Sucre in Fall

In fall (September, October and November), Sucre sees average daytime highs around 31°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 1004 mm of rain over about 90 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 2nd-wettest season.

Across fall, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 31°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time across fall, and the air most often feels miserable.

Fall is Sucre's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. Sucre has little temperature swing across the year, so its calendar seasons blur — the season framing matters less here than for a place with four distinct seasons. For the whole year in context, see Sucre's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
31°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
25°C
Rainfall
1004 mm
90 wet days
Avg wind
4 km/h
Travel score
2.3
3rd-best season
Months
Sep · Oct · Nov

Temperature in Sucre 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 Sucre reaches about 31°C and drops to 25°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is September, the coolest September.

20°25°30°35°SepOctNov

How fall really feels in Sucre

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
22 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.

Sucre 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
Jan32° / 25°5512.711.53.7
Feb33° / 26°5310.511.73.3
Mar33° / 26°13319.211.92.7
Apr32° / 25°27827.912.22.2
May32° / 25°40330.312.42.1
Jun32° / 25°39628.812.52.2
Jul32° / 25°37529.312.52.2
Aug32° / 25°40729.812.32.2
Sep31° / 25°36829.812.12.2
Oct31° / 25°36030.611.82.3
Nov31° / 25°27629.211.62.4
Dec31° / 25°14523.711.52.9

Cloud cover in Fall

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time across fall.

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Chance of precipitation in Fall

Any precipitation

Sucre gets around 1004 mm of rain over 90 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 4 km/h across fall.

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Sunrise & sunset in Fall

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min in early September to 11 h 30 min by late November. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMSepOctNov

Solar energy in Fall

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across fall, about 4.6 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in fall

Is fall a good time to visit Sucre?

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.

2.3
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
3.4
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

fall is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sucre.

What to pack for Sucre in Fall

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

In fall, Sucre sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 90 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Sucre in Fall

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across fall averages around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sucre peaks around March 12 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 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 highMar 12UV 12Dec 13UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Sucre 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 Sucre is worst in March — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.7× the cleanest month (November, 12 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1933 µg/m³Nov 1812 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar34Moderate
Apr27Moderate
May22Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov12Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Sucre?

Sucre sits at 8.8°N, 74.7°W, 18 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Pinillos, 30 km away.

Topography around Sucre

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sucre has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 8 m around an average of 18 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 18 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,454 m.

The land around Sucre is covered by grassland (63%) and wetland (31%) within 3 km, grassland (58%) and wetland (32%) within 16 km, and grassland (57%) within 80 km.

3 km
8 m
16 km
18 m
80 km
1,454 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
Fall weather nearby: Pinillos 30 km · San Benito Abad 36 km · San Marcos 48 km · Magangué 48 km · Galeras 53 km · Tiquisio 58 km · Mompós 58 km · Guamal 66 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 Sucre (8.8114°, -74.7208°, elevation 18 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.