Cuenca Weather in December
Cuenca in December
The short of it: Cuenca in December averages a high of 22 °C (71 °F) and a low of 9 °C (48 °F), with 72 mm (2.8 in) of rain and about 12 h 17 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 22° · low 9° · rain 72 mm · daylight 12 h 17 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & August
December in Cuenca brings afternoons near 22° and nights around 9°, with about 72 mm of rain over the month. Much like November: highs about 22°, nights near 9°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 72 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 17 min in mid-December.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates December 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Cuenca runs warmer than most and wetter than most in December. Llacao, 13 km to the ENE, sees much the same highs.
December in Cuenca, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- about the same, 9.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 17 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LlacaoAzuay | 13 km ENE | 22° | 10° | 65 mm |
| NultiAzuay | 16 km E | 18° | 7° | 80 mm |
| AzoguesCanar | 24 km NE | 21° | 9° | 70 mm |
| GualaceoAzuay | 24 km E | 22° | 10° | 61 mm |
| La UniónAzuay | 24 km ENE | 22° | 10° | 63 mm |
| CañarCanar | 38 km N | 17° | 6° | 73 mm |
| La TroncalCanar | 65 km NW | 31° | 21° | 96 mm |
| GualaquizaMorona-Santiago Province | 73 km SE | 28° | 18° | 114 mm |