Puerto Boyacá weather in October

In October, Puerto Boyacá sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 169 mm of rain across 25.1 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in October, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Puerto Boyacá's 9th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Puerto Boyacá's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
11th warmest
Overnight low
23°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
169 mm
25.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
5:47 AM – 5:39 PM
Cloud cover
84%
9th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.38 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.0
out of 10

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month.

A typical October day in Puerto Boyacá reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 2°C cooler than September and about 1°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How October really feels in Puerto Boyacá

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 Boyacá weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan35° / 24°5211.311.72.4
Feb36° / 24°6011.811.81.9
Mar35° / 24°12719.9121.8
Apr34° / 24°15623.412.11.8
May35° / 24°14120.912.31.9
Jun36° / 24°7112.712.31.7
Jul37° / 25°5810.412.31.4
Aug37° / 25°7912.612.21.4
Sep35° / 24°13320.2121.7
Oct34° / 23°16925.111.92.0
Nov33° / 23°13923.711.72.4
Dec34° / 23°7816.411.72.6

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 9% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 90%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11090
2991
3991
41090
51090
61090
71090
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
141090
151090
161090
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211189
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301288
311288

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Puerto Boyacá gets around 169 mm of rain over 25.1 wet days in October, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 80% and peaks near 83% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
176
277
377
478
578
679
779
879
979
1080
1180
1280
1380
1480
1580
1680
1780
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2181
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3183

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 92% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
19901
29901
39901
49901
59901
69901
78902
88902
98902
108902
118911
127921
137921
147921
157921
166922
176922
186922
196922
205932
215932
225923
235923
244933
254933
264933
273943
283943
293934
302944
312944

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
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174calm
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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 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:49 AM to 5:48 AM, and sunset from 5:46 PM to 5:36 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:495:46
211.95:495:45
311.95:495:45
411.95:485:44
511.95:485:44
611.95:485:43
711.95:485:43
811.95:485:43
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1411.95:475:40
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1611.95:475:39
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1911.95:475:38
2011.85:475:38
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2211.85:475:37
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2711.85:485:36
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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 5.38 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.94 kWh/m² to a high of 6.08 kWh/m² in August across the year — October's 5.38 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.6Bright
35.6Bright
45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
125.5Bright
135.4Bright
145.4Bright
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255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Puerto Boyacá?

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

2.0
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Puerto Boyacá in October

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

In October, Puerto Boyacá sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Puerto Boyacá 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 Puerto Boyacá peaks around February 22 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 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 13Dec 16UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Puerto Boyacá 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 Boyacá is worst in March — around 38 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.2× the cleanest month (November, 17 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModerateMar 1637 µg/m³Nov 1617 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb28Moderate
Mar38Poor
Apr27Moderate
May22Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Puerto Boyacá?

Puerto Boyacá sits at 6.0°N, 74.6°W, 145 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Puerto Triunfo, 13 km away.

Topography around Puerto Boyacá

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Puerto Boyacá has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 81 m around an average of 149 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 224 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,201 m.

The land around Puerto Boyacá is covered by grassland (47%) and trees (28%) within 3 km, grassland (57%) and trees (39%) within 16 km, and trees (67%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
81 m
16 km
224 m
80 km
3,201 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Puerto Triunfo 13 km · Puerto Salgar 58 km · La Dorada 59 km · Puerto Berrío 61 km · Santuario 77 km · Cimitarra 80 km · Carmen de Viboral 84 km · Sonsón 86 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 Boyacá (5.976°, -74.5852°, elevation 145 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).