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Quito vs Apia
Comparing Quito change · Apia change
Apia is the warmer of the two — about 9°C on the annual average; Quito is the wetter, with 512 mm more rain a year, and Apia the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Quito and Apia, in everyday terms.
Summers
Apia has much hotter summers
Quito: Mild
Apia: Hot
Winters
Apia has much milder winters
Quito: Mild
Apia: Stays warm
Rain & snow
Quito is wetter
Quito: Very wet
Apia: Very wet
Sky
Apia is sunnier
Quito: Often grey
Apia: Often cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Apia is the warmer of the two — about 9°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Quito is the wetter — about 512 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Apia 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) Apia 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 |
| Apia | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| Difference | +9 | +9 | +9 | +8 | +8 | +7 | +6 | +5 | +5 | +7 | +8 | +8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
| Apia | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 |
| Difference | +9 | +9 | +9 | +8 | +8 | +7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Apia | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| Difference | +6 | +5 | +5 | +7 | +8 | +8 |
Avg low (°C) Apia runs higher most of 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 |
| Apia | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Difference | +11 | +11 | +10 | +10 | +10 | +11 | +11 | +11 | +11 | +11 | +11 | +11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Apia | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Difference | +11 | +11 | +10 | +10 | +10 | +11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Apia | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Difference | +11 | +11 | +11 | +11 | +11 | +11 |
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 |
| Apia | 354 | 344 | 198 | 213 | 246 | 130 | 116 | 104 | 111 | 144 | 253 | 321 |
| Difference | +60 | +63 | -136 | -116 | -23 | -37 | -11 | -24 | -108 | -141 | -50 | +12 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 294 | 281 | 334 | 329 | 270 | 166 |
| Apia | 354 | 344 | 198 | 213 | 246 | 130 |
| Difference | +60 | +63 | -136 | -116 | -23 | -37 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 126 | 129 | 219 | 286 | 303 | 309 |
| Apia | 116 | 104 | 111 | 144 | 253 | 321 |
| Difference | -11 | -24 | -108 | -141 | -50 | +12 |
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 |
| Apia | 81 | 78 | 73 | 66 | 64 | 61 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 67 | 72 | 78 |
| Difference | — | -6 | -15 | -19 | -17 | -14 | -13 | -13 | -17 | -14 | -10 | -3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 |
| Apia | 81 | 78 | 73 | 66 | 64 | 61 |
| Difference | — | -6 | -15 | -19 | -17 | -14 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Apia | 59 | 58 | 58 | 67 | 72 | 78 |
| Difference | -13 | -13 | -17 | -14 | -10 | -3 |
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 |
| Apia | 82 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 80 | 79 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 81 |
| Difference | -4 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -4 | — | +2 | +4 | +3 | — | -1 | -3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 |
| Apia | 82 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Difference | -4 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -4 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Apia | 80 | 79 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 81 |
| Difference | +2 | +4 | +3 | — | -1 | -3 |
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 → · Apia 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.
Apia
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 21 years of daily observations at Apia/upolu Island, a weather station, about 4 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.