San Agustin weather in October

In October, San Agustin sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 157 mm of rain across 26.3 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

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 San Agustin's 7th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see San Agustin's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
5th warmest
Overnight low
11°
5th coldest
Rainfall
157 mm
26.3 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
5:51 AM – 5:49 PM
Cloud cover
87%
7th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month.

A typical October day in San Agustin reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 1°C warmer than September and on par with November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
11910
21910
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41910
51910
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San Agustin weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan20° / 11°15222.311.94.3
Feb20° / 11°15122.311.94.0
Mar19° / 11°19828.6123.4
Apr19° / 11°19428.6123.2
May18° / 11°16328.912.13.2
Jun17° / 10°17428.112.13.1
Jul17° / 10°18028.212.13.1
Aug17° / 12125.712.13.5
Sep18° / 10°9323.3123.9
Oct20° / 11°15726.3123.7
Nov20° / 12°1912711.93.6
Dec20° / 11°16525.111.94.0

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 6% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 94%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1991
2991
3892
4892
5892
6892
7793
8793
9793
10694
11694
12694
13694
14694
15694
16694
17694
18694
19694
20694
21694
22694
23595
24595
25595
26595
27595
28595
29595
30595
31595

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

San Agustin gets around 157 mm of rain over 26.3 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 85% and peaks near 90% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
181
281
382
482
583
683
784
884
985
1085
1185
1285
1385
1485
1585
1685
1785
1885
1985
2085
2185
2286
2386
2486
2586
2687
2787
2888
2989
3089
3190

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the dry band about 79% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1928
2928
3919
48911
58812
68713
78614
88515
98416
108317
118317
128218
138218
148119
158020
168020
177921
187921
197822
207723
217624
227624
237525
247327
257228
267129
276931
286832
296634
306535
316436

Wind in October

Winds average 5 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 5 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
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275calm
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305calm
315calm

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 5:51 AM, and sunset from 5:54 PM to 5:47 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.05:555:54
212.05:545:53
312.05:545:53
412.05:545:52
512.05:545:52
612.05:535:52
712.05:535:51
812.05:535:51
912.05:535:51
1012.05:525:50
1112.05:525:50
1212.05:525:50
1312.05:525:50
1412.05:525:49
1512.05:525:49
1612.05:515:49
1712.05:515:49
1812.05:515:48
1912.05:515:48
2012.05:515:48
2111.95:515:48
2211.95:515:48
2311.95:515:47
2411.95:515:47
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2711.95:515:47
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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 4.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.9 kWh/m² to a high of 5.3 kWh/m² in September across the year — October's 4.98 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.2Bright
35.2Bright
45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
75.1Bright
85.1Bright
95.1Bright
105.1Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
174.9Bright
184.9Bright
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204.9Bright
214.9Bright
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244.9Bright
254.8Bright
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274.8Bright
284.8Bright
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304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit San Agustin?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
1.8
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in San Agustin.

What to pack for San Agustin in October

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

In October, San Agustin sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 11°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in San Agustin in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in San Agustin peaks around February 19 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 10 at about 13 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 19UV 17Aug 10UV 13
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb17Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May15Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep15Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in San Agustin 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 San Agustin is worst in March — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (July, 9 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateMar 1419 µg/m³Jul 139 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb18Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May12Moderate
Jun10Good
Jul9Good
Aug12Good
Sep16Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is San Agustin?

San Agustin sits at 1.9°N, 76.3°W, 0 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Isnos, 7.0 km away.

Topography around San Agustin

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around San Agustin has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 559 m around an average of 1,619 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,905 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,369 m.

The land around San Agustin is covered by trees (67%) and grassland (29%) within 3 km, trees (70%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and trees (78%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
559 m
16 km
1,905 m
80 km
4,369 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaces
October weather nearby: Isnos 7.0 km · Pitalito 24 km · Tarqui 56 km · Guadalupe 59 km · La Plata 71 km · Popayán 73 km · Florencia 79 km · Garzón 79 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 San Agustin (1.8788°, -76.2672°, elevation 0 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).