Puerto Carreño in Fall

In fall (September, October and November), Puerto Carreño sees average daytime highs around 31°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 578 mm of rain over about 76 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.

Across fall, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 31°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time across fall, and the air most often feels miserable.

Fall is Puerto Carreño's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Puerto Carreño's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
31°C
3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
24°C
Rainfall
578 mm
76 wet days
Avg wind
5 km/h
Travel score
2.7
2nd-best season
Months
Sep · Oct · Nov

Temperature in Puerto Carreño in Fall

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across fall, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 31°C.

A typical fall day in Puerto Carreño reaches about 31°C and drops to 24°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is November, the coolest September.

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How fall really feels in Puerto Carreño

Once humidity and wind are folded in, fall brings about 91 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
91
13 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in fall is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Puerto Carreño weather by month

How the three fall months (September, October and November) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 24°11211.73.7
Feb35° / 25°132.611.83.1
Mar35° / 25°588.2122.6
Apr32° / 25°21920.912.12.6
May31° / 24°33727.412.32.7
Jun30° / 24°38028.512.42.7
Jul30° / 23°35729.912.32.7
Aug30° / 24°27229.212.22.6
Sep31° / 24°23227.3122.5
Oct32° / 24°20427.611.92.5
Nov32° / 24°14220.811.73.0
Dec32° / 24°429.511.63.8

Cloud cover in Fall

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time across fall.

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Chance of precipitation in Fall

Any precipitation

Puerto Carreño gets around 578 mm of rain over 76 wet days across fall. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Fall

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Fall

Winds average 5 km/h across fall.

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Sunrise & sunset in Fall

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min in early September to 11 h 42 min by late November. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Fall

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across fall, about 5.2 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in fall

Hazard calendar for Puerto Carreño

In seasonPeak

In fall, Puerto Carreño overlaps its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Puerto Carreño's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is fall a good time to visit Puerto Carreño?

Our two travel scores rate fall for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

2.7
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

fall is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Puerto Carreño.

What to pack for Puerto Carreño in Fall

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

In fall, Puerto Carreño sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 76 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Puerto Carreño in Fall

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across fall averages 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 Carreño peaks around February 21 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 21UV 13Dec 15UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Puerto Carreño in Fall

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where fall falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Puerto Carreño is worst in March — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.8× the cleanest month (November, 9 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodMar 2025 µg/m³Nov 169 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar26Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep10Good
Oct10Good
Nov9Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Puerto Carreño?

Puerto Carreño sits at 6.2°N, 67.5°W, 16 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Puerto Ayacucho, 60 km away.

BiruacaSan Fernando de ApureAchaguasCamaguánCaicara del OrinocoElorzaCalabozo

Topography around Puerto Carreño

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Puerto Carreño has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 61 m around an average of 48 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 196 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,131 m.

The land around Puerto Carreño is covered by water (39%) and grassland (29%) within 3 km, grassland (59%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (55%) and trees (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
61 m
16 km
196 m
80 km
1,131 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Fall weather nearby: Puerto Ayacucho 60 km · Biruaca 184 km · San Fernando de Apure 189 km · Achaguas 195 km · Camaguán 214 km · Caicara del Orinoco 217 km · Elorza 243 km · Calabozo 304 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 Carreño (6.1904°, -67.4839°, elevation 16 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.