Quito Weather in September
Quito in September
The short of it: Quito in September averages a high of 20 °C (68 °F) and a low of 7 °C (45 °F), with 67 mm (2.6 in) of rain and about 12 h 7 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 20° · low 7° · rain 67 mm · daylight 12 h 7 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: August & July
Thirty years of records give Quito an average September high of 20°, a low of 7° and some 67 mm of rain. Much like August: highs about 20°, nights near 7°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 67 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 7 min in mid-September.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates September 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and July.
Against its neighbours, Quito runs cooler than most and about as wet in September. Sangolquí, 14 km to the SE, is 2° warmer by day.
September in Quito, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus August
- about the same, 41 mm more rain
- Versus October
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 7 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
September averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SangolquíPichincha | 14 km SE | 22° | 8° | 87 mm |
| PomasquiPichincha | 21 km NNE | 23° | 9° | 44 mm |
| OyambarilloPichincha | 22 km E | 22° | 8° | 62 mm |
| MachachiPichincha | 32 km S | 20° | 6° | 69 mm |
| CayambePichincha | 52 km NE | 20° | 7° | 49 mm |
| OtavaloImbabura | 59 km NNE | 21° | 8° | 42 mm |
| CotacachiImbabura | 66 km NNE | 22° | 9° | 41 mm |
| SaquisilíCotopaxi | 70 km SSW | 19° | 6° | 34 mm |