Dosquebradas weather in October

In October, Dosquebradas sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 1016 mm of rain across 30.6 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in October, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Dosquebradas's 9th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dosquebradas's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 24°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 16°; 6th coldest
Rainfall: 1016 mm; 30.6 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 54 min; 5:51 AM – 5:44 PM
Cloud cover: 95%; 9th clearest
Wind: 3 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 4.21 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.5; out of 10

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Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month.

A typical October day in Dosquebradas reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23
Avg low (°C)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	24	16
2	24	16
3	24	16
4	24	16
5	24	16
6	24	16
7	24	16
8	24	16
9	24	16
10	24	16
11	24	16
12	24	16
13	24	16
14	24	16
15	24	16
16	24	16
17	24	16
18	24	16
19	24	16
20	24	16
21	24	16
22	24	16
23	24	16
24	23	16
25	23	16
26	23	16
27	23	16
28	23	16
29	23	16
30	23	16
31	23	16

Dosquebradas weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 11th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	24° / 16°	800	30.6	11.8	3.6
Feb	24° / 16°	848	27.4	11.8	3.6
Mar	24° / 16°	1036	30.3	12	3.6
Apr	24° / 16°	1187	29.7	12.1	3.4
May	24° / 16°	1264	30.8	12.2	3.4
Jun	24° / 16°	1491	30	12.3	3.4
Jul	24° / 16°	1588	31	12.3	3.4
Aug	24° / 16°	1497	31	12.2	3.4
Sep	24° / 16°	1207	29.9	12	3.4
Oct	24° / 16°	1016	30.6	11.9	3.5
Nov	23° / 16°	979	29.5	11.8	3.5
Dec	24° / 16°	981	30.7	11.7	3.5

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 0% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 99%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cloudier (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	0	100
2	0	100
3	0	100
4	0	100
5	0	100
6	0	100
7	0	100
8	0	100
9	0	100
10	1	99
11	1	99
12	1	99
13	1	99
14	1	99
15	1	99
16	1	99
17	1	99
18	0	100
19	0	100
20	0	100
21	0	100
22	0	100
23	0	100
24	0	100
25	0	100
26	0	100
27	0	100
28	0	100
29	0	100
30	0	100
31	0	100

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Dosquebradas gets around 1016 mm of rain over 30.6 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 99% and peaks near 99% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99

	Rain chance (%)
1	99
2	99
3	99
4	99
5	99
6	99
7	99
8	98
9	98
10	98
11	98
12	98
13	98
14	98
15	98
16	98
17	98
18	98
19	98
20	98
21	99
22	99
23	99
24	99
25	99
26	99
27	99
28	99
29	99
30	99
31	99

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Comfortable (%)	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1
Humid (%)	98	98	97	97	96	96	96	95	95	95	94	93	93	93	93	93	92	91	92	92	92	92	92	92	93	93	93	93	93	94	94
Muggy (%)	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	1	98	1
2	1	98	1
3	1	97	2
4	1	97	2
5	2	96	2
6	2	96	2
7	2	96	2
8	2	95	3
9	2	95	3
10	2	95	3
11	3	94	3
12	3	93	4
13	3	93	4
14	3	93	4
15	3	93	4
16	3	93	4
17	4	92	4
18	4	91	5
19	3	92	5
20	3	92	5
21	3	92	5
22	3	92	5
23	3	92	5
24	3	92	5
25	2	93	5
26	2	93	5
27	2	93	5
28	2	93	5
29	2	93	5
30	1	94	5
31	1	94	5

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	3	calm
2	3	calm
3	3	calm
4	3	calm
5	3	calm
6	3	calm
7	3	calm
8	3	calm
9	3	calm
10	3	calm
11	3	calm
12	3	calm
13	3	calm
14	3	calm
15	3	calm
16	3	calm
17	3	calm
18	3	calm
19	3	calm
20	3	calm
21	3	calm
22	3	calm
23	3	calm
24	3	calm
25	3	calm
26	3	calm
27	3	calm
28	3	calm
29	3	calm
30	3	calm
31	3	calm

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 5:53 AM to 5:51 AM, and sunset from 5:50 PM to 5:41 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.0	12.0	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8
Sunrise (AM)	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51
Sunset (PM)	5:50	5:50	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:48	5:48	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:46	5:46	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:41	5:41	5:41

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.0	5:53	5:50
2	12.0	5:53	5:50
3	11.9	5:53	5:49
4	11.9	5:52	5:49
5	11.9	5:52	5:49
6	11.9	5:52	5:48
7	11.9	5:52	5:48
8	11.9	5:52	5:47
9	11.9	5:52	5:47
10	11.9	5:52	5:47
11	11.9	5:51	5:46
12	11.9	5:51	5:46
13	11.9	5:51	5:45
14	11.9	5:51	5:45
15	11.9	5:51	5:45
16	11.9	5:51	5:44
17	11.9	5:51	5:44
18	11.9	5:51	5:44
19	11.9	5:51	5:44
20	11.9	5:51	5:43
21	11.9	5:51	5:43
22	11.9	5:51	5:43
23	11.9	5:51	5:43
24	11.9	5:51	5:42
25	11.9	5:51	5:42
26	11.9	5:51	5:42
27	11.8	5:51	5:42
28	11.8	5:51	5:42
29	11.8	5:51	5:41
30	11.8	5:51	5:41
31	11.8	5:51	5:41

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.8 kWh/m² to a high of 4.86 kWh/m² in August across the year — October's 4.21 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.5	Bright
2	4.5	Bright
3	4.5	Bright
4	4.4	Bright
5	4.4	Bright
6	4.4	Bright
7	4.4	Bright
8	4.3	Bright
9	4.3	Bright
10	4.3	Bright
11	4.3	Bright
12	4.3	Bright
13	4.3	Bright
14	4.3	Bright
15	4.2	Bright
16	4.2	Bright
17	4.2	Bright
18	4.2	Bright
19	4.2	Bright
20	4.2	Bright
21	4.1	Bright
22	4.1	Bright
23	4.1	Bright
24	4.1	Bright
25	4.1	Bright
26	4.0	Bright
27	4.0	Bright
28	4.0	Bright
29	4.0	Bright
30	4.0	Moderate
31	4.0	Moderate

Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Dosquebradas?

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

3.5

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

2.9

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Dosquebradas.

What to pack for Dosquebradas in October

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

In October, Dosquebradas sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 16°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 31 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

UV index in Dosquebradas 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 Dosquebradas peaks around February 19 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 12 (extreme).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	13	16	15	12	14	12	13	13	14	14	12	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	14	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	14	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Air quality in Dosquebradas 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 Dosquebradas is worst in March — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (July, 19 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	28	32	35	30	24	21	19	22	25	23	22	26
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	28	Moderate
Feb	32	Moderate
Mar	35	Moderate
Apr	30	Moderate
May	24	Moderate
Jun	21	Moderate
Jul	19	Moderate
Aug	22	Moderate
Sep	25	Moderate
Oct	23	Moderate
Nov	22	Moderate
Dec	26	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Dosquebradas?

Dosquebradas sits at 4.8°N, 75.7°W, 1,454 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Pereira, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Dosquebradas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dosquebradas has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 496 m around an average of 1,536 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,366 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,110 m.

The land around Dosquebradas is covered by trees (42%), artificial surfaces (32%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, trees (67%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and trees (67%) and grassland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km

496 m

trees 42%

16 km

2,366 m

trees 67%

80 km

5,110 m

trees 67%

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← September Dosquebradas year-round climate November →Best places to visit in October

October weather nearby: Pereira 4.0 km · Santa Rosa de Cabal 6.0 km · Marsella 13 km · Chinchiná 17 km · Circasia 25 km · La Virginia 25 km · Salento 25 km · Quimbaya 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

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 Dosquebradas (4.8392°, -75.6673°, elevation 1,454 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	24	16
2	24	16
3	24	16
4	24	16
5	24	16
6	24	16
7	24	16
8	24	16
9	24	16
10	24	16
11	24	16
12	24	16
13	24	16
14	24	16
15	24	16
16	24	16
17	24	16
18	24	16
19	24	16
20	24	16
21	24	16
22	24	16
23	24	16
24	23	16
25	23	16
26	23	16
27	23	16
28	23	16
29	23	16
30	23	16
31	23	16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	0	100
2	0	100
3	0	100
4	0	100
5	0	100
6	0	100
7	0	100
8	0	100
9	0	100
10	1	99
11	1	99
12	1	99
13	1	99
14	1	99
15	1	99
16	1	99
17	1	99
18	0	100
19	0	100
20	0	100
21	0	100
22	0	100
23	0	100
24	0	100
25	0	100
26	0	100
27	0	100
28	0	100
29	0	100
30	0	100
31	0	100

	Rain chance (%)
1	99
2	99
3	99
4	99
5	99
6	99
7	99
8	98
9	98
10	98
11	98
12	98
13	98
14	98
15	98
16	98
17	98
18	98
19	98
20	98
21	99
22	99
23	99
24	99
25	99
26	99
27	99
28	99
29	99
30	99
31	99

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	1	98	1
2	1	98	1
3	1	97	2
4	1	97	2
5	2	96	2
6	2	96	2
7	2	96	2
8	2	95	3
9	2	95	3
10	2	95	3
11	3	94	3
12	3	93	4
13	3	93	4
14	3	93	4
15	3	93	4
16	3	93	4
17	4	92	4
18	4	91	5
19	3	92	5
20	3	92	5
21	3	92	5
22	3	92	5
23	3	92	5
24	3	92	5
25	2	93	5
26	2	93	5
27	2	93	5
28	2	93	5
29	2	93	5
30	1	94	5
31	1	94	5

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	24	16
2	24	16
3	24	16
4	24	16
5	24	16
6	24	16
7	24	16
8	24	16
9	24	16
10	24	16
11	24	16
12	24	16
13	24	16
14	24	16
15	24	16
16	24	16
17	24	16
18	24	16
19	24	16
20	24	16
21	24	16
22	24	16
23	24	16
24	23	16
25	23	16
26	23	16
27	23	16
28	23	16
29	23	16
30	23	16
31	23	16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	0	100
2	0	100
3	0	100
4	0	100
5	0	100
6	0	100
7	0	100
8	0	100
9	0	100
10	1	99
11	1	99
12	1	99
13	1	99
14	1	99
15	1	99
16	1	99
17	1	99
18	0	100
19	0	100
20	0	100
21	0	100
22	0	100
23	0	100
24	0	100
25	0	100
26	0	100
27	0	100
28	0	100
29	0	100
30	0	100
31	0	100

	Rain chance (%)
1	99
2	99
3	99
4	99
5	99
6	99
7	99
8	98
9	98
10	98
11	98
12	98
13	98
14	98
15	98
16	98
17	98
18	98
19	98
20	98
21	99
22	99
23	99
24	99
25	99
26	99
27	99
28	99
29	99
30	99
31	99

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	1	98	1
2	1	98	1
3	1	97	2
4	1	97	2
5	2	96	2
6	2	96	2
7	2	96	2
8	2	95	3
9	2	95	3
10	2	95	3
11	3	94	3
12	3	93	4
13	3	93	4
14	3	93	4
15	3	93	4
16	3	93	4
17	4	92	4
18	4	91	5
19	3	92	5
20	3	92	5
21	3	92	5
22	3	92	5
23	3	92	5
24	3	92	5
25	2	93	5
26	2	93	5
27	2	93	5
28	2	93	5
29	2	93	5
30	1	94	5
31	1	94	5

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	24	16
2	24	16
3	24	16
4	24	16
5	24	16
6	24	16
7	24	16
8	24	16
9	24	16
10	24	16
11	24	16
12	24	16
13	24	16
14	24	16
15	24	16
16	24	16
17	24	16
18	24	16
19	24	16
20	24	16
21	24	16
22	24	16
23	24	16
24	23	16
25	23	16
26	23	16
27	23	16
28	23	16
29	23	16
30	23	16
31	23	16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	0	100
2	0	100
3	0	100
4	0	100
5	0	100
6	0	100
7	0	100
8	0	100
9	0	100
10	1	99
11	1	99
12	1	99
13	1	99
14	1	99
15	1	99
16	1	99
17	1	99
18	0	100
19	0	100
20	0	100
21	0	100
22	0	100
23	0	100
24	0	100
25	0	100
26	0	100
27	0	100
28	0	100
29	0	100
30	0	100
31	0	100

	Rain chance (%)
1	99
2	99
3	99
4	99
5	99
6	99
7	99
8	98
9	98
10	98
11	98
12	98
13	98
14	98
15	98
16	98
17	98
18	98
19	98
20	98
21	99
22	99
23	99
24	99
25	99
26	99
27	99
28	99
29	99
30	99
31	99

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	1	98	1
2	1	98	1
3	1	97	2
4	1	97	2
5	2	96	2
6	2	96	2
7	2	96	2
8	2	95	3
9	2	95	3
10	2	95	3
11	3	94	3
12	3	93	4
13	3	93	4
14	3	93	4
15	3	93	4
16	3	93	4
17	4	92	4
18	4	91	5
19	3	92	5
20	3	92	5
21	3	92	5
22	3	92	5
23	3	92	5
24	3	92	5
25	2	93	5
26	2	93	5
27	2	93	5
28	2	93	5
29	2	93	5
30	1	94	5
31	1	94	5