Balzar weather in October

In October, Balzar sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 61 mm of rain across 13.1 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°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 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Balzar's 12th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Balzar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
7th warmest
Overnight low
22°
4th coldest
Rainfall
61 mm
13.1 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:04 AM – 6:06 PM
Cloud cover
92%
12th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
3.25 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Balzar is city of Guayas Province, Ecuador.

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

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical October day in Balzar reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 31°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)
12822
22822
32822
42822
52822
62822
72822
82822
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112822
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How October really feels in Balzar

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

October sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Balzar weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 23°31226.912.13.3
Feb29° / 23°42526.6123.0
Mar29° / 23°38228.1122.9
Apr29° / 23°30326.9123.0
May29° / 23°18323.711.93.5
Jun28° / 22°8216.511.94.8
Jul28° / 21°6213.411.95.4
Aug28° / 21°389125.6
Sep28° / 21°5912.4124.9
Oct29° / 22°6113.1124.8
Nov29° / 22°6110.912.14.8
Dec29° / 23°14819.112.14.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in October, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 2% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 98%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1199
2199
3199
4199
5199
6199
7199
8199
9199
10199
11199
12199
13199
14199
15199
16298
17298
18298
19298
20298
21298
22298
23298
24298
25298
26298
27298
28298
29298
30298
31298

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Balzar gets around 61 mm of rain over 13.1 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 42% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
147
247
347
446
546
646
745
845
945
1044
1144
1243
1343
1443
1542
1642
1742
1841
1941
2041
2141
2240
2340
2439
2538
2638
2737
2836
2935
3034
3133

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 64% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
106337
206337
306337
406436
506436
606436
706436
806436
906436
1006436
1106436
1216336
1316336
1416435
1516435
1616435
1716435
1816435
1916435
2016435
2116534
2216534
2316534
2416534
2516534
2626533
2726533
2826533
2926434
3036334
3136334

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
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:08 AM to 6:02 AM, and sunset from 6:09 PM to 6:05 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:086:09
212.06:086:09
312.06:086:08
412.06:076:08
512.06:076:08
612.06:076:08
712.06:066:07
812.06:066:07
912.06:066:07
1012.06:056:07
1112.06:056:06
1212.06:056:06
1312.06:046:06
1412.06:046:06
1512.06:046:06
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1712.06:046:05
1812.06:036:05
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2012.06:036:05
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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 3.25 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.66 kWh/m² to a high of 3.63 kWh/m² in March across the year — October's 3.25 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.1Moderate
23.1Moderate
33.1Moderate
43.1Moderate
53.1Moderate
63.1Moderate
73.1Moderate
83.2Moderate
93.2Moderate
103.2Moderate
113.2Moderate
123.2Moderate
133.2Moderate
143.2Moderate
153.2Moderate
163.3Moderate
173.3Moderate
183.3Moderate
193.3Moderate
203.3Moderate
213.3Moderate
223.3Moderate
233.3Moderate
243.4Moderate
253.4Moderate
263.4Moderate
273.4Moderate
283.4Moderate
293.4Moderate
303.4Moderate
313.4Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Balzar

In seasonPeak

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

Balzar's monsoon runs January–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is October a good time to visit Balzar?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Balzar for sightseeing.

What to pack for Balzar in October

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

In October, Balzar sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Balzar 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 Balzar peaks around February 22 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 15 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 22UV 15Jul 15UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Balzar 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 Balzar is worst in March — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (August, 12 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1726 µg/m³Aug 1812 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb23Moderate
Mar26Moderate
Apr24Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep13Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec22Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Balzar?

Balzar sits at 1.4°S, 79.9°W, 41 m above sea level, in Ecuador. The nearest listed city is Vinces, 27 km away.

Topography around Balzar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Balzar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 37 m around an average of 30 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 115 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,763 m.

The land around Balzar is covered by grassland (55%) and trees (31%) within 3 km, grassland (55%) and trees (40%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and grassland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
37 m
16 km
115 m
80 km
1,763 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
October weather nearby: Vinces 27 km · El Empalme 46 km · Ventanas 50 km · Daule 56 km · Sucre 58 km · Quevedo 62 km · Pedro Carbo 62 km · El Triunfo 64 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
Roman Catholic 68%Protestant 19%none 8%other 2%

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 Balzar (-1.3655°, -79.9051°, elevation 41 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).