Astrea weather in October

In October, Astrea sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 323 mm of rain across 28.8 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in October, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Astrea's 9th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Astrea's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
12th warmest
Overnight low
24°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
323 mm
28.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
5:47 AM – 5:35 PM
Cloud cover
89%
9th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.3
out of 10

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical October day in Astrea reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

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How October really feels in Astrea

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 31 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
31
14 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
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.

Astrea weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan35° / 24°244.911.52.7
Feb37° / 25°386.511.71.8
Mar36° / 25°1171511.91.8
Apr34° / 25°24224.312.21.9
May33° / 25°33827.512.42.1
Jun33° / 25°22323.712.52.3
Jul33° / 25°17321.912.52.3
Aug33° / 24°23924.812.32.1
Sep32° / 24°29527.412.12.1
Oct32° / 24°32328.811.82.3
Nov32° / 24°22423.711.62.6
Dec33° / 24°7411.411.53.3

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 93%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1595
2595
3595
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Astrea gets around 323 mm of rain over 28.8 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 92% and peaks near 94% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
194
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594
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Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the miserable band about 78% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11882
21882
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Wind in October

Winds average 4 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:47 AM to 5:49 AM, and sunset from 5:42 PM to 5:29 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:475:42
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511.95:475:40
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Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.56 kWh/m² to a high of 6.13 kWh/m² in March across the year — October's 4.68 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Astrea?

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

2.3
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Astrea.

What to pack for Astrea in October

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

In October, Astrea sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 29 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Astrea in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Astrea peaks around February 21 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 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 highFeb 21UV 13Dec 12UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Astrea 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 Astrea is worst in March — around 62 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.3× the cleanest month (December, 14 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModerateMar 1758 µg/m³Dec 1215 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb32Moderate
Mar62Unhealthy
Apr32Moderate
May26Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Astrea?

Astrea sits at 9.5°N, 74.0°W, 87 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Chimichagua, 32 km away.

Topography around Astrea

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Astrea has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 36 m around an average of 83 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 116 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,838 m.

The land around Astrea is covered by grassland (80%) within 3 km, grassland (75%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and grassland (61%) and trees (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
36 m
16 km
116 m
80 km
2,838 m
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October weather nearby: Chimichagua 32 km · Chiriguaná 44 km · Guamal 48 km · Bosconia 53 km · El Banco 55 km · Nueva Granada 57 km · Mompós 57 km · Curumaní 58 km

Colombia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 / 240 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 38% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$8,562
2025
Happiness
6.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
74%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
24.9
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
15.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 480
Religion
Roman Catholic 64%Protestant 17%none 14%atheist 1%

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 Astrea (9.4983°, -73.9759°, elevation 87 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).