Santa Cruz weather in October

In October, Santa Cruz sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 85 mm of rain across 10.5 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 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in October, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Santa Cruz's 7th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santa Cruz's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
1st warmest
Overnight low
21°
7th coldest
Rainfall
85 mm
10.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:45 AM – 6:10 PM
Cloud cover
66%
7th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Santa Cruz is city in eastern Bolivia.

Density
3,423/km²
people per km²
Founded
1561

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 31°C through the month.

A typical October day in Santa Cruz reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 1°C warmer than September and on par with November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13020
23021
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43021
53021
63121
73121
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93121
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How October really feels in Santa Cruz

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 13 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
13
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in October is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Santa Cruz 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
Jan30° / 22°17218.112.93.8
Feb30° / 22°13916.712.64.0
Mar30° / 22°11814.612.14.4
Apr29° / 20°6510.711.65.6
May26° / 18°6110.411.26.6
Jun24° / 17°538.9117.0
Jul25° / 16°446.1117.6
Aug28° / 18°445.311.47.1
Sep30° / 20°66711.95.5
Oct31° / 21°8510.512.44.5
Nov31° / 22°11813.112.84.2
Dec30° / 22°16517.8133.8

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24951
34951
44852
54951
64951
74852
84852
94654
104654
114654
124555
134555
144555
154357
164357
174159
184060
193961
203862
213763
223664
233565
243565
253466
263466
273367
283367
293367
303268
313367

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Santa Cruz gets around 85 mm of rain over 10.5 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 34% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
129
229
329
429
529
629
729
829
929
1029
1129
1229
1330
1430
1531
1632
1733
1834
1935
2035
2136
2237
2338
2439
2539
2640
2741
2841
2942
3043
3143

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the muggy band about 36% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 66% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11412203519
21412203520
31312193521
41212193521
51212193622
61111183623
71111183624
81011183624
91011183625
10911183725
11911183726
12811183726
13811183727
14710183827
15710173828
16610173829
1769173930
1859173931
1959173931
2048173832
2148163833
2248163834
2348163735
2447163636
2557163637
2657153537
2767153538
2867143438
2976143439
3076143340
3186143240

Wind in October

Winds average 15 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
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2614light breeze
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2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light breeze

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 5:57 AM to 5:37 AM, and sunset from 6:06 PM to 6:16 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:576:06
212.25:566:07
312.25:556:07
412.25:546:07
512.25:546:07
612.25:536:08
712.35:526:08
812.35:516:08
912.35:516:08
1012.35:506:08
1112.35:496:09
1212.35:486:09
1312.45:486:09
1412.45:476:09
1512.45:466:10
1612.45:456:10
1712.45:456:10
1812.45:446:11
1912.55:436:11
2012.55:436:11
2112.55:426:12
2212.55:426:12
2312.55:416:12
2412.55:406:13
2512.65:406:13
2612.65:396:13
2712.65:396:14
2812.65:386:14
2912.65:386:15
3012.65:376:15
3112.65:376:16

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.16 kWh/m² to a high of 5.78 kWh/m² in January across the year — October's 5.57 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
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45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
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95.6Bright
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115.6Bright
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155.6Bright
165.6Bright
175.6Bright
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205.6Bright
215.6Bright
225.6Bright
235.6Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Santa Cruz

In seasonPeak

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

Santa Cruz's rainy season runs October–March, 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 Cruz?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Santa Cruz for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Santa Cruz in October

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

In October, Santa Cruz sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Santa Cruz in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 8 (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 Cruz peaks around January 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 14 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highVery highExtremeJan 18UV 15Jul 14UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul7High
Aug8Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Santa Cruz 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 Cruz is worst in September — around 37 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.8× the cleanest month (May, 8 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateModerateSep 1935 µg/m³May 138 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb11Good
Mar10Good
Apr8Good
May8Good
Jun9Good
Jul11Good
Aug21Moderate
Sep37Poor
Oct29Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Santa Cruz?

Santa Cruz sits at 17.8°S, 63.2°W, 433 m above sea level, in Bolivia. The nearest listed city is Cotoca, 14 km away.

Ascención de GuarayosMizqueCamiri

Topography around Santa Cruz

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santa Cruz has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 29 m around an average of 414 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 171 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,022 m.

The land around Santa Cruz is covered by artificial surfaces (89%) within 3 km, trees (36%), grassland (29%) and artificial surfaces (29%) within 16 km, and trees (47%), grassland (25%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
29 m
16 km
171 m
80 km
2,022 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Cotoca 14 km · Warnes 30 km · El Torno 32 km · Montero 50 km · Villa Yapacaní 81 km · Ascención de Guarayos 211 km · Mizque 229 km · Camiri 253 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 Santa Cruz (-17.7863°, -63.1812°, elevation 433 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).