Puerto Asís weather in October

In October, Puerto Asís sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 301 mm of rain across 26.4 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-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 4% 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 Puerto Asís's 7th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Puerto Asís's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
22°
6th coldest
Rainfall
301 mm
26.4 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
5:51 AM – 5:51 PM
Cloud cover
80%
7th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.04 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 Puerto Asís 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 27°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)
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How October really feels in Puerto Asís

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.

Puerto Asís weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 22°22221.1123.6
Feb30° / 22°27021.4123.3
Mar30° / 22°38528122.9
Apr29° / 22°45027.9122.9
May29° / 22°44028.5123.2
Jun27° / 21°38726.8123.7
Jul27° / 21°32425.5124.1
Aug28° / 21°25423.3124.0
Sep29° / 21°25524.2123.4
Oct30° / 22°30126.4123.0
Nov30° / 22°35227.1122.9
Dec30° / 22°30325123.3

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 13% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 84%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11882
21882
31981
41882
51882
61783
71684
81684
91684
101684
111684
121684
131684
141684
151585
161585
171684
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201684
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261684
271585
281585
291585
301486
311486

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Puerto Asís gets around 301 mm of rain over 26.4 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 90% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
183
283
383
483
583
683
783
883
983
1084
1184
1284
1384
1484
1585
1685
1786
1886
1986
2086
2187
2287
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2588
2688
2789
2889
2990
3090
3190

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 89% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1937
2937
3928
4928
5928
6919
7919
8919
9919
10919
119010
129010
139010
149010
158911
168911
178911
188911
198812
208812
218812
228713
238713
248614
258614
268614
278515
288515
298515
308416
318416

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
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263calm
273calm
283calm
293calm
303calm
313calm

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 5:55 AM to 5:50 AM, and sunset from 5:55 PM to 5:49 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.05:555:55
212.05:555:55
312.05:545:54
412.05:545:54
512.05:545:54
612.05:545:53
712.05:535:53
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912.05:535:52
1012.05:535:52
1112.05:525:52
1212.05:525:52
1312.05:525:51
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3112.05:505:49

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.04 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.44 kWh/m² to a high of 5.07 kWh/m² in September across the year — October's 5.04 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
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35.2Bright
45.2Bright
55.1Bright
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125.0Bright
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244.9Bright
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274.9Bright
284.9Bright
294.9Bright
304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Puerto Asís?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Puerto Asís.

What to pack for Puerto Asís in October

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

In October, Puerto Asís sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Puerto Asís 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 Puerto Asís peaks around February 13 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 14 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeFeb 13UV 14Aug 14UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Puerto Asís 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 Puerto Asís is worst in February — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.8× the cleanest month (July, 9 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodModerateFeb 1624 µg/m³Jul 129 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb25Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May11Good
Jun10Good
Jul9Good
Aug11Good
Sep13Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov12Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Puerto Asís?

Puerto Asís sits at 0.5°N, 76.5°W, 250 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Orito, 46 km away.

PastoPuerto Francisco de OrellanaBuesacoIpialesPupiales

Topography around Puerto Asís

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Puerto Asís has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 46 m around an average of 255 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 3,677 m.

The land around Puerto Asís is covered by trees (52%) and grassland (32%) within 3 km, trees (75%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (93%) within 80 km.

3 km
46 m
16 km
99 m
80 km
3,677 m
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October weather nearby: Orito 46 km · Nueva Loja 64 km · Mocoa 74 km · Pasto 117 km · Puerto Francisco de Orellana 120 km · Buesaco 122 km · Ipiales 132 km · Pupiales 134 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 Puerto Asís (0.5051°, -76.4957°, elevation 250 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).