San Juan del Cesar weather in October

In October, San Juan del Cesar sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 269 mm of rain across 29.4 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in October, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is San Juan del Cesar's 7th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see San Juan del Cesar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
7th warmest
Overnight low
20°
6th coldest
Rainfall
269 mm
29.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
5:44 AM – 5:30 PM
Cloud cover
86%
7th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.76 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical October day in San Juan del Cesar reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 30°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)
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San Juan del Cesar weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 19°6313.211.46.1
Feb28° / 19°6311.611.65.7
Mar28° / 20°14317.311.94.8
Apr28° / 21°27424.612.23.6
May29° / 21°32728.612.53.1
Jun29° / 21°1792512.63.3
Jul29° / 21°18526.912.63.2
Aug30° / 21°22929.412.42.8
Sep29° / 21°24829.312.12.8
Oct28° / 20°26929.411.83.2
Nov28° / 20°22225.211.53.9
Dec28° / 20°12118.711.45.1

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 90%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1694
2694
3694
4694
5694
6793
7793
8793
9793
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

San Juan del Cesar gets around 269 mm of rain over 29.4 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 94% and peaks near 97% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
197
296
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3191

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the muggy band about 67% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
106832
206832
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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
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303calm
313calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:44 AM to 5:47 AM, and sunset from 5:38 PM to 5:24 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:445:38
211.95:445:38
311.95:445:37
411.95:445:36
511.95:445:36
611.95:445:35
711.85:445:35
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1911.75:455:28
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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 4.76 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.41 kWh/m² to a high of 5.61 kWh/m² in August across the year — October's 4.76 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit San Juan del Cesar?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in San Juan del Cesar.

What to pack for San Juan del Cesar in October

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

In October, San Juan del Cesar sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 29 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near San Juan del Cesar in October

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in October — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 68 km away) is warmest in October at about 29°C and coldest in February near 25°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan25Warm
Feb25Warm
Mar25Warm
Apr26Warm
May27Warm
Jun28Warm
Jul27Warm
Aug28Warm
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov28Tropical
Dec27Warm

UV index in San Juan del Cesar 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 San Juan del Cesar peaks around April 11 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highApr 11UV 14Dec 12UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in San Juan del Cesar 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 Juan del Cesar is worst in March — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.9× the cleanest month (December, 12 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1932 µg/m³Dec 1812 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar34Moderate
Apr27Moderate
May26Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is San Juan del Cesar?

San Juan del Cesar sits at 10.8°N, 73.0°W, 214 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Villanueva, 18 km away.

Topography around San Juan del Cesar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around San Juan del Cesar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 105 m around an average of 214 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,124 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,722 m.

The land around San Juan del Cesar is covered by grassland (64%) within 3 km, grassland (49%) and trees (38%) within 16 km, and trees (65%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
105 m
16 km
1,124 m
80 km
5,722 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Villanueva 18 km · Fonseca 21 km · Barrancas 31 km · Hatonuevo 42 km · Valledupar 44 km · San Diego 52 km · Albania 62 km · Agustín Codazzi 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 San Juan del Cesar (10.7711°, -73.0031°, elevation 214 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).