Quito climate

Quito Weather in May

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Quito, 1991-2020; a grid cell is an area average and can differ from a thermometer in town by several degrees

Average highs run from 23°C on May 1 to 23°C on May 31, and lows from 14°C to 13°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 140 mm over about 22 wet days.

May day by day

The normal high and low for each date, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Quito, in °C, with the record for each date.1015202530151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

May at a glance

Average high
23°C
Average low
14°C
Precipitation
140 mm
Reanalysis high
27°CMay 14, 2007
Reanalysis low
11°CMay 11, 1995
Daylight
12 h 06 min to 12 h 06 min
Cloud cover
84%
Humidity
84%
Dew point
14°C
Wind
7.2 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowReanalysis highReanalysis lowChance wet
May 123°C14°C26°C 201913°C 199685%
May 223°C14°C26°C 201913°C 200284%
May 323°C14°C25°C 201112°C 199583%
May 423°C14°C25°C 201913°C 199682%
May 523°C14°C25°C 201912°C 199482%
May 623°C14°C25°C 200413°C 200282%
May 723°C14°C26°C 201512°C 199182%
May 823°C14°C26°C 201513°C 199180%
May 923°C14°C26°C 201012°C 200980%
May 1023°C14°C26°C 201112°C 200980%
May 1123°C14°C26°C 200711°C 199576%
May 1223°C14°C26°C 200712°C 199574%
May 1323°C14°C26°C 201612°C 200674%
May 1423°C14°C27°C 200712°C 200674%
May 1523°C14°C26°C 200712°C 200974%
May 1623°C14°C27°C 201012°C 200673%
May 1723°C14°C25°C 202012°C 199974%
May 1823°C14°C26°C 199812°C 200673%
May 1923°C14°C26°C 199812°C 199673%
May 2023°C14°C26°C 202012°C 201572%
May 2123°C14°C26°C 201612°C 199970%
May 2223°C14°C26°C 201612°C 200969%
May 2323°C14°C26°C 201612°C 199669%
May 2423°C14°C25°C 201713°C 201169%
May 2523°C14°C26°C 202012°C 199268%
May 2623°C14°C26°C 201412°C 200070%
May 2723°C14°C26°C 201612°C 200470%
May 2823°C14°C26°C 200512°C 201168%
May 2923°C14°C26°C 200512°C 200067%
May 3023°C13°C26°C 200611°C 200166%
May 3123°C13°C25°C 201812°C 200165%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Quito, in percent.0204060801001102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT-5).

May 1
sunrise 6:08 AM, sunset 6:14 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:09 AM, sunset 6:15 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.