Best time to visit Cuenca

September is the best time to visit Cuenca for general sightseeing, with average highs of 18 °C and about 16 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly August to June.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking September comfort 70/100
The least cloud August 74 % average cloud cover
The least rain August 57 mm
Warmth November 19 °C
Cooler weather July 16 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 September 70 18 °C 16
2 November 67 19 °C 22
3 August 67 17 °C 14
4 October 66 18 °C 22
5 December 65 18 °C 24
6 February 65 18 °C 23
7 January 65 18 °C 23
8 March 64 18 °C 27
9 April 64 18 °C 26
10 May 62 17 °C 22
11 June 61 16 °C 18
12 July 59 16 °C 18

When to think twice

July scores lowest with about 18 wet days and highs near 16 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 17.9 °C 144 mm 86 %
February 18.0 °C 169 mm 91 %
March 17.9 °C 181 mm 92 %
April 17.7 °C 160 mm 89 %
May 17.3 °C 114 mm 86 %
June 16.4 °C 88 mm 83 %
July 16.0 °C 79 mm 80 %
August 16.7 °C 57 mm 74 %
September 17.9 °C 68 mm 76 %
October 18.5 °C 130 mm 83 %
November 18.8 °C 156 mm 86 %
December 18.2 °C 167 mm 86 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

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