Santa Clara weather in October

In October, Santa Clara sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 171 mm of rain across 26 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in October, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of October to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Santa Clara's 6th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santa Clara's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
6th warmest
Overnight low
17°
9th coldest
Rainfall
171 mm
26 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:36 AM – 5:50 PM
Cloud cover
72%
6th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.61 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical October day in Santa Clara reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 2°C cooler than September and about 2°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12917
22917
32917
42917
52917
62917
72917
82817
92817
102817
112817
122817
132817
142817
152817
162817
172817
182817
192817
202817
212817
222817
232818
242818
252718
262718
272718
282718
292718
302718
312718

Santa Clara weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 17°11016.112.55.3
Feb28° / 17°9313.712.35.4
Mar28° / 18°1832112.14.5
Apr28° / 18°1041711.85.1
May29° / 16°122.311.56.9
Jun29° / 14°00.111.47.7
Jul29° / 13°0011.57.3
Aug30° / 14°40.911.76.4
Sep30° / 16°6011.911.95.0
Oct28° / 17°1712612.23.8
Nov27° / 17°1912512.54.0
Dec26° / 17°13919.912.64.9

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24753
34654
44456
54357
64159
73961
83763
93565
103367
113268
123070
132773
142674
152476
162377
172179
182080
191882
201783
211684
221486
231486
241387
251387
261288
271288
281189
291189
301090
31991

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Santa Clara gets around 171 mm of rain over 26 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 83% and peaks near 89% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
172
273
374
475
576
677
778
879
980
1081
1182
1282
1383
1484
1585
1685
1786
1886
1987
2087
2188
2288
2388
2488
2589
2689
2789
2889
2989
3089
3189

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of October feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, October lands in the humid band about 73% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 20% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
117794
216795
315796
415787
514788
613789
7127810
8117811
9117712
10107614
1197615
1287616
1387517
1477518
1567519
1657520
1757421
1847323
1947224
2037225
2137126
2227127
2327028
2426929
2526830
2626731
2716732
2816732
2916633
3016633
3116534

Wind in October

Winds average 5 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of October to 12 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:45 AM to 5:31 AM, and sunset from 5:50 PM to 5:53 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.15:455:50
212.15:445:50
312.15:435:50
412.15:435:50
512.15:425:50
612.15:425:50
712.15:415:50
812.25:405:50
912.25:405:50
1012.25:395:50
1112.25:395:50
1212.25:385:50
1312.25:385:50
1412.25:375:50
1512.25:375:50
1612.25:365:50
1712.25:365:50
1812.25:355:50
1912.35:355:50
2012.35:355:51
2112.35:345:51
2212.35:345:51
2312.35:335:51
2412.35:335:51
2512.35:335:51
2612.35:325:52
2712.35:325:52
2812.35:325:52
2912.35:325:52
3012.45:315:52
3112.45:315:53

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.61 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.29 kWh/m² to a high of 5.85 kWh/m² in September across the year — October's 5.61 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
25.8Bright
35.8Bright
45.8Bright
55.8Bright
65.7Bright
75.7Bright
85.7Bright
95.7Bright
105.7Bright
115.7Bright
125.7Bright
135.7Bright
145.6Bright
155.6Bright
165.6Bright
175.6Bright
185.6Bright
195.5Bright
205.5Bright
215.5Bright
225.5Bright
235.5Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Santa Clara

In seasonPeak

In October, Santa Clara sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Santa Clara's rainy season runs October–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is October a good time to visit Santa Clara?

Our two travel scores rate October for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.8
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Santa Clara.

What to pack for Santa Clara in October

From October's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In October, Santa Clara sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Santa Clara in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Santa Clara peaks around March 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 11 at about 9 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 13UV 15Aug 11UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Santa Clara in October

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where October falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Santa Clara is worst in July — around 184 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 22.1× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateUnhealthyVery unhealthyUnhealthyModerateGoodJul 18175 µg/m³Dec 148 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb10Good
Mar10Good
Apr9Good
May24Moderate
Jun96Unhealthy
Jul184Very unhealthy
Aug120Unhealthy
Sep40Poor
Oct16Moderate
Nov9Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Santa Clara?

Santa Clara sits at 10.2°S, 15.4°E, 1,030 m above sea level, in Angola. The nearest listed city is Calulo, 63 km away.

BailundoCacusoLucalaN'dalatandoCangandala

Topography around Santa Clara

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Santa Clara.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santa Clara has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 217 m around an average of 1,048 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 571 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,623 m.

The land around Santa Clara is covered by grassland (49%), trees (30%) and shrubs (20%) within 3 km, trees (52%) and grassland (31%) within 16 km, and trees (45%) and grassland (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
217 m
16 km
571 m
80 km
1,623 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandwater
October weather nearby: Calulo 63 km · Mussende 73 km · Quibala 78 km · Bailundo 92 km · Cacuso 92 km · Lucala 104 km · N'dalatando 115 km · Cangandala 118 km

Angola travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 35% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$3,129
2025
Happiness
3.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2017
Homicide rate
4.1
per 100k, 2016
Road deaths
26.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 413
Religion
Roman Catholic 41%Protestant 38%none 12%other 9%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Santa Clara (-10.1916°, 15.4341°, elevation 1,030 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).