Guayaquil vs Quito: which is better, month by month

Quito beats Guayaquil in 7 of 12 months — its lead peaks in February (60 vs 43) — while Guayaquil wins October to December; they are within 3 points in August to September.

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

Guayaquil

🇪🇨 Ecuador · tropical climate

Best month: August 81/100
Months won: 3 of 12

Quito

🇪🇨 Ecuador · mild climate

Best month: August 81/100
Months won: 7 of 12

Guayaquil vs Quito — all 12 months

Month	Guayaquil	Quito	Winner	Gap
January	54Dsweltering, soaked, clean air	62Cnice, soaked, clean air	Quito	8
February	43Fsweltering, soaked, clean air	60Cnice, soaked, clean air	Quito	17
March	41Fsweltering, soaked, clean air	57Dnice, soaked, clean air	Quito	16
April	45Fsweltering, soaked, clean air	58Dnice, soaked, clean air	Quito	13
May	58Dsweltering, soaked, clean air	66Cnice, soaked, clean air	Quito	8
June	69Csweltering, rainy, clean air	74Bnice, soaked, clean air	Quito	5
July	76Bsweltering, a little rain, clean air	80Anice, rainy, clean air	Quito	4
August	81Asweltering, a little rain, clean air	81Anice, rainy, clean air	Tie	0
September	75Bsweltering, a little rain, clean air	76Bnice, soaked, clean air	Tie	1
October	73Bsweltering, a little rain, clean air	65Cnice, soaked, clean air	Guayaquil	8
November	79Bsweltering, a little rain, clean air	64Cnice, soaked, clean air	Guayaquil	15
December	67Csweltering, a little rain, clean air	60Cnice, soaked, clean air	Guayaquil	7

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is February (43 vs 60). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.