Tierralta in Fall

In fall (September, October and November), Tierralta sees average daytime highs around 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 731 mm of rain over about 86 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 1% of the time across fall, and the air most often feels miserable.

Fall is Tierralta's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Tierralta's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
31°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
23°C
Rainfall
731 mm
86 wet days
Avg wind
5 km/h
Travel score
2.4
2nd-best season
Months
Sep · Oct · Nov

Temperature in Tierralta 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 Tierralta reaches about 31°C and drops to 23°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is September, the coolest November.

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How fall really feels in Tierralta

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
heat index over the day's high
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.

Tierralta 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° / 23°4512.711.63.7
Feb34° / 24°5010.311.73.1
Mar34° / 24°9618.211.92.6
Apr32° / 24°20526.912.22.2
May31° / 24°3093012.42.2
Jun31° / 24°27228.612.52.3
Jul31° / 24°27029.312.42.3
Aug31° / 24°26728.912.32.3
Sep31° / 24°27229.2122.3
Oct31° / 23°26329.711.82.4
Nov31° / 23°19726.811.62.6
Dec31° / 23°11021.911.53.2

Cloud cover in Fall

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time across fall.

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Chance of precipitation in Fall

Any precipitation

Tierralta gets around 731 mm of rain over 86 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 5 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 36 min by late November. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Fall

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across fall, about 4.5 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in fall

Is fall a good time to visit Tierralta?

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.

2.4
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

fall is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tierralta.

What to pack for Tierralta in Fall

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

In fall, Tierralta sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 86 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Tierralta in Fall

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across fall averages 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 Tierralta peaks around June 13 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeJun 13UV 13Dec 14UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Tierralta 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 Tierralta is worst in March — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.9× the cleanest month (November, 12 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1833 µg/m³Nov 1312 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb22Moderate
Mar35Moderate
Apr25Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov12Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Tierralta?

Tierralta sits at 8.2°N, 76.1°W, 51 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is San Pedro de Urabá, 37 km away.

Topography around Tierralta

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tierralta has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 108 m around an average of 53 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 987 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,824 m.

The land around Tierralta is covered by grassland (62%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, grassland (66%) and trees (32%) within 16 km, and trees (53%) and grassland (45%) within 80 km.

3 km
108 m
16 km
987 m
80 km
1,824 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Fall weather nearby: San Pedro de Urabá 37 km · Planeta Rica 58 km · Montería 67 km · Apartadó 70 km · Montelíbano 74 km · Turbo 74 km · San Carlos 80 km · Carepa 80 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 Tierralta (8.1736°, -76.0592°, elevation 51 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.