Guamo weather in October

In October, Guamo sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 121 mm of rain across 17.3 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 32°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 Guamo's 9th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Guamo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
8th warmest
Overnight low
23°
6th coldest
Rainfall
121 mm
17.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
5:48 AM – 5:42 PM
Cloud cover
87%
9th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.99 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 32°C by the end.

A typical October day in Guamo reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 36°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)
13423
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283223
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303123
313123

How October really feels in Guamo

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.

Guamo weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 8th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 23°326.711.83.6
Feb34° / 24°488.611.93.1
Mar33° / 23°10415.5122.9
Apr32° / 23°18121.412.12.7
May32° / 23°1692112.22.8
Jun33° / 23°10214.312.23.0
Jul34° / 23°6411.112.22.9
Aug35° / 23°376.812.12.6
Sep35° / 23°5910122.5
Oct33° / 23°12117.311.92.9
Nov31° / 23°11918.611.83.3
Dec32° / 23°6911.711.83.7

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
6694
7694
8694
9694
10595
11496
12496
13496
14496
15496
16496
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Guamo gets around 121 mm of rain over 17.3 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 55% and peaks near 64% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
141
242
343
444
545
646
747
849
950
1051
1152
1254
1355
1456
1557
1658
1758
1859
1960
2060
2161
2261
2362
2462
2563
2663
2763
2864
2964
3064
3164

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 58% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 86% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1521659
2521659
35216410
44206511
54206412
63206314
73196315
83196117
92196118
102186020
112185921
121176022
131175923
141165825
151155826
161145827
171135828
181125730
191115731
201105732
21195634
22185635
23175636
24165538
25155539
26045541
27035542
28035344
29025345
30025246
31015247

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
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135calm
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184calm
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274calm
284calm
294calm
304calm
314calm

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 5:48 AM, and sunset from 5:48 PM to 5:39 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.05:505:48
212.05:505:47
312.05:505:47
412.05:495:47
512.05:495:46
611.95:495:46
711.95:495:45
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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 4.99 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.54 kWh/m² to a high of 5.62 kWh/m² in September across the year — October's 4.99 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.4Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.2Bright
85.2Bright
95.2Bright
105.1Bright
115.1Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
174.9Bright
184.9Bright
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204.9Bright
214.9Bright
224.8Bright
234.8Bright
244.8Bright
254.8Bright
264.8Bright
274.8Bright
284.8Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Guamo

In seasonPeak

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

Guamo's rainy season runs March–June, 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 Guamo?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Guamo.

What to pack for Guamo in October

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

In October, Guamo sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Guamo 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 Guamo 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 Guamo 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 Guamo is worst in March — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (July, 14 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1234 µg/m³Jul 1315 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb33Moderate
Mar35Moderate
Apr27Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec21Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Guamo?

Guamo sits at 4.0°N, 75.0°W, 323 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Espinal, 16 km away.

Topography around Guamo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Guamo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 36 m around an average of 318 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 380 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,960 m.

The land around Guamo is covered by grassland (59%) and trees (32%) within 3 km, grassland (43%), cropland (30%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) and grassland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
36 m
16 km
380 m
80 km
4,960 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Espinal 16 km · Purificación 20 km · Payandé 33 km · Flandes 34 km · Girardot City 35 km · Rovira 38 km · Melgar 41 km · Natagaima 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 Guamo (4.0308°, -74.9701°, 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).