Best Time to Visit Quito
No month in Quito combines a mild average temperature (15–28°C) with low rainfall. The driest are September to October and December, with 50–107 mm of rain.
Quito weather by month
The wettest month in Quito is April with 164 mm of rain, and the warmest is February at an average 11°C. The coolest is July at 9°C.
| Month | Average temperature | Rainfall | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11°C / 51°F | 117 mm | Cool |
| February | 11°C / 51°F | 121 mm | Cool |
| March | 11°C / 51°F | 151 mm | Wet |
| April | 11°C / 51°F | 164 mm | Wet |
| May | 10°C / 51°F | 122 mm | Cool |
| June | 9°C / 48°F | 71 mm | Cool |
| July | 9°C / 48°F | 52 mm | Cool |
| August | 9°C / 48°F | 37 mm | Cool |
| September | 10°C / 49°F | 50 mm | Driest |
| October | 11°C / 51°F | 93 mm | Driest |
| November | 11°C / 51°F | 111 mm | Cool |
| December | 11°C / 51°F | 107 mm | Driest |
How we pick the best months
- Best: an average temperature of 15–28°C and low rainfall for Quito: under 150 mm, and no more than 136 mm, a quarter above Quito's median month (never set below 60 mm).
- If no month qualifies, we show the three driest months that average 10–30°C instead.
- Wet: 150 mm of rain or more. Rainy: more than 136 mm. Hot: 29°C or more on average. Cool: under 15°C. Cold: under 5°C.
Averages cover day and night, so afternoons are warmer than the figure shown. Weather is only one reason to pick a month: school holidays, festivals and prices matter too.
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Where these numbers come from
Monthly averages for January 2001 – December 2020 from the NASA POWER project, for the area around Mariscal Sucre International (UIO) at -0.13, -78.35. The model covers a grid about 50 km across, so a coastal or hilly spot can run a degree or two different. Retrieved 12 September 2026.
The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center (LaRC) Prediction of Worldwide Energy Resource (POWER) Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.