Guamal weather in October

In October, Guamal sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 324 mm of rain across 29.2 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Guamal's 9th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Guamal's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
12th warmest
Overnight low
24°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
324 mm
29.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
5:48 AM – 5:36 PM
Cloud cover
89%
9th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.3
out of 10

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical October day in Guamal reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 33°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)
13124
23124
33124
43124
53124
63124
73124
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How October really feels in Guamal

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
31 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
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.

Guamal weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 25°337.411.53.5
Feb35° / 26°478.211.72.8
Mar34° / 26°11716.611.92.4
Apr33° / 25°27025.512.22.1
May32° / 25°3832912.42.1
Jun32° / 25°29526.212.52.2
Jul33° / 25°2382512.52.3
Aug32° / 25°2772612.32.2
Sep32° / 25°31628.212.12.2
Oct31° / 24°32429.211.82.3
Nov31° / 24°23826.211.62.5
Dec32° / 25°10316.911.53.2

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 (%)
1496
2496
3496
4496
5496
6496
7496
8496
9496
10496
11496
12496
13694
14694
15694
16694
17694
18793
19892
20892
21892
22892
23892
24892
25991
26991
27991
281090
291090
301090
311090

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Guamal gets around 324 mm of rain over 29.2 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 94% and peaks near 95% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
194
294
394
494
594
694
794
894
995
1095
1195
1295
1395
1495
1594
1694
1794
1894
1994
2094
2194
2294
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2493
2593
2693
2793
2893
2993
3093
3193

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 92% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4892
5892
6892
7892
8892
9892
10991
11991
12991
131090
141090
151090
161090
171090
181090
191090
20991
21991
22991
23892
24892
25892
26793
27793
28694
29694
30694
31694

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
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
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244calm
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314calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 42 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 5:48 AM to 5:50 AM, and sunset from 5:43 PM to 5:31 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:485:43
211.95:485:43
311.95:485:42
411.95:485:42
511.95:485:41
611.95:485:41
711.95:485:40
811.95:485:40
911.95:485:39
1011.85:485:39
1111.85:485:38
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1311.85:485:37
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1511.85:485:36
1611.85:485:36
1711.85:485:35
1811.85:485:35
1911.85:485:35
2011.85:485:34
2111.85:485:34
2211.75:495:33
2311.75:495:33
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2511.75:495:32
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2911.75:505:31
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3111.75:505:31

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.44 kWh/m² to a high of 6.01 kWh/m² in March across the year — October's 4.58 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.7Bright
34.7Bright
44.7Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
74.7Bright
84.6Bright
94.6Bright
104.6Bright
114.6Bright
124.6Bright
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144.6Bright
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184.6Bright
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214.6Bright
224.5Bright
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274.5Bright
284.5Bright
294.5Bright
304.5Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Guamal?

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

2.3
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
3.5
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Guamal.

What to pack for Guamal in October

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

In October, Guamal sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 29 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Guamal 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 Guamal peaks around March 14 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 highMar 14UV 13Dec 13UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Guamal 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 Guamal is worst in March — around 47 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.2× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateGoodMar 1744 µg/m³Dec 1211 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb26Moderate
Mar47Poor
Apr27Moderate
May22Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Guamal?

Guamal sits at 9.1°N, 74.2°W, 28 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Mompós, 25 km away.

Topography around Guamal

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Guamal has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 15 m around an average of 24 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 40 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,347 m.

The land around Guamal is covered by grassland (67%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, grassland (65%) within 16 km, and grassland (58%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
15 m
16 km
40 m
80 km
1,347 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
October weather nearby: Mompós 25 km · El Banco 31 km · Pinillos 37 km · Chimichagua 47 km · Astrea 48 km · Magangué 59 km · Tiquisio 65 km · Sucre 66 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 Guamal (9.1433°, -74.2238°, elevation 28 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).