Calceta weather in October

In October, Calceta sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 21 mm of rain across 5.3 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 9th-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 1% 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 Calceta's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Calceta's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
8th warmest
Overnight low
22°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
21 mm
5.3 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:05 AM – 6:06 PM
Cloud cover
89%
12th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
3.76 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Calceta is city in Manabí Province, Ecuador.

Density
2,599/km²
people per km²
Founded
1913

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 Calceta 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)
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22822
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How October really feels in Calceta

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.

Calceta weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 8th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 23°13919.1124.1
Feb29° / 23°24222.4123.5
Mar29° / 23°22223.6123.4
Apr30° / 23°15521.2123.6
May29° / 23°7715.5124.4
Jun28° / 22°318.6125.5
Jul28° / 22°205.5126.3
Aug28° / 21°123.8126.1
Sep28° / 21°195.1125.8
Oct29° / 22°215.3125.7
Nov29° / 22°265125.6
Dec29° / 22°6811124.9

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in October, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 3% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 97%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1397
2397
3397
4397
5397
6397
7397
8298
9298
10298
11298
12298
13397
14397
15496
16496
17496
18496
19496
20496
21496
22496
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25496
26496
27397
28496
29496
30496
31496

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Calceta gets around 21 mm of rain over 5.3 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 17% and peaks near 19% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
118
218
318
419
519
619
719
819
919
1019
1119
1219
1319
1418
1518
1618
1717
1817
1916
2016
2116
2216
2315
2415
2515
2614
2714
2814
2914
3014
3114

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 88% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 98% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
108911
208911
308911
408911
508911
608911
718811
818910
918910
1018910
1118910
1218910
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2438710
2538710
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2738710
2838710
292899
302899
312899

Wind in October

Winds average 8 km/h in October, the windiest month of the year.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
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317calm

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 6:09 AM to 6:03 AM, and sunset from 6:10 PM to 6:05 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:096:10
212.06:096:10
312.06:096:09
412.06:086:09
512.06:086:09
612.06:086:08
712.06:076:08
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1112.06:066:07
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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 3.76 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.15 kWh/m² to a high of 4.15 kWh/m² in March across the year — October's 3.76 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.6Moderate
23.6Moderate
33.6Moderate
43.7Moderate
53.7Moderate
63.7Moderate
73.7Moderate
83.7Moderate
93.7Moderate
103.7Moderate
113.7Moderate
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133.7Moderate
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263.9Moderate
273.9Moderate
283.9Moderate
293.9Moderate
303.9Moderate
313.9Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Calceta

In seasonPeak

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

Calceta'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 Calceta?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Calceta for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Calceta in October

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

In October, Calceta sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. About 5 days see rain.

light clothes

Sea temperature near Calceta in October

The nearest coast averages about 25°C in October — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 51 km away) is warmest in February at about 26°C and coldest in September near 24°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

22°24°26°28°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb26Warm
Mar26Warm
Apr26Warm
May26Warm
Jun26Warm
Jul25Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep24Warm
Oct25Warm
Nov25Warm
Dec25Warm

UV index in Calceta 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 Calceta peaks around February 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 14 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 21UV 15Jul 14UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Calceta 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 Calceta is worst in March — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (August, 12 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateMar 1821 µg/m³Aug 1712 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep13Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Calceta?

Calceta sits at 0.8°S, 80.2°W, 23 m above sea level, in Ecuador. The nearest listed city is Chone, 18 km away.

Topography around Calceta

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Calceta has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 215 m around an average of 45 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 512 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 816 m.

The land around Calceta is covered by trees (58%) and grassland (31%) within 3 km, grassland (50%) and trees (44%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) and grassland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
215 m
16 km
512 m
80 km
816 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
October weather nearby: Chone 18 km · Portoviejo 40 km · Bahía de Caráquez 40 km · Canoa 53 km · Sucre 56 km · Montecristi 59 km · El Empalme 62 km · Manta 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 Calceta (-0.8458°, -80.1639°, elevation 23 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).