Santuario weather in October

In October, Santuario sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 332 mm of rain across 27.7 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in October, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Santuario's 10th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santuario's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
7th warmest
Overnight low
14°
9th coldest
Rainfall
332 mm
27.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
5:50 AM – 5:42 PM
Cloud cover
91%
10th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.88 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Santuario is human settlement in Colombia.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month.

A typical October day in Santuario reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 25°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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22314
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Santuario weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 14°14121.311.74.9
Feb23° / 14°15722.311.84.4
Mar23° / 14°26827.1124.0
Apr23° / 15°31926.112.13.9
May24° / 15°27224.912.34.3
Jun24° / 14°10517.312.35.3
Jul24° / 14°6912.312.36.1
Aug25° / 14°8913.912.25.8
Sep24° / 14°17621.4124.7
Oct23° / 14°33227.711.93.8
Nov23° / 14°36928.511.73.6
Dec23° / 14°22023.811.74.5

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 2% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 97%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1496
2496
3496
4496
5496
6496
7496
8496
9496
10397
11397
12397
13397
14298
15298
16298
17298
18298
19298
20298
21298
22298
23298
24298
25298
26298
27397
28397
29397
30397
31397

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Santuario gets around 332 mm of rain over 27.7 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 89% and peaks near 96% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
182
282
383
483
584
684
785
885
986
1086
1187
1288
1388
1489
1589
1689
1790
1890
1991
2091
2192
2292
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2494
2594
2694
2795
2895
2996
3096
3196

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the comfortable band about 61% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
17327
27228
37129
47030
56931
66931
76832
86733
96733
106634
116634
126535
136535
146436
156337
166337
176238
186139
196040
205842
215743
225644
235545
245545
255446
265347
275347
285248
295149
305149
315050

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 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
83calm
93calm
103calm
113calm
123calm
133calm
143calm
153calm
163calm
173calm
183calm
193calm
203calm
213calm
223calm
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243calm
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263calm
273calm
283calm
293calm
303calm
313calm

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 5:52 AM to 5:51 AM, and sunset from 5:48 PM to 5:38 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:525:48
211.95:515:48
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411.95:515:47
511.95:515:47
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2911.85:515:38
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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 4.88 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.35 kWh/m² to a high of 6.24 kWh/m² in August across the year — October's 4.88 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.2Bright
35.2Bright
45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.1Bright
75.1Bright
85.1Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
144.9Bright
154.9Bright
164.9Bright
174.9Bright
184.8Bright
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204.8Bright
214.8Bright
224.8Bright
234.7Bright
244.7Bright
254.7Bright
264.7Bright
274.6Bright
284.6Bright
294.6Bright
304.6Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Santuario?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Santuario.

What to pack for Santuario in October

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

In October, Santuario sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 14°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Santuario in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Santuario peaks around February 21 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 12 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 21UV 16Dec 13UV 12
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Santuario 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 Santuario is worst in March — around 33 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (October, 17 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1631 µg/m³Oct 2217 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb25Moderate
Mar33Moderate
Apr24Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Santuario?

Santuario sits at 6.1°N, 75.3°W, 2,119 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Marinilla, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Santuario

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santuario has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 396 m around an average of 2,205 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,760 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,330 m.

The land around Santuario is covered by grassland (65%) and trees (30%) within 3 km, grassland (58%) and trees (36%) within 16 km, and trees (62%) and grassland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
396 m
16 km
1,760 m
80 km
3,330 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Marinilla 9.0 km · Carmen de Viboral 10 km · Rionegro 12 km · San Vicente 18 km · La Unión 21 km · La Ceja 22 km · Retiro 28 km · Barbosa 34 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 Santuario (6.1383°, -75.2642°, elevation 2,119 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).