Quito Weather in April
Quito in April
The short of it: Quito in April averages a high of 19 °C (66 °F) and a low of 8 °C (46 °F), with 146 mm (5.7 in) of rain and about 12 h 6 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 19° · low 8° · rain 146 mm · daylight 12 h 6 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: August & July
April in Quito brings afternoons near 19° and nights around 8°, with about 146 mm of rain over the month. Much like March: highs about 19°, nights near 8°. Easy travelling weather. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 146 mm.
The sun is up for about 12 h 6 min in mid-April.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates April 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and July.
Against its neighbours, Quito runs cooler than most and wetter than most in April. Sangolquí, 14 km to the SE, is 2° warmer by day.
April in Quito, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus March
- about the same, 0.0 mm more rain
- Versus May
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 6 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
April averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SangolquíPichincha | 14 km SE | 21° | 9° | 159 mm |
| PomasquiPichincha | 21 km NNE | 21° | 10° | 123 mm |
| OyambarilloPichincha | 22 km E | 20° | 9° | 132 mm |
| MachachiPichincha | 32 km S | 19° | 7° | 123 mm |
| CayambePichincha | 52 km NE | 19° | 8° | 110 mm |
| OtavaloImbabura | 59 km NNE | 20° | 9° | 115 mm |
| CotacachiImbabura | 66 km NNE | 20° | 10° | 113 mm |
| SaquisilíCotopaxi | 70 km SSW | 18° | 7° | 79 mm |