Mizque weather in October

In October, Mizque sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 75 mm of rain across 12.3 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of October to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Mizque's 7th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mizque's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
1st warmest
Overnight low
12°
7th coldest
Rainfall
75 mm
12.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:54 AM – 6:19 PM
Cloud cover
68%
7th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Mizque is place in Cochabamba Department, Bolivia.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month.

A typical October day in Mizque reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12311
22311
32411
42411
52411
62411
72411
82412
92412
102412
112412
122412
132412
142412
152412
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202412
212412
222412
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262412
272412
282412
292412
302412
312412

Mizque weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan22° / 13°18120.3134.9
Feb22° / 13°16519.212.64.7
Mar22° / 12°13217.212.15.4
Apr22° / 11°6410.411.66.4
May21° / 386.811.27.1
Jun21° / 194.210.97.6
Jul21° / 215117.5
Aug22° / 356.411.47.5
Sep23° / 10°488.811.97.1
Oct24° / 12°7512.312.46.4
Nov23° / 12°10214.412.85.9
Dec23° / 13°14516.813.15.4

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% 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 63%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24555
34555
44456
54357
64258
74159
84159
94060
104060
113862
123961
133862
143763
153664
163565
173565
183466
193466
203367
213268
223268
233268
243268
253169
263268
273268
283169
293169
303169
313169

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Mizque gets around 75 mm of rain over 12.3 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 40% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
134
234
334
435
535
635
735
836
936
1037
1137
1238
1338
1439
1540
1640
1741
1841
1942
2042
2142
2243
2343
2443
2543
2643
2744
2844
2944
3044
3144

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the dry band about 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
10982
11982
12982
13982
14973
15973
16964
17964
18955
19955
20946
21937
22937
23928
24928
25928
26919
27919
28919
299010
309010
319010

Wind in October

Winds average 7 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of October to 12 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:06 AM to 5:45 AM, and sunset from 6:15 PM to 6:24 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:066:15
212.26:056:15
312.26:046:16
412.26:036:16
512.26:026:16
612.26:016:16
712.36:016:16
812.36:006:17
912.35:596:17
1012.35:586:17
1112.35:586:17
1212.35:576:18
1312.45:566:18
1412.45:556:18
1512.45:556:19
1612.45:546:19
1712.45:536:19
1812.45:536:19
1912.55:526:20
2012.55:516:20
2112.55:516:20
2212.55:506:21
2312.55:506:21
2412.55:496:22
2512.65:486:22
2612.65:486:22
2712.65:476:23
2812.65:476:23
2912.65:466:23
3012.65:466:24
3112.65:456:24

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 6.21 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.61 kWh/m² to a high of 6.21 kWh/m² in October across the year — October's 6.21 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
86.2Intense
96.2Intense
106.2Intense
116.2Intense
126.2Intense
136.2Intense
146.2Intense
156.2Intense
166.2Intense
176.2Intense
186.2Intense
196.2Intense
206.2Intense
216.2Intense
226.2Intense
236.2Intense
246.2Intense
256.2Intense
266.2Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Mizque

In seasonPeak

None of Mizque's seasonal hazards are active in October. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Mizque's monsoon runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is October a good time to visit Mizque?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Mizque for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mizque in October

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

In October, Mizque sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 12°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

UV index in Mizque in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mizque peaks around January 20 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeJan 20UV 17Jul 10UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan17Extreme
Feb17Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov15Extreme
Dec16Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Mizque?

Mizque sits at 17.9°S, 65.3°W, 2,014 m above sea level, in Bolivia. The nearest listed city is Punata, 69 km away.

SacabaCochabambaColcapirhuaTiquipayaQuillacolloVintoSipe Sipe

Topography around Mizque

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mizque has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 333 m around an average of 2,043 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,506 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,192 m.

The land around Mizque is covered by cropland (41%) and grassland (36%) within 3 km, grassland (68%) within 16 km, and grassland (59%) and trees (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
333 m
16 km
1,506 m
80 km
4,192 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
October weather nearby: Punata 69 km · Sacaba 95 km · Cochabamba 107 km · Colcapirhua 113 km · Tiquipaya 114 km · Quillacollo 117 km · Vinto 120 km · Sipe Sipe 121 km

Bolivia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B / C
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 40% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$5,148
2025
Happiness
5.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
4.4
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
21.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 521
Religion
Roman Catholic 65%Protestant 20%none 6%other 5%

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 Mizque (-17.941°, -65.3402°, elevation 2,014 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).