -46 | -55 | -61 | -64 | -48 | -40 | -44 | -50 | -47 | -39 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 |
| Phoenix | 47 | 45 | 40 | 31 | 23 | 16 |
| Difference | -39 | -41 | -46 | -55 | -61 | -64 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Phoenix | 29 | 35 | 32 | 30 | 35 | 45 |
| Difference | -48 | -40 | -44 | -50 | -47 | -39 |
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 → · Phoenix 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.
Phoenix
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Phoenix AP (NOAA GHCN station USW00023183), about 7 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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