Sucre weather in October

In October, Sucre sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 360 mm of rain across 30.6 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in October, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Sucre's 7th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sucre's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 31°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 25°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 360 mm; 30.6 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 48 min; 5:50 AM – 5:38 PM
Cloud cover: 89%; 7th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 4.57 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.3; out of 10

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Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical October day in Sucre reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

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Avg high (°C)	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31
Avg low (°C)	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	25
2	31	25
3	31	25
4	31	25
5	31	25
6	31	25
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26	31	25
27	31	25
28	31	25
29	31	25
30	31	25
31	31	25

How October really feels in Sucre

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in October is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Sucre weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 11th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	32° / 25°	55	12.7	11.5	3.7
Feb	33° / 26°	53	10.5	11.7	3.3
Mar	33° / 26°	133	19.2	11.9	2.7
Apr	32° / 25°	278	27.9	12.2	2.2
May	32° / 25°	403	30.3	12.4	2.1
Jun	32° / 25°	396	28.8	12.5	2.2
Jul	32° / 25°	375	29.3	12.5	2.2
Aug	32° / 25°	407	29.8	12.3	2.2
Sep	31° / 25°	368	29.8	12.1	2.2
Oct	31° / 25°	360	30.6	11.8	2.3
Nov	31° / 25°	276	29.2	11.6	2.4
Dec	31° / 25°	145	23.7	11.5	2.9

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 4% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 94%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9
Cloudier (%)	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	96	96	96	95	95	95	94	94	94	93	93	93	93	93	92	92	92	92	92	92	91	91	91

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	3	97
2	3	97
3	3	97
4	3	97
5	3	97
6	3	97
7	3	97
8	3	97
9	4	96
10	4	96
11	4	96
12	5	95
13	5	95
14	5	95
15	6	94
16	6	94
17	6	94
18	7	93
19	7	93
20	7	93
21	7	93
22	7	93
23	8	92
24	8	92
25	8	92
26	8	92
27	8	92
28	8	92
29	9	91
30	9	91
31	9	91

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Sucre gets around 360 mm of rain over 30.6 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 99% and peaks near 100% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	99	99	99

	Rain chance (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	99
9	99
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31	99

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the miserable band about 90% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Oppressive (%)	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	11	11	10	10	9	9	8	8	7	7	7
Miserable (%)	91	91	90	90	90	90	90	90	89	89	88	88	87	87	87	87	87	87	88	88	89	89	90	90	91	91	92	92	93	93	93

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	9	91
2	9	91
3	10	90
4	10	90
5	10	90
6	10	90
7	10	90
8	10	90
9	11	89
10	11	89
11	12	88
12	12	88
13	13	87
14	13	87
15	13	87
16	13	87
17	13	87
18	13	87
19	12	88
20	12	88
21	11	89
22	11	89
23	10	90
24	10	90
25	9	91
26	9	91
27	8	92
28	8	92
29	7	93
30	7	93
31	7	93

Wind in October

Winds average 4 km/h in October, the calmest month.

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

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
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31	4	calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:50 AM to 5:52 AM, and sunset from 5:46 PM to 5:33 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7
Sunrise (AM)	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:52	5:52
Sunset (PM)	5:46	5:45	5:44	5:44	5:43	5:43	5:42	5:42	5:41	5:41	5:40	5:40	5:39	5:39	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:37	5:37	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:33	5:33

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.9	5:50	5:46
2	11.9	5:50	5:45
3	11.9	5:50	5:44
4	11.9	5:50	5:44
5	11.9	5:50	5:43
6	11.9	5:50	5:43
7	11.9	5:50	5:42
8	11.9	5:50	5:42
9	11.9	5:50	5:41
10	11.8	5:50	5:41
11	11.8	5:50	5:40
12	11.8	5:50	5:40
13	11.8	5:50	5:39
14	11.8	5:50	5:39
15	11.8	5:50	5:38
16	11.8	5:50	5:38
17	11.8	5:50	5:38
18	11.8	5:50	5:37
19	11.8	5:50	5:37
20	11.8	5:50	5:36
21	11.8	5:50	5:36
22	11.8	5:50	5:36
23	11.7	5:50	5:35
24	11.7	5:51	5:35
25	11.7	5:51	5:35
26	11.7	5:51	5:34
27	11.7	5:51	5:34
28	11.7	5:51	5:34
29	11.7	5:51	5:34
30	11.7	5:52	5:33
31	11.7	5:52	5:33

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.38 kWh/m² to a high of 5.76 kWh/m² in February across the year — October's 4.57 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.7	Bright
2	4.7	Bright
3	4.7	Bright
4	4.7	Bright
5	4.7	Bright
6	4.6	Bright
7	4.6	Bright
8	4.6	Bright
9	4.6	Bright
10	4.6	Bright
11	4.6	Bright
12	4.6	Bright
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17	4.6	Bright
18	4.6	Bright
19	4.5	Bright
20	4.5	Bright
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27	4.5	Bright
28	4.5	Bright
29	4.5	Bright
30	4.5	Bright
31	4.5	Bright

Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Sucre?

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

2.3

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

3.4

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sucre.

What to pack for Sucre in October

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

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

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Sucre 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 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	10	9
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	11	Extreme
Feb	12	Extreme
Mar	12	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	10	Very high
Dec	9	Very high

Air quality in Sucre 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 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).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	14	21	34	27	22	20	20	17	14	13	12	13
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	14	Moderate
Feb	21	Moderate
Mar	34	Moderate
Apr	27	Moderate
May	22	Moderate
Jun	20	Moderate
Jul	20	Moderate
Aug	17	Moderate
Sep	14	Moderate
Oct	13	Moderate
Nov	12	Moderate
Dec	13	Moderate

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

grassland 63%

16 km

18 m

grassland 58%

80 km

1,454 m

grassland 57%

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← September Sucre year-round climate November →Best places to visit in October

October 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

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. 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	25
2	31	25
3	31	25
4	31	25
5	31	25
6	31	25
7	31	25
8	31	25
9	31	25
10	31	25
11	31	25
12	31	25
13	31	25
14	31	25
15	31	25
16	31	25
17	31	25
18	31	25
19	31	25
20	31	25
21	31	25
22	31	25
23	31	25
24	31	25
25	31	25
26	31	25
27	31	25
28	31	25
29	31	25
30	31	25
31	31	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	3	97
2	3	97
3	3	97
4	3	97
5	3	97
6	3	97
7	3	97
8	3	97
9	4	96
10	4	96
11	4	96
12	5	95
13	5	95
14	5	95
15	6	94
16	6	94
17	6	94
18	7	93
19	7	93
20	7	93
21	7	93
22	7	93
23	8	92
24	8	92
25	8	92
26	8	92
27	8	92
28	8	92
29	9	91
30	9	91
31	9	91

	Rain chance (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	99
9	99
10	99
11	99
12	99
13	99
14	99
15	99
16	99
17	99
18	99
19	98
20	98
21	98
22	98
23	98
24	98
25	98
26	98
27	98
28	98
29	99
30	99
31	99

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	9	91
2	9	91
3	10	90
4	10	90
5	10	90
6	10	90
7	10	90
8	10	90
9	11	89
10	11	89
11	12	88
12	12	88
13	13	87
14	13	87
15	13	87
16	13	87
17	13	87
18	13	87
19	12	88
20	12	88
21	11	89
22	11	89
23	10	90
24	10	90
25	9	91
26	9	91
27	8	92
28	8	92
29	7	93
30	7	93
31	7	93

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	25
2	31	25
3	31	25
4	31	25
5	31	25
6	31	25
7	31	25
8	31	25
9	31	25
10	31	25
11	31	25
12	31	25
13	31	25
14	31	25
15	31	25
16	31	25
17	31	25
18	31	25
19	31	25
20	31	25
21	31	25
22	31	25
23	31	25
24	31	25
25	31	25
26	31	25
27	31	25
28	31	25
29	31	25
30	31	25
31	31	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	3	97
2	3	97
3	3	97
4	3	97
5	3	97
6	3	97
7	3	97
8	3	97
9	4	96
10	4	96
11	4	96
12	5	95
13	5	95
14	5	95
15	6	94
16	6	94
17	6	94
18	7	93
19	7	93
20	7	93
21	7	93
22	7	93
23	8	92
24	8	92
25	8	92
26	8	92
27	8	92
28	8	92
29	9	91
30	9	91
31	9	91

	Rain chance (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	99
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10	99
11	99
12	99
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14	99
15	99
16	99
17	99
18	99
19	98
20	98
21	98
22	98
23	98
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25	98
26	98
27	98
28	98
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31	99

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	9	91
2	9	91
3	10	90
4	10	90
5	10	90
6	10	90
7	10	90
8	10	90
9	11	89
10	11	89
11	12	88
12	12	88
13	13	87
14	13	87
15	13	87
16	13	87
17	13	87
18	13	87
19	12	88
20	12	88
21	11	89
22	11	89
23	10	90
24	10	90
25	9	91
26	9	91
27	8	92
28	8	92
29	7	93
30	7	93
31	7	93

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	25
2	31	25
3	31	25
4	31	25
5	31	25
6	31	25
7	31	25
8	31	25
9	31	25
10	31	25
11	31	25
12	31	25
13	31	25
14	31	25
15	31	25
16	31	25
17	31	25
18	31	25
19	31	25
20	31	25
21	31	25
22	31	25
23	31	25
24	31	25
25	31	25
26	31	25
27	31	25
28	31	25
29	31	25
30	31	25
31	31	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	3	97
2	3	97
3	3	97
4	3	97
5	3	97
6	3	97
7	3	97
8	3	97
9	4	96
10	4	96
11	4	96
12	5	95
13	5	95
14	5	95
15	6	94
16	6	94
17	6	94
18	7	93
19	7	93
20	7	93
21	7	93
22	7	93
23	8	92
24	8	92
25	8	92
26	8	92
27	8	92
28	8	92
29	9	91
30	9	91
31	9	91

	Rain chance (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	99
9	99
10	99
11	99
12	99
13	99
14	99
15	99
16	99
17	99
18	99
19	98
20	98
21	98
22	98
23	98
24	98
25	98
26	98
27	98
28	98
29	99
30	99
31	99

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	9	91
2	9	91
3	10	90
4	10	90
5	10	90
6	10	90
7	10	90
8	10	90
9	11	89
10	11	89
11	12	88
12	12	88
13	13	87
14	13	87
15	13	87
16	13	87
17	13	87
18	13	87
19	12	88
20	12	88
21	11	89
22	11	89
23	10	90
24	10	90
25	9	91
26	9	91
27	8	92
28	8	92
29	7	93
30	7	93
31	7	93