City in Azuay, Ecuador

Cuenca

346Sunny Days/yr
67°FAvg High Temp
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View on MapPopulation637kElevation8,343 ft
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Very steady year-round, with rain spread fairly evenly through the year. Month-to-month temperature changes stay relatively modest. Little daylight swing through the year. Humidity stays elevated through most of the year.

Cuenca, officially Santa Ana de los Ríos de Cuenca, is an Ecuadorian city, head of the canton of the same name and capital of the province of Azuay, as well as its largest and most populated city. It is crossed by the Tomebamba, Tarqui, Yanuncay and Machángara rivers, in the south-central inter-Andean region of Ecuador, in the Paute river basin, at an altitude of 2,538 meters above sea level and with a temperate Andean climate averaging 16.3 °C.Wikipedia

Steady year-roundNo real winterEven rainfallAtenas del Ecuador (Athens of Ecuador)
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Where It Is

Location Context
Cuenca, Ecuador
Ecuador
Latitude-2.90°
Longitude-79.00°
Population637k
Altitude8,343 ft

Country Context

EcuadorCountry in South America

Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. It also includes the Galápagos Province which contains the Galápagos Islands in the Pacific, about 1,000 kilometers (621 mi) west of the mainland. The country's capital is Quito and its largest city is Guayaquil.Wikipedia

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Nature Access

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Cost of Living

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Climate

Sunshine
346
sunny days per year
95% of the year
Avg High Temp
67°F
annual average
Humidity Pattern
Humidity year-round
73% warm season / 78% cool season
Comfort Score
93/100
Excellent
Temp Swing
5°F
seasonal high-temp spread
Rainfall
76"
inches per year
Snowfall
0"
inches per year
Air Quality
27
Good AQI
How To Read Comfort

Comfort combines temperature band fit, humidity fit, seasonal swing, and penalties for long stretches of extreme heat or cold. Higher scores mean the yearly pattern stays closer to an easier day-to-day climate band.

Monthly Temperature
Daylight Span (Sunrise to Sunset)
Precipitation Distribution
76" of rain per year
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Humidity Through The Year
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humid summers
Summer 76% · Winter 80% · Sep-Feb 71-81%
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