Quito weather by month & the best time to visit
🇪🇨 Ecuador · major city break · highland climate
The best time to visit Quito is September — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 77/100), with August and October close behind. Quito averages about 1,338 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 20°C / 68°F and roughly 50 mm of rain in September.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,338
- Sunniest month
- September
- Peak score
- 77/100
- Rain / year
- 1,196 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 9 (very high)
- Population
- 2.8M
- Elevation
- 2,389 m
When is the best time to visit Quito?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Quito is September, then August and October. The dullest month is May (58/100, 122 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Quito?
Quito isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,338 hours of sunshine a year. September (77/100) is noticeably better than May (58). It ranks #8 of 14 destinations in Ecuador for annual sunshine, below the national median of 1,353 hours. The year's 1,196 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 65 | 20° / 68°F | 11° / 52°F | 117 mm | 9 |
| February | 64 | 20° / 68°F | 11° / 52°F | 121 mm | 8 |
| March | 59 | 20° / 68°F | 11° / 52°F | 151 mm | 8 |
| April | 59 | 20° / 68°F | 11° / 52°F | 164 mm | 8 |
| May | 58 | 19° / 66°F | 11° / 52°F | 122 mm | 8 |
| June | 61 | 18° / 64°F | 10° / 50°F | 71 mm | 8 |
| July | 64 | 18° / 64°F | 10° / 50°F | 52 mm | 8 |
| August | 73 | 19° / 66°F | 9° / 48°F | 37 mm | 8 |
| September | 77 | 20° / 68°F | 10° / 50°F | 50 mm | 9 |
| October | 69 | 20° / 68°F | 11° / 52°F | 93 mm | 9 |
| November | 66 | 20° / 68°F | 11° / 52°F | 111 mm | 9 |
| December | 66 | 20° / 68°F | 11° / 52°F | 107 mm | 8 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Pasto Colombia · 206 km · best in Aug · 1,367 h sun/yr
- Guayaquil Ecuador · 283 km · best in May · 1,184 h sun/yr
- Tumbes Peru · 443 km · best in Aug · 2,148 h sun/yr
- Cali Colombia · 463 km · best in Jul · 1,520 h sun/yr
- Neiva Colombia · 482 km · best in Aug · 1,540 h sun/yr
- Armenia Colombia · 585 km · best in Jan · 1,819 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Latacunga Ecuador · 92 km · 1,338 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Tulcán Ecuador · 126 km · 1,075 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Ipiales Colombia · 133 km · 1,075 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Coca Ecuador · 157 km · 1,549 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Tachina Ecuador · 187 km · 971 h sun/yr · best in Aug
Head-to-head
How Quito compares month by month: Quito vs Guayaquil · Quito vs Pasto · Quito vs Tumbes · all comparisons
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