When to go · Cuenca

Cuenca in April

Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Mar–Apr (wettest), and the first days of Nov if you dislike crowds.

Key facts

Verdict: Avoid
Temperature: 21°C (70°F)70°F (21°C) / 10°C (50°F)50°F (10°C); average high / low
Rain days: 16
Crowds: Low; Ecuador overall
Prices: Low; Ecuador overall

Plan around it

Verdict

AvoidBest and avoid months for Cuenca

Listed as a month to avoid: Mar–Apr (wettest), and the first days of Nov if you dislike crowds.

April is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

Long-term averages

CuencaHighs around 21 °C (70 °F), lows around 10 °C (50 °F), rain on about 16 daysHighs around 70 °F (21 °C), lows around 50 °F (10 °C), rain on about 16 days
Andes (Sierra), Ecuador · Quito, Otavalo, Cotopaxi, Baños, Cuencarainy
Spring-like all year (Quito 10–22 °C (50–72 °F)); June–September is driest and clearest for volcano views; afternoons bring rain in the wet months.Spring-like all year (Quito 50–72 °F (10–22 °C)); June–September is driest and clearest for volcano views; afternoons bring rain in the wet months.

Ecuador overall: Rain in the Andes and Amazon; landslides on mountain roads; good Galápagos snorkelling.

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Cuenca, side by side.

First month

Second month

April: Listed as a month to avoid: Mar–Apr (wettest), and the first days of Nov if you dislike crowds.

January: Inside Cuenca's best window: Jun–Sep (drier, clearer); also Dec–Jan for the Pase del Niño parade.

Cuenca: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.