The most comfortable time to visit Cuenca is from September to June. For walking, any time of year works. Sunbathing weather is not what it offers.
When to go five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
Sun is not what Cuenca is for: the Sunbathing rating tops out at 12, mostly because it is too cool. The clearest skies come in January, when the sky is typically 76% covered at midday (often cloudy).
The being outside season here runs from September to June. It peaks in mid November, at 74. The weakest stretch is in July, when it drops to 44, mostly because it is too cold.
For walking, Cuenca rates Good or better all year. It is at its best in mid July, at 83.
The year, measured
The average temperature in Cuenca over the whole year is 15°C. November is the hottest month, with highs of about 21°C; August is the coldest, with lows of about 10°C. The rainy (wet) season in Cuenca runs from October to May, peaking in March with a 63% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is June to September; July is the driest month, at 28%. Winds in Cuenca are highest in August, averaging 2.8 m/s (10 km/h), and lightest in March, at 2.1 m/s (8 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the E. The clearest skies in Cuenca come in September, when the sky is typically 75% covered; March is the cloudiest month, at 86%.
Month by month Cuenca climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
| Month | High | Low | Feels like | Chance of rain | Cloud | Wind | Being outside | Sun | Walking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 19°C | 12°C | 17°C | 49% | 81% | 2.3 m/s | 69 | 3 | 81 |
| February | 20°C | 13°C | 18°C | 52% | 84% | 2.3 m/s | 71 | 3 | 80 |
| March | 19°C | 13°C | 18°C | 63% | 86% | 2.1 m/s | 70 | 2 | 79 |
| April | 19°C | 13°C | 17°C | 59% | 84% | 2.1 m/s | 69 | 3 | 80 |
| May | 19°C | 12°C | 17°C | 52% | 81% | 2.2 m/s | 67 | 2 | 79 |
| June | 18°C | 11°C | 16°C | 38% | 80% | 2.5 m/s | 59 | 3 | 80 |
| July | 17°C | 11°C | 14°C | 28% | 80% | 2.7 m/s | 45 | 3 | 81 |
| August | 18°C | 10°C | 15°C | 33% | 76% | 2.8 m/s | 52 | 3 | 82 |
| September | 19°C | 11°C | 17°C | 33% | 75% | 2.6 m/s | 59 | 5 | 79 |
| October | 20°C | 12°C | 18°C | 50% | 79% | 2.2 m/s | 69 | 3 | 79 |
| November | 21°C | 13°C | 19°C | 52% | 79% | 2.3 m/s | 70 | 7 | 75 |
| December | 20°C | 12°C | 18°C | 49% | 81% | 2.2 m/s | 71 | 3 | 80 |
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Cuenca weather by season
Year round, Cuenca has days of about 17°C at their warmest in July, its coolest month, and 21°C in November, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 10°C to 13°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 15°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around March and least likely around July. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Cuenca weather in winterJune to August
Winter in Cuenca has typical daily highs of about 18°C and lows of about 11°C, with a 33% chance of rain on a given day.
Cuenca weather in springSeptember to November
Spring in Cuenca has typical daily highs of about 20°C and lows of about 12°C, with a 45% chance of rain on a given day.
Cuenca weather in summerDecember to February
Summer in Cuenca has typical daily highs of about 20°C and lows of about 12°C, with a 50% chance of rain on a given day.
Cuenca weather in autumnMarch to May
Autumn in Cuenca has typical daily highs of about 19°C and lows of about 13°C, with a 58% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Cuenca?
The rainy (wet) season in Cuenca runs from October to May, peaking in March with a 63% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is June to September; July is the driest month, at 28%.
What time of year is Cuenca windiest?
Winds in Cuenca are highest in August, averaging 2.8 m/s (10 km/h), and lightest in March, at 2.1 m/s (8 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the E.
What is the average temperature in Cuenca year round?
The average temperature in Cuenca over the whole year is 15°C. November is the hottest month, with highs of about 21°C; August is the coldest, with lows of about 10°C.
Where to go instead in mid July, the weakest time here for being outside
How this is worked out
Every figure is a decade of weather-station observations blended into one typical year, in ten-day sections. The ratings, the chart and the feels-like column are read at midday local solar time. Being outside is the Easy outdoors rating, Sun is Sunbathing and Walking is Active outdoors, each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80. They describe what a time of year is usually like here, not a forecast. The dotted links open the map at that time of year; set its time of day to midday to see these numbers.