When to go · Cuenca
Cuenca, month by month
The best months for Cuenca: Jan, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Dec. Months to avoid: Mar, Apr, Nov.
Month by month
- JanuaryGreatInside Cuenca's best window: Jun–Sep (drier, clearer); also Dec–Jan for the Pase del Niño parade.21 °C / 10 °C, 14 rain days70 °F / 50 °F, 14 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- FebruaryGoodOutside the best window (Jun–Sep (drier, clearer); also Dec–Jan for the Pase del Niño parade). Across Ecuador: Carnival (lunar, check): water fights in the Andes; Galápagos seas calm.21 °C / 10 °C, 15 rain days70 °F / 50 °F, 15 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- MarchAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Mar–Apr (wettest), and the first days of Nov if you dislike crowds.21 °C / 10 °C, 17 rain days70 °F / 50 °F, 17 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- AprilAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Mar–Apr (wettest), and the first days of Nov if you dislike crowds.21 °C / 10 °C, 16 rain days70 °F / 50 °F, 16 rain daysCrowds: Low
- MayGoodOutside the best window (Jun–Sep (drier, clearer); also Dec–Jan for the Pase del Niño parade). Across Ecuador: Shoulder season; seas start to cool; quieter prices.21 °C / 9 °C, 13 rain days70 °F / 48 °F, 13 rain daysCrowds: Low
- JuneGreatInside Cuenca's best window: Jun–Sep (drier, clearer); also Dec–Jan for the Pase del Niño parade.20 °C / 9 °C, 10 rain days68 °F / 48 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: High
- JulyGreatInside Cuenca's best window: Jun–Sep (drier, clearer); also Dec–Jan for the Pase del Niño parade.20 °C / 8 °C, 8 rain days68 °F / 46 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: High
- AugustGreatInside Cuenca's best window: Jun–Sep (drier, clearer); also Dec–Jan for the Pase del Niño parade.21 °C / 8 °C, 7 rain days70 °F / 46 °F, 7 rain daysCrowds: High
- SeptemberGreatInside Cuenca's best window: Jun–Sep (drier, clearer); also Dec–Jan for the Pase del Niño parade.22 °C / 9 °C, 9 rain days72 °F / 48 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- OctoberGoodOutside the best window (Jun–Sep (drier, clearer); also Dec–Jan for the Pase del Niño parade). Across Ecuador: Quiet month; Andes still mostly dry.22 °C / 10 °C, 13 rain days72 °F / 50 °F, 13 rain daysCrowds: Low
- NovemberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Mar–Apr (wettest), and the first days of Nov if you dislike crowds.22 °C / 10 °C, 13 rain days72 °F / 50 °F, 13 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- DecemberGreatInside Cuenca's best window: Jun–Sep (drier, clearer); also Dec–Jan for the Pase del Niño parade.22 °C / 10 °C, 14 rain days72 °F / 50 °F, 14 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday