Guaduas weather in October

In October, Guaduas sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 422 mm of rain across 30.2 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in October, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Guaduas's 10th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Guaduas's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 25°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 17°; 6th coldest
Rainfall: 422 mm; 30.2 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 54 min; 5:47 AM – 5:40 PM
Cloud cover: 90%; 10th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 4.69 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.6; out of 10

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Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical October day in Guaduas reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	24	24	24
Avg low (°C)	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	17
2	25	17
3	25	17
4	25	17
5	25	17
6	25	17
7	25	17
8	25	17
9	25	17
10	25	17
11	25	17
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15	25	17
16	25	17
17	25	17
18	25	17
19	25	17
20	25	17
21	25	17
22	25	17
23	25	17
24	25	17
25	25	17
26	25	17
27	25	17
28	25	17
29	24	17
30	24	17
31	24	17

Guaduas weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	25° / 17°	120	20.6	11.7	5.1
Feb	25° / 17°	209	21.3	11.8	4.6
Mar	25° / 18°	394	28.2	12	3.8
Apr	25° / 18°	532	29.3	12.1	3.5
May	25° / 18°	593	30.6	12.2	3.5
Jun	24° / 18°	486	29.1	12.3	3.6
Jul	24° / 17°	415	29.1	12.3	3.8
Aug	25° / 17°	361	28.3	12.2	3.9
Sep	25° / 17°	434	28.4	12	3.7
Oct	25° / 17°	422	30.2	11.9	3.6
Nov	24° / 17°	292	28.8	11.8	3.7
Dec	25° / 17°	187	24.5	11.7	4.5

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 2% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 98%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Cloudier (%)	97	97	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	3	97
2	3	97
3	2	98
4	2	98
5	2	98
6	2	98
7	2	98
8	2	98
9	2	98
10	2	98
11	2	98
12	2	98
13	2	98
14	2	98
15	2	98
16	2	98
17	2	98
18	2	98
19	2	98
20	2	98
21	2	98
22	2	98
23	2	98
24	1	99
25	1	99
26	1	99
27	1	99
28	1	99
29	1	99
30	1	99
31	1	99

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Guaduas gets around 422 mm of rain over 30.2 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 97% and peaks near 98% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	96	96	96	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	98	98	98	98	98

	Rain chance (%)
1	96
2	96
3	96
4	97
5	97
6	97
7	97
8	97
9	97
10	97
11	97
12	97
13	97
14	97
15	97
16	97
17	97
18	97
19	97
20	97
21	97
22	97
23	97
24	97
25	97
26	97
27	98
28	98
29	98
30	98
31	98

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the humid band about 64% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 36% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Humid (%)	70	70	70	69	69	69	68	68	68	68	67	67	67	66	66	65	64	64	63	63	62	62	61	61	60	59	59	58	58	58	57
Muggy (%)	30	30	30	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	34	34	35	36	36	37	37	38	38	39	39	40	41	41	42	42	42	43

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	70	30
2	70	30
3	70	30
4	69	31
5	69	31
6	69	31
7	68	32
8	68	32
9	68	32
10	68	32
11	67	33
12	67	33
13	67	33
14	66	34
15	66	34
16	65	35
17	64	36
18	64	36
19	63	37
20	63	37
21	62	38
22	62	38
23	61	39
24	61	39
25	60	40
26	59	41
27	59	41
28	58	42
29	58	42
30	58	42
31	57	43

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
5	4	calm
6	4	calm
7	4	calm
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26	4	calm
27	4	calm
28	4	calm
29	4	calm
30	4	calm
31	4	calm

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 5:46 PM to 5:37 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.0	12.0	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8
Sunrise (AM)	5:49	5:49	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47
Sunset (PM)	5:46	5:46	5:45	5:45	5:44	5:44	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:42	5:42	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:37

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.0	5:49	5:46
2	12.0	5:49	5:46
3	11.9	5:48	5:45
4	11.9	5:48	5:45
5	11.9	5:48	5:44
6	11.9	5:48	5:44
7	11.9	5:48	5:43
8	11.9	5:48	5:43
9	11.9	5:47	5:43
10	11.9	5:47	5:42
11	11.9	5:47	5:42
12	11.9	5:47	5:41
13	11.9	5:47	5:41
14	11.9	5:47	5:41
15	11.9	5:47	5:40
16	11.9	5:47	5:40
17	11.9	5:47	5:40
18	11.9	5:47	5:39
19	11.9	5:47	5:39
20	11.9	5:47	5:39
21	11.9	5:47	5:39
22	11.9	5:47	5:38
23	11.9	5:47	5:38
24	11.9	5:47	5:38
25	11.8	5:47	5:38
26	11.8	5:47	5:37
27	11.8	5:47	5:37
28	11.8	5:47	5:37
29	11.8	5:47	5:37
30	11.8	5:47	5:37
31	11.8	5:47	5:37

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.69 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.16 kWh/m² to a high of 5.15 kWh/m² in February across the year — October's 4.69 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.5	4.5	4.5
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.0	Bright
2	4.9	Bright
3	4.9	Bright
4	4.9	Bright
5	4.9	Bright
6	4.8	Bright
7	4.8	Bright
8	4.8	Bright
9	4.8	Bright
10	4.8	Bright
11	4.7	Bright
12	4.7	Bright
13	4.7	Bright
14	4.7	Bright
15	4.7	Bright
16	4.7	Bright
17	4.6	Bright
18	4.6	Bright
19	4.6	Bright
20	4.6	Bright
21	4.6	Bright
22	4.6	Bright
23	4.6	Bright
24	4.6	Bright
25	4.6	Bright
26	4.6	Bright
27	4.6	Bright
28	4.6	Bright
29	4.5	Bright
30	4.5	Bright
31	4.5	Bright

Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Guaduas?

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

3.6

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

3.2

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Guaduas.

What to pack for Guaduas in October

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

In October, Guaduas sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 30 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Guaduas 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 Guaduas peaks around February 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 11 (extreme).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	12	15	13	13	13	13	12	12	13	12	12	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	12	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	13	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	11	Extreme

Air quality in Guaduas 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 Guaduas is worst in March — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (July, 20 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	23	27	35	29	24	22	20	24	25	23	21	22
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	23	Moderate
Feb	27	Moderate
Mar	35	Moderate
Apr	29	Moderate
May	24	Moderate
Jun	22	Moderate
Jul	20	Moderate
Aug	24	Moderate
Sep	25	Moderate
Oct	23	Moderate
Nov	21	Moderate
Dec	22	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Guaduas?

Guaduas sits at 5.1°N, 74.6°W, 993 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Villeta, 15 km away.

Topography around Guaduas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Guaduas has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 698 m around an average of 1,132 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,922 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,654 m.

The land around Guaduas is covered by trees (48%) and grassland (47%) within 3 km, trees (67%) and grassland (32%) within 16 km, and trees (65%) and grassland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km

698 m

trees 48%

16 km

1,922 m

trees 67%

80 km

4,654 m

trees 65%

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← September Guaduas year-round climate November →Best places to visit in October

October weather nearby: Villeta 15 km · Honda 22 km · San Sebastián de Mariquita 36 km · Facatativá 39 km · Lérida 42 km · La Dorada 43 km · Puerto Salgar 45 km · Pacho 49 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

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 Guaduas (5.0669°, -74.595°, elevation 993 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	17
2	25	17
3	25	17
4	25	17
5	25	17
6	25	17
7	25	17
8	25	17
9	25	17
10	25	17
11	25	17
12	25	17
13	25	17
14	25	17
15	25	17
16	25	17
17	25	17
18	25	17
19	25	17
20	25	17
21	25	17
22	25	17
23	25	17
24	25	17
25	25	17
26	25	17
27	25	17
28	25	17
29	24	17
30	24	17
31	24	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	3	97
2	3	97
3	2	98
4	2	98
5	2	98
6	2	98
7	2	98
8	2	98
9	2	98
10	2	98
11	2	98
12	2	98
13	2	98
14	2	98
15	2	98
16	2	98
17	2	98
18	2	98
19	2	98
20	2	98
21	2	98
22	2	98
23	2	98
24	1	99
25	1	99
26	1	99
27	1	99
28	1	99
29	1	99
30	1	99
31	1	99

	Rain chance (%)
1	96
2	96
3	96
4	97
5	97
6	97
7	97
8	97
9	97
10	97
11	97
12	97
13	97
14	97
15	97
16	97
17	97
18	97
19	97
20	97
21	97
22	97
23	97
24	97
25	97
26	97
27	98
28	98
29	98
30	98
31	98

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	70	30
2	70	30
3	70	30
4	69	31
5	69	31
6	69	31
7	68	32
8	68	32
9	68	32
10	68	32
11	67	33
12	67	33
13	67	33
14	66	34
15	66	34
16	65	35
17	64	36
18	64	36
19	63	37
20	63	37
21	62	38
22	62	38
23	61	39
24	61	39
25	60	40
26	59	41
27	59	41
28	58	42
29	58	42
30	58	42
31	57	43

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	17
2	25	17
3	25	17
4	25	17
5	25	17
6	25	17
7	25	17
8	25	17
9	25	17
10	25	17
11	25	17
12	25	17
13	25	17
14	25	17
15	25	17
16	25	17
17	25	17
18	25	17
19	25	17
20	25	17
21	25	17
22	25	17
23	25	17
24	25	17
25	25	17
26	25	17
27	25	17
28	25	17
29	24	17
30	24	17
31	24	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	3	97
2	3	97
3	2	98
4	2	98
5	2	98
6	2	98
7	2	98
8	2	98
9	2	98
10	2	98
11	2	98
12	2	98
13	2	98
14	2	98
15	2	98
16	2	98
17	2	98
18	2	98
19	2	98
20	2	98
21	2	98
22	2	98
23	2	98
24	1	99
25	1	99
26	1	99
27	1	99
28	1	99
29	1	99
30	1	99
31	1	99

	Rain chance (%)
1	96
2	96
3	96
4	97
5	97
6	97
7	97
8	97
9	97
10	97
11	97
12	97
13	97
14	97
15	97
16	97
17	97
18	97
19	97
20	97
21	97
22	97
23	97
24	97
25	97
26	97
27	98
28	98
29	98
30	98
31	98

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	70	30
2	70	30
3	70	30
4	69	31
5	69	31
6	69	31
7	68	32
8	68	32
9	68	32
10	68	32
11	67	33
12	67	33
13	67	33
14	66	34
15	66	34
16	65	35
17	64	36
18	64	36
19	63	37
20	63	37
21	62	38
22	62	38
23	61	39
24	61	39
25	60	40
26	59	41
27	59	41
28	58	42
29	58	42
30	58	42
31	57	43

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	17
2	25	17
3	25	17
4	25	17
5	25	17
6	25	17
7	25	17
8	25	17
9	25	17
10	25	17
11	25	17
12	25	17
13	25	17
14	25	17
15	25	17
16	25	17
17	25	17
18	25	17
19	25	17
20	25	17
21	25	17
22	25	17
23	25	17
24	25	17
25	25	17
26	25	17
27	25	17
28	25	17
29	24	17
30	24	17
31	24	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	3	97
2	3	97
3	2	98
4	2	98
5	2	98
6	2	98
7	2	98
8	2	98
9	2	98
10	2	98
11	2	98
12	2	98
13	2	98
14	2	98
15	2	98
16	2	98
17	2	98
18	2	98
19	2	98
20	2	98
21	2	98
22	2	98
23	2	98
24	1	99
25	1	99
26	1	99
27	1	99
28	1	99
29	1	99
30	1	99
31	1	99

	Rain chance (%)
1	96
2	96
3	96
4	97
5	97
6	97
7	97
8	97
9	97
10	97
11	97
12	97
13	97
14	97
15	97
16	97
17	97
18	97
19	97
20	97
21	97
22	97
23	97
24	97
25	97
26	97
27	98
28	98
29	98
30	98
31	98

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	70	30
2	70	30
3	70	30
4	69	31
5	69	31
6	69	31
7	68	32
8	68	32
9	68	32
10	68	32
11	67	33
12	67	33
13	67	33
14	66	34
15	66	34
16	65	35
17	64	36
18	64	36
19	63	37
20	63	37
21	62	38
22	62	38
23	61	39
24	61	39
25	60	40
26	59	41
27	59	41
28	58	42
29	58	42
30	58	42
31	57	43