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When to go to Cuenca
When to go
What the averages say
On these averages, Cuenca has a mean high between 18°C and 32°C and under 150 mm of rain in September to February.
Of those months, it is also dry (under 50 mm of rain) and not humid in September.
- The warmest month is November (19°C) and the coolest July (16°C). The wettest is March (124 mm) and the driest September (49 mm); about 987 mm of rain falls in a year.
How these sentences are worded
Each sentence is written from the figures by fixed rules, and says no more than they do. Mild to warm: a mean daily high from 18°C up to 32°C. Hot: 32°C or more. Cool: 10°C up to 18°C. Cold: under 10°C. Dry: under 50 mm of rain in the month; wet: 150 mm or more. Humid: a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more. A month is described as good for going when it is mild to warm and not wet.
The year at a glance
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
- JanMild–warm, mixed
- FebMild–warm, mixed
- MarCool
- AprCool
- MayCool
- JunCool
- JulCool
- AugCool
- SeptMild–warm, dry
- OctMild–warm, mixed
- NovMild–warm, mixed
- DecMild–warm, mixed
Month by month
Every month in Cuenca
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Humidity | Cloud | Sunlight (kWh/m²/day) | High in Dubai | What it is like |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 18°C | 10°C | 85 mm | 85% | 81% | 3.9 | 23°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| February | 18°C | 10°C | 97 mm | 87% | 86% | 3.5 | 24°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| March | 17°C | 10°C | 124 mm | 87% | 88% | 3.6 | 27°C | Cool |
| April | 17°C | 10°C | 107 mm | 88% | 80% | 3.8 | 31°C | Cool |
| May | 17°C | 9°C | 89 mm | 88% | 75% | 3.8 | 35°C | Cool |
| June | 16°C | 8°C | 79 mm | 88% | 74% | 3.6 | 37°C | Cool |
| July | 16°C | 7°C | 58 mm | 87% | 72% | 3.7 | 39°C | Cool |
| August | 17°C | 7°C | 51 mm | 84% | 73% | 3.9 | 39°C | Cool |
| September | 18°C | 8°C | 49 mm | 82% | 72% | 4.1 | 37°C | Mild to warm and dry |
| October | 18°C | 9°C | 80 mm | 83% | 79% | 4.3 | 34°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| November | 19°C | 10°C | 86 mm | 83% | 79% | 4.4 | 29°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| December | 18°C | 10°C | 82 mm | 85% | 81% | 4 | 25°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
The Dubai column is Dubai's mean daily high, for comparison.
Modelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. These data were obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.
When to go nearby
When to go nearby
- Guayaquil126 kmNo month mild to warm and not wet
- Ambato188 kmNo month mild to warm and not wet
- Portoviejo261 kmGood for going: April to January
- Santo Domingo de los Colorados294 kmGood for going: May to December
- Quito301 kmGood for going: May to February
- Piura314 kmGood for going: June to October
- Chiclayo441 kmGood for going: January to December
- Pasto495 kmGood for going: January to March and September to November
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Plan a trip to Cuenca
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