Tiquipaya weather in October

In October, Tiquipaya sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 104 mm of precipitation across 24.2 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 15°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% 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 Tiquipaya's 7th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tiquipaya's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
104 mm
24.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:58 AM – 6:22 PM
Cloud cover
72%
7th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.25 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Tiquipaya is city in 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 15°C through the month.

A typical October day in Tiquipaya reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 18°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)
1154
2154
3155
4155
5155
6155
7155
8155
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10155
11155
12155
13155
14155
15155
16155
17155
18155
19165
20165
21166
22166
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28166
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30166
31166

How October really feels in Tiquipaya

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

October sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Tiquipaya weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan14° / 28929.60.512.92.3
Feb14° / 27027.20.312.62.2
Mar15° / 18927.60.412.12.5
Apr15° / 9120.40.211.63.3
May14° / 4010.50.211.24.4
Jun14° / 297.50.2114.4
Jul14° / 338.20.711.14.3
Aug14° / 4811.50.611.44.1
Sep15° / 7418.60.211.93.6
Oct15° / 10424.20.112.43.2
Nov16° / 14225.30.312.83.0
Dec15° / 24029.10.3132.5

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24258
34258
44258
54159
64060
74060
83961
93862
103664
113565
123466
133367
143169
153169
162971
172773
182773
192575
202575
212575
222377
232377
242377
252377
262278
272278
282278
292278
302278
312377

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Tiquipaya gets around 104 mm of rain and snow over 24.2 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 78% and peaks near 81% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)
174
274
375
475
575
675
776
876
976
1077
1177
1277
1378
1478
1578
1678
1779
1879
1979
2079
2179
2280
2380
2480
2580
2680
2780
2880
2980
3081
3181

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in October

Winds average 6 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
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

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 6:09 AM to 5:50 AM, and sunset from 6:18 PM to 6:27 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:096:18
212.26:086:19
312.26:086:19
412.26:076:19
512.26:066:19
612.26:056:19
712.36:046:20
812.36:046:20
912.36:036:20
1012.36:026:20
1112.36:016:21
1212.36:016:21
1312.46:006:21
1412.45:596:21
1512.45:596:22
1612.45:586:22
1712.45:576:22
1812.45:576:22
1912.45:566:23
2012.55:556:23
2112.55:556:23
2212.55:546:24
2312.55:546:24
2412.55:536:24
2512.55:536:25
2612.65:526:25
2712.65:526:26
2812.65:516:26
2912.65:516:26
3012.65:506:27
3112.65:506:27

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 6.25 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.76 kWh/m² to a high of 6.28 kWh/m² in November across the year — October's 6.25 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
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
176.3Intense
186.3Intense
196.3Intense
206.3Intense
216.3Intense
226.3Intense
236.3Intense
246.3Intense
256.3Intense
266.3Intense
276.3Intense
286.3Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Tiquipaya

In seasonPeak

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

Tiquipaya'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 Tiquipaya?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tiquipaya.

What to pack for Tiquipaya in October

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

In October, Tiquipaya sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 5°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer. About 24 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectiona warm layer

UV index in Tiquipaya in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 16 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tiquipaya peaks around January 18 at about 18 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 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 highExtremeJan 18UV 18Jul 10UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan18Extreme
Feb18Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct16Extreme
Nov16Extreme
Dec17Extreme

Air quality in Tiquipaya 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 Tiquipaya is worst in September — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.1× the cleanest month (December, 5 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1615 µg/m³Dec 235 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan5Good
Feb6Good
Mar7Good
Apr6Good
May5Good
Jun6Good
Jul8Good
Aug11Good
Sep16Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov8Good
Dec5Good
Location & terrain

Where is Tiquipaya?

Tiquipaya sits at 17.3°S, 66.2°W, 2,651 m above sea level, in Bolivia. The nearest listed city is Colcapirhua, 6.0 km away.

Quime

Topography around Tiquipaya

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tiquipaya has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 700 m around an average of 2,686 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,310 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,666 m.

The land around Tiquipaya is covered by artificial surfaces (33%), cropland (24%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, grassland (51%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (62%) and trees (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
700 m
16 km
2,310 m
80 km
4,666 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Colcapirhua 6.0 km · Cochabamba 8.0 km · Quillacollo 9.0 km · Vinto 12 km · Sipe Sipe 20 km · Sacaba 20 km · Punata 46 km · Quime 113 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 Tiquipaya (-17.338°, -66.2158°, elevation 2,651 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).