Azuay Province · Ecuador
Cuenca in May
In May, Cuenca averages a daytime high of 21 °C and a night-time low of 7 °C, with about 114 mm of rain over the month. It falls outside Cuenca's most comfortable months, June to December.
- Average high
- 21 °C
- Average low
- 7 °C
- Rain in the month
- 114 mm
- Daylight on 15 May
- 12 h
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 69
When to go
How May compares with the rest of the year in Cuenca
May is tied for the warmest month in Cuenca by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 20 °C to 21 °C and the lows from 6 °C to 7 °C. By day, May is about the same as April, and June is about the same as May.
May brings 114 mm of rain, more than the monthly average of 84 mm (1013 mm a year); it is the 4th wettest month.
On 15 May the sun is up for about 12 h, against 12 h at the shortest and 12 h 20 min at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 21 °C | 7 °C | 90 mm | |
| February | 20 °C | 7 °C | 144 mm | |
| March | 20 °C | 7 °C | 172 mm | |
| April | 20 °C | 7 °C | 157 mm | |
| May | 21 °C | 7 °C | 114 mm | |
| June | 20 °C | 7 °C | 49 mm | Yes |
| July | 20 °C | 7 °C | 42 mm | Yes |
| August | 20 °C | 6 °C | 25 mm | Yes |
| September | 21 °C | 7 °C | 33 mm | Yes |
| October | 21 °C | 6 °C | 48 mm | Yes |
| November | 21 °C | 6 °C | 68 mm | Yes |
| December | 21 °C | 6 °C | 72 mm | Yes |
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
When to go
Is May a good time to visit Cuenca?
Not by the measure used here: about 114 mm of rain is 80 mm or more. The comfortable months in Cuenca are June to December; the nearest are December, before, and June, after.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
Public holidays in Ecuador in May
Nationwide public holidays; shops and offices may close on these dates.
When to go
Destinations near Cuenca that are comfortable in May
Within 300 km, nearest first, by the same measure.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Cuenca
This guide lists 69 places to stay in Cuenca, hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 54; 1–3 km, 11; 3–10 km, 4.
Sources: climate from CRU TS v4.10 (Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia; Open Database License), 1991–2020 averages; day length calculated from the latitude; public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.