Castilla–La Mancha · Spain
Cuenca travel guide
Cuenca is a city in Castilla–La Mancha, Spain, home to about 54,000 people.
- Best months
- May, June, September and October
- Nearest airport
- MAD131 km · Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Currency
- EUReuro
- Time zone
- Europe/Madrid
- Language
- Basque, Catalan, Galician
When to go
The best time to visit Cuenca
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Cuenca are May, June, September and October. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; October is the wettest, with about 68 mm of rain.
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).
Getting there
Getting to Cuenca: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD), about 131 km from the city centre in a straight line.
MAD · Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
Questions
Cuenca: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Cuenca?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Cuenca are May, June, September and October. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; October is the wettest, with about 68 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Cuenca?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD), about 131 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Cuenca?
euro (EUR).
Nearby
Destinations near Cuenca
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.