When to go · Cuenca
Cuenca in August
Great month. Inside Cuenca's best window: Jun–Sep (drier, clearer); also Dec–Jan for the Pase del Niño parade.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 21°C70°F / 8°C46°F
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 7
- Crowds
- High
- Ecuador overall
- Prices
- High
- Ecuador overall
Verdict
GreatBest and avoid months for Cuenca
Inside Cuenca's best window: Jun–Sep (drier, clearer); also Dec–Jan for the Pase del Niño parade.
Weather in August
- CuencaHighs around 21 °C, lows around 8 °C, rain on about 7 daysHighs around 70 °F, lows around 46 °F, rain on about 7 days
- Andes (Sierra), Ecuador · Quito, Otavalo, Cotopaxi, Baños, Cuencabest weather
Spring-like all year (Quito 10–22 °C); June–September is driest and clearest for volcano views; afternoons bring rain in the wet months.Spring-like all year (Quito 50–72 °F); June–September is driest and clearest for volcano views; afternoons bring rain in the wet months.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Ecuador overall
- High
- Prices · Ecuador overall
- High
Ecuador overall: Driest Andes; windy on the páramo; Galápagos seas at their roughest.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
What to pack
- A warm layer for the evenings