Cuenca climate — normals and trends
Cuenca (Spain) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.2 °C and it receives 612 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 July (23.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Cuenca averages 57 frost days, 36 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 94 rainy days per year.
Cuenca has warmed by +3.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.35 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 75 to 39 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.2 °C (on 14 July 2022) and the coldest -19.4 °C (on 3 January 1971).
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
CuencaCastille-La Mancha
- coords
- 40.07°, -2.13°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
12.2°C
Average daily high
17.6°C
Average daily low
7.0°C
Annual rainfall
612mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
66%
Average peak wind
16.3km/h
Seasonal range
19.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
57 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
36 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
94 d/yr
Annual snowfall
25.5 cm
Average feels-like high
15.4 °C
Average feels-like low
4.4 °C
Average peak gust
35.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
3 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.0 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.68 · 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
39.2 °C
14 July 2022
Coldest day
-19.4 °C
3 January 1971
Wettest day
58 mm
19 September 1961
Windiest day
50.4 km/h
26 February 1989
Strongest gust
118.4 km/h
26 February 1989
Hottest feels-like
38.6 °C
24 July 1995
Coldest feels-like
-24.0 °C
3 January 1971
Snowiest day
19.9 cm
10 January 1967
Sunniest day
14.4 h
29 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9.5 °C | +1.7 °C | 68 mm | +12 mm |
| Feb | 12.8 °C | +3.2 °C | 20 mm | -35 mm |
| Mar | 10.7 °C | -2.0 °C | 158 mm | +95 mm |
| Apr | 16.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 85 mm | +18 mm |
| May | 21.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 70 mm | +6 mm |
| Jun | 31.6 °C | +6.6 °C | 31 mm | -11 mm |
| Jul | 31.8 °C | +2.2 °C | 17 mm | +2 mm |
| Aug | 33.0 °C | +3.8 °C | 11 mm | -10 mm |
| Sep | 26.8 °C | +2.5 °C | 5 mm | -36 mm |
| Oct | 21.2 °C | +3.2 °C | 52 mm | -11 mm |
| Nov | 12.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 82 mm | +20 mm |
| Dec | 9.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 48 mm | -16 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Cuenca?
Cuenca has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.2 °C and it receives 612 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 14 July 2022, reaching 39.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Cuenca?
The coldest day measured in Cuenca between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 1971, at -19.4 °C.
Does it snow in Cuenca?
Yes. Cuenca gets on average 25.5 cm of snow per year and has around 57 frost days.
Has the climate of Cuenca warmed?
Yes: Cuenca warmed by +3.0 °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 19 September 1961, with 58 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 February 1989, with winds reaching 50.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Cuenca?
The warmest month in Cuenca is July (23.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Cuenca?
Cuenca receives on average 612 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 94 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Cuenca?
Cuenca gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 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 10 January 1967, with 19.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Cuenca?
Yes: Cuenca has on average 3 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Cuenca?
In Cuenca, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.6 °C on 24 July 1995, and the lowest was -24.0 °C on 3 January 1971.
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