Cuenca in November

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

November is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

• DecemberGreatInside Cuenca's best window: Jun–Sep (drier, clearer); also Dec–Jan for the Pase del Niño parade.
• JanuaryGreatInside Cuenca's best window: Jun–Sep (drier, clearer); also Dec–Jan for the Pase del Niño parade.
• JuneGreatInside Cuenca's best window: Jun–Sep (drier, clearer); also Dec–Jan for the Pase del Niño parade.
• JulyGreatInside Cuenca's best window: Jun–Sep (drier, clearer); also Dec–Jan for the Pase del Niño parade.

• CuencaHighs around 22 °C (72 °F), lows around 10 °C (50 °F), rain on about 13 daysHighs around 72 °F (22 °C), lows around 50 °F (10 °C), rain on about 13 days
• Andes (Sierra), Ecuador · Quito, Otavalo, Cotopaxi, Baños, Cuencafine

  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.

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

• Día de Difuntos and Cuenca independence

  2–3 Nov · Ecuador

  Colada morada and guaguas de pan; family travel peak.

Crowds · Ecuador overall

Medium

Prices · Ecuador overall

Medium

Ecuador overall: Día de Difuntos (2 Nov) and Cuenca's independence (3 Nov) fill southern buses.

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

• A warm layer for the evenings
• A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast

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