Mitú weather in October

In October, Mitú sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 182 mm of rain across 26.9 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in October, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of October to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Mitú's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mitú's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
1st warmest
Overnight low
22°
8th coldest
Rainfall
182 mm
26.9 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
5:27 AM – 5:25 PM
Cloud cover
81%
6th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.99 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical October day in Mitú reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°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)
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How October really feels in Mitú

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.

Mitú weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 1st-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 22°14020.611.93.7
Feb30° / 22°15720.1123.4
Mar30° / 22°22327.1123.0
Apr29° / 22°29428.2122.9
May29° / 22°3533012.13.0
Jun28° / 22°3302912.13.2
Jul28° / 21°27029.712.13.4
Aug29° / 21°19327.7123.3
Sep30° / 22°17527123.0
Oct30° / 22°18226.9123.0
Nov30° / 22°19027.111.92.9
Dec29° / 22°18825.611.93.3

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% 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 85%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11981
21981
31882
41882
51783
61783
71783
81684
91585
101585
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Mitú gets around 182 mm of rain over 26.9 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 87% and peaks near 89% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
188
288
388
488
588
688
788
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988
1088
1188
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1488
1587
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3189

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the oppressive band about 95% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1955
2955
3955
4955
5955
6955
7955
8955
9955
10955
11964
12964
13964
14964
15964
16964
17964
18964
19964
20955
21955
22955
23955
24946
25946
26937
27937
28937
29928
30928
31919

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
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64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
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154calm
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:30 AM to 5:26 AM, and sunset from 5:30 PM to 5:23 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.05:305:30
212.05:305:29
312.05:305:29
412.05:295:29
512.05:295:28
612.05:295:28
712.05:295:28
812.05:285:27
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1112.05:285:26
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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 3.56 kWh/m² to a high of 5.02 kWh/m² in September across the year — October's 4.99 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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264.9Bright
274.9Bright
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304.9Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Mitú?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mitú.

What to pack for Mitú in October

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

In October, Mitú sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Mitú 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 Mitú peaks around February 22 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 10 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 22UV 14Aug 10UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Mitú 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 Mitú is worst in March — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (June, 9 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodMar 1619 µg/m³Jun 219 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May11Good
Jun9Good
Jul9Good
Aug11Good
Sep10Good
Oct10Good
Nov11Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Mitú?

Mitú sits at 1.3°N, 70.2°W, 174 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is San José del Guaviare, 304 km away.

San José del GuaviareCumariboSão Gabriel da CachoeiraPuerto LópezGranadaSan MartínVillanuevaVillavicencio

Topography around Mitú

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mitú has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 37 m around an average of 184 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 334 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 385 m.

The land around Mitú is covered by trees (78%) within 3 km, trees (96%) within 16 km, and trees (99%) within 80 km.

3 km
37 m
16 km
334 m
80 km
385 m
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October weather nearby: San José del Guaviare 304 km · Cumaribo 358 km · São Gabriel da Cachoeira 382 km · Puerto López 437 km · Granada 462 km · San Martín 471 km · Villanueva 487 km · Villavicencio 494 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 Mitú (1.2574°, -70.2355°, elevation 174 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).