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Quito vs Durban
Comparing Quito change · Durban change
Durban is the warmer of the two — about 3°C on the annual average; Quito is the wetter, with 2016 mm more rain a year, and Durban the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Quito and Durban, in everyday terms.
Summers
Durban has much hotter summers
Quito: Mild
Durban: Warm
Winters
Quito has milder winters
Quito: Mild
Durban: Mild
Rain & snow
Quito is much wetter
Quito: Very wet
Durban: Wet
Sky
Durban is sunnier
Quito: Often grey
Durban: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Durban is the warmer of the two — about 3°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Quito is the wetter — about 2016 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Durban 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) Durban 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 |
| Durban | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 |
| Difference | +7 | +8 | +7 | +5 | +3 | +1 | — | -1 | — | +2 | +4 | +6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
| Durban | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
| Difference | +7 | +8 | +7 | +5 | +3 | +1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Durban | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 |
| Difference | — | -1 | — | +2 | +4 | +6 |
Avg low (°C) Durban 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 |
| Durban | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | +7 | +7 | +6 | +3 | — | -2 | -2 | +1 | +2 | +4 | +5 | +6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Durban | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 11 |
| Difference | +7 | +7 | +6 | +3 | — | -2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Durban | 11 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -2 | +1 | +2 | +4 | +5 | +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 |
| Durban | 128 | 118 | 120 | 115 | 27 | 31 | 63 | 36 | 52 | 106 | 119 | 116 |
| Difference | -167 | -163 | -214 | -215 | -243 | -135 | -63 | -93 | -167 | -180 | -184 | -193 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 294 | 281 | 334 | 329 | 270 | 166 |
| Durban | 128 | 118 | 120 | 115 | 27 | 31 |
| Difference | -167 | -163 | -214 | -215 | -243 | -135 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 126 | 129 | 219 | 286 | 303 | 309 |
| Durban | 63 | 36 | 52 | 106 | 119 | 116 |
| Difference | -63 | -93 | -167 | -180 | -184 | -193 |
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 |
| Durban | 73 | 69 | 63 | 55 | 44 | 39 | 37 | 46 | 56 | 70 | 76 | 76 |
| Difference | -8 | -15 | -25 | -30 | -37 | -36 | -35 | -25 | -19 | -11 | -6 | -5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 |
| Durban | 73 | 69 | 63 | 55 | 44 | 39 |
| Difference | -8 | -15 | -25 | -30 | -37 | -36 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Durban | 37 | 46 | 56 | 70 | 76 | 76 |
| Difference | -35 | -25 | -19 | -11 | -6 | -5 |
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 |
| Durban | 82 | 81 | 80 | 77 | 73 | 69 | 70 | 74 | 78 | 80 | 81 | 83 |
| Difference | -4 | -6 | -7 | -9 | -11 | -12 | -8 | -1 | +2 | — | — | -2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 |
| Durban | 82 | 81 | 80 | 77 | 73 | 69 |
| Difference | -4 | -6 | -7 | -9 | -11 | -12 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Durban | 70 | 74 | 78 | 80 | 81 | 83 |
| Difference | -8 | -1 | +2 | — | — | -2 |
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 → · Durban 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.
Durban
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 28 years of daily observations at Durban Intl, a weather station, about 15 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.