Cuenca climate — normals and trends
Cuenca (Ecuador) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.7 °C and it receives 1,602 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is January (10.3 °C on average) and the coldest is July (8.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Cuenca averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 263 rainy days per year.
Cuenca has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 20.5 °C (on 2 October 1972) and the coldest -0.2 °C (on 28 October 1947).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
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- coords
- -2.90°, -79.00°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.7°C
Average daily high
14.0°C
Average daily low
6.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,602mm
Sunshine / day
9.3h
Mean relative humidity
84%
Average peak wind
12.9km/h
Seasonal range
2.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
263 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.1 cm
Average feels-like high
12.6 °C
Average feels-like low
4.3 °C
Average peak gust
38.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.56 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
20.5 °C
2 October 1972
Coldest day
-0.2 °C
28 October 1947
Wettest day
102 mm
14 November 1967
Windiest day
67.8 km/h
26 April 2014
Strongest gust
78.8 km/h
25 July 2017
Hottest feels-like
23.6 °C
21 March 2015
Coldest feels-like
-3.9 °C
28 October 1947
Snowiest day
2.5 cm
30 December 1941
Sunniest day
12.1 h
20 January 2005
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 15.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 207 mm | +40 mm |
| Feb | 15.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 300 mm | +107 mm |
| Mar | 15.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 261 mm | +56 mm |
| Apr | 16.0 °C | +1.5 °C | 191 mm | +14 mm |
| May | 14.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 138 mm | +21 mm |
| Jun | 13.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 83 mm | +8 mm |
| Jul | 12.2 °C | +0.1 °C | 160 mm | +90 mm |
| Aug | 13.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 92 mm | +45 mm |
| Sep | 14.0 °C | +0.1 °C | 104 mm | +44 mm |
| Oct | 15.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 188 mm | +38 mm |
| Nov | 15.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 255 mm | +89 mm |
| Dec | 16.8 °C | +2.0 °C | 210 mm | +36 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Cuenca?
Cuenca has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.7 °C and it receives 1,602 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Cuenca?
The hottest day measured in Cuenca between 1940 and 2025 was 2 October 1972, reaching 20.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Cuenca?
The coldest day measured in Cuenca between 1940 and 2025 was 28 October 1947, at -0.2 °C.
Does it snow in Cuenca?
Almost never: Cuenca sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Cuenca warmed?
Yes: Cuenca warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Cuenca?
The wettest day measured in Cuenca between 1940 and 2025 was 14 November 1967, with 102 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Cuenca?
The windiest day measured in Cuenca between 1940 and 2025 was 26 April 2014, with winds reaching 67.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Cuenca?
The warmest month in Cuenca is January (10.3 °C on average); the coldest is July (8.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Cuenca?
Cuenca receives on average 1,602 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 263 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Cuenca?
Cuenca gets on average 9.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,395 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Cuenca?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Cuenca between 1940 and 2025 was 30 December 1941, with 2.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Cuenca?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Cuenca.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Cuenca?
In Cuenca, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 23.6 °C on 21 March 2015, and the lowest was -3.9 °C on 28 October 1947.
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