Ecuador
Pichincha
Pichincha is one of the 24 regions of Ecuador; its largest place is Quito.
Best timeJul–Sep
Best weather in OctoberSangolquí 57
October: highs16° – 27°
Rain this month, on average132mm
Mean of its 9 best-known places. Best: Jul–Sep.
Pichincha at a glance
The atlas follows 993 places here month by month, with 14 mountains and 3 monuments; across the most visited of them, the best months are July, August and September.
When to go to Pichincha
The best places of every month here, and the average climate of the best-known ones.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 47 | 47 | 44 | 45 | 49 | 53 | 58 | 62 | 58 | 49 | 46 | 47 |
| High | 18° | 18° | 18° | 18° | 18° | 18° | 18° | 19° | 19° | 18° | 18° | 18° |
| Low | 11° | 11° | 11° | 11° | 11° | 11° | 11° | 11° | 11° | 11° | 11° | 11° |
| Rain (mm) | 152 | 174 | 218 | 227 | 149 | 75 | 38 | 38 | 93 | 132 | 142 | 144 |
Places in Pichincha
The best-known places with their score this month; every town and village is in the A to Z list below.
43OctoberQuito
1.76M people
16° / 9°185 mm
47OctoberMachachi
24k people
16° / 8°140 mm
57October
Sangolquí
97k people
18° / 10°108 mm
51OctoberCayambe
45k people
17° / 8°118 mm
40OctoberPuerto Quito
3,833 people
27° / 21°85 mm
53October
Pomasqui
29k people
18° / 11°142 mm
55October
Oyambarillo
8,000 people
18° / 10°114 mm
56OctoberGuayllabamba
Jul–Sep
20° / 12°97 mm
8 districts, each with all of its towns and villages
Cantón Mejía141 places · 24k · Machachi
Canton Pedro Vicente Maldonado12 places · Pedro Vicente Maldonado
Cantón Rumiñahui60 places · 97k · Sangolquí
Cayambe103 places · 45k · Cayambe
Pedro Moncayo40 places · Tabacundo
Puerto Quito36 places · 3,833 · Puerto Quito
Quito525 places · 1.8M · Quito
San Miguel De Los Bancos32 places · Mindo
More towns and villages of Pichincha · 44
Boca de ChilaBorneoCañoneroCarmelaCarmelaCasitasChacaúcoChiguilpeConstanciaConsumuloEl CarmenEl MiradorEl PorvenirGermaniaGloria MaríaGuadalupeGuayabalHacienda TungaLa CeibaLa EstanciaLa FavoritaLa GrimpolaLa PalmaLa PrimaveraLa ZarumeñaLas GolondrinasLeliaLeliaManipiliMaría TeresaMechichiPaíses BajosPalmarPaquimaroPuerto IlaPuerto NaranjoSanta DoroteaSanta InésSumaTangaicheTantiTarabitaTelegrafistasVilla Aidita
Pichincha from above
Every place scored for the month you pick: comfortable temperatures, dry days and clear skies.
OctoberMonth scores for Pichincha
Photo: Asamblea Nacional del Ecuador · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Photo: Jdklub at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Nature in Pichincha
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals of Ecuador seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
Outdoors in Pichincha
Culture in Pichincha
QuitoBuilt 1534
Parque El EjidoBuilt 1535
Historic Center of Quito
Museum
La Capilla del HombreBuilt 2000
Museum
City MuseumBuilt 1998The festival year
What's on in Pichincha
Getting to Pichincha
Mariscal Sucre International AirportUIO · Quito
22 kmCotopaxi International AirportLTX · Quito
76 kmLieutenant Colonel Luis A. Mantilla International AirportTUA · Quito
147 kmChimbacalleQuito
1.4 kmMachachiMachachi
3.3 kmTowns in Pichincha from A to Z
The 9 main places; every village is listed on its district's page.
Other regions of Ecuador
Azuay941Bolívar61Canar277Carchi374Chimborazo Province217Cotopaxi327El Oro526Esmeraldas841Galápagos31Guayas1,262Imbabura300Loja2,244Los Ríos279Manabí372Morona-Santiago Province229Napo72Orellana Province81Pastaza Province90Santa Elena16Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas113Sucumbíos352Tungurahua Province280Zamora Chinchipe300