Weather in Quito in December 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Quito in December
The temperature in December is +17°C on average, with a range between a maximum of +20°C during the day and a minimum of +7°C at night.
The average maximum temperature goes down 23% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +17°C to +14°C.
Is Quito warm or cold in December?
Quito is typically mild in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +17°C to +17°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +9°C to +9°C.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
Take a look at how December is compared to other months in Quito:
Climate in Quito in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +17°C | +17°C | +17°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +3°C | +3°C | +2°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +24°C | +23°C | +23°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 239 mm | 244 mm | 246 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 1 m/s | 1 m/s | 1 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 77% | 78% | 77% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1022 HPa | 1022 HPa | 1022 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 25 | 26 | 26 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
December weather is still as ok as in November. The temperature levels stay the same in the area of +17°C for average maximum temperature during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 239 mm to 244 mm. Humidity rises from 77% to 78%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 1 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 1 sunny days during the month.
January brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 2 m/s getting up to 3 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Quito is gradually decreasing during December, going from 3 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last December in Quito?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Quito in December has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1988 (+19°C) and the highest in 2015 (+23°C). The driest year was 1992 with only 151 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1982 with 400 mm.
FAQ
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Monthly weather in Quito
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Quito, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2022.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.