Weather in Quito in January 2025
- January is usually the coldest month of the year in Quito;
Average weather
Average temperature in Quito in January
The temperature in January is +17°C on average, with a range between a maximum of +19°C during the day and a minimum of +6°C at night.
The average maximum temperature goes down 31% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +19°C to +15°C.
Is Quito warm or cold in January?
Quito is typically mild in January.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +17°C to +17°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +9°C to +9°C.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
January is the coldest month in Quito, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Quito in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +17°C | +17°C | +17°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +3°C | +2°C | +5°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +23°C | +23°C | +23°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 244 mm | 246 mm | 237 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 1 m/s | 1 m/s | 1 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 78% | 77% | 78% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1022 HPa | 1022 HPa | 1022 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 26 | 26 | 24 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
January weather is still as ok as in December. 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 244 mm to 246 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 78% to 77%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during January, staying around 1 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 1 sunny days during the month.
February 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 January, going from 3 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last January in Quito?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Quito in January has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1989 (+18°C) and the highest in 2016 (+23°C). The driest year was 2013 with only 119 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2023 with 404 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.