Leticia weather in October

In October, Leticia sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 222 mm of rain across 26.8 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 8th-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 4% of the time in October, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of October to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Leticia's 5th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Leticia's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 31°; 1st warmest
Overnight low: 24°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 222 mm; 26.8 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 06 min; 5:22 AM – 5:28 PM
Cloud cover: 79%; 5th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 5.06 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.8; out of 10

Leticia is capital of the Colombian department of Amazonas.

Founded: 1867

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 31°C through the month.

A typical October day in Leticia 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 28°C and 33°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)	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31
Avg low (°C)	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	24
2	31	24
3	31	24
4	31	24
5	31	24
6	31	24
7	31	24
8	31	24
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10	31	24
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24	31	24
25	31	24
26	31	24
27	31	24
28	31	24
29	31	24
30	31	24
31	31	24

How October really feels in Leticia

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in October is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Leticia weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	30° / 24°	321	28.8	12.2	2.8
Feb	30° / 24°	302	26.1	12.1	2.7
Mar	30° / 24°	341	29.1	12	2.7
Apr	30° / 24°	301	28	11.9	2.8
May	29° / 23°	260	27.4	11.8	3.1
Jun	29° / 23°	185	24.6	11.8	3.5
Jul	29° / 23°	142	22.7	11.8	3.8
Aug	30° / 23°	138	22.8	11.9	3.5
Sep	31° / 23°	172	24.8	12	3.0
Oct	31° / 24°	222	26.8	12.1	2.8
Nov	31° / 24°	241	27.1	12.2	2.7
Dec	30° / 24°	297	29.3	12.2	2.7

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 84%.

	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 (%)	24	24	23	23	22	22	21	21	20	20	19	18	18	17	16	16	15	15	13	13	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	10
Cloudier (%)	76	76	77	77	78	78	79	79	80	80	81	82	82	83	84	84	85	85	87	87	88	88	88	88	89	89	89	89	89	89	90

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	24	76
2	24	76
3	23	77
4	23	77
5	22	78
6	22	78
7	21	79
8	21	79
9	20	80
10	20	80
11	19	81
12	18	82
13	18	82
14	17	83
15	16	84
16	16	84
17	15	85
18	15	85
19	13	87
20	13	87
21	12	88
22	12	88
23	12	88
24	12	88
25	11	89
26	11	89
27	11	89
28	11	89
29	11	89
30	11	89
31	10	90

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Leticia gets around 222 mm of rain over 26.8 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 87% and peaks near 88% 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 (%)	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	88	88

	Rain chance (%)
1	87
2	87
3	87
4	87
5	87
6	87
7	87
8	87
9	87
10	87
11	87
12	87
13	87
14	86
15	86
16	86
17	86
18	86
19	86
20	86
21	86
22	86
23	87
24	87
25	87
26	87
27	87
28	87
29	87
30	88
31	88

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 75% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% 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
Oppressive (%)	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	26	26	26	26	25	25	24	24	23	22	22	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22
Miserable (%)	72	72	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	74	74	74	74	75	75	76	76	77	78	78	79	79	79	78	78	78	78	78

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	28	72
2	28	72
3	27	73
4	27	73
5	27	73
6	27	73
7	27	73
8	27	73
9	27	73
10	27	73
11	27	73
12	27	73
13	26	74
14	26	74
15	26	74
16	26	74
17	25	75
18	25	75
19	24	76
20	24	76
21	23	77
22	22	78
23	22	78
24	21	79
25	21	79
26	21	79
27	22	78
28	22	78
29	22	78
30	22	78
31	22	78

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
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
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31	4	calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of October to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:28 AM to 5:19 AM, and sunset from 5:30 PM to 5:28 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	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1
Sunrise (AM)	5:28	5:27	5:27	5:26	5:26	5:26	5:25	5:25	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:23	5:23	5:23	5:22	5:22	5:22	5:21	5:21	5:21	5:21	5:20	5:20	5:20	5:20	5:20	5:19	5:19	5:19	5:19	5:19
Sunset (PM)	5:30	5:30	5:29	5:29	5:29	5:29	5:29	5:29	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:27	5:27	5:27	5:27	5:27	5:27	5:27	5:27	5:27	5:27	5:27	5:28	5:28	5:28

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.0	5:28	5:30
2	12.0	5:27	5:30
3	12.0	5:27	5:29
4	12.0	5:26	5:29
5	12.1	5:26	5:29
6	12.1	5:26	5:29
7	12.1	5:25	5:29
8	12.1	5:25	5:29
9	12.1	5:24	5:28
10	12.1	5:24	5:28
11	12.1	5:24	5:28
12	12.1	5:23	5:28
13	12.1	5:23	5:28
14	12.1	5:23	5:28
15	12.1	5:22	5:28
16	12.1	5:22	5:28
17	12.1	5:22	5:28
18	12.1	5:21	5:27
19	12.1	5:21	5:27
20	12.1	5:21	5:27
21	12.1	5:21	5:27
22	12.1	5:20	5:27
23	12.1	5:20	5:27
24	12.1	5:20	5:27
25	12.1	5:20	5:27
26	12.1	5:20	5:27
27	12.1	5:19	5:27
28	12.1	5:19	5:27
29	12.1	5:19	5:28
30	12.1	5:19	5:28
31	12.1	5:19	5:28

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.06 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.82 kWh/m² to a high of 5.11 kWh/m² in September across the year — October's 5.06 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	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)	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0
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	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.2	Bright
2	5.2	Bright
3	5.2	Bright
4	5.2	Bright
5	5.2	Bright
6	5.1	Bright
7	5.1	Bright
8	5.1	Bright
9	5.1	Bright
10	5.1	Bright
11	5.1	Bright
12	5.1	Bright
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28	5.0	Bright
29	5.0	Bright
30	5.0	Bright
31	5.0	Bright

Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Leticia?

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

2.8

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

4.0

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Leticia.

What to pack for Leticia in October

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

In October, Leticia sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Leticia 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 Leticia peaks around February 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 16 at about 9 (very high).

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)	15	16	15	13	12	10	10	9	10	12	13	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	10	Very high
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Air quality in Leticia 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 Leticia is worst in September — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (June, 9 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)	13	14	13	12	9	9	11	17	19	12	12	11
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	13	Moderate
Feb	14	Moderate
Mar	13	Moderate
Apr	12	Good
May	9	Good
Jun	9	Good
Jul	11	Good
Aug	17	Moderate
Sep	19	Moderate
Oct	12	Moderate
Nov	12	Good
Dec	11	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Leticia?

Leticia sits at 4.2°S, 69.9°W, 84 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Tabatinga, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Leticia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Leticia has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 36 m around an average of 76 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 61 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 131 m.

The land around Leticia is covered by trees (48%) within 3 km, trees (83%) within 16 km, and trees (95%) within 80 km.

3 km

36 m

trees 48%

16 km

61 m

trees 83%

80 km

131 m

trees 95%

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

October weather nearby: Tabatinga 2.0 km · Benjamin Constant 21 km · Atalaia do Norte 33 km · São Paulo de Olivença 150 km · Santo Antônio do Içá 254 km · Eirunepé 272 km · Tonantins 280 km · Carauari 346 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 Leticia (-4.2108°, -69.9394°, elevation 84 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	31	24
2	31	24
3	31	24
4	31	24
5	31	24
6	31	24
7	31	24
8	31	24
9	31	24
10	31	24
11	31	24
12	31	24
13	31	24
14	31	24
15	31	24
16	31	24
17	31	24
18	31	24
19	31	24
20	31	24
21	31	24
22	31	24
23	31	24
24	31	24
25	31	24
26	31	24
27	31	24
28	31	24
29	31	24
30	31	24
31	31	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	24	76
2	24	76
3	23	77
4	23	77
5	22	78
6	22	78
7	21	79
8	21	79
9	20	80
10	20	80
11	19	81
12	18	82
13	18	82
14	17	83
15	16	84
16	16	84
17	15	85
18	15	85
19	13	87
20	13	87
21	12	88
22	12	88
23	12	88
24	12	88
25	11	89
26	11	89
27	11	89
28	11	89
29	11	89
30	11	89
31	10	90

	Rain chance (%)
1	87
2	87
3	87
4	87
5	87
6	87
7	87
8	87
9	87
10	87
11	87
12	87
13	87
14	86
15	86
16	86
17	86
18	86
19	86
20	86
21	86
22	86
23	87
24	87
25	87
26	87
27	87
28	87
29	87
30	88
31	88

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	28	72
2	28	72
3	27	73
4	27	73
5	27	73
6	27	73
7	27	73
8	27	73
9	27	73
10	27	73
11	27	73
12	27	73
13	26	74
14	26	74
15	26	74
16	26	74
17	25	75
18	25	75
19	24	76
20	24	76
21	23	77
22	22	78
23	22	78
24	21	79
25	21	79
26	21	79
27	22	78
28	22	78
29	22	78
30	22	78
31	22	78

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	24	76
2	24	76
3	23	77
4	23	77
5	22	78
6	22	78
7	21	79
8	21	79
9	20	80
10	20	80
11	19	81
12	18	82
13	18	82
14	17	83
15	16	84
16	16	84
17	15	85
18	15	85
19	13	87
20	13	87
21	12	88
22	12	88
23	12	88
24	12	88
25	11	89
26	11	89
27	11	89
28	11	89
29	11	89
30	11	89
31	10	90

	Rain chance (%)
1	87
2	87
3	87
4	87
5	87
6	87
7	87
8	87
9	87
10	87
11	87
12	87
13	87
14	86
15	86
16	86
17	86
18	86
19	86
20	86
21	86
22	86
23	87
24	87
25	87
26	87
27	87
28	87
29	87
30	88
31	88

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	28	72
2	28	72
3	27	73
4	27	73
5	27	73
6	27	73
7	27	73
8	27	73
9	27	73
10	27	73
11	27	73
12	27	73
13	26	74
14	26	74
15	26	74
16	26	74
17	25	75
18	25	75
19	24	76
20	24	76
21	23	77
22	22	78
23	22	78
24	21	79
25	21	79
26	21	79
27	22	78
28	22	78
29	22	78
30	22	78
31	22	78

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	24	76
2	24	76
3	23	77
4	23	77
5	22	78
6	22	78
7	21	79
8	21	79
9	20	80
10	20	80
11	19	81
12	18	82
13	18	82
14	17	83
15	16	84
16	16	84
17	15	85
18	15	85
19	13	87
20	13	87
21	12	88
22	12	88
23	12	88
24	12	88
25	11	89
26	11	89
27	11	89
28	11	89
29	11	89
30	11	89
31	10	90

	Rain chance (%)
1	87
2	87
3	87
4	87
5	87
6	87
7	87
8	87
9	87
10	87
11	87
12	87
13	87
14	86
15	86
16	86
17	86
18	86
19	86
20	86
21	86
22	86
23	87
24	87
25	87
26	87
27	87
28	87
29	87
30	88
31	88

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	28	72
2	28	72
3	27	73
4	27	73
5	27	73
6	27	73
7	27	73
8	27	73
9	27	73
10	27	73
11	27	73
12	27	73
13	26	74
14	26	74
15	26	74
16	26	74
17	25	75
18	25	75
19	24	76
20	24	76
21	23	77
22	22	78
23	22	78
24	21	79
25	21	79
26	21	79
27	22	78
28	22	78
29	22	78
30	22	78
31	22	78