Cuenca
Ecuador · Azuay
Cuenca, officially Santa Ana de los Rios de Cuenca, is an Ecuadorian city, head of the canton of the same name and capital of the province of Azuay, as well as its largest and most populated city. It is crossed by the Tomebamba, Tarqui, Yanuncay and Machangara rivers, in the south-central inter-Andean region of Ecuador, in the Paute river basin, at an altitude of 2,538 meters above sea level and with a temperate Andean climate averaging 16.3 °C.
Gallery
Weather by month in Cuenca
| Month | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 23.1°C | 7.5°C | 85 mm |
| Feb | 23.8°C | 7.3°C | 97 mm |
| Mar | 22.2°C | 7.7°C | 124 mm |
| Apr | 21.6°C | 5.5°C | 107 mm |
| May | 22.1°C | 6.4°C | 89 mm |
| Jun | 19.9°C | 4.4°C | 79 mm |
| Jul | 21.6°C | 2.6°C | 58 mm |
| Aug | 22°C | 4°C | 51 mm |
| Sep | 22.3°C | 4.6°C | 49 mm |
| Oct | 25°C | 6.3°C | 80 mm |
| Nov | 25.4°C | 6.1°C | 86 mm |
| Dec | 22.9°C | 6.5°C | 82 mm |
Average daily high and low (°C) and rain per month (mm). Source: NASA POWER.
Practical facts
- Local time
- UTC-5 · 1 h ahead of Costa Rica
- Region
- Azuay
- Main language
- Spanish
- On the map
- 2.90° S, 79.01° W
Near Cuenca
- Guayaquil · 126 km away
- Riobamba · 143 km away
- Baños · 179 km away
- Puyo · 192 km away
- Saquisili · 234 km away
- Puerto Lopez · 250 km away
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Where to stay
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Hotel Azul de la Plaza
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Parc Royale Suites Hotel
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Hostal Kolibri B&B
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