January in Quito — workable with trade-offs
Trade-offs · 6.5/10Temperatures hover around 17°C (63°F) — the kind of month where neither heat nor cold forces the schedule.
129 mm of rain signals a properly wet month, with only about 13 days with 6+ hours of sunshine to count on — build indoor options into the schedule.
That is 6.5/10 on the same scale — 7th of 12 months, versus 9.1/10 for the best month here.
Expect mid-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella.
If your dates are flexible, September is materially better in Quito — 2.6 points higher on the same scale.
February in Quito: mixed conditions, plan around the weather
Trade-offs · 6.2/10Temperatures hover around 18°C (64°F) — the kind of month where neither heat nor cold forces the schedule.
137 mm of rain signals a properly wet month, with only about 10 days with 6+ hours of sunshine to count on — build indoor options into the schedule.
That is 6.2/10 on the same scale — 10th of 12 months, versus 9.1/10 for the best month here.
Budget for low-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella.
If your dates are flexible, September is materially better in Quito — 2.9 points higher on the same scale.
March in Quito: mixed conditions, plan around the weather
Trade-offs · 5.7/10March averages 18°C (64°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
At 192 mm this is a genuinely wet month: about 10 days with 6+ hours of sunshine in total, and outdoor plans need an indoor fallback.
It scores 5.7/10 here, 11th of 12 months, against 9.1/10 in the destination's best month.
Figure on low-season pricing, with crowds are light for this destination.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella.
Flexible dates? September scores 3.4 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
April in Quito: mixed conditions, plan around the weather
Trade-offs · 5.7/10Temperatures hover around 18°C (64°F) — the kind of month where neither heat nor cold forces the schedule.
198 mm of rain signals a properly wet month, with only about 11 days with 6+ hours of sunshine to count on — build indoor options into the schedule.
That is 5.7/10 on the same scale — 12th of 12 months, versus 9.1/10 for the best month here.
Budget for low-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella.
If your dates are flexible, September is materially better in Quito — 3.4 points higher on the same scale.
May in Quito — workable with trade-offs
Trade-offs · 6.4/10May averages 18°C (65°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
At 131 mm this is a genuinely wet month: about 11 days with 6+ hours of sunshine in total, and outdoor plans need an indoor fallback.
It scores 6.4/10 here, 8th of 12 months, against 9.1/10 in the destination's best month.
Plan for low-season pricing, with crowds are light for this destination.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella.
Flexible dates? September scores 2.7 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
June holds up well in Quito — 6th best month
Good · 7.3/10Temperatures hover around 18°C (64°F) — the kind of month where neither heat nor cold forces the schedule.
Budget for roughly 83 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 11 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 12 hours of daylight to work around it.
That is 7.3/10 on the same scale — 6th of 12 months, versus 9.1/10 for the best month here.
Expect mid-season pricing, and crowds are moderate.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a packable rain layer.
If your dates are flexible, September is materially better in Quito — 1.8 points higher on the same scale.
July in Quito — reliably good (3rd best month)
Good · 8/10Temperatures hover around 18°C (64°F) — the kind of month where neither heat nor cold forces the schedule.
Budget for roughly 62 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 12 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 12 hours of daylight to work around it.
That is 8/10 on the same scale — 3rd of 12 months, versus 9.1/10 for the best month here.
Budget for mid-season pricing, and this is one of the busiest months here.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a packable rain layer.
August ranks 2nd of 12 for Quito — one of the best windows
Best window · 9/10August averages 18°C (64°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
Expect 33 mm of rain — occasional showers rather than washed-out days — alongside about 15 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 12 daylight hours.
A 9/10 puts this among the year's best months in Quito (2nd of 12); only September scores higher, at 9.1/10.
Figure on peak pricing, with this is one of the busiest months here. You are paying the year's highest rates for the year's best conditions — book early or shift a few weeks either side.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening.
September in Quito tops the year's climate scores
Best window · 9.1/10September averages 19°C (65°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
Expect 35 mm of rain — occasional showers rather than washed-out days — alongside about 17 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 12 daylight hours.
On our climate-comfort scale this is the top-ranked month of the year for Quito at 9.1/10 — the reference point every other month on this page is measured against.
Figure on peak pricing, with crowds are moderate. You are paying the year's highest rates for the year's best conditions — book early or shift a few weeks either side.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening.
October in Quito — reliably good (5th best month)
Good · 7.8/10Temperatures hover around 18°C (65°F) — the kind of month where neither heat nor cold forces the schedule.
Budget for roughly 80 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 16 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 12 hours of daylight to work around it.
That is 7.8/10 on the same scale — 5th of 12 months, versus 9.1/10 for the best month here.
Budget for mid-season pricing, and crowds are moderate.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a packable rain layer.
November in Quito — reliably good (4th best month)
Good · 7.9/10Temperatures hover around 18°C (64°F) — the kind of month where neither heat nor cold forces the schedule.
Budget for roughly 73 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 16 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 12 hours of daylight to work around it.
That is 7.9/10 on the same scale — 4th of 12 months, versus 9.1/10 for the best month here.
Budget for mid-season pricing, and crowds are moderate.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a packable rain layer.
December in Quito — middling scores, decent value
Trade-offs · 6.3/10December averages 18°C (64°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
At 139 mm this is a genuinely wet month: about 12 days with 6+ hours of sunshine in total, and outdoor plans need an indoor fallback.
It scores 6.3/10 here, 9th of 12 months, against 9.1/10 in the destination's best month.
Plan for mid-season pricing, with crowds are light for this destination.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella.
Flexible dates? September scores 2.8 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
