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Quito vs Johannesburg
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Quito and Johannesburg have nearly identical year-round temperatures; Quito is the wetter, with 2260 mm more rain a year, and Johannesburg the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Quito and Johannesburg, in everyday terms.
Summers
Johannesburg has hotter summers
Quito: Mild
Johannesburg: Warm
Winters
Quito has much milder winters
Quito: Mild
Johannesburg: Cool
Rain & snow
Quito is much wetter
Quito: Very wet
Johannesburg: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Johannesburg is far sunnier
Quito: Often grey
Johannesburg: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Quito and Johannesburg run remarkably close all year.
Precipitation
Quito is the wetter — about 2260 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Johannesburg 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 |
| Johannesburg | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| Difference | +6 | +6 | +5 | +2 | -1 | -3 | -4 | -1 | +2 | +5 | +6 | +6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
| Johannesburg | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 20 |
| Difference | +6 | +6 | +5 | +2 | -1 | -3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Johannesburg | 20 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| Difference | -4 | -1 | +2 | +5 | +6 | +6 |
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 |
| Johannesburg | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 |
| Difference | +3 | +2 | — | -3 | -6 | -7 | -7 | -5 | -2 | — | +1 | +2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Johannesburg | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 5 |
| Difference | +3 | +2 | — | -3 | -6 | -7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Johannesburg | 5 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 |
| Difference | -7 | -5 | -2 | — | +1 | +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 |
| Johannesburg | 134 | 125 | 104 | 47 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 77 | 144 | 122 |
| Difference | -160 | -155 | -229 | -282 | -263 | -164 | -122 | -126 | -204 | -209 | -159 | -187 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 294 | 281 | 334 | 329 | 270 | 166 |
| Johannesburg | 134 | 125 | 104 | 47 | 7 | 3 |
| Difference | -160 | -155 | -229 | -282 | -263 | -164 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 126 | 129 | 219 | 286 | 303 | 309 |
| Johannesburg | 4 | 3 | 15 | 77 | 144 | 122 |
| Difference | -122 | -126 | -204 | -209 | -159 | -187 |
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 |
| Johannesburg | 61 | 57 | 50 | 40 | 25 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 29 | 47 | 58 | 65 |
| Difference | -20 | -27 | -38 | -45 | -56 | -55 | -54 | -50 | -47 | -34 | -23 | -16 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 |
| Johannesburg | 61 | 57 | 50 | 40 | 25 | 20 |
| Difference | -20 | -27 | -38 | -45 | -56 | -55 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Johannesburg | 18 | 21 | 29 | 47 | 58 | 65 |
| Difference | -54 | -50 | -47 | -34 | -23 | -16 |
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 |
| Johannesburg | 65 | 64 | 64 | 61 | 54 | 54 | 50 | 44 | 40 | 49 | 57 | 63 |
| Difference | -21 | -23 | -23 | -25 | -30 | -27 | -28 | -31 | -37 | -31 | -25 | -21 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 |
| Johannesburg | 65 | 64 | 64 | 61 | 54 | 54 |
| Difference | -21 | -23 | -23 | -25 | -30 | -27 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Johannesburg | 50 | 44 | 40 | 49 | 57 | 63 |
| Difference | -28 | -31 | -37 | -31 | -25 | -21 |
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 → · Johannesburg 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.
Johannesburg
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 24 years of daily observations at Pretoria/irene, a weather station, about 36 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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