Tuluá weather in October

In October, Tuluá sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 878 mm of rain across 30.4 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 7th-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 humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of October to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Tuluá's 9th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tuluá's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
11th warmest
Overnight low
15°
8th coldest
Rainfall
878 mm
30.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
5:53 AM – 5:47 PM
Cloud cover
95%
9th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
3.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

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 Tuluá reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 8°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 on par with September and on par with November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12315
22315
32315
42315
52315
62315
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Tuluá weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 11th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 15°79730.611.83.5
Feb24° / 15°80627.211.93.6
Mar24° / 16°85830.2123.6
Apr24° / 16°102329.512.13.5
May24° / 16°120530.812.23.4
Jun23° / 15°12383012.23.4
Jul23° / 15°12103112.23.4
Aug24° / 15°11003112.13.4
Sep23° / 15°99130123.4
Oct23° / 15°87830.411.93.5
Nov23° / 16°82529.211.83.5
Dec23° / 15°85630.511.83.5

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 0% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 100%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
10100
20100
30100
40100
50100
60100
70100
80100
90100
100100
110100
120100
130100
140100
150100
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210100
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250100
260100
270100
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290100
300100
310100

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Tuluá gets around 878 mm of rain over 30.4 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 98% and peaks near 100% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
1100
299
399
499
599
699
798
898
998
1098
1198
1298
1397
1497
1597
1697
1797
1897
1997
2097
2197
2297
2397
2497
2597
2697
2797
2897
2997
3097
3198

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the humid band about 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11963
21963
32953
42953
52953
62953
72953
82953
92953
103943
113943
123943
133943
143943
153943
163943
173943
183943
193943
203943
213943
223943
232953
242962
252962
262962
272962
281972
291972
301972
311972

Wind in October

Winds average 5 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
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215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
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275calm
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295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of October to 11 h 54 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 5:55 AM to 5:53 AM, and sunset from 5:53 PM to 5:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.05:555:53
212.05:555:52
312.05:545:52
412.05:545:51
511.95:545:51
611.95:545:51
711.95:545:50
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911.95:535:49
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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 3.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.5 kWh/m² to a high of 4.54 kWh/m² in February across the year — October's 3.8 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.1Bright
24.1Bright
34.1Bright
44.0Bright
54.0Bright
64.0Bright
74.0Moderate
84.0Moderate
93.9Moderate
103.9Moderate
113.9Moderate
123.9Moderate
133.9Moderate
143.8Moderate
153.8Moderate
163.8Moderate
173.8Moderate
183.8Moderate
193.8Moderate
203.7Moderate
213.7Moderate
223.7Moderate
233.7Moderate
243.7Moderate
253.7Moderate
263.6Moderate
273.6Moderate
283.6Moderate
293.6Moderate
303.6Moderate
313.6Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Tuluá?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
2.8
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tuluá.

What to pack for Tuluá in October

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

In October, Tuluá sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 15°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 30 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

UV index in Tuluá in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tuluá peaks around March 10 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 10 at about 12 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 10UV 16Dec 10UV 12
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May15Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep15Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Tuluá 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 Tuluá is worst in March — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (November, 13 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1721 µg/m³Nov 1313 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Tuluá?

Tuluá sits at 4.1°N, 76.2°W, 974 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Andalucía, 10 km away.

Topography around Tuluá

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tuluá has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 112 m around an average of 981 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,370 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,526 m.

The land around Tuluá is covered by artificial surfaces (34%), trees (29%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, trees (47%) and grassland (35%) within 16 km, and trees (68%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
112 m
16 km
1,370 m
80 km
4,526 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Andalucía 10 km · Guadalajara de Buga 23 km · Sevilla 35 km · Darien 36 km · Roldanillo 37 km · Zarzal 37 km · Guacarí 39 km · El Cerrito 46 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 Tuluá (4.0847°, -76.1954°, elevation 974 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).