Ibarra weather in October

In October, Ibarra sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 133 mm of rain across 24.3 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 17°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Ibarra's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ibarra's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
1st warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Rainfall
133 mm
24.3 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
5:58 AM – 5:57 PM
Cloud cover
83%
7th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10
Air quality
Good
PM10 18.5 µg/m³ · 2012

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 17°C through the month.

A typical October day in Ibarra reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 19°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)
1177
2177
3177
4177
5177
6177
7177
8177
9177
10177
11177
12177
13177
14177
15177
16177
17177
18177
19177
20177
21177
22178
23178
24178
25178
26178
27178
28178
29178
30178
31178

Ibarra weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan17° / 14622.5123.7
Feb17° / 14521.8123.5
Mar17° / 18527.2123.1
Apr17° / 21027.7122.9
May17° / 16128.5122.9
Jun16° / 12025.5122.9
Jul15° / 10824.8123.0
Aug16° / 6719.3123.7
Sep17° / 7519.7124.0
Oct17° / 13324.3123.6
Nov17° / 17524.6123.4
Dec17° / 16624123.5

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 89%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11387
21387
31387
41387
51387
61387
71387
81387
91387
101387
111288
121288
131288
141288
151288
161189
171189
181189
191189
201189
211090
221090
231090
241090
25991
26991
27991
28892
29892
30892
31892

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Ibarra gets around 133 mm of rain over 24.3 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 78% and peaks near 80% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
173
274
375
476
576
677
777
878
978
1079
1180
1280
1380
1480
1580
1680
1780
1880
1980
2079
2179
2279
2379
2478
2578
2678
2778
2878
2978
3078
3179

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

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 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
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 6:02 AM to 5:56 AM, and sunset from 6:01 PM to 5:56 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:026:01
212.06:016:01
312.06:016:01
412.06:016:00
512.06:006:00
612.06:006:00
712.06:006:00
812.06:005:59
912.05:595:59
1012.05:595:59
1112.05:595:58
1212.05:595:58
1312.05:585:58
1412.05:585:58
1512.05:585:58
1612.05:585:57
1712.05:585:57
1812.05:575:57
1912.05:575:57
2012.05:575:57
2112.05:575:56
2212.05:575:56
2312.05:575:56
2412.05:575:56
2512.05:575:56
2612.05:575:56
2712.05:565:56
2812.05:565:56
2912.05:565:56
3012.05:565:56
3112.05:565:56

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.49 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.78 kWh/m² to a high of 5.84 kWh/m² in September across the year — October's 5.49 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.7Bright
35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.6Bright
75.6Bright
85.6Bright
95.6Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
125.5Bright
135.5Bright
145.5Bright
155.5Bright
165.5Bright
175.5Bright
185.4Bright
195.4Bright
205.4Bright
215.4Bright
225.4Bright
235.4Bright
245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Ibarra?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ibarra.

What to pack for Ibarra in October

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

In October, Ibarra sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 7°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer and sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

rain geara warm layersun protection

UV index in Ibarra 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 Ibarra peaks around March 11 at about 18 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 18 at about 13 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 11UV 18Jul 18UV 13
UV index (midday)Level
Jan17Extreme
Feb18Extreme
Mar19Extreme
Apr16Extreme
May16Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep15Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Ibarra?

Ibarra sits at 0.3°N, 78.1°W, 2,192 m above sea level, in Ecuador. The nearest listed city is Atuntaqui, 11 km away.

Topography around Ibarra

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ibarra has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 550 m around an average of 2,230 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,063 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,463 m.

The land around Ibarra is covered by artificial surfaces (56%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, grassland (52%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and trees (66%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
550 m
16 km
3,063 m
80 km
5,463 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Atuntaqui 11 km · Otavalo 20 km · Cayambe 34 km · Pomasqui 58 km · Tulcán 69 km · Ipiales 76 km · Quito 78 km · Pupiales 79 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 Ibarra (0.3488°, -78.1246°, elevation 2,192 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).