Cuenca
Cuenca is a city in Azuay, Ecuador, 2,484 m above sea level. It has a population of about 636,996. The climate is classified as oceanic (Köppen Cfb), with rain spread through the year and no real dry season.
Best: Sep–Nov. Warmth, sunshine and dry days, month by month.
Cuenca at a glance
The months with the highest weather score
Average high in November
Average low in July
120 mm of rain
25 mm of rain
1 of them World Heritage
How Cuenca has grown
People living in the built-up area (89 km² today), every five years since 1975; 2030 is the projection.
+239%149k in 1975 → 506k in 2025Weather in Cuenca
Now and the next ten days. The 14 and 30-day outlooks are one click away.
Showers · wind 8 km/h · humidity 61%
When to go to Cuenca
Each month's weather score (warmth, sun, dry days) with its temperatures and rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 51 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 53 | 56 | 55 | 54 | 53 |
| High | 17° | 17° | 17° | 17° | 17° | 16° | 16° | 16° | 17° | 18° | 18° | 17° |
| Low | 10° | 11° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 10° | 10° | 10° |
| Rain (mm) | 59 | 88 | 120 | 109 | 67 | 41 | 29 | 25 | 40 | 66 | 70 | 78 |
| Wet days | 20 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
What's on in Cuenca
Concerts, football matches, the public holidays ahead and the town's festivals through the year.
Monuments and museums in Cuenca
More museums: Antiguo Hospital San Vicente de Paúl · CIDAP Centro Interamericano de Artesanías y Artes Populares · Casa Museo la Condamine · Casa Márquez · Casa Patrimonial Municipal La Lira · Casa de Chaguarchimbana · Dirección de áreas históricas · Instituto Nacional de Patrimonio Cultural · MMDAM Museo Municipal de Arte Moderno · Museo Agustín Landívar · Museo Universitario · Museo de Arte Religioso
Outdoors around Cuenca
Hiking routes from the town, and what there is to do within 15 km: huts, viewpoints, climbing, camping, ski areas and dive sites.
Nature around Cuenca
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals of Ecuador seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
The sky over Cuenca
Earthquakes around Cuenca
The last 30 days within 300 km, and the record since 1950.
Strongest nearby since 1950
Universities and research institutes
Towns and villages around Cuenca
Each with its own page: weather, climate and the best time to visit.
Cuenca from above
Postal codes
Getting to Cuenca
Places near Cuenca
Places with a climate like Cuenca
Matched month by month on temperature, rain and sunshine.
