El Copey in Fall

In fall (September, October and November), El Copey sees average daytime highs around 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 655 mm of rain over about 73 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.

Across fall, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 30°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time across fall, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Fall is El Copey's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see El Copey's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
30°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
22°C
Rainfall
655 mm
73 wet days
Avg wind
4 km/h
Travel score
3.0
2nd-best season
Months
Sep · Oct · Nov

Temperature in El Copey in Fall

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across fall, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 30°C.

A typical fall day in El Copey reaches about 30°C and drops to 22°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is September, the coolest November.

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How fall really feels in El Copey

Once humidity and wind are folded in, fall brings about 91 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
91
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in fall is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

El Copey weather by month

How the three fall months (September, October and November) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 22°132.211.53.8
Feb35° / 23°122.511.72.9
Mar35° / 24°408.211.92.6
Apr33° / 24°12618.212.22.5
May32° / 24°23125.112.52.6
Jun32° / 23°16421.812.62.8
Jul32° / 23°14220.412.52.9
Aug32° / 23°18024.612.32.6
Sep31° / 23°2082612.12.7
Oct30° / 22°24926.711.82.9
Nov30° / 22°19820.411.53.5
Dec32° / 22°589.511.44.2

Cloud cover in Fall

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time across fall.

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Chance of precipitation in Fall

Any precipitation

El Copey gets around 655 mm of rain over 73 wet days across fall. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Fall

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Fall

Winds average 4 km/h across fall.

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Sunrise & sunset in Fall

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min in early September to 11 h 30 min by late November. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Fall

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across fall, about 4.8 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in fall

Hazard calendar for El Copey

In seasonPeak

In fall, El Copey overlaps its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

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

Is fall a good time to visit El Copey?

Our two travel scores rate fall for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

3.0
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

fall is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in El Copey.

What to pack for El Copey in Fall

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

In fall, El Copey sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 73 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in El Copey in Fall

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across fall averages 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 El Copey peaks around February 22 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 22UV 13Dec 12UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in El Copey in Fall

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where fall falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in El Copey is worst in March — around 51 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.8× the cleanest month (December, 14 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 1748 µg/m³Dec 1114 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb26Moderate
Mar51Poor
Apr29Moderate
May25Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is El Copey?

El Copey sits at 10.2°N, 74.0°W, 141 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Ariguaní, 12 km away.

Topography around El Copey

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around El Copey has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 195 m around an average of 146 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 952 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,533 m.

The land around El Copey is covered by grassland (58%) and trees (35%) within 3 km, trees (62%) and grassland (37%) within 16 km, and grassland (54%) and trees (43%) within 80 km.

3 km
195 m
16 km
952 m
80 km
5,533 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwetland
Fall weather nearby: Ariguaní 12 km · Bosconia 21 km · Fundación 48 km · Aracataca 55 km · Nueva Granada 61 km · El Retén 61 km · Astrea 73 km · Chivolo 74 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 El Copey (10.1503°, -73.9614°, elevation 141 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.