# Cuenca, Spain

> Cuenca is a town of 53,600 people in Castilla-La Mancha, with January highs of 8°C, 9 days a year above 35°C, a hospital 0.3 km from the centre and Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) 131 km away.

Source: [hexplace](https://hexplace.org/it/spain/cuenca/), data release of 2 novembre 2026. Every value comes from an open dataset and says how precise it is.
Cite as: hexplace (2026). Cuenca, Spain: town data. https://hexplace.org/it/spain/cuenca/

## Key facts

- Population: 53.600
- Region: Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
- Coordinates: 40,07°N 2,13°O
- Elevation: 941 m

## Climate (1991-2020 averages, town)

| Month | High | Low | Rain days | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8°C | 0°C | 9 | – |
| February | 10°C | 0°C | 9 | – |
| March | 13°C | 2°C | 10 | – |
| April | 16°C | 5°C | 11 | – |
| May | 20°C | 8°C | 11 | – |
| June | 26°C | 13°C | 7 | – |
| July | 30°C | 16°C | 3 | – |
| August | 30°C | 17°C | 4 | – |
| September | 24°C | 13°C | 7 | – |
| October | 18°C | 8°C | 10 | – |
| November | 12°C | 4°C | 10 | – |
| December | 9°C | 1°C | 9 | – |

- Days with rain a year: 99
- Days above 35°C a year (last ten years): 8,5
- Tropical nights a year: 14
- Frost days a year: 43
- Daylight on 21 December: 9 h 19 min

## Best time to visit

- Walking and cycling: giugno e settembre
- Not ideal for reliable dry weather: da aprile a maggio
- Not ideal for warm-weather holidays: da novembre a febbraio

## Housing and safety (municipality of Cuenca, official statistics)

- Median rent: 5,62 €/m² a month (2024, all rentals)
- Home price: 1329 €/m² (2025, average price)
- Price change over 5 years: +41%
- Crimes recorded per 1,000 residents: 41,8 (2024)
- A 70 m² home: circa 390 € al mese in affitto e circa 93.000 € per l'acquisto

## Within a 15-minute walk (1,2 km of the centre)

- Grocery stores & supermarkets: 30
- Pharmacies: 24
- Cafés: 22
- Restaurants: 101
- Bakeries: 14
- Gyms & fitness studios: 16
- Schools: 26
- Doctors & clinics: 6
- Parks: 17

## Getting around (straight-line distances)

- Nearest train station: 3,7 km (Cuenca-Fernando Zóbel)
- Nearest bus station: 0,2 km (Estación de autobuses de Cuenca)
- Nearest hospital: 0,3 km (Doctora Beatriz Valero)
- Nearest airport with scheduled flights: Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD), 131 km

## Who it suits (published rules)

- Good fit for car-light living: 30 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk and public transport close by

## Common questions

### Che tempo fa a Cuenca durante l'anno?

A gennaio la massima media è di 8°C e la minima di 0°C; a luglio le medie sono 30°C e 16°C. Ci sono circa 99 giorni di pioggia all'anno. Sono medie del periodo 1991-2020.

### Quanti giorni molto caldi ci sono a Cuenca?

Cuenca ha avuto in media 8,5 giorni all'anno sopra i 35°C nel 2016-2025, contro 1,2 all'anno nel 1991-2000.

### Gela a Cuenca?

Cuenca ha avuto in media 43 giorni di gelo all'anno (sotto 0°C) nel 2016-2025.

### Cosa si trova a piedi dal centro di Cuenca?

Entro 1,2 km dal centro ci sono 30 negozi di alimentari, 24 farmacie, 6 medici e ambulatori e 22 caffè. In linea d'aria, la stazione ferroviaria più vicina è a 3,7 km, la stazione degli autobus più vicina è a 0,2 km e l'ospedale più vicino è a 0,3 km.

### Qual è l'aeroporto più vicino a Cuenca?

Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD), a 131 km dal centro in linea d'aria.

### Quante ore di luce ha Cuenca in inverno?

9 h 19 min il 21 dicembre, contro 15 h 01 min il 21 giugno.

### Qual è il periodo migliore per visitare Cuenca?

Secondo le regole mensili pubblicate: camminate e bicicletta a giugno e settembre.

### Quanto costa una casa a Cuenca?

L'affitto mediano era di 5,62 €/m² al mese (2024, tutti gli affitti), circa 390 € per 70 m². Le case si sono vendute a 1329 €/m² (2025, prezzo medio), circa 93.000 € per 70 m². Sono dati dell'intero comune di Cuenca.

### Per chi è adatta Cuenca?

Secondo le regole pubblicate: vivere quasi senza auto (30 negozi di alimentari a 15 minuti a piedi e trasporti pubblici vicini).

## Sources

- Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (30 m elevation) (Copernicus DEM licence (free for any use, with attribution)): Elevation: Copernicus DEM GLO-30, © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018, provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA
- PM2.5, European air quality data (EEA, interpolated 1 km map) (CC BY 4.0): Air quality: European Environment Agency, interpolated PM2.5 map
- Burnt areas (European Forest Fire Information System, EFFIS) (CC BY 4.0): Wildfires: European Forest Fire Information System (EFFIS), Copernicus EMS
- ERA5-Land reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Data Store) (CC BY 4.0): Climate: ERA5-Land, Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) Climate Data Store, contains modified Copernicus information
- Broadband coverage by municipality, Spain (Información de cobertura) (Spanish public-sector reuse conditions (Ley 37/2007, RD 1495/2011; datos.gob.es aviso legal)): Broadband coverage: Origen de los datos: Ministerio para la Transformación Digital y de la Función Pública (data for June 2025)
- ESA WorldCover 2021 (10 m land cover) (CC BY 4.0): Land cover: © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
- Broadband coverage by NUTS 2 region (European Commission, Digital Decade connectivity KPIs) (CC BY 4.0): Broadband coverage: European Commission, Connectivity Coverage in Europe 2025 (CC BY 4.0), shares computed by hexplace
- EU Census 2021 population grid (Eurostat) (Free reuse with acknowledgement (European Commission reuse policy)): Census grid: © European Union, Eurostat (aggregated by hexplace)
- Electricity and gas prices for households (Eurostat nrg_pc_204, nrg_pc_202) (CC BY 4.0): Electricity and gas prices: Eurostat (nrg_pc_204, nrg_pc_202)
- Air passenger transport by airport and route (Eurostat avia_par_<country>, avia_paoa) (CC BY 4.0): Flights: Eurostat, air passenger transport (avia_par, avia_paoa)
- Physicians and hospital beds by NUTS 2 region (Eurostat hlth_rs_physreg, hlth_rs_bdsrg2) (CC BY 4.0): Doctors and hospital beds: Eurostat (hlth_rs_physreg, hlth_rs_bdsrg2)
- Nights spent in short-stay accommodation booked through online platforms (Eurostat tour_ce_omn12) (CC BY 4.0): Crowds: Eurostat, nights spent in short-stay accommodation booked through online platforms (tour_ce_omn12)
- Price level indices, COICOP 2018 (Eurostat prc_ppp_ind_1) (CC BY 4.0): Price levels: Eurostat (prc_ppp_ind_1)
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): Place names and populations: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)
- INE Spain (urban indicators and municipal register) (Free reuse with attribution (INE legal notice)): Rents, house prices, crime and population: INE (Spain)
- Natura 2000 protected sites (EEA, end 2024) (CC BY 4.0): Protected areas: Natura 2000, © European Union, DG Environment (EEA)
- OpenStreetMap (Geofabrik extracts) (ODbL 1.0): © OpenStreetMap contributors
- OurAirports (Public domain): Airports: OurAirports (public domain)
- Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0): © Overture Maps Foundation, overturemaps.org
- TEMIS UV index climatology (KNMI / ESA) (Free use with credit; TEMIS asks to be told how the data is used): UV index: TEMIS, KNMI / ESA (www.temis.nl)
- USGS earthquake catalog (ComCat) (Public domain): Earthquakes: U.S. Geological Survey

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