Montelíbano weather in October

In October, Montelíbano sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 206 mm of rain across 29.6 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-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 1% of the time in October, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Montelíbano's 7th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Montelíbano's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
11th warmest
Overnight low
24°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
206 mm
29.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
5:52 AM – 5:41 PM
Cloud cover
89%
7th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.61 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.3
out of 10

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 Montelíbano reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 33°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)
13124
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How October really feels in Montelíbano

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.

Montelíbano weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 24°339.511.63.6
Feb35° / 25°388.511.72.6
Mar35° / 25°8916.711.92.2
Apr33° / 25°16925.312.22.1
May32° / 25°22428.712.42.2
Jun32° / 24°16325.212.52.4
Jul32° / 24°14924.712.42.5
Aug32° / 24°16126.312.32.4
Sep32° / 24°18327.5122.3
Oct31° / 24°20629.611.82.3
Nov31° / 24°17727.111.62.5
Dec32° / 24°9619.211.53.2

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 94%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1397
2397
3397
4397
5496
6496
7496
8496
9496
10496
11595
12595
13595
14595
15694
16694
17694
18694
19694
20793
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27793
28892
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30892
31892

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Montelíbano gets around 206 mm of rain over 29.6 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 95% and peaks near 95% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
194
295
395
495
595
695
795
895
995
1095
1195
1295
1395
1495
1595
1695
1795
1895
1995
2095
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3095
3195

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 76% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
12377
22377
32377
42377
52377
62377
72476
82476
92476
102575
112575
122575
132674
142674
152674
162674
172674
182674
192674
202674
212575
222476
232476
242377
252377
262278
272278
282278
292179
302179
312179

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
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
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314calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 42 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 5:54 AM, and sunset from 5:49 PM to 5:37 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:535:49
211.95:535:48
311.95:535:47
411.95:525:47
511.95:525:46
611.95:525:46
711.95:525:45
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2711.75:535:38
2811.75:535:37
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3111.75:545:37

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.61 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.36 kWh/m² to a high of 5.45 kWh/m² in March across the year — October's 4.61 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.7Bright
44.7Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
74.7Bright
84.7Bright
94.7Bright
104.7Bright
114.7Bright
124.7Bright
134.6Bright
144.6Bright
154.6Bright
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184.6Bright
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224.5Bright
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274.5Bright
284.5Bright
294.5Bright
304.5Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Montelíbano?

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

2.3
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
3.5
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Montelíbano.

What to pack for Montelíbano in October

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

In October, Montelíbano sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 30 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Montelíbano 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 Montelíbano peaks around June 12 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highJun 12UV 12Dec 13UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Montelíbano 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 Montelíbano is worst in March — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.9× the cleanest month (November, 12 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1833 µg/m³Nov 1312 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb22Moderate
Mar35Moderate
Apr25Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov12Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Montelíbano?

Montelíbano sits at 8.0°N, 75.4°W, 46 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Caucasia, 25 km away.

Topography around Montelíbano

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Montelíbano has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 30 m around an average of 44 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 99 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,812 m.

The land around Montelíbano is covered by grassland (57%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, grassland (72%) and trees (26%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) and grassland (46%) within 80 km.

3 km
30 m
16 km
99 m
80 km
2,812 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
October weather nearby: Caucasia 25 km · Ayapel 48 km · Planeta Rica 51 km · Nechí 72 km · Tierralta 74 km · El Bagre 79 km · Zaragoza 82 km · San Marcos 82 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 Montelíbano (7.9792°, -75.4202°, elevation 46 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).