October Weather in Quito EcuadorDaily high temperatures are around 65°F, rarely falling below 61°F or exceeding 69°F. Daily low temperatures are around 48°F, rarely falling below 45°F or exceeding 51°F. For reference, on September 19, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Quito typically range from 48°F to 66°F, while on July 15, the coldest day of the year, they range from 48°F to 65°F. The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on October. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day. Natubleng, Philippines (10,710 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Quito (view comparison). CloudsThe month of October in Quito experiences increasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy increasing from 73% to 84%. The clearest day of the month is October 1, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 27% of the time. For reference, on March 13, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 91%, while on July 30, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 49%. PrecipitationA wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Quito, the chance of a wet day over the course of October is rapidly increasing, starting the month at 36% and ending it at 43%. For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 76% on April 17, and its lowest chance is 11% on July 30. RainfallTo show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day. The average sliding 31-day rainfall during October in Quito is increasing, starting the month at 2.0 inches, when it rarely exceeds 3.2 inches or falls below 0.7 inches, and ending the month at 2.5 inches, when it rarely exceeds 4.4 inches or falls below 0.7 inches. SunOver the course of October in Quito, the length of the day is essentially constant. The shortest day of the month is October 1, with 12 hours, 7 minutes of daylight and the longest day is October 31, with 12 hours, 7 minutes of daylight. The latest sunrise of the month in Quito is 6:00 AM on October 1 and the earliest sunrise is 6 minutes earlier at 5:54 AM on October 31. The latest sunset is 6:06 PM on October 1 and the earliest sunset is 5 minutes earlier at 6:01 PM on October 31. Daylight saving time is not observed in Quito during 2024. For reference, on December 21, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 6:08 AM and sets 12 hours, 8 minutes later, at 6:16 PM, while on June 20, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 6:12 AM and sets 12 hours, 7 minutes later, at 6:19 PM. The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation. MoonThe figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for October 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.
HumidityWe base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night. The chance that a given day will be muggy in Quito is essentially constant during October, remaining around 0% throughout. WindThis section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages. The average hourly wind speed in Quito is essentially constant during October, remaining within 0.1 miles per hour of 3.4 miles per hour throughout. For reference, on July 31, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 5.5 miles per hour, while on April 17, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 2.9 miles per hour. The lowest daily average wind speed during October is 3.3 miles per hour on October 15. The wind direction in Quito during October is predominantly out of the east from October 1 to October 22 and the west from October 22 to October 31. Growing SeasonDefinitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere). Temperatures in Quito are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year. Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F. The average accumulated growing degree days in Quito are gradually increasing during October, increasing by 167°F, from 567°F to 735°F, over the course of the month. Solar EnergyThis section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation. The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Quito is gradually decreasing during October, falling by 0.6 kWh, from 5.6 kWh to 5.1 kWh, over the course of the month. TopographyFor the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Quito are -0.230 deg latitude, -78.525 deg longitude, and 9,364 ft elevation. The topography within 2 miles of Quito contains large variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 2,776 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 9,756 feet. Within 10 miles contains large variations in elevation (8,606 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (18,576 feet). The area within 2 miles of Quito is covered by trees (52%) and grassland (43%), within 10 miles by grassland (41%) and trees (41%), and within 50 miles by trees (52%) and grassland (25%). Data SourcesThis report illustrates the typical weather in Quito, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016. Temperature and Dew PointThere are 2 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Quito. For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Quito according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations. The estimated value at Quito is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Quito and a given station. The stations contributing to this reconstruction are:
To get a sense of how much these sources agree with each other, you can view a comparison of Quito and the stations that contribute to our estimates of its temperature history and climate. Please note that each source's contribution is adjusted for elevation and the relative change present in the MERRA-2 data. Other DataAll data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus. All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid. Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database . Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com . Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors. DisclaimerThe information on this site is provided as is, without any assurances as to its accuracy or suitability for any purpose. Weather data is prone to errors, outages, and other defects. We assume no responsibility for any decisions made on the basis of the content presented on this site. We draw particular cautious attention to our reliance on the MERRA-2 model-based reconstructions for a number of important data series. While having the tremendous advantages of temporal and spatial completeness, these reconstructions: (1) are based on computer models that may have model-based errors, (2) are coarsely sampled on a 50 km grid and are therefore unable to reconstruct the local variations of many microclimates, and (3) have particular difficulty with the weather in some coastal areas, especially small islands. We further caution that our travel scores are only as good as the data that underpin them, that weather conditions at any given location and time are unpredictable and variable, and that the definition of the scores reflects a particular set of preferences that may not agree with those of any particular reader. Please review our full terms contained on our Terms of Service page. |