Rain and more rain…?

I keep on looking at the weather forecast for Cuenca from afar. Does the sun ever come out? Is it like Seattle weather?

Oliver

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Jon

I am told summer will begin in a couple of weeks. However, most every day here has a few hours sunshine. In Oregon it begins raining in September during the fair and doesn't stop until the the next May. Here we may have cold, wet, sunny, and warm the same... Read more 0 0

Jo Ellen Kuney

It has been posted many times that because Cuenca sits between the Pacific and the Amazon and is at 8400 feet it is IMPOSSIBLE to forecast the weather, so don't believe anything you read. Even the TV news doesn't have weather forecasts. It tends to change a bit every day,... Read more 0 0

Isabella Jones

Yes, the sun does come out. There tends to be a "rainy season" which can be any 6 + weeks from Feb to May -- usually. However, I have seen records from weather sites, and talked to born and bred Cuenca people that this last year has been colder and... Read more 0 0

Eden Cross

I've lived in Cuenca for 5+ years. What I've found is that there has tended to be more rain over the years and hail, which I hadn't experienced here in my earlier years here. There is a dry season and a year or two ago it was so dry that... Read more 0 0

Jane

Yes, I also noticed you posted this exact same question, same words only very recently....Best answer - You don't move to Cuenca for the weather! If you want constant warm sunny weather, move to a beach. But probably not an Ecuadorian beach! :) 0 0

Andrew Sweeny

Lol...yes ecuadorian beaches are actually a nice balance, i live in San Clemente. Hot and sunny 4-5 months comfortable and partly sunny or cloudy most of the rest. Dry 7-8 months a year it is very comfortable ! It almost nevers rains during the day, heavy rains late night in... 0 0

Eduardo Cervino

It's raining more that it use tobe. But mornings are sunny almost always. 0 0

Read Lots

50% chance of rain every day. Partially cloudy and partially sunny with the possibility of showers. There may be a thunderstorm, but maybe not. 0 0

Disqus_r5irda4qkg

most of the online weather forecasts are wrong at least 50% of the time. We can have warm sunny mornings then overcast comes in the afternoon....other days it's bright out but still a light overcast...then other times it is RAINY all day. One just learns to carry an umbrella, and... Read more 0 0

Homer Office

How about Tucson? Las Vegas? Marrakesh? What might you be after? I keep hearing about all the violence where you are: "22-year-old man arrested for quadruple shooting in Tacoma on Oct. 21", "Tacoma police investigating after man found shot in vehicle", "Arrested suspect tied to two shootings near homeless encampment... How about Tucson? Las Vegas? Marrakesh? What might you be after? I keep hearing about all the violence where you are: "22-year-old man arrested for quadruple shooting in Tacoma on Oct. 21", "Tacoma police investigating after man found shot in vehicle", "Arrested suspect tied to two shootings near homeless encampment on Deschutes Parkway", "Three Killed, Five Injured in Sunday Morning Shootings". "In a span of three hours on Sunday morning, three people were killed and five were wounded in a series of unrelated shootings in Belltown, Pioneer Square, the Chinatown-International District and Capitol Hill." (by Detective Valerie Carson on July 25, 2021 11:39 am). I lived in western Washington about 35 years. If I only watched the news I'd never go near the place. Ever. Same with any other place on earth. Best advice: don't ever go anywhere to investigate conditions on the ground if you don't want unpleasant surprises. Or pleasant ones. Facts (sometimes they help): Geography: Seattle sits on the shore of an inland sea. Cuenca sits on top of the largest mountain range on earth. Location: Cuenca is on the equator. Seattle is halfway to the north pole. (Give or take a few miles for both.) Cuenca has 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of darkness per day, every day. In June, Seattle has 16 hours of daylight and 8 hours of darkness. In December, Seattle has 8 hours of daylight and 16 hours of darkness. Climate: Seattle: The sometimes characterized as a "modified Mediterranean" climate because it is cooler and wetter than a "true" Mediterranean climate. (Marine, you could say.) Cuenca: A subtropical highland climate. Days are generally warm and nights are cool enough that sweaters or jackets are usually desired. The average daily temperature is 58.5 F. There are two seasons: rainy and dry. The dry season, with some variation, falls between June and December. The rainy season, which is characterized by bright sunny mornings and afternoon showers, falls between January and May. Winter: Seattle: Dead, leaden sky and rain. Cuenca: Bright overcast, cool, dry, sometimes sunny. Elevation: Seattle: sea level. Cuenca: 8000 feet, like living halfway up Mt Rainier. Weather pattern: Seattle is 50 miles inland from the many-thousand-mile-wide Pacific Ocean, getting washed by wet air all year. Cuenca's weather comes off the Atlantic Ocean, after passing across the entire width of South America, finishing up with a brush over the Amazon Basin. Plenty of rain but not too much. No Pineapple Express or high latitude hurricanes like you just saw in Seattle. Rain: Seattle's rainy season (39.34"/year) runs from the end of October through the middle of July. Every year. Rain often falls for days on end from a dead gray sky, with an occasional brief break when everything sparkles for a few minutes. Before the sky goes dead again. Cuenca's rainy season (34.5"/year) isn't. I call it the "wet season", because it's more likely to be somewhat wet maybe five or six days out of seven, but only for part of the day. About 80% of the rain in Cuenca comes as afternoon showers. If rain falls, it's common for the sky to be sunny an hour later, and everything is dry again. The rest falls overnight. There is day-long rain for a few days every year, but it's a pleasant diversion. Humidity: Seattle's trademark. Like living inside a damp blanket. Cuenca officially has medium to somewhat high humidity but because of the altitude and the thin air, wetness evaporates away to nothing incredibly fast. Some people have moved away because it feels too dry here. Sunshine: Seattle: Occasional, weak, mainly mid-July through mid-October. Makes for pleasant, gentle summers. Cuenca: Common, fierce, even dangerous. On a sunny day in Cuenca you can get the worst sunburn of your life in 20 minutes. It's almost like being set on fire. Take the air temperature and add 25 degrees to get the effect. On a sunny day, 60F ~= 85F, and so on, More info from Weather Spark... Seattle: https://weatherspark.com/y/913/Average-Weather-in-Seattle-Washington-United-States-Year-Round Cuenca: https://weatherspark.com/y/19348/Average-Weather-in-Cuenca-Ecuador-Year-Round Read more 0 0

Byblosabamba

Hi Oliver. First, I'm sorry for all the unhelpful smart a$$ answers below. I get your question. To know: the weather patterns here are vastly different than N. America. Instead of big, predictable weather fronts, we get daily arrivals and "processing" of humidity via coast and mountains. This creates frequent... Read more 0 0

Cabinet-guy

He's asked the same thing, a month ago. 0 0

Nat Goodale

If you want the honest answer. It is like Seattle. It is normally overcast cool and if sun does come out its intermittent. I have been coming here for 10 years and I used to complain now I just accept it. There are NO seasons so do not let someone... Read more 0 0

Andrew Sweeny

First perhaps you can summarize what you would like in the town/area you move to? Metropolitan or quieter, lots of ammenities or simpler is better, what waether do you like, do you need critical hospital care very close. There are lots of places in Ecuador but without any context on... Read more 0 0

Susan Sch

I have lived in Quito 6 years and Cuenca 5 years. I would agree with you -- having lived different times Portland and Seattle --- or at least you aren't far from the Seattle standard. As a PNW resident married to an Oregonian 37 years the rain can be VERY... Read more 0 0

Turtle

Considering you asked this exact question one month ago on Oct 6, the situation has not changed. Considering Ecuador is quite within the beginnings of the wet season, don't expect it to change much at all for the foreseeable future or until the 'dry' season starts which could be anywhere... Read more 0 0

Loveyourdog

Your perception is not far from the truth. If you are looking for sunny weather, Cuenca is not the place to be. 0 0

Cabinet-guy

No, no sun. None. Never. In fact, we're mandated to wear rain gear (complete with a jaunty Sou'wester) all day, every day, including indoors. Cuenca isn't for the faint of heart. In fact, you have to LOVE mold and mildew, growing mushrooms and the smell of must. To be honest,... Read more 0 0

Tom Greg

Some days it doesn't rain at all, but most days it probably rains at least a little. For me, Cuenca has the best weather of any place I've lived... 0 0

Pixelvt

yesterday was beautiful for the most part, don't believe the forecasts 0 0

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