Girardot City weather in October

In October, Girardot City sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 300 mm of rain across 26.7 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 7th-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 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 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Girardot City's 9th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Girardot City's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
8th warmest
Overnight low
21°
5th coldest
Rainfall
300 mm
26.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
5:47 AM – 5:41 PM
Cloud cover
89%
9th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.54 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

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 Girardot City reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 31°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)
12921
22921
32921
42921
52921
62921
72921
82921
92921
102921
112921
122921
132921
142921
152921
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Girardot City weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 22°12516.511.84.1
Feb30° / 22°19117.611.93.6
Mar30° / 22°32225.1123.1
Apr29° / 22°5372812.12.9
May29° / 22°67930.312.22.9
Jun28° / 21°64329.812.22.9
Jul28° / 20°53030.512.23.0
Aug29° / 21°34428.512.13.0
Sep29° / 21°28826.3123.1
Oct29° / 21°30026.711.93.2
Nov29° / 22°25323.911.83.5
Dec29° / 22°20020.911.83.8

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 3% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 97%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1595
2595
3595
4595
5595
6496
7496
8496
9496
10397
11397
12397
13397
14397
15397
16397
17397
18298
19397
20397
21397
22397
23397
24397
25397
26397
27397
28397
29397
30298
31298

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Girardot City gets around 300 mm of rain over 26.7 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 86% and peaks near 87% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
186
285
385
485
585
685
785
885
985
1086
1186
1286
1387
1487
1587
1687
1787
1887
1987
2087
2187
2287
2387
2487
2586
2686
2785
2885
2984
3084
3184

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 91% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
12962
22962
32953
42953
52953
62953
72944
82944
92944
102935
112935
122935
132926
142926
152917
162917
171927
181918
191918
201909
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2608812
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2808713
2908713
3008713
3108614

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 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
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55calm
65calm
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115calm
125calm
134calm
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314calm

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 5:49 AM to 5:47 AM, and sunset from 5:47 PM to 5:38 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.05:495:47
212.05:495:47
312.05:495:46
412.05:495:46
511.95:495:45
611.95:485:45
711.95:485:45
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1911.95:475:41
2011.95:475:40
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2711.95:475:39
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2911.95:475:39
3011.95:475:38
3111.85:475:38

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.54 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.98 kWh/m² to a high of 5.05 kWh/m² in September across the year — October's 4.54 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.7Bright
74.7Bright
84.7Bright
94.7Bright
104.6Bright
114.6Bright
124.6Bright
134.5Bright
144.5Bright
154.5Bright
164.5Bright
174.5Bright
184.5Bright
194.5Bright
204.4Bright
214.4Bright
224.4Bright
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244.4Bright
254.4Bright
264.4Bright
274.4Bright
284.4Bright
294.3Bright
304.3Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Girardot City

In seasonPeak

None of Girardot City's seasonal hazards are active in October. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Girardot City's rainy season runs March–August, 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 Girardot City?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Girardot City.

What to pack for Girardot City in October

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

In October, Girardot City sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Girardot City in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Girardot City 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 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highFeb 17UV 14Dec 15UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Girardot City 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 Girardot City 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 Girardot City?

Girardot City sits at 4.3°N, 74.8°W, 287 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Flandes, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Girardot City

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Girardot City has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 240 m around an average of 300 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 790 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,003 m.

The land around Girardot City is covered by trees (43%), artificial surfaces (31%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, trees (48%) and grassland (41%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and grassland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
240 m
16 km
790 m
80 km
5,003 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Flandes 2.0 km · Espinal 19 km · Melgar 21 km · Payandé 32 km · Guamo 35 km · Ibagué 46 km · Silvania 48 km · Rovira 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 Girardot City (4.3008°, -74.8075°, elevation 287 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).