La Estrella weather in October

In October, La Estrella sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 291 mm of rain across 29.3 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°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 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is La Estrella's 10th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see La Estrella's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 24°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 14°; 8th coldest
Rainfall: 291 mm; 29.3 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 54 min; 5:52 AM – 5:43 PM
Cloud cover: 92%; 10th clearest
Wind: 3 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 4.69 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.7; out of 10

Air quality: Elevated; PM2.5 19.5 µg/m³ · 2019

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month.

A typical October day in La Estrella reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 1°C cooler than 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)	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23
Avg low (°C)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14

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

La Estrella weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	24° / 14°	113	18.3	11.7	5.4
Feb	25° / 14°	140	20.1	11.8	4.9
Mar	25° / 14°	225	26.4	12	4.2
Apr	24° / 14°	300	28.3	12.1	3.7
May	24° / 14°	338	29.9	12.3	3.6
Jun	25° / 14°	245	27.5	12.4	3.8
Jul	25° / 14°	216	26.6	12.3	4.0
Aug	26° / 14°	220	26.9	12.2	3.9
Sep	25° / 14°	263	27.7	12	3.7
Oct	24° / 14°	291	29.3	11.9	3.7
Nov	23° / 14°	275	28.1	11.7	3.7
Dec	24° / 14°	170	22.6	11.6	4.8

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 1% 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 (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2
Cloudier (%)	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	98	98

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	2	98
2	2	98
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	1	99
12	1	99
13	1	99
14	1	99
15	1	99
16	1	99
17	1	99
18	1	99
19	1	99
20	1	99
21	1	99
22	1	99
23	1	99
24	1	99
25	1	99
26	1	99
27	2	98
28	2	98
29	2	98
30	2	98
31	2	98

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

La Estrella gets around 291 mm of rain over 29.3 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 94% and peaks near 97% 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 (%)	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	93	93	93	93	94	94	94	95	95	95	96	96	96	96	97	97	97	97	97	97	97

	Rain chance (%)
1	92
2	92
3	92
4	92
5	92
6	92
7	92
8	92
9	92
10	92
11	93
12	93
13	93
14	93
15	94
16	94
17	94
18	95
19	95
20	95
21	96
22	96
23	96
24	96
25	97
26	97
27	97
28	97
29	97
30	97
31	97

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 66% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	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
Dry (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Comfortable (%)	78	77	77	76	75	74	73	73	72	72	72	71	70	69	68	68	67	66	65	64	63	62	61	60	59	58	58	57	56	56	55
Humid (%)	21	22	22	23	24	25	26	26	27	28	28	29	30	31	32	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	42	43	44	44	45

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	1	78	21
2	1	77	22
3	1	77	22
4	1	76	23
5	1	75	24
6	1	74	25
7	1	73	26
8	1	73	26
9	1	72	27
10	0	72	28
11	0	72	28
12	0	71	29
13	0	70	30
14	0	69	31
15	0	68	32
16	0	68	32
17	0	67	33
18	0	66	34
19	0	65	35
20	0	64	36
21	0	63	37
22	0	62	38
23	0	61	39
24	0	60	40
25	0	59	41
26	0	58	42
27	0	58	42
28	0	57	43
29	0	56	44
30	0	56	44
31	0	55	45

Wind in October

Winds average 3 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 3 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)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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	3	calm
2	3	calm
3	3	calm
4	3	calm
5	3	calm
6	3	calm
7	3	calm
8	3	calm
9	3	calm
10	3	calm
11	3	calm
12	3	calm
13	3	calm
14	3	calm
15	3	calm
16	3	calm
17	3	calm
18	3	calm
19	3	calm
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22	3	calm
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25	3	calm
26	3	calm
27	3	calm
28	3	calm
29	3	calm
30	3	calm
31	3	calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min 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 6 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:53 AM to 5:53 AM, and sunset from 5:50 PM to 5:40 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)	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	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8
Sunrise (AM)	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:53
Sunset (PM)	5:50	5:49	5:49	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:47	5:47	5:46	5:46	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:44	5:44	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.9	5:53	5:50
2	11.9	5:53	5:49
3	11.9	5:53	5:49
4	11.9	5:53	5:48
5	11.9	5:53	5:48
6	11.9	5:52	5:48
7	11.9	5:52	5:47
8	11.9	5:52	5:47
9	11.9	5:52	5:46
10	11.9	5:52	5:46
11	11.9	5:52	5:45
12	11.9	5:52	5:45
13	11.9	5:52	5:45
14	11.9	5:52	5:44
15	11.9	5:52	5:44
16	11.9	5:52	5:43
17	11.9	5:52	5:43
18	11.9	5:52	5:43
19	11.8	5:52	5:42
20	11.8	5:52	5:42
21	11.8	5:52	5:42
22	11.8	5:52	5:42
23	11.8	5:52	5:41
24	11.8	5:52	5:41
25	11.8	5:52	5:41
26	11.8	5:52	5:41
27	11.8	5:52	5:40
28	11.8	5:52	5:40
29	11.8	5:52	5:40
30	11.8	5:52	5:40
31	11.8	5:53	5:40

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 4.17 kWh/m² to a high of 5.87 kWh/m² in August across the year — October's 4.69 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	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	5.0	5.0	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	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4
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	5.0	Bright
3	5.0	Bright
4	5.0	Bright
5	4.9	Bright
6	4.9	Bright
7	4.9	Bright
8	4.9	Bright
9	4.8	Bright
10	4.8	Bright
11	4.8	Bright
12	4.8	Bright
13	4.8	Bright
14	4.7	Bright
15	4.7	Bright
16	4.7	Bright
17	4.7	Bright
18	4.7	Bright
19	4.6	Bright
20	4.6	Bright
21	4.6	Bright
22	4.6	Bright
23	4.5	Bright
24	4.5	Bright
25	4.5	Bright
26	4.5	Bright
27	4.5	Bright
28	4.4	Bright
29	4.4	Bright
30	4.4	Bright
31	4.4	Bright

Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit La Estrella?

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

3.7

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

3.1

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in La Estrella.

What to pack for La Estrella in October

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

In October, La Estrella sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 14°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 29 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in La Estrella 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 La Estrella peaks around February 22 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 12 (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)	13	15	15	13	14	13	13	13	14	13	12	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	14	Extreme
Jun	13	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	14	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Air quality in La Estrella 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 La Estrella is worst in March — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (October, 16 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to La Estrella's WHO annual average of 19.5 µg/m³.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	21	23	27	21	18	18	18	19	18	16	17	19
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	21	Moderate
Feb	23	Moderate
Mar	27	Moderate
Apr	21	Moderate
May	18	Moderate
Jun	18	Moderate
Jul	18	Moderate
Aug	19	Moderate
Sep	18	Moderate
Oct	16	Moderate
Nov	17	Moderate
Dec	19	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is La Estrella?

La Estrella sits at 6.2°N, 75.6°W, 1,765 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Sabaneta, 3.0 km away.

Topography around La Estrella

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around La Estrella has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,023 m around an average of 1,836 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,268 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,570 m.

The land around La Estrella is covered by trees (50%) and artificial surfaces (31%) within 3 km, trees (68%) within 16 km, and trees (68%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km

1,023 m

trees 50%

16 km

2,268 m

trees 68%

80 km

3,570 m

trees 68%

treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater

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

October weather nearby: Sabaneta 3.0 km · Itagüí 6.0 km · Envigado 6.0 km · Caldas 7.0 km · Medellin 13 km · Retiro 19 km · Bello 22 km · Copacabana 26 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 La Estrella (6.1577°, -75.6432°, elevation 1,765 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	24	14
2	24	14
3	24	14
4	24	14
5	24	14
6	24	14
7	24	14
8	24	14
9	24	14
10	24	14
11	24	14
12	24	14
13	24	14
14	24	14
15	24	14
16	24	14
17	24	14
18	24	14
19	24	14
20	24	14
21	24	14
22	24	14
23	24	14
24	23	14
25	23	14
26	23	14
27	23	14
28	23	14
29	23	14
30	23	14
31	23	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	2	98
2	2	98
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	1	99
12	1	99
13	1	99
14	1	99
15	1	99
16	1	99
17	1	99
18	1	99
19	1	99
20	1	99
21	1	99
22	1	99
23	1	99
24	1	99
25	1	99
26	1	99
27	2	98
28	2	98
29	2	98
30	2	98
31	2	98

	Rain chance (%)
1	92
2	92
3	92
4	92
5	92
6	92
7	92
8	92
9	92
10	92
11	93
12	93
13	93
14	93
15	94
16	94
17	94
18	95
19	95
20	95
21	96
22	96
23	96
24	96
25	97
26	97
27	97
28	97
29	97
30	97
31	97

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	1	78	21
2	1	77	22
3	1	77	22
4	1	76	23
5	1	75	24
6	1	74	25
7	1	73	26
8	1	73	26
9	1	72	27
10	0	72	28
11	0	72	28
12	0	71	29
13	0	70	30
14	0	69	31
15	0	68	32
16	0	68	32
17	0	67	33
18	0	66	34
19	0	65	35
20	0	64	36
21	0	63	37
22	0	62	38
23	0	61	39
24	0	60	40
25	0	59	41
26	0	58	42
27	0	58	42
28	0	57	43
29	0	56	44
30	0	56	44
31	0	55	45

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	2	98
2	2	98
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	1	99
12	1	99
13	1	99
14	1	99
15	1	99
16	1	99
17	1	99
18	1	99
19	1	99
20	1	99
21	1	99
22	1	99
23	1	99
24	1	99
25	1	99
26	1	99
27	2	98
28	2	98
29	2	98
30	2	98
31	2	98

	Rain chance (%)
1	92
2	92
3	92
4	92
5	92
6	92
7	92
8	92
9	92
10	92
11	93
12	93
13	93
14	93
15	94
16	94
17	94
18	95
19	95
20	95
21	96
22	96
23	96
24	96
25	97
26	97
27	97
28	97
29	97
30	97
31	97

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	1	78	21
2	1	77	22
3	1	77	22
4	1	76	23
5	1	75	24
6	1	74	25
7	1	73	26
8	1	73	26
9	1	72	27
10	0	72	28
11	0	72	28
12	0	71	29
13	0	70	30
14	0	69	31
15	0	68	32
16	0	68	32
17	0	67	33
18	0	66	34
19	0	65	35
20	0	64	36
21	0	63	37
22	0	62	38
23	0	61	39
24	0	60	40
25	0	59	41
26	0	58	42
27	0	58	42
28	0	57	43
29	0	56	44
30	0	56	44
31	0	55	45

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	2	98
2	2	98
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	1	99
12	1	99
13	1	99
14	1	99
15	1	99
16	1	99
17	1	99
18	1	99
19	1	99
20	1	99
21	1	99
22	1	99
23	1	99
24	1	99
25	1	99
26	1	99
27	2	98
28	2	98
29	2	98
30	2	98
31	2	98

	Rain chance (%)
1	92
2	92
3	92
4	92
5	92
6	92
7	92
8	92
9	92
10	92
11	93
12	93
13	93
14	93
15	94
16	94
17	94
18	95
19	95
20	95
21	96
22	96
23	96
24	96
25	97
26	97
27	97
28	97
29	97
30	97
31	97

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	1	78	21
2	1	77	22
3	1	77	22
4	1	76	23
5	1	75	24
6	1	74	25
7	1	73	26
8	1	73	26
9	1	72	27
10	0	72	28
11	0	72	28
12	0	71	29
13	0	70	30
14	0	69	31
15	0	68	32
16	0	68	32
17	0	67	33
18	0	66	34
19	0	65	35
20	0	64	36
21	0	63	37
22	0	62	38
23	0	61	39
24	0	60	40
25	0	59	41
26	0	58	42
27	0	58	42
28	0	57	43
29	0	56	44
30	0	56	44
31	0	55	45