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Quito vs Montevideo
Comparing Quito change · Montevideo change
Quito is the warmer of the two — about 1°C on the annual average; Quito is the wetter, with 1917 mm more rain a year, and Montevideo the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Quito and Montevideo, in everyday terms.
Summers
Montevideo has much hotter summers
Quito: Mild
Montevideo: Warm
Winters
Quito has much milder winters
Quito: Mild
Montevideo: Cool
Rain & snow
Quito is much wetter
Quito: Very wet
Montevideo: Wet
Sky
Montevideo is far sunnier
Quito: Often grey
Montevideo: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Quito is the warmer of the two — about 1°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Quito is the wetter — about 1917 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Montevideo 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 |
| Montevideo | 29 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 27 |
| Difference | +7 | +6 | +4 | — | -4 | -7 | -9 | -7 | -6 | -2 | +2 | +5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
| Montevideo | 29 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 19 | 16 |
| Difference | +7 | +6 | +4 | — | -4 | -7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Montevideo | 16 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 27 |
| Difference | -9 | -7 | -6 | -2 | +2 | +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 |
| Montevideo | 18 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 16 |
| Difference | +4 | +3 | +2 | -1 | -4 | -6 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -2 | — | +2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Montevideo | 18 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 7 |
| Difference | +4 | +3 | +2 | -1 | -4 | -6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Montevideo | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 16 |
| Difference | -6 | -5 | -4 | -2 | — | +2 |
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 |
| Montevideo | 90 | 89 | 102 | 105 | 83 | 92 | 95 | 99 | 91 | 95 | 89 | 99 |
| Difference | -205 | -192 | -231 | -224 | -187 | -74 | -32 | -29 | -128 | -190 | -213 | -210 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 294 | 281 | 334 | 329 | 270 | 166 |
| Montevideo | 90 | 89 | 102 | 105 | 83 | 92 |
| Difference | -205 | -192 | -231 | -224 | -187 | -74 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 126 | 129 | 219 | 286 | 303 | 309 |
| Montevideo | 95 | 99 | 91 | 95 | 89 | 99 |
| Difference | -32 | -29 | -128 | -190 | -213 | -210 |
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 |
| Montevideo | 48 | 52 | 48 | 52 | 57 | 60 | 60 | 58 | 56 | 56 | 51 | 48 |
| Difference | -33 | -32 | -39 | -32 | -24 | -16 | -12 | -13 | -19 | -25 | -30 | -33 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 |
| Montevideo | 48 | 52 | 48 | 52 | 57 | 60 |
| Difference | -33 | -32 | -39 | -32 | -24 | -16 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Montevideo | 60 | 58 | 56 | 56 | 51 | 48 |
| Difference | -12 | -13 | -19 | -25 | -30 | -33 |
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 |
| Montevideo | 72 | 74 | 76 | 79 | 82 | 84 | 85 | 84 | 82 | 80 | 76 | 72 |
| Difference | -14 | -13 | -10 | -8 | -2 | +4 | +8 | +9 | +6 | — | -6 | -12 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 |
| Montevideo | 72 | 74 | 76 | 79 | 82 | 84 |
| Difference | -14 | -13 | -10 | -8 | -2 | +4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Montevideo | 85 | 84 | 82 | 80 | 76 | 72 |
| Difference | +8 | +9 | +6 | — | -6 | -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 → · Montevideo 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.
Montevideo
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Carrasco Intl, a weather station, about 16 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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