Pichincha Province · Ecuador
Quito in October
In October, Quito averages a daytime high of 23 °C and a night-time low of 9 °C, with about 91 mm of rain over the month. It falls outside Quito's most comfortable months, July to September.
- Average high
- 23 °C
- Average low
- 9 °C
- Rain in the month
- 91 mm
- Daylight on 15 Oct
- 12 h 10 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 127
When to go
How October compares with the rest of the year in Quito
October is tied for the warmest month in Quito by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 22 °C to 23 °C and the lows from 9 °C to 10 °C. By day, October is 1 °C cooler than September, and November is about the same as October.
October brings 91 mm of rain, less than the monthly average of 175 mm (2098 mm a year); it is the 9th wettest month.
On 15 October the sun is up for about 12 h 10 min, against 12 h 10 min at the shortest and 12 h 10 min at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 23 °C | 10 °C | 226 mm | |
| February | 22 °C | 10 °C | 300 mm | |
| March | 22 °C | 10 °C | 322 mm | |
| April | 23 °C | 10 °C | 345 mm | |
| May | 23 °C | 10 °C | 275 mm | |
| June | 22 °C | 10 °C | 101 mm | |
| July | 23 °C | 9 °C | 55 mm | Yes |
| August | 23 °C | 9 °C | 42 mm | Yes |
| September | 23 °C | 9 °C | 65 mm | Yes |
| October | 23 °C | 9 °C | 91 mm | |
| November | 22 °C | 9 °C | 135 mm | |
| December | 22 °C | 9 °C | 140 mm |
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
When to go
Is October a good time to visit Quito?
Not by the measure used here: about 91 mm of rain is 80 mm or more. The comfortable months in Quito are July to September; the nearest are September, before, and July, after.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
Public holidays in Ecuador in October
Nationwide public holidays; shops and offices may close on these dates.
When to go
Destinations near Quito that are comfortable in October
Within 300 km, nearest first, by the same measure.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Quito
This guide lists 127 places to stay in Quito, hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 27; 1–3 km, 30; 3–10 km, 51; 10 km or more, 19.
Sources: climate from CRU TS v4.10 (Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia; Open Database License), 1991–2020 averages; day length calculated from the latitude; public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.