Best time to visit Cuenca

The best time to visit Cuenca is May–June and September–October, judged on twenty years of weather records and the events worth going for.

Cuenca, Castille-La Mancha, Spain

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  • Best month
  • Made good or best by an event
Average daily high and low temperature, average precipitation and each month's verdict
MonthAverage daily highAverage daily lowPrecipitationVerdict
January9.1 °C / 48 °F0.6 °C / 33 °F53 mm / 2.1 inneither best nor good
February11 °C / 52 °F1.3 °C / 34 °F49 mm / 1.9 inneither best nor good
March13.5 °C / 56 °F3.2 °C / 38 °F75 mm / 2.9 inneither best nor good
April16.8 °C / 62 °F5.8 °C / 42 °F73 mm / 2.9 ingood month
May21.6 °C / 71 °F9.2 °C / 49 °F50 mm / 2 inbest month
June27.2 °C / 81 °F13.9 °C / 57 °F33 mm / 1.3 inbest month
July31.9 °C / 89 °F17.3 °C / 63 °F10 mm / 0.4 ingood month
August31.5 °C / 89 °F17.3 °C / 63 °F17 mm / 0.7 ingood month
September25.5 °C / 78 °F13 °C / 55 °F39 mm / 1.5 inbest month
October20.3 °C / 69 °F9.2 °C / 49 °F67 mm / 2.6 inbest month
November13 °C / 55 °F4.3 °C / 40 °F65 mm / 2.6 inneither best nor good
December10.1 °C / 50 °F1.4 °C / 35 °F52 mm / 2 inneither best nor good
Good and best months depend on more than temperature, rain and events. How they are chosen

Each activity on this page has its own good and best months, rated on twenty years of daily weather records. Which measures count, and how much, depends on the activity: humidity for exploring outdoors, wind for the beach, hiking and skiing, snow for skiing alone. Between them, the activities are rated on:

  • Daytime highs
  • Night-time lows
  • How warm it feels
  • Humidity
  • How much of the day is sunny
  • Hours of daylight
  • Monthly rainfall
  • How many days it rains
  • Days of heavy rain
  • Wind
  • Snowfall and days with snow
  • Major events, such as festivals

The chart shows the good and best months for exploring outdoors.

The event icon marks a month that an event lifts to good or best, such as a festival or a natural spectacle. Choose “Weather only” in the toolbar to rate the months on weather alone.

Best months by activity

Exploring outdoors

Mild days and nights, mostly dry and bright. The default for 'when should I go'.

  1. JJanuary: neither
  2. FFebruary: neither
  3. MMarch: neither
  4. AApril: good
  5. MMay: best
  6. JJune: best
  7. JJuly: good
  8. AAugust: good
  9. SSeptember: best
  10. OOctober: best
  11. NNovember: neither
  12. DDecember: neither
Best
May–June, September–October
Good
April, July–August
Why these months
  • April · good

    In its favour: feels like (high) 14.3 °C / 58 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 83%, precipitation 73 mm / 2.9 in, average daily high 16.8 °C / 62 °F, days with heavy rain 2.2 days, relative humidity 64%, wet days 10.4 days, average daily low 5.8 °C / 42 °F.

  • May · best

    In its favour: feels like (high) 19.9 °C / 68 °F, average daily high 21.6 °C / 71 °F, precipitation 50 mm / 2 in, share of daylight that is sunny 90%, days with heavy rain 1.7 days, wet days 7.3 days, relative humidity 57%, average daily low 9.2 °C / 49 °F.

  • June · best

    In its favour: feels like (high) 26.2 °C / 79 °F, precipitation 33 mm / 1.3 in, share of daylight that is sunny 90%, average daily high 27.2 °C / 81 °F, days with heavy rain 0.8 days, wet days 6.3 days, average daily low 13.9 °C / 57 °F, relative humidity 49%.

  • July · good

    In its favour: precipitation 10 mm / 0.4 in, share of daylight that is sunny 94%, wet days 2.1 days, days with heavy rain 0.2 days, average daily low 17.3 °C / 63 °F, relative humidity 39%.

    Against: average daily high 31.9 °C / 89 °F, feels like (high) 30.9 °C / 88 °F.

  • August · good

    In its favour: precipitation 17 mm / 0.7 in, share of daylight that is sunny 94%, feels like (high) 30.4 °C / 87 °F, wet days 3.5 days, days with heavy rain 0.4 days, average daily low 17.3 °C / 63 °F, relative humidity 43%.

    Against: average daily high 31.5 °C / 89 °F.

  • September · best

    In its favour: feels like (high) 24 °C / 75 °F, average daily high 25.5 °C / 78 °F, precipitation 39 mm / 1.5 in, share of daylight that is sunny 90%, wet days 5.7 days, days with heavy rain 1.1 days, average daily low 13 °C / 55 °F, relative humidity 55%.

  • October · best

    In its favour: feels like (high) 18 °C / 64 °F, average daily high 20.3 °C / 69 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 81%, precipitation 67 mm / 2.6 in, wet days 8.3 days, days with heavy rain 2.5 days, relative humidity 65%, average daily low 9.2 °C / 49 °F.

An activity is listed only where it applies: skiing at ski destinations, beach and swimming at beach destinations. The nearest ski area is Javalambre, 96 km away.

Weather averages

Monthly averages over twenty years, 2006–2025. Highs, lows and precipitation are in the chart at the top.

  JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Feels like (high) 5.5 °C7.2 °C10 °C14.3 °C19.9 °C26.2 °C30.9 °C30.4 °C24 °C18 °C9.8 °C6.8 °C
Days with heavy rain 1.4 days1.2 days2.5 days2.2 days1.7 days0.8 days0.2 days0.4 days1.1 days2.5 days2.3 days1.4 days
Time rain usually falls 5 pm6 pm6 pm6 pm6 pm8 pm6 pm7 pm5 pm4 pm5 pm3 pm
Sunshine per day 7.1 h8.4 h9.4 h11.1 h12.9 h13.4 h13.9 h12.8 h11.2 h9 h7.5 h6.9 h
Relative humidity 77%71%66%64%57%49%39%43%55%65%75%79%

Air quality

Averaged over a shorter period (2022–2025) than the twenty-year averages above, and not counted towards good or best months.

  JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Air pollution (PM2.5) 2022–20252.9 µg/m³4.5 µg/m³3.6 µg/m³4.6 µg/m³5.3 µg/m³7.6 µg/m³5.1 µg/m³6.9 µg/m³4.4 µg/m³5.1 µg/m³3.4 µg/m³2.7 µg/m³
Air pollution (PM2.5, daily peak) 2022–20255.3 µg/m³7.8 µg/m³6.6 µg/m³7.4 µg/m³8.5 µg/m³11.9 µg/m³8.4 µg/m³10.3 µg/m³7.1 µg/m³8.1 µg/m³5.6 µg/m³4.7 µg/m³
  • Good 15 µg/m³ or less
  • Fair 15 to 25 µg/m³
  • Moderate 25 to 37.5 µg/m³
  • Poor 37.5 to 50 µg/m³
  • Very poor 50 to 75 µg/m³
  • Extremely poor over 75 µg/m³

Each figure is compared with the World Health Organization's guideline for a day's air, 15 µg/m³ or less, and with its interim targets above that. The words are ours: the WHO does not name its steps. The figures are modelled monthly averages, so single days can be well above them. The daily peak is the average of each day's highest hour, shaded on the same scale.

World Heritage sites nearby

UNESCO World Heritage sites within 25 km, nearest first.

  • Historic Walled Town of Cuenca

    2 km away

Other places in Spain

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Monthly averages over 2006–2025, unless stated otherwise.

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC-BY 4.0), generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5). City data from GeoNames (CC-BY 4.0). Air quality from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) and sea temperature from Météo-France / Copernicus Marine, both via Open-Meteo.com. Coastline from Natural Earth. Ski areas from OpenSkiMap.org, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Skimap.org. World Heritage sites from Wikidata (CC0), from the World Heritage List © UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Readership from Wikimedia pageview data (CC0). Destination classification derived from English Wikivoyage, © Wikivoyage contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).