When to go · Quito
Quito, month by month
The best months for Quito: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep.
Month by month
- JanuaryMixedRain most afternoons; mornings clear.20 °C (68 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 13 rain days68 °F (20 °C) / 48 °F (9 °C), 13 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- FebruaryMixedWet season; Carnival weekend crowds and closures.20 °C (68 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 15 rain days68 °F (20 °C) / 48 °F (9 °C), 15 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- MarchMixedWettest stretch; plan indoor afternoons.20 °C (68 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 18 rain days68 °F (20 °C) / 48 °F (9 °C), 18 rain daysCrowds: Low · 3 festivals or holidays
- AprilMixedWet; Semana Santa processions in some years.20 °C (68 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 18 rain days68 °F (20 °C) / 50 °F (10 °C), 18 rain daysCrowds: Low · 2 festivals or holidays
- MayMixedRain easing; cool mornings.20 °C (68 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 15 rain days68 °F (20 °C) / 50 °F (10 °C), 15 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- JuneGreatDrier and sunnier; good visibility.20 °C (68 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 8 rain days68 °F (20 °C) / 48 °F (9 °C), 8 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- JulyGreatDry, windy afternoons; peak visitor month.20 °C (68 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 5 rain days68 °F (20 °C) / 46 °F (8 °C), 5 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- AugustGreatDry and sunny; keep sun cream on.21 °C (70 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 6 rain days70 °F (21 °C) / 46 °F (8 °C), 6 rain daysCrowds: High · 2 festivals or holidays
- SeptemberGreatDry season ends; still good.21 °C (70 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 10 rain days70 °F (21 °C) / 48 °F (9 °C), 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- OctoberMixedShowers return; carry a rain jacket.20 °C (68 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 15 rain days68 °F (20 °C) / 48 °F (9 °C), 15 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- NovemberMixedWet afternoons; 2 Nov holiday closures.20 °C (68 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 15 rain days68 °F (20 °C) / 48 °F (9 °C), 15 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 2 festivals or holidays
- DecemberGoodFiestas de Quito in early December; Christmas closures.20 °C (68 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 13 rain days68 °F (20 °C) / 48 °F (9 °C), 13 rain daysCrowds: High · 2 festivals or holidays
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Quito, side by side.
Verdict
Jun: Great
Jul: Great
Daytime high
Jun: 20 °C (68 °F)68 °F (20 °C)
Jul: 20 °C (68 °F)68 °F (20 °C)
Night low
Jun: 9 °C (48 °F)48 °F (9 °C)
Jul: 8 °C (46 °F)46 °F (8 °C)
Rain days
Jun: 8
Jul: 5 (better)
Crowds
Jun: High
Jul: High
Prices
Jun: High
Jul: High
Festivals listed
Jun: 1
Jul: 1
June: Drier and sunnier; good visibility.
July: Dry, windy afternoons; peak visitor month.
Quito: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.