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Quito vs Apia
Comparing Quito change · Apia change
Apia is the warmer of the two — about 16°F on the annual average; Quito is the wetter, with 20 in 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 16°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Quito is the wetter — about 20 in 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 (°F) Apia runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 76 | 74 | 73 | 72 |
| Apia | 87 | 87 | 87 | 88 | 87 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 87 | 87 |
| Difference | +15 | +16 | +16 | +15 | +14 | +12 | +10 | +9 | +10 | +12 | +14 | +15 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 |
| Apia | 87 | 87 | 87 | 88 | 87 | 86 |
| Difference | +15 | +16 | +16 | +15 | +14 | +12 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 76 | 77 | 76 | 74 | 73 | 72 |
| Apia | 86 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 87 | 87 |
| Difference | +10 | +9 | +10 | +12 | +14 | +15 |
Avg low (°F) Apia runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 56 | 57 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 56 |
| Apia | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 76 |
| Difference | +20 | +19 | +18 | +18 | +18 | +19 | +20 | +20 | +20 | +19 | +20 | +20 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 56 | 57 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 55 |
| Apia | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 75 | 74 |
| Difference | +20 | +19 | +18 | +18 | +18 | +19 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 54 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 56 |
| Apia | 74 | 74 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 76 |
| Difference | +20 | +20 | +20 | +19 | +20 | +20 |
Precipitation (in) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 11.6 | 11.1 | 13.1 | 13 | 10.6 | 6.6 | 5 | 5.1 | 8.6 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 12.2 |
| Apia | 13.9 | 13.5 | 7.8 | 8.4 | 9.7 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 5.7 | 10 | 12.6 |
| Difference | +2.3 | +2.5 | -5.4 | -4.6 | -0.9 | -1.4 | -0.4 | -1 | -4.3 | -5.6 | -2 | +0.5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 11.6 | 11.1 | 13.1 | 13 | 10.6 | 6.6 |
| Apia | 13.9 | 13.5 | 7.8 | 8.4 | 9.7 | 5.1 |
| Difference | +2.3 | +2.5 | -5.4 | -4.6 | -0.9 | -1.4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 5 | 5.1 | 8.6 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 12.2 |
| Apia | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 5.7 | 10 | 12.6 |
| Difference | -0.4 | -1 | -4.3 | -5.6 | -2 | +0.5 |
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.