South America · City travel

Best time to visit Quito

Mid Jul–Early Sep is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 18.3°C, with 2.6 rainy days per 10 days.

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Scenery of Quito
Photo: Asamblea Nacional del Ecuador (CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons)

Season calendar

Conditions vary little through the year (a 17.3-point range). Choose dates that suit your plans rather than relying on the color band.

Quito season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Fair (season score 36.2)Mid Jan: Fair (season score 35.0)Late Jan: Fair (season score 37.3)Early Feb: Fair (season score 33.9)Mid Feb: Off-season (season score 27.4)Late Feb: Off-season (season score 26.1)Early Mar: Off-season (season score 26.2)Mid Mar: Off-season (season score 21.3)Late Mar: Off-season (season score 26.5)Early Apr: Off-season (season score 24.8)Mid Apr: Off-season (season score 27.3)Late Apr: Off-season (season score 27.0)Early May: Fair (season score 33.1)Mid May: Okay (season score 43.5)Late May: Okay (season score 45.4)Early Jun: Okay (season score 51.7)Mid Jun: Okay (season score 56.6)Late Jun: Good (season score 66.1)Early Jul: Good (season score 71.1)Mid Jul: Great (season score 73.0)Late Jul: Great (season score 76.1)Early Aug: Great (season score 78.7)Mid Aug: Great (season score 76.8)Late Aug: Great (season score 75.4)Early Sep: Great (season score 73.8)Mid Sep: Good (season score 71.2)Late Sep: Good (season score 60.8)Early Oct: Okay (season score 54.4)Mid Oct: Okay (season score 51.8)Late Oct: Okay (season score 46.8)Early Nov: Okay (season score 50.9)Mid Nov: Okay (season score 47.3)Late Nov: Okay (season score 46.8)Early Dec: Okay (season score 47.5)Mid Dec: Okay (season score 43.2)Late Dec: Okay (season score 48.9)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest

Japan MOFA travel advice

Japan MOFA travel advice: Level 1 (Exercise caution)

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Climate and season score by month

MonthLevelDaytime highRainy days
(per 10 days)
Cloud cover
JanuaryFair15.7°C7.781.5%
FebruaryFair15.6°C8.585.0%
MarchOff-season15.7°C8.688.4%
AprilOff-season16.2°C8.685.2%
MayFair16.9°C7.581.1%
JuneGood17.3°C5.476.0%
JulyGreat17.9°C3.171.4%
AugustGreat18.5°C2.470.9%
SeptemberGood18.4°C3.574.6%
OctoberOkay17.1°C6.181.2%
NovemberOkay16.3°C6.581.4%
DecemberOkay16.1°C6.780.6%

How the score works

The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.

Data: NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.