Marsella weather in October

In October, Marsella sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 1325 mm of rain across 30.9 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in October, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Marsella's 7th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Marsella's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
7th warmest
Overnight low
15°
8th coldest
Rainfall
1325 mm
30.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
5:51 AM – 5:45 PM
Cloud cover
96%
7th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month.

A typical October day in Marsella reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 25°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)
12315
22315
32315
42315
52315
62315
72315
82315
92315
102315
112315
122315
132315
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212315
222315
232315
242315
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302315
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Marsella weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 15°96830.711.73.5
Feb23° / 15°103227.611.83.5
Mar23° / 15°129330.6123.5
Apr23° / 16°151629.912.13.3
May23° / 16°17713112.23.3
Jun23° / 15°22423012.33.3
Jul23° / 15°24573112.33.3
Aug23° / 15°22923112.23.3
Sep23° / 15°173730123.3
Oct23° / 15°132530.911.93.3
Nov23° / 15°112829.711.83.4
Dec23° / 15°117930.811.73.5

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 0% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 99%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
10100
20100
30100
40100
50100
60100
70100
80100
90100
100100
11199
12199
13199
14199
15199
16199
17199
18199
19199
20199
21199
220100
230100
240100
250100
260100
270100
280100
290100
300100
310100

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Marsella gets around 1325 mm of rain over 30.9 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 99% and peaks near 100% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
799
899
999
1099
1199
1299
1399
1499
1599
1699
1799
1899
1999
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
2899
2999
3099
3199

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the humid band about 92% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
16940
26940
37930
47930
57930
67930
78911
88911
98911
109901
119901
129901
139901
149901
159901
169901
179901
189901
198911
208911
218911
227921
237921
247921
256931
266931
276931
285941
295941
305950
315950

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
13calm
23calm
33calm
43calm
53calm
63calm
73calm
83calm
93calm
103calm
113calm
123calm
133calm
143calm
153calm
163calm
173calm
183calm
193calm
203calm
213calm
223calm
233calm
243calm
253calm
263calm
273calm
283calm
293calm
303calm
313calm

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 5:53 AM to 5:52 AM, and sunset from 5:51 PM to 5:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.05:535:51
212.05:535:50
311.95:535:50
411.95:535:49
511.95:535:49
611.95:525:48
711.95:525:48
811.95:525:48
911.95:525:47
1011.95:525:47
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1911.95:515:44
2011.95:515:43
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2211.95:515:43
2311.95:515:43
2411.95:515:42
2511.95:515:42
2611.85:515:42
2711.85:515:42
2811.85:515:42
2911.85:515:42
3011.85:525:41
3111.85:525:41

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.83 kWh/m² to a high of 4.8 kWh/m² in August across the year — October's 4.18 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
24.4Bright
34.4Bright
44.4Bright
54.3Bright
64.3Bright
74.3Bright
84.3Bright
94.3Bright
104.3Bright
114.2Bright
124.2Bright
134.2Bright
144.2Bright
154.2Bright
164.2Bright
174.2Bright
184.2Bright
194.2Bright
204.1Bright
214.1Bright
224.1Bright
234.1Bright
244.1Bright
254.1Bright
264.1Bright
274.0Bright
284.0Bright
294.0Bright
304.0Moderate
314.0Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Marsella?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
2.6
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Marsella.

What to pack for Marsella in October

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

In October, Marsella sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 15°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 31 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

UV index in Marsella 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 Marsella peaks around February 19 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 12 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 19UV 16Dec 13UV 12
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Marsella 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 Marsella is worst in March — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1526 µg/m³Nov 1317 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan22Moderate
Feb25Moderate
Mar26Moderate
Apr24Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Marsella?

Marsella sits at 4.9°N, 75.7°W, 1,543 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Dosquebradas, 13 km away.

Topography around Marsella

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Marsella has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 808 m around an average of 1,455 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,350 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,159 m.

The land around Marsella is covered by trees (64%) and grassland (35%) within 3 km, trees (58%) and grassland (35%) within 16 km, and trees (69%) and grassland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
808 m
16 km
1,350 m
80 km
5,159 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Dosquebradas 13 km · Pereira 14 km · Santa Rosa de Cabal 15 km · Chinchiná 16 km · La Virginia 17 km · Villamaría 28 km · Cartago 29 km · Manizales 29 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 Marsella (4.9372°, -75.7378°, elevation 1,543 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).