Annual mean 15°C · wettest around January · prevailing wind NE
Warmest
21.5 °C
Coldest
18.9 °C
Wettest
71%
Windiest
4.6 m/s
Prevailing
NE
3.0 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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never good
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The average temperature in Quito over the whole year is 15°C. September is the hottest month, with highs of about 21°C; July is the coldest, with lows of about 10°C. The rainy (wet) season in Quito runs from September to May, peaking in January with a 57% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is June to August; July is the driest month, at 30%. Winds in Quito are highest in August, averaging 2.6 m/s (9 km/h), and lightest in April, at 1.7 m/s (6 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the NE. The clearest skies in Quito come in August, when the sky is typically 60% covered; March is the cloudiest month, at 80%.
Month by month Quito climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
20°C
11°C
18°C
57%
76%
2.0 m/s
74
3
79
February
20°C
11°C
18°C
55%
79%
1.9 m/s
75
3
78
March
20°C
12°C
18°C
55%
80%
1.8 m/s
75
2
79
April
20°C
12°C
18°C
51%
79%
1.7 m/s
76
4
78
May
20°C
12°C
18°C
53%
76%
1.7 m/s
75
3
79
June
19°C
11°C
18°C
35%
69%
2.0 m/s
74
3
80
July
20°C
10°C
17°C
30%
64%
2.3 m/s
72
2
81
August
20°C
10°C
17°C
37%
60%
2.6 m/s
70
3
77
September
21°C
11°C
18°C
49%
66%
2.4 m/s
74
3
78
October
21°C
11°C
19°C
46%
76%
1.9 m/s
78
4
78
November
20°C
11°C
18°C
47%
78%
1.9 m/s
78
4
78
December
20°C
11°C
18°C
49%
78%
1.9 m/s
78
3
81
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Quito weather by season
Year round, Quito has days of about 19°C at their warmest in June, its coolest month, and 21°C in September, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 10°C to 12°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 15°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around January and least likely around July. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Quito weather in winterJune to August
High 20°CLow 11°CRain 34%
Winter in Quito has typical daily highs of about 20°C and lows of about 11°C, with a 34% chance of rain on a given day.
Quito weather in springSeptember to November
High 21°CLow 11°CRain 47%
Spring in Quito has typical daily highs of about 21°C and lows of about 11°C, with a 47% chance of rain on a given day.
Quito weather in summerDecember to February
High 20°CLow 11°CRain 54%
Summer in Quito has typical daily highs of about 20°C and lows of about 11°C, with a 54% chance of rain on a given day.
Quito weather in autumnMarch to May
High 20°CLow 12°CRain 53%
Autumn in Quito has typical daily highs of about 20°C and lows of about 12°C, with a 53% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Quito?
The rainy (wet) season in Quito runs from September to May, peaking in January with a 57% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is June to August; July is the driest month, at 30%.
What time of year is Quito windiest?
Winds in Quito are highest in August, averaging 2.6 m/s (9 km/h), and lightest in April, at 1.7 m/s (6 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the NE.
What is the average temperature in Quito year round?
The average temperature in Quito over the whole year is 15°C. September is the hottest month, with highs of about 21°C; July is the coldest, with lows of about 10°C.