Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador climate
Average temperatures, precipitation and all-time records for Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador, with every day graded against ~46 years of local climate history (1980–2026). Its warmest month is August, averaging a high of 18°C, and its coldest is July, with an average low of 9°C.
Quito, officially San Francisco de Quito, is the capital and second-largest city of Ecuador, with an estimated population of 2.8 million in its metropolitan area. It is also the capital of the province of Pichincha. via Wikipedia
Quito average temperatures by month
Typical daily high and low, and average precipitation, for each month in Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador, based on 1980–2026 records. The wettest month is January (10 mm on an average day).
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Avg precip |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 17°C | 10°C | 10 mm |
| February | 17°C | 10°C | 10 mm |
| March | 17°C | 10°C | 10 mm |
| April | 17°C | 10°C | 10 mm |
| May | 17°C | 10°C | 8 mm |
| June | 18°C | 10°C | 5 mm |
| July | 18°C | 9°C | 3 mm |
| August | 18°C | 10°C | 5 mm |
| September | 18°C | 10°C | 8 mm |
| October | 17°C | 10°C | 10 mm |
| November | 17°C | 10°C | 10 mm |
| December | 17°C | 10°C | 10 mm |
Each bar spans the 10th-percentile daily low to the 90th-percentile daily high (the range most days fall within), coloured cold → hot on a shared -23°C to 46°C scale, so the whole year's rhythm reads at a glance.
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Record extremes
- Hottest day on record: 23°C on 2015-12-30
- Coldest day on record: 2°C on 2007-12-05
Percentiles compare each day to Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador's own history, so grades are relative to this location: a “Near Record” day here isn't the same temperature as elsewhere. How the grades work →