Ocaña weather in October

In October, Ocaña sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 259 mm of rain across 26.5 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 25°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 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 Ocaña's 11th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ocaña's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
11th warmest
Overnight low
17°
4th coldest
Rainfall
259 mm
26.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
5:44 AM – 5:33 PM
Cloud cover
92%
11th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.77 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Ocaña is municipality in Norte de Santander Department, Colombia.

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

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical October day in Ocaña reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

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Ocaña 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
Jan25° / 16°22611.67.3
Feb26° / 17°358.811.76.6
Mar26° / 17°9916.911.95.4
Apr25° / 18°20022.312.24.4
May25° / 18°29325.712.44.1
Jun25° / 17°16819.412.54.8
Jul26° / 17°1121712.45.2
Aug26° / 17°18521.912.34.5
Sep25° / 17°25325.6124.0
Oct25° / 17°25926.511.84.0
Nov25° / 17°16320.111.64.9
Dec25° / 17°519.811.56.6

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 2% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 97%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1199
2199
3199
4199
5199
6199
7199
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Ocaña gets around 259 mm of rain over 26.5 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 86% and peaks near 89% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
187
287
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3179

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 69% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 31% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)
17228
27228
37228
47129
57129
67129
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Wind in October

Winds average 4 km/h in October, the calmest month.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 3 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
63calm
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83calm
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113calm
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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 5:45 AM to 5:46 AM, and sunset from 5:40 PM to 5:28 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:455:40
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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 4.77 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.41 kWh/m² to a high of 5.74 kWh/m² in July across the year — October's 4.77 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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64.9Bright
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314.5Bright
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Ocaña?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Ocaña for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ocaña in October

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

In October, Ocaña sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Ocaña 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 Ocaña peaks around February 22 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 22UV 14Dec 12UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Ocaña 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 Ocaña is worst in March — around 46 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.7× the cleanest month (December, 13 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 1844 µg/m³Dec 1113 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb26Moderate
Mar46Poor
Apr32Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ocaña?

Ocaña sits at 8.2°N, 73.4°W, 1,197 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Aguachica, 30 km away.

Topography around Ocaña

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ocaña has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 486 m around an average of 1,269 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,075 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,962 m.

The land around Ocaña is covered by grassland (51%) and trees (30%) within 3 km, trees (51%) and grassland (48%) within 16 km, and trees (61%) and grassland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
486 m
16 km
2,075 m
80 km
3,962 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Aguachica 30 km · San Martín 31 km · Morales 57 km · Simití 72 km · Pailitas 85 km · El Zulia 90 km · Sabana de Torres 95 km · Cúcuta 101 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 Ocaña (8.2377°, -73.356°, elevation 1,197 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).