Cuenca Weather in October
Cuenca in October
The short of it: Cuenca in October averages a high of 22 °C (71 °F) and a low of 9 °C (47 °F), with 66 mm (2.6 in) of rain and about 12 h 11 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 22° · low 9° · rain 66 mm · daylight 12 h 11 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Cuenca an average October high of 22°, a low of 9° and some 66 mm of rain. Much like September: highs about 22°, nights near 9°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 66 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 11 min in mid-October.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates October 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Cuenca runs cooler than most and drier than most in October. Llacao, 13 km to the ENE, sees much the same highs.
October in Cuenca, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus September
- 1° warmer, 20 mm more rain
- Versus November
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 11 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
October averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LlacaoAzuay | 13 km ENE | 22° | 9° | 64 mm |
| NultiAzuay | 16 km E | 18° | 6° | 74 mm |
| AzoguesCanar | 24 km NE | 21° | 8° | 68 mm |
| GualaceoAzuay | 24 km E | 22° | 10° | 69 mm |
| La UniónAzuay | 24 km ENE | 22° | 9° | 69 mm |
| CañarCanar | 38 km N | 17° | 5° | 62 mm |
| La TroncalCanar | 65 km NW | 29° | 19° | 25 mm |
| GualaquizaMorona-Santiago Province | 73 km SE | 28° | 18° | 142 mm |