Tauramena weather in October

In October, Tauramena sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 121 mm of rain across 20.4 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 7th-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 12 hours at the start of October to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Tauramena's 8th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tauramena's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 21°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 121 mm; 20.4 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 54 min; 5:39 AM – 5:33 PM
Cloud cover: 81%; 8th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 5.3 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.2; 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 28°C through the month.

A typical October day in Tauramena reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

	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
Avg high (°C)	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29
Avg low (°C)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21

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

Tauramena weather by month

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

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	31° / 21°	6	1.5	11.7	5.4
Feb	32° / 22°	19	3.3	11.8	4.7
Mar	31° / 23°	67	9.2	12	4.3
Apr	29° / 22°	200	21.4	12.1	3.7
May	28° / 21°	274	26.6	12.2	3.7
Jun	27° / 21°	297	27.4	12.3	3.6
Jul	26° / 20°	253	27	12.3	3.9
Aug	27° / 20°	198	23.8	12.2	4.3
Sep	28° / 21°	135	22.4	12	4.1
Oct	28° / 21°	121	20.4	11.9	4.2
Nov	29° / 21°	94	16.1	11.8	4.7
Dec	30° / 21°	24	5.3	11.7	5.7

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 12% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 85%.

	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 (%)	19	18	18	17	16	16	14	14	14	13	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	15	15
Cloudier (%)	81	82	82	83	84	84	86	86	86	87	88	88	88	87	87	87	87	87	86	86	86	85	85	85	85	85	84	84	84	85	85

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	19	81
2	18	82
3	18	82
4	17	83
5	16	84
6	16	84
7	14	86
8	14	86
9	14	86
10	13	87
11	12	88
12	12	88
13	12	88
14	13	87
15	13	87
16	13	87
17	13	87
18	13	87
19	14	86
20	14	86
21	14	86
22	15	85
23	15	85
24	15	85
25	15	85
26	15	85
27	16	84
28	16	84
29	16	84
30	15	85
31	15	85

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Tauramena gets around 121 mm of rain over 20.4 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 66% and peaks near 71% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	70	70	70	70	71	71	71	70	70	70	70	69	69	68	68	67	66	65	65	64	63	62	62	61	60	60	60	60	59	59	59

	Rain chance (%)
1	70
2	70
3	70
4	70
5	71
6	71
7	71
8	70
9	70
10	70
11	70
12	69
13	69
14	68
15	68
16	67
17	66
18	65
19	65
20	64
21	63
22	62
23	62
24	61
25	60
26	60
27	60
28	60
29	59
30	59
31	59

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 66% 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
Muggy (%)	72	72	72	71	71	70	69	69	68	68	67	67	66	66	65	64	64	64	63	63	63	63	63	63	63	63	63	62	62	62	61
Oppressive (%)	28	28	28	29	29	30	31	31	32	32	33	33	34	34	35	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	38	38	38	39

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	72	28
2	72	28
3	72	28
4	71	29
5	71	29
6	70	30
7	69	31
8	69	31
9	68	32
10	68	32
11	67	33
12	67	33
13	66	34
14	66	34
15	65	35
16	64	36
17	64	36
18	64	36
19	63	37
20	63	37
21	63	37
22	63	37
23	63	37
24	63	37
25	63	37
26	63	37
27	63	37
28	62	38
29	62	38
30	62	38
31	61	39

Wind in October

Winds average 4 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.

	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	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	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
5	4	calm
6	4	calm
7	4	calm
8	4	calm
9	4	calm
10	4	calm
11	4	calm
12	3	calm
13	3	calm
14	3	calm
15	3	calm
16	3	calm
17	3	calm
18	3	calm
19	3	calm
20	3	calm
21	3	calm
22	3	calm
23	3	calm
24	3	calm
25	3	calm
26	3	calm
27	3	calm
28	4	calm
29	4	calm
30	4	calm
31	4	calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours 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 12 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:41 AM to 5:40 AM, and sunset from 5:39 PM to 5:29 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)	12.0	12.0	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	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
Sunrise (AM)	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40
Sunset (PM)	5:39	5:38	5:38	5:37	5:37	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:35	5:35	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:29	5:29

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.0	5:41	5:39
2	12.0	5:41	5:38
3	11.9	5:41	5:38
4	11.9	5:41	5:37
5	11.9	5:41	5:37
6	11.9	5:40	5:36
7	11.9	5:40	5:36
8	11.9	5:40	5:36
9	11.9	5:40	5:35
10	11.9	5:40	5:35
11	11.9	5:40	5:34
12	11.9	5:40	5:34
13	11.9	5:40	5:34
14	11.9	5:40	5:33
15	11.9	5:39	5:33
16	11.9	5:39	5:33
17	11.9	5:39	5:32
18	11.9	5:39	5:32
19	11.9	5:39	5:32
20	11.9	5:39	5:31
21	11.9	5:39	5:31
22	11.9	5:39	5:31
23	11.9	5:39	5:31
24	11.9	5:39	5:30
25	11.8	5:39	5:30
26	11.8	5:39	5:30
27	11.8	5:39	5:30
28	11.8	5:40	5:30
29	11.8	5:40	5:30
30	11.8	5:40	5:29
31	11.8	5:40	5:29

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.3 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.03 kWh/m² to a high of 5.59 kWh/m² in September across the year — October's 5.3 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	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)	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1
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	5.5	Bright
2	5.5	Bright
3	5.5	Bright
4	5.5	Bright
5	5.5	Bright
6	5.4	Bright
7	5.4	Bright
8	5.4	Bright
9	5.4	Bright
10	5.4	Bright
11	5.3	Bright
12	5.3	Bright
13	5.3	Bright
14	5.3	Bright
15	5.3	Bright
16	5.3	Bright
17	5.3	Bright
18	5.3	Bright
19	5.3	Bright
20	5.2	Bright
21	5.2	Bright
22	5.2	Bright
23	5.2	Bright
24	5.2	Bright
25	5.2	Bright
26	5.2	Bright
27	5.2	Bright
28	5.1	Bright
29	5.1	Bright
30	5.1	Bright
31	5.1	Bright

Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Tauramena

In seasonPeak

None of Tauramena's seasonal hazards are active in October. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Tauramena's monsoon runs April–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon

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Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is October a good time to visit Tauramena?

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

4.2

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

5.0

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Tauramena for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tauramena in October

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

In October, Tauramena sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Tauramena in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tauramena peaks around February 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 11 (extreme).

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)	13	15	14	13	13	13	13	12	14	13	12	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	13	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	14	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	11	Extreme

Air quality in Tauramena 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 Tauramena is worst in March — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (July, 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	18	27	22	16	14	12	12	12	14	14	12
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	14	Moderate
Feb	18	Moderate
Mar	27	Moderate
Apr	22	Moderate
May	16	Moderate
Jun	14	Moderate
Jul	12	Moderate
Aug	12	Moderate
Sep	12	Moderate
Oct	14	Moderate
Nov	14	Moderate
Dec	12	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Tauramena?

Tauramena sits at 5.0°N, 72.7°W, 457 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Aguazul, 28 km away.

Topography around Tauramena

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tauramena has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 289 m around an average of 454 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,758 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,804 m.

The land around Tauramena is covered by grassland (52%) and trees (40%) within 3 km, trees (56%) and grassland (43%) within 16 km, and grassland (59%) and trees (38%) within 80 km.

3 km

289 m

grassland 52%

16 km

1,758 m

trees 56%

80 km

3,804 m

grassland 59%

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

October weather nearby: Aguazul 28 km · Yopal 53 km · Sogamoso 80 km · Tunja 89 km · Villanueva 91 km · Duitama 95 km · Puerto López 105 km · Villa de San Diego de Ubaté 123 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 Tauramena (5.0179°, -72.7468°, elevation 457 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	28	21
2	28	21
3	28	21
4	28	21
5	28	21
6	28	21
7	28	21
8	28	21
9	28	21
10	28	21
11	28	21
12	28	21
13	28	21
14	28	21
15	28	21
16	28	21
17	28	21
18	28	21
19	28	21
20	28	21
21	28	21
22	29	21
23	29	21
24	29	21
25	29	21
26	29	21
27	29	21
28	29	21
29	29	21
30	29	21
31	29	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	19	81
2	18	82
3	18	82
4	17	83
5	16	84
6	16	84
7	14	86
8	14	86
9	14	86
10	13	87
11	12	88
12	12	88
13	12	88
14	13	87
15	13	87
16	13	87
17	13	87
18	13	87
19	14	86
20	14	86
21	14	86
22	15	85
23	15	85
24	15	85
25	15	85
26	15	85
27	16	84
28	16	84
29	16	84
30	15	85
31	15	85

	Rain chance (%)
1	70
2	70
3	70
4	70
5	71
6	71
7	71
8	70
9	70
10	70
11	70
12	69
13	69
14	68
15	68
16	67
17	66
18	65
19	65
20	64
21	63
22	62
23	62
24	61
25	60
26	60
27	60
28	60
29	59
30	59
31	59

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	72	28
2	72	28
3	72	28
4	71	29
5	71	29
6	70	30
7	69	31
8	69	31
9	68	32
10	68	32
11	67	33
12	67	33
13	66	34
14	66	34
15	65	35
16	64	36
17	64	36
18	64	36
19	63	37
20	63	37
21	63	37
22	63	37
23	63	37
24	63	37
25	63	37
26	63	37
27	63	37
28	62	38
29	62	38
30	62	38
31	61	39

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	19	81
2	18	82
3	18	82
4	17	83
5	16	84
6	16	84
7	14	86
8	14	86
9	14	86
10	13	87
11	12	88
12	12	88
13	12	88
14	13	87
15	13	87
16	13	87
17	13	87
18	13	87
19	14	86
20	14	86
21	14	86
22	15	85
23	15	85
24	15	85
25	15	85
26	15	85
27	16	84
28	16	84
29	16	84
30	15	85
31	15	85

	Rain chance (%)
1	70
2	70
3	70
4	70
5	71
6	71
7	71
8	70
9	70
10	70
11	70
12	69
13	69
14	68
15	68
16	67
17	66
18	65
19	65
20	64
21	63
22	62
23	62
24	61
25	60
26	60
27	60
28	60
29	59
30	59
31	59

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	72	28
2	72	28
3	72	28
4	71	29
5	71	29
6	70	30
7	69	31
8	69	31
9	68	32
10	68	32
11	67	33
12	67	33
13	66	34
14	66	34
15	65	35
16	64	36
17	64	36
18	64	36
19	63	37
20	63	37
21	63	37
22	63	37
23	63	37
24	63	37
25	63	37
26	63	37
27	63	37
28	62	38
29	62	38
30	62	38
31	61	39

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	19	81
2	18	82
3	18	82
4	17	83
5	16	84
6	16	84
7	14	86
8	14	86
9	14	86
10	13	87
11	12	88
12	12	88
13	12	88
14	13	87
15	13	87
16	13	87
17	13	87
18	13	87
19	14	86
20	14	86
21	14	86
22	15	85
23	15	85
24	15	85
25	15	85
26	15	85
27	16	84
28	16	84
29	16	84
30	15	85
31	15	85

	Rain chance (%)
1	70
2	70
3	70
4	70
5	71
6	71
7	71
8	70
9	70
10	70
11	70
12	69
13	69
14	68
15	68
16	67
17	66
18	65
19	65
20	64
21	63
22	62
23	62
24	61
25	60
26	60
27	60
28	60
29	59
30	59
31	59

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	72	28
2	72	28
3	72	28
4	71	29
5	71	29
6	70	30
7	69	31
8	69	31
9	68	32
10	68	32
11	67	33
12	67	33
13	66	34
14	66	34
15	65	35
16	64	36
17	64	36
18	64	36
19	63	37
20	63	37
21	63	37
22	63	37
23	63	37
24	63	37
25	63	37
26	63	37
27	63	37
28	62	38
29	62	38
30	62	38
31	61	39