Copacabana weather in October

In October, Copacabana sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 307 mm of rain across 29.3 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in October, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Copacabana's 10th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Copacabana's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
10th warmest
Overnight low
13°
8th coldest
Rainfall
307 mm
29.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
5:51 AM – 5:43 PM
Cloud cover
92%
10th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10
Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 16.3 µg/m³ · 2019

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 22°C through the month.

A typical October day in Copacabana reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 1°C cooler than September and on par with November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Copacabana weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 13°13421.311.74.9
Feb23° / 13°16722.711.84.3
Mar23° / 13°26828.1123.8
Apr23° / 13°33528.612.13.5
May23° / 14°33729.512.33.6
Jun23° / 13°20826.712.43.9
Jul24° / 13°17225.612.34.2
Aug24° / 13°1802512.24.3
Sep23° / 13°24727.2123.8
Oct22° / 13°30729.311.93.6
Nov22° / 13°29428.611.73.5
Dec22° / 13°19223.811.64.4

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 1% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 98%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1298
2397
3397
4397
5298
6298
7199
8199
9199
10199
11199
12199
13199
14199
15199
16199
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24199
25298
26298
27298
28298
29298
30298
31298

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Copacabana gets around 307 mm of rain over 29.3 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 94% and peaks near 98% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
191
291
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491
592
692
792
892
992
1092
1193
1293
1393
1493
1594
1694
1794
1894
1995
2095
2196
2296
2396
2497
2597
2697
2798
2898
2998
3098
3198

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the comfortable band about 94% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
13943
23943
33943
43943
53943
63943
73943
83943
93943
103943
113943
123943
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281945
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301945
311936

Wind in October

Winds average 3 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 3 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
13calm
23calm
33calm
43calm
53calm
63calm
73calm
83calm
93calm
103calm
113calm
123calm
133calm
143calm
153calm
163calm
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263calm
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303calm
313calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min 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 6 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:53 AM to 5:52 AM, and sunset from 5:49 PM to 5:39 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:535:49
211.95:535:49
311.95:525:48
411.95:525:48
511.95:525:47
611.95:525:47
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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 4.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.25 kWh/m² to a high of 6.15 kWh/m² in August across the year — October's 4.79 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.2Bright
35.1Bright
45.1Bright
55.1Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
104.9Bright
114.9Bright
124.9Bright
134.8Bright
144.8Bright
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174.8Bright
184.8Bright
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234.6Bright
244.6Bright
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264.6Bright
274.5Bright
284.5Bright
294.5Bright
304.5Bright
314.4Bright
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Copacabana?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
2.6
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Copacabana.

What to pack for Copacabana in October

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

In October, Copacabana sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 13°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 29 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Copacabana in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Copacabana peaks around March 10 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 at about 12 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 10UV 16Dec 11UV 12
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Copacabana 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 Copacabana is worst in March — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (October, 14 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Copacabana's WHO annual average of 16.3 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1522 µg/m³Oct 2214 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Copacabana?

Copacabana sits at 6.3°N, 75.5°W, 1,411 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Bello, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Copacabana

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Copacabana has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 999 m around an average of 1,632 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,858 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,705 m.

The land around Copacabana is covered by grassland (47%) and trees (39%) within 3 km, grassland (46%) and trees (42%) within 16 km, and trees (63%) and grassland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
999 m
16 km
1,858 m
80 km
3,705 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Bello 6.0 km · Medellin 13 km · San Vicente 21 km · Itagüí 21 km · Envigado 21 km · Barbosa 22 km · Sabaneta 25 km · La Estrella 26 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 Copacabana (6.3463°, -75.5089°, elevation 1,411 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).