Year heatmap
One city, twelve months: how the weather rates, how crowded and expensive it gets, and what is on. Tap a month to see what each cell is based on.
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Quito across the year
Best-looking months for Quito: Jun, Jul, Sep.
- JanMixedMediumMedium1 event
- FebMixedMediumMedium1 event
- MarMixedLowMedium3 events
- AprMixedLowLow2 events
- MayMixedLowLow1 event
- JunGreatHighHigh1 event
- JulGreatHighHigh1 event
- AugGreatHighHigh2 events
- SepGreatMediumMedium1 event
- OctMixedLowMedium1 event
- NovMixedMediumMedium2 events
- DecGoodHighHigh2 events
Green is good news, amber needs planning, red is a month to avoid. A dashed grey cell with a question mark means our data does not say: it is left unknown, never filled in. Crowd and price levels come from the country's month table, so they are the same for every city in it.
March in Quito
Typical highs 20°C (68°F)68°F (20°C), lows 9°C (48°F)48°F (9°C), rain on about 18 days.
- WeatherMixed
- Wettest stretch; plan indoor afternoons. Typical highs around 20 °C, lows around 9 °C, rain on about 18 days.Based on: Voykit month rating for Quito
- CrowdsLow
- Low crowd level: Ecuador overall. Wettest Andes month; Galápagos water warmest; Easter week (check) fills buses.Based on: Ecuador overall month table, not a city measurement
- PricesMedium
- Medium price level: Ecuador overall.Based on: Ecuador overall month table, not a city measurement
- Events3 events
- 3 listed: Carnival; Semana Santa (Holy Week); Holy Week and Good Friday.Based on: Festival and holiday lists
What is on
- Carnival (Monday and Tuesday before Ash Wednesday)checkWater balloons, foam and roadblocks; some places close for two days.
- Semana Santa (Holy Week) (Week before Easter)checkPalm Sunday blessing, fanesca soup on Good Friday, and the Jesús del Gran Poder procession.
- Holy Week and Good Friday (Mar or Apr (check))Quito's purple-robed procession; fanesca soup everywhere.