Espinal weather in October

In October, Espinal sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 169 mm of rain across 18.2 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in October, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of October to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Espinal's 9th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Espinal's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
7th warmest
Overnight low
20°
7th coldest
Rainfall
169 mm
18.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
5:47 AM – 5:42 PM
Cloud cover
88%
9th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical October day in Espinal reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 2°C cooler than September and about 1°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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42920
52920
62920
72920
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112920
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292820
302820
312820

Espinal weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 20°46711.85.6
Feb30° / 21°569.411.94.9
Mar29° / 21°12616.3124.3
Apr28° / 21°21722.112.14.0
May28° / 20°21521.912.24.3
Jun28° / 20°11915.412.24.8
Jul29° / 20°7711.912.25.0
Aug30° / 20°437.312.14.9
Sep30° / 21°7310.4124.5
Oct29° / 20°16918.211.94.4
Nov28° / 20°17218.711.84.7
Dec28° / 20°921211.85.5

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 5% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 95%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1892
2892
3793
4793
5793
6793
7793
8694
9694
10694
11496
12496
13496
14496
15496
16496
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20496
21496
22496
23496
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25496
26595
27595
28595
29496
30496
31496

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Espinal gets around 169 mm of rain over 18.2 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 58% and peaks near 67% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
145
246
347
448
549
650
751
852
953
1054
1155
1256
1357
1458
1559
1660
1761
1862
1963
2063
2164
2264
2365
2465
2566
2666
2766
2867
2967
3067
3167

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the muggy band about 72% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 72% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1741520
2640540
3640540
4639550
5538570
6438580
7437590
8436600
9335620
10334630
11333640
12231670
13230680
14228700
15227710
16225730
17224740
18122770
19121780
20120790
21119800
22117820
23116830
24115840
25114850
26013870
27012871
28011881
29011881
30010891
3109901

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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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
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265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of October to 11 h 54 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 5:50 AM to 5:47 AM, and sunset from 5:47 PM to 5:39 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.05:505:47
212.05:495:47
312.05:495:47
412.05:495:46
511.95:495:46
611.95:495:45
711.95:485:45
811.95:485:45
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1911.95:475:41
2011.95:475:41
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2611.95:475:39
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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 4.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.38 kWh/m² to a high of 5.38 kWh/m² in September across the year — October's 4.79 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
25.1Bright
35.1Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
84.9Bright
94.9Bright
104.9Bright
114.8Bright
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144.8Bright
154.8Bright
164.7Bright
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244.7Bright
254.6Bright
264.6Bright
274.6Bright
284.6Bright
294.6Bright
304.6Bright
314.6Bright
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Espinal?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Espinal for sightseeing.

What to pack for Espinal in October

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

In October, Espinal sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Espinal 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 Espinal peaks around February 17 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 17UV 14Dec 15UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Espinal 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 Espinal is worst in March — around 40 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.9× the cleanest month (July, 21 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 1640 µg/m³Jul 1521 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan31Moderate
Feb36Poor
Mar40Poor
Apr35Moderate
May28Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug25Moderate
Sep31Moderate
Oct29Moderate
Nov28Moderate
Dec31Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Espinal?

Espinal sits at 4.1°N, 74.9°W, 323 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Guamo, 16 km away.

Topography around Espinal

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Espinal has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 36 m around an average of 321 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 608 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,994 m.

The land around Espinal is covered by cropland (54%) within 3 km, trees (33%), cropland (33%) and grassland (31%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) and grassland (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
36 m
16 km
608 m
80 km
4,994 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Guamo 16 km · Flandes 17 km · Girardot City 19 km · Melgar 28 km · Payandé 29 km · Purificación 33 km · Rovira 41 km · Ibagué 48 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 Espinal (4.1492°, -74.8843°, elevation 323 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).