Babahoyo weather in October

In October, Babahoyo sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 265 mm of rain across 24.1 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in October, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of October to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Babahoyo's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Babahoyo's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 21°; 4th coldest
Rainfall: 265 mm; 24.1 wet days
Daylight: 12 hours; 6:02 AM – 6:04 PM
Cloud cover: 92%; 10th clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 3.56 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.1; out of 10

Babahoyo is capital of the Los Ríos Province, Ecuador.

Density: 7,370/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1756

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical October day in Babahoyo reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 29°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)	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27
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	27	21
2	27	21
3	27	21
4	27	21
5	27	21
6	27	21
7	27	21
8	27	21
9	27	21
10	27	21
11	27	21
12	27	21
13	27	21
14	27	21
15	27	21
16	27	21
17	27	21
18	27	21
19	27	21
20	27	21
21	27	21
22	27	21
23	27	21
24	27	21
25	27	21
26	27	21
27	27	21
28	27	21
29	27	21
30	27	21
31	27	21

Babahoyo weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 8th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	27° / 22°	795	29.8	12.1	3.3
Feb	28° / 23°	778	27.2	12.1	3.2
Mar	28° / 23°	784	29.7	12	3.0
Apr	28° / 23°	777	28.5	12	3.1
May	28° / 23°	727	29.1	11.9	3.3
Jun	27° / 22°	494	28.2	11.9	3.5
Jul	26° / 21°	442	28.5	11.9	3.7
Aug	26° / 21°	319	26.7	11.9	3.9
Sep	27° / 21°	341	26.7	12	3.7
Oct	27° / 21°	265	24.1	12	4.1
Nov	28° / 21°	227	20.4	12.1	4.4
Dec	28° / 22°	472	26.2	12.1	3.8

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 2% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 98%.

	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 (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2
Cloudier (%)	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	98

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

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Babahoyo gets around 265 mm of rain over 24.1 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 77% and peaks near 87% 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 (%)	87	86	86	85	85	84	83	82	81	81	80	79	78	77	76	75	75	74	74	74	74	74	73	73	73	72	72	71	71	70	69

	Rain chance (%)
1	87
2	86
3	86
4	85
5	85
6	84
7	83
8	82
9	81
10	81
11	80
12	79
13	78
14	77
15	76
16	75
17	75
18	74
19	74
20	74
21	74
22	74
23	73
24	73
25	73
26	72
27	72
28	71
29	71
30	70
31	69

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 65% 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 (%)	65	65	64	64	64	64	64	64	64	64	64	64	65	65	65	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	65	65
Oppressive (%)	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	35	35	35	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	35	35

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	65	35
2	65	35
3	64	36
4	64	36
5	64	36
6	64	36
7	64	36
8	64	36
9	64	36
10	64	36
11	64	36
12	64	36
13	65	35
14	65	35
15	65	35
16	66	34
17	66	34
18	66	34
19	66	34
20	66	34
21	66	34
22	66	34
23	66	34
24	66	34
25	66	34
26	66	34
27	66	34
28	66	34
29	66	34
30	65	35
31	65	35

Wind in October

Winds average 5 km/h in October, the windiest month of the year.

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.

	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)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of October to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:07 AM to 6:00 AM, and sunset from 6:08 PM to 6:04 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	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1
Sunrise (AM)	6:07	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:05	6:05	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00
Sunset (PM)	6:08	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.0	6:07	6:08
2	12.0	6:06	6:07
3	12.0	6:06	6:07
4	12.0	6:06	6:07
5	12.0	6:05	6:07
6	12.0	6:05	6:06
7	12.0	6:04	6:06
8	12.0	6:04	6:06
9	12.0	6:04	6:06
10	12.0	6:04	6:05
11	12.0	6:03	6:05
12	12.0	6:03	6:05
13	12.0	6:03	6:05
14	12.0	6:02	6:05
15	12.0	6:02	6:04
16	12.0	6:02	6:04
17	12.0	6:02	6:04
18	12.0	6:01	6:04
19	12.0	6:01	6:04
20	12.0	6:01	6:04
21	12.0	6:01	6:04
22	12.0	6:01	6:04
23	12.1	6:01	6:04
24	12.1	6:00	6:04
25	12.1	6:00	6:04
26	12.1	6:00	6:03
27	12.1	6:00	6:03
28	12.1	6:00	6:03
29	12.1	6:00	6:03
30	12.1	6:00	6:04
31	12.1	6:00	6:04

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 3.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.93 kWh/m² to a high of 3.68 kWh/m² in November across the year — October's 3.56 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)	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.5	Moderate
2	3.5	Moderate
3	3.5	Moderate
4	3.5	Moderate
5	3.5	Moderate
6	3.5	Moderate
7	3.5	Moderate
8	3.5	Moderate
9	3.5	Moderate
10	3.5	Moderate
11	3.5	Moderate
12	3.5	Moderate
13	3.5	Moderate
14	3.5	Moderate
15	3.6	Moderate
16	3.6	Moderate
17	3.6	Moderate
18	3.6	Moderate
19	3.6	Moderate
20	3.6	Moderate
21	3.6	Moderate
22	3.6	Moderate
23	3.6	Moderate
24	3.6	Moderate
25	3.6	Moderate
26	3.6	Moderate
27	3.6	Moderate
28	3.6	Moderate
29	3.6	Moderate
30	3.6	Moderate
31	3.6	Moderate

Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Babahoyo?

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

4.1

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

4.2

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Babahoyo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Babahoyo in October

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

In October, Babahoyo sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Babahoyo 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 Babahoyo peaks around March 13 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 16 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)	14	14	15	12	12	10	9	11	11	12	11	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	11	Extreme

Air quality in Babahoyo 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 Babahoyo is worst in November — around 47 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.4× the cleanest month (January, 20 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)	20	20	22	23	21	21	21	21	23	27	47	30
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	20	Moderate
Feb	20	Moderate
Mar	22	Moderate
Apr	23	Moderate
May	21	Moderate
Jun	21	Moderate
Jul	21	Moderate
Aug	21	Moderate
Sep	23	Moderate
Oct	27	Moderate
Nov	47	Poor
Dec	30	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Babahoyo?

Babahoyo sits at 1.8°S, 79.5°W, 51 m above sea level, in Ecuador. The nearest listed city is Montalvo, 26 km away.

Topography around Babahoyo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Babahoyo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 16 m around an average of 5 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 42 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,435 m.

The land around Babahoyo is covered by wetland (43%), artificial surfaces (23%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, wetland (29%), grassland (25%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and trees (42%) and grassland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km

16 m

wetland 43%

16 km

42 m

wetland 29%

80 km

4,435 m

trees 42%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves

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

October weather nearby: Montalvo 26 km · Samborondón 28 km · Milagro 37 km · Vinces 37 km · Yaguachi Nuevo 38 km · Ventanas 41 km · Naranjito 41 km · Daule 51 km

Ecuador travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type A / B; 120 V · 60 Hz
Prices: ≈ 43% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $7,125; 2025
Happiness: 6.1 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 70%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 45.7; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 20.1; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
English: Low; EF EPI 466
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 Babahoyo (-1.8049°, -79.5249°, 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. 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	27	21
2	27	21
3	27	21
4	27	21
5	27	21
6	27	21
7	27	21
8	27	21
9	27	21
10	27	21
11	27	21
12	27	21
13	27	21
14	27	21
15	27	21
16	27	21
17	27	21
18	27	21
19	27	21
20	27	21
21	27	21
22	27	21
23	27	21
24	27	21
25	27	21
26	27	21
27	27	21
28	27	21
29	27	21
30	27	21
31	27	21

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	87
2	86
3	86
4	85
5	85
6	84
7	83
8	82
9	81
10	81
11	80
12	79
13	78
14	77
15	76
16	75
17	75
18	74
19	74
20	74
21	74
22	74
23	73
24	73
25	73
26	72
27	72
28	71
29	71
30	70
31	69

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	65	35
2	65	35
3	64	36
4	64	36
5	64	36
6	64	36
7	64	36
8	64	36
9	64	36
10	64	36
11	64	36
12	64	36
13	65	35
14	65	35
15	65	35
16	66	34
17	66	34
18	66	34
19	66	34
20	66	34
21	66	34
22	66	34
23	66	34
24	66	34
25	66	34
26	66	34
27	66	34
28	66	34
29	66	34
30	65	35
31	65	35

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

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	87
2	86
3	86
4	85
5	85
6	84
7	83
8	82
9	81
10	81
11	80
12	79
13	78
14	77
15	76
16	75
17	75
18	74
19	74
20	74
21	74
22	74
23	73
24	73
25	73
26	72
27	72
28	71
29	71
30	70
31	69

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	65	35
2	65	35
3	64	36
4	64	36
5	64	36
6	64	36
7	64	36
8	64	36
9	64	36
10	64	36
11	64	36
12	64	36
13	65	35
14	65	35
15	65	35
16	66	34
17	66	34
18	66	34
19	66	34
20	66	34
21	66	34
22	66	34
23	66	34
24	66	34
25	66	34
26	66	34
27	66	34
28	66	34
29	66	34
30	65	35
31	65	35

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

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	87
2	86
3	86
4	85
5	85
6	84
7	83
8	82
9	81
10	81
11	80
12	79
13	78
14	77
15	76
16	75
17	75
18	74
19	74
20	74
21	74
22	74
23	73
24	73
25	73
26	72
27	72
28	71
29	71
30	70
31	69

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	65	35
2	65	35
3	64	36
4	64	36
5	64	36
6	64	36
7	64	36
8	64	36
9	64	36
10	64	36
11	64	36
12	64	36
13	65	35
14	65	35
15	65	35
16	66	34
17	66	34
18	66	34
19	66	34
20	66	34
21	66	34
22	66	34
23	66	34
24	66	34
25	66	34
26	66	34
27	66	34
28	66	34
29	66	34
30	65	35
31	65	35