El Copey weather in October

In October, El Copey sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 249 mm of rain across 26.7 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 1st-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 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is El Copey's 9th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see El Copey's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
11th warmest
Overnight low
22°
4th coldest
Rainfall
249 mm
26.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
5:48 AM – 5:34 PM
Cloud cover
88%
9th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
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 El Copey reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°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 El Copey

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.

El Copey weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

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 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 4% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 94%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1694
2595
3595
4595
5496
6496
7496
8397
9397
10496
11595
12595
13595
14595
15595
16694
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311189

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

El Copey gets around 249 mm of rain over 26.7 wet days in October, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 86% and peaks near 89% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
187
287
387
488
588
688
788
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988
1088
1188
1288
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1489
1589
1688
1788
1888
1987
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2186
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2782
2881
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3079
3179

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 81% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
107426
207525
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Wind in October

Winds average 4 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:47 AM to 5:50 AM, and sunset from 5:42 PM to 5:29 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:475:42
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411.95:475:40
511.95:475:40
611.95:475:39
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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 4.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.51 kWh/m² to a high of 6.07 kWh/m² in March across the year — October's 4.72 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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

Hazard calendar for El Copey

In seasonPeak

In October, El Copey sits inside 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 October a good time to visit El Copey?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for El Copey in October

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

In October, El Copey sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in El Copey in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks 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 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 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
October 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. 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).