Chía weather in October

In October, Chía sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 100 mm of rain across 17.9 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 19°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of October to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Chía's 9th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chía's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
5th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Rainfall
100 mm
17.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
5:45 AM – 5:38 PM
Cloud cover
89%
9th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 19°C through the month.

A typical October day in Chía reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

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Chía weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan20° / 6014.111.75.5
Feb20° / 10°8415.211.85.1
Mar19° / 10°14018.8124.6
Apr19° / 10°14819.812.14.3
May18° / 10°9616.312.24.7
Jun18° / 10°3910.312.35.3
Jul18° / 339.412.35.4
Aug18° / 247.312.25.9
Sep19° / 3410.4125.6
Oct19° / 10017.911.94.7
Nov19° / 12920.611.84.3
Dec20° / 7815.811.75.1

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 3% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 97%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1496
2496
3496
4496
5496
6397
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Chía gets around 100 mm of rain over 17.9 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 58% and peaks near 69% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
145
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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 (%)
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Wind in October

Winds average 5 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 4 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
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of October to 11 h 48 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 5:46 AM to 5:45 AM, and sunset from 5:44 PM to 5:35 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.05:465:44
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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 4.86 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.19 kWh/m² to a high of 5.28 kWh/m² in September across the year — October's 4.86 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
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Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Chía?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
2.2
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Chía for sightseeing.

What to pack for Chía in October

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

In October, Chía sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 9°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Chía in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Chía peaks around February 21 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 21UV 17Dec 14UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb17Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep15Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Chía 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 Chía is worst in March — around 43 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.9× the cleanest month (July, 23 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateMar 1643 µg/m³Jul 1524 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan34Moderate
Feb38Poor
Mar43Poor
Apr38Poor
May31Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep33Moderate
Oct32Moderate
Nov32Moderate
Dec34Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Chía?

Chía sits at 4.9°N, 74.1°W, 2,557 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Cota, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Chía

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chía has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 356 m around an average of 2,567 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 792 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,771 m.

The land around Chía is covered by grassland (36%), artificial surfaces (36%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, grassland (45%) and trees (33%) within 16 km, and trees (58%) and grassland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
356 m
16 km
792 m
80 km
3,771 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
October weather nearby: Cota 7.0 km · Cajicá 7.0 km · Bosconia 9.0 km · Zipaquirá 19 km · Tocancipá 20 km · Funza 23 km · Mosquera 25 km · Madrid 27 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 Chía (4.8588°, -74.0587°, elevation 2,557 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).