Galapa weather in October

In October, Galapa sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 237 mm of rain across 27.2 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in October, and the air most often feels miserable.

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 Galapa's 9th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Galapa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
6th warmest
Overnight low
26°
4th coldest
Rainfall
237 mm
27.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
5:52 AM – 5:37 PM
Cloud cover
81%
9th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Galapa is town in Colombia.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical October day in Galapa reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How October really feels in Galapa

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.

Galapa weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 25°30.811.48.3
Feb28° / 25°10.411.68.4
Mar28° / 26°71.911.97.8
Apr29° / 26°418.712.25.7
May29° / 26°14220.612.54.0
Jun29° / 27°12619.112.64.0
Jul29° / 27°9214.812.64.6
Aug29° / 27°14420.712.43.9
Sep29° / 26°19625.912.13.2
Oct29° / 26°23727.211.83.3
Nov29° / 26°15420.511.54.2
Dec28° / 26°376.111.46.8

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% 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 83%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11486
21486
31585
41585
51486
61486
71486
81486
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101387
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Galapa gets around 237 mm of rain over 27.2 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 88% and peaks near 89% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
189
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Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the miserable band about 76% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11486
21486
31585
41684
51684
61783
71882
82080
92179
102278
112377
122575
132674
142674
152773
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202872
212872
222872
232872
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262773
272674
282674
292575
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Wind in October

Winds average 11 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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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 5:51 AM to 5:55 AM, and sunset from 5:46 PM to 5:32 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:515:46
211.95:515:45
311.95:515:44
411.95:515:44
511.95:515:43
611.95:515:43
711.85:515:42
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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 5.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.84 kWh/m² to a high of 6.66 kWh/m² in March across the year — October's 5.03 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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274.9Bright
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314.9Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Galapa

In seasonPeak

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

Galapa's monsoon runs August–November, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is October a good time to visit Galapa?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Galapa.

What to pack for Galapa in October

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

In October, Galapa sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Galapa in October

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in October — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 25 km away) is warmest in September at about 29°C and coldest in February near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb26Warm
Mar26Warm
Apr27Warm
May28Warm
Jun29Tropical
Jul28Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec27Warm

UV index in Galapa 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 Galapa peaks around June 15 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 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 highJun 15UV 13Dec 13UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Galapa 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 Galapa is worst in June — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (November, 14 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1734 µg/m³Nov 1814 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun34Moderate
Jul32Moderate
Aug25Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Galapa?

Galapa sits at 10.9°N, 74.9°W, 92 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Baranoa, 12 km away.

Topography around Galapa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Galapa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 105 m around an average of 76 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 340 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 684 m.

The land around Galapa is covered by trees (64%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, trees (49%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and water (45%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
105 m
16 km
340 m
80 km
684 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
October weather nearby: Baranoa 12 km · Puerto Colombia 13 km · Malambo 13 km · Soledad 13 km · Polonuevo 14 km · Barranquilla 14 km · Juan de Acosta 18 km · Sabanagrande 18 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 Galapa (10.8969°, -74.886°, elevation 92 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).