Puerto Tejada weather in October

In October, Puerto Tejada sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 236 mm of rain across 23.1 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°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 12 hours at the start of October to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Puerto Tejada's 9th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Puerto Tejada's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
10th warmest
Overnight low
18°
8th coldest
Rainfall
236 mm
23.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
5:53 AM – 5:49 PM
Cloud cover
89%
9th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.36 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical October day in Puerto Tejada reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 1°C cooler than September and on par with November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12718
22718
32718
42718
52718
62718
72718
82718
92718
102718
112718
122718
132718
142618
152618
162618
172618
182618
192618
202618
212618
222618
232618
242618
252618
262618
272618
282618
292618
302618
312618

Puerto Tejada weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 18°22120.511.84.8
Feb27° / 18°17219.711.94.6
Mar27° / 18°19121.1124.6
Apr27° / 19°20920.512.14.5
May27° / 19°1671812.14.9
Jun27° / 18°7712.912.25.4
Jul28° / 18°6811.112.25.7
Aug28° / 18°7612.412.15.5
Sep27° / 18°11116.3125.0
Oct26° / 18°23623.111.94.3
Nov26° / 18°2942511.94.0
Dec26° / 18°2542211.84.6

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 4% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 96%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1496
2496
3496
4496
5496
6496
7496
8496
9496
10397
11397
12397
13397
14397
15397
16397
17397
18397
19595
20595
21595
22595
23595
24595
25595
26595
27595
28595
29595
30595
31595

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Puerto Tejada gets around 236 mm of rain over 23.1 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 74% and peaks near 83% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
164
264
365
466
567
667
768
869
969
1070
1171
1271
1372
1472
1573
1674
1774
1875
1976
2077
2178
2279
2379
2480
2581
2681
2782
2882
2982
3083
3183

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 59% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 39% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
116237
216237
316237
416237
516237
616138
716138
816138
916138
1016138
1116138
1226038
1326137
1426137
1526137
1626137
1726038
1826038
1926038
2025939
2125840
2225840
2325741
2425741
2525642
2625543
2725543
2825444
2925345
3025345
3125246

Wind in October

Winds average 5 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
294calm
304calm
314calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of October to 11 h 54 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 5:55 AM to 5:53 AM, and sunset from 5:54 PM to 5:46 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.05:555:54
212.05:555:53
312.05:555:53
412.05:555:53
512.05:555:52
612.05:545:52
712.05:545:51
812.05:545:51
911.95:545:51
1011.95:545:50
1111.95:545:50
1211.95:535:50
1311.95:535:49
1411.95:535:49
1511.95:535:49
1611.95:535:49
1711.95:535:48
1811.95:535:48
1911.95:535:48
2011.95:535:48
2111.95:525:47
2211.95:525:47
2311.95:525:47
2411.95:525:47
2511.95:525:47
2611.95:525:46
2711.95:525:46
2811.95:525:46
2911.95:525:46
3011.95:535:46
3111.95:535:46

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.36 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.1 kWh/m² to a high of 4.96 kWh/m² in February across the year — October's 4.36 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.5Bright
34.5Bright
44.5Bright
54.5Bright
64.5Bright
74.5Bright
84.5Bright
94.4Bright
104.4Bright
114.4Bright
124.4Bright
134.4Bright
144.4Bright
154.4Bright
164.4Bright
174.3Bright
184.3Bright
194.3Bright
204.3Bright
214.3Bright
224.3Bright
234.3Bright
244.3Bright
254.3Bright
264.3Bright
274.2Bright
284.2Bright
294.2Bright
304.2Bright
314.2Bright
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Puerto Tejada?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Puerto Tejada for sightseeing.

What to pack for Puerto Tejada in October

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

In October, Puerto Tejada sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 18°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 23 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

UV index in Puerto Tejada 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 Tejada peaks around March 11 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 11 at about 12 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 11UV 15Aug 11UV 12
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Puerto Tejada 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 Tejada is worst in September — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateSep 1329 µg/m³Nov 1419 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan25Moderate
Feb27Moderate
Mar27Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug26Moderate
Sep30Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec23Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Puerto Tejada?

Puerto Tejada sits at 3.2°N, 76.4°W, 969 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Jamundí, 14 km away.

Topography around Puerto Tejada

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Puerto Tejada has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 28 m around an average of 967 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 98 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,330 m.

The land around Puerto Tejada is covered by cropland (43%) and trees (32%) within 3 km, cropland (47%), trees (26%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (72%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
28 m
16 km
98 m
80 km
5,330 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Jamundí 14 km · Corinto 18 km · Candelaria 21 km · Miranda 21 km · Florida 23 km · Cali 25 km · Santander de Quilichao 26 km · Pradera 28 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 Tejada (3.2311°, -76.4167°, elevation 969 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).