Cuenca, Province of Cuenca — Population, elevation and map

About Cuenca

Cuenca is a municipality. Location: Province of Cuenca, Castille-La Mancha. Population: 57,032. Elevation: 924 m. The best months to visit are May–June, September–October. The nearest airport is Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (131 km). Nearby sights include Cerro del Castillo and Cerro Calderón.

Photos of Cuenca

Cuenca Cathedral Tomás Fano · CC BY-SA 2.0

Climate of Cuenca

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, September–October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 13° · Night 3° · Rain 51 mm

Better nearby cities in November

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Orihuela · 244 km southeast20°

Hottest month: July (day 31°)
Coldest month: January (night 0°)
Wettest month: May (62 mm)
Driest month: July (17 mm)

10° 0°

11° 1°

14° 2°

16° 4°

20° 8°

26° 12°

31° 15°

26° 12°

19° 7°

13° 3°

10° 1°

Jan

49

Feb

41

Mar

32

Apr

55

May

62

Jun

45

Jul

17

Aug

19

Sep

38

Oct

56

Nov

51

Dec

58

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Cuenca
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	10°	11°	14°	16°	20°	26°	31°	31°	26°	19°	13°	10°
Average low (°C)	0°	1°	2°	4°	8°	12°	15°	15°	12°	7°	3°	1°
Precipitation (mm)	49	41	32	55	62	45	17	19	38	56	51	58

Other places to visit in this season: May June September October

How to get to Cuenca

The nearest airport is Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD), 131 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Alcalá de Henares, 113 km to the northwest.

Airports

Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) Madrid 131 kmwest
Valencia Airport (VLC) Valencia 156 kmsoutheast
Castellón-Costa Azahar Airport (CDT) Castellón de la Plana 189 kmeast

Nearby large cities

Alcalá de Henares Population: 193.8K 113 kmnorthwest
Torrejón de Ardoz Population: 118.2K 121 kmwest
Albacete Population: 173K 122 kmsouth
Ciudad Lineal Population: 228.2K 135 kmwest
Chamartin Population: 140K 138 kmwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Cuenca

Within 100 km: 60 historic and cultural sites, 239 natural sites, 183 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km35 places

Laguna de Uña Lake 22 kmNE
Pantano de La Toba Lake 24 kmNE
Cerro del Castillo Mountain 18 kmSW
Cerro Calderón Mountain 25 kmS

25–60 km158 places

Embalse de Alarcón Lake 53 kmS
Laguna de Navahonda Lake 38 kmW
Laguna Grande Lake 53 kmN
Cerro de la Zorra Mountain 59 kmSE

60–100 km289 places

Laguna de Manjavacas Lake 96 kmSW
Pantano del Generalísimo Lake 98 kmSE
Pantano de Entrepeñas Lake 73 kmNW
Pantano de Buendía Lake 62 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Cuenca and similar cities

Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.

Measure	Cuenca	Ávila	Cuenca	Mérida
Population	57K	57.7K	54.9K	59.9K
Elevation	924 m	1,127 m	941 m	223 m
Summer day (hottest month)	31°	27°	31°	34°
Winter night (coldest month)	0°	-1°	0°	4°
Annual rainfall	523 mm	500 mm	523 mm	534 mm
Best months	May–Jun, Sep–Oct	Jun, Sep	May–Jun, Sep–Oct	Mar–May, Oct
Distance	—	227 km	1 km	384 km

Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.

Places in Cuenca

67 places

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Cerro del Castillo Mountain, Valdetórtola
18 km SW
Cerro Calderón Mountain, Valeras, Las
25 km S

Cuenca

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