Ibagué weather in October

In October, Ibagué sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 310 mm of rain across 28.7 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in October, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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

Daytime high
21°
5th warmest
Overnight low
13°
7th coldest
Rainfall
310 mm
28.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
5:49 AM – 5:43 PM
Cloud cover
91%
9th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month.

A typical October day in Ibagué reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 23°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)
12113
22113
32113
42113
52113
62113
72113
82113
92113
102113
112113
122113
132113
142113
152113
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302112
312112

Ibagué weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan21° / 12°10816.611.85.3
Feb21° / 13°14819.411.94.7
Mar21° / 13°30425.9124.0
Apr21° / 13°37728.412.13.4
May21° / 13°33930.412.23.2
Jun20° / 13°21128.412.33.4
Jul21° / 12°17427.512.23.7
Aug21° / 12°14625.112.14.0
Sep22° / 13°21726.7123.8
Oct21° / 13°31028.711.93.5
Nov21° / 12°27826.411.83.7
Dec21° / 12°14219.711.74.7

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 2% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 97%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1397
2397
3397
4298
5298
6298
7298
8298
9298
10298
11298
12199
13199
14298
15298
16298
17298
18298
19298
20298
21298
22298
23298
24298
25397
26397
27397
28397
29397
30397
31397

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Ibagué gets around 310 mm of rain over 28.7 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 92% and peaks near 93% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
191
291
392
492
592
692
792
893
993
1093
1193
1293
1393
1493
1593
1693
1793
1893
1993
2093
2193
2293
2392
2492
2592
2692
2792
2892
2992
3091
3191

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the comfortable band about 54% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
16139
26040
35941
45842
55743
65644
75545
85446
95347
105248
115149
125149
135050
144951
154852
164654
174555
184456
194357
204258
214060
223961
233862
243763
253565
263466
273367
283268
293169
303169
313070

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
45calm
55calm
65calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
224calm
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274calm
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304calm
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 5:51 AM to 5:49 AM, and sunset from 5:49 PM to 5:40 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.05:515:49
212.05:515:48
312.05:515:48
411.95:505:47
511.95:505:47
611.95:505:46
711.95:505:46
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2011.95:495:42
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2911.95:495:40
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3111.85:495:40

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.35 kWh/m² to a high of 5.31 kWh/m² in August across the year — October's 4.72 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
25.0Bright
35.0Bright
45.0Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.8Bright
114.8Bright
124.8Bright
134.7Bright
144.7Bright
154.7Bright
164.7Bright
174.7Bright
184.7Bright
194.7Bright
204.6Bright
214.6Bright
224.6Bright
234.6Bright
244.6Bright
254.6Bright
264.6Bright
274.6Bright
284.6Bright
294.6Bright
304.5Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Ibagué?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
2.1
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ibagué.

What to pack for Ibagué in October

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

In October, Ibagué sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 13°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 29 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Ibagué in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ibagué peaks around February 19 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 19UV 16Dec 13UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Ibagué 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 Ibagué 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 Ibagué?

Ibagué sits at 4.4°N, 75.2°W, 1,047 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Payandé, 19 km away.

Topography around Ibagué

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ibagué has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 525 m around an average of 1,158 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,163 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,054 m.

The land around Ibagué is covered by trees (47%) and artificial surfaces (42%) within 3 km, trees (64%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and grassland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
525 m
16 km
3,163 m
80 km
5,054 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
October weather nearby: Payandé 19 km · Rovira 22 km · Anaime 27 km · Flandes 46 km · Girardot City 46 km · Salento 46 km · Espinal 48 km · Calarcá 50 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 Ibagué (4.4357°, -75.2029°, elevation 1,047 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).