Cumaribo weather in October

In October, Cumaribo sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 209 mm of rain across 28.3 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in October, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Cumaribo's 8th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cumaribo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
5th warmest
Overnight low
23°
7th coldest
Rainfall
209 mm
28.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
5:27 AM – 5:21 PM
Cloud cover
83%
8th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.88 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical October day in Cumaribo reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°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 Cumaribo

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
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.

Cumaribo weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 23°416.511.84.4
Feb32° / 23°598.511.93.8
Mar31° / 23°15517.7123.3
Apr30° / 23°28326.612.12.8
May29° / 23°3653012.22.8
Jun28° / 22°34229.212.33.0
Jul28° / 22°32129.812.23.2
Aug29° / 22°23428.112.13.1
Sep30° / 23°19226.7122.9
Oct30° / 23°20928.311.92.8
Nov30° / 23°19325.511.83.0
Dec30° / 23°10516.311.74.0

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 9% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 89%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Cumaribo gets around 209 mm of rain over 28.3 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 91% and peaks near 93% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the oppressive band about 77% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Wind in October

Winds average 5 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in October

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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 5:29 AM to 5:27 AM, and sunset from 5:27 PM to 5:18 PM.

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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 4.88 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.64 kWh/m² to a high of 5.62 kWh/m² in January across the year — October's 4.88 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Cumaribo

In seasonPeak

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

Cumaribo's rainy season runs April–November, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
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Oct
Nov
Dec

Is October a good time to visit Cumaribo?

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

2.8
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Cumaribo.

What to pack for Cumaribo in October

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

In October, Cumaribo sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Cumaribo in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Cumaribo peaks around February 14 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 10 (extreme).

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

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Cumaribo 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 Cumaribo is worst in March — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (September, 12 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1628 µg/m³Sep 1712 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb23Moderate
Mar29Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep12Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Cumaribo?

Cumaribo sits at 4.4°N, 69.8°W, 161 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Villanueva, 258 km away.

VillanuevaPuerto AyacuchoPaz de AriporoElorzaYopalTameAraucaAguazul

Topography around Cumaribo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cumaribo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 69 m around an average of 144 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 86 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 135 m.

The land around Cumaribo is covered by grassland (77%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, grassland (57%) and trees (40%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and grassland (47%) within 80 km.

3 km
69 m
16 km
86 m
80 km
135 m
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October weather nearby: Villanueva 258 km · Puerto Ayacucho 280 km · Paz de Ariporo 281 km · Elorza 293 km · Yopal 304 km · Tame 310 km · Arauca 312 km · Aguazul 315 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 Cumaribo (4.4455°, -69.799°, elevation 161 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).