Pomasqui weather in October

In October, Pomasqui sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 344 mm of rain across 30.4 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 19°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% 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 Pomasqui's 8th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pomasqui's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 19°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 11°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 344 mm; 30.4 wet days
Daylight: 12 hours; 5:59 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover: 87%; 8th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 4.66 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.2; out of 10

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Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 19°C through the month.

A typical October day in Pomasqui reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

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Avg high (°C)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19
Avg low (°C)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	19	11
2	19	11
3	19	11
4	19	11
5	19	11
6	19	11
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8	19	11
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22	19	11
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24	19	11
25	19	11
26	19	11
27	19	11
28	19	11
29	19	11
30	19	11
31	19	11

Pomasqui weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	18° / 12°	349	30.8	12	3.1
Feb	19° / 12°	329	27.8	12	3.1
Mar	19° / 12°	392	30.7	12	3.0
Apr	19° / 12°	398	29.9	12	3.0
May	19° / 12°	334	30.5	12	3.1
Jun	19° / 12°	210	28.7	12	3.4
Jul	20° / 11°	150	28.8	12	3.6
Aug	20° / 11°	152	28.9	12	3.6
Sep	20° / 11°	261	29.4	12	3.3
Oct	19° / 11°	344	30.4	12	3.2
Nov	18° / 11°	379	28.7	12	3.1
Dec	18° / 12°	373	30.4	12	3.1

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 3% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 96%.

	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 (%)	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1
Cloudier (%)	94	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	97	97	97	97	97	98	98	98	98	98	99	99	99

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	6	94
2	5	95
3	5	95
4	5	95
5	5	95
6	5	95
7	5	95
8	5	95
9	4	96
10	4	96
11	4	96
12	4	96
13	4	96
14	4	96
15	4	96
16	4	96
17	4	96
18	4	96
19	3	97
20	3	97
21	3	97
22	3	97
23	3	97
24	2	98
25	2	98
26	2	98
27	2	98
28	2	98
29	1	99
30	1	99
31	1	99

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Pomasqui gets around 344 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 (%)	100	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	97	97	97	97	97	97	96	96	96	96

	Rain chance (%)
1	100
2	99
3	99
4	99
5	99
6	99
7	99
8	99
9	99
10	98
11	98
12	98
13	98
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15	98
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20	98
21	98
22	97
23	97
24	97
25	97
26	97
27	97
28	96
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30	96
31	96

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 79% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)	84	84	83	83	83	82	82	81	81	80	80	80	79	79	79	79	78	78	78	77	77	77	76	76	76	75	75	74	74	73	72
Comfortable (%)	16	16	17	17	17	18	18	19	19	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	23	23	23	24	24	24	25	25	26	26	27	28

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

Wind in October

Winds average 4 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	4	calm
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30	4	calm
31	4	calm

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 6:03 AM to 5:57 AM, and sunset from 6:03 PM to 5:57 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	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0
Sunrise (AM)	6:03	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57
Sunset (PM)	6:03	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.0	6:03	6:03
2	12.0	6:02	6:02
3	12.0	6:02	6:02
4	12.0	6:02	6:02
5	12.0	6:02	6:02
6	12.0	6:01	6:01
7	12.0	6:01	6:01
8	12.0	6:01	6:01
9	12.0	6:00	6:00
10	12.0	6:00	6:00
11	12.0	6:00	6:00
12	12.0	6:00	6:00
13	12.0	5:59	6:00
14	12.0	5:59	5:59
15	12.0	5:59	5:59
16	12.0	5:59	5:59
17	12.0	5:59	5:59
18	12.0	5:58	5:59
19	12.0	5:58	5:58
20	12.0	5:58	5:58
21	12.0	5:58	5:58
22	12.0	5:58	5:58
23	12.0	5:58	5:58
24	12.0	5:58	5:58
25	12.0	5:58	5:58
26	12.0	5:57	5:58
27	12.0	5:57	5:58
28	12.0	5:57	5:57
29	12.0	5:57	5:57
30	12.0	5:57	5:57
31	12.0	5:57	5:57

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.15 kWh/m² to a high of 4.78 kWh/m² in September across the year — October's 4.66 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)	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6
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	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.8	Bright
2	4.8	Bright
3	4.8	Bright
4	4.7	Bright
5	4.7	Bright
6	4.7	Bright
7	4.7	Bright
8	4.7	Bright
9	4.7	Bright
10	4.7	Bright
11	4.7	Bright
12	4.7	Bright
13	4.7	Bright
14	4.7	Bright
15	4.7	Bright
16	4.6	Bright
17	4.6	Bright
18	4.6	Bright
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20	4.6	Bright
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27	4.6	Bright
28	4.6	Bright
29	4.6	Bright
30	4.6	Bright
31	4.6	Bright

Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Pomasqui?

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

3.2

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

1.3

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Pomasqui.

What to pack for Pomasqui in October

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

In October, Pomasqui sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 11°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 30 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Pomasqui 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 Pomasqui peaks around March 11 at about 18 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 15 at about 13 (extreme).

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)	16	18	18	15	15	13	13	13	15	15	13	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	16	Extreme
Feb	18	Extreme
Mar	18	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	15	Extreme
Jun	13	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	15	Extreme
Oct	15	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Air quality in Pomasqui 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 Pomasqui is worst in September — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	24	25	26	26	25	23	22	23	29	25	25	25
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	24	Moderate
Feb	25	Moderate
Mar	26	Moderate
Apr	26	Moderate
May	25	Moderate
Jun	23	Moderate
Jul	22	Moderate
Aug	23	Moderate
Sep	29	Moderate
Oct	25	Moderate
Nov	25	Moderate
Dec	25	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Pomasqui?

Pomasqui sits at 0.1°S, 78.5°W, 2,457 m above sea level, in Ecuador. The nearest listed city is Quito, 21 km away.

Topography around Pomasqui

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pomasqui has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,048 m around an average of 2,649 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,829 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,624 m.

The land around Pomasqui is covered by grassland (40%) and artificial surfaces (36%) within 3 km, grassland (40%) and trees (28%) within 16 km, and trees (62%) and grassland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km

1,048 m

grassland 40%

16 km

2,829 m

grassland 40%

80 km

5,624 m

trees 62%

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

October weather nearby: Quito 21 km · Cayambe 36 km · Mindo 36 km · Otavalo 39 km · Atuntaqui 50 km · Machachi 53 km · Ibarra 58 km · Santo Domingo de los Colorados 83 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 Pomasqui (-0.0542°, -78.4538°, elevation 2,457 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	19	11
2	19	11
3	19	11
4	19	11
5	19	11
6	19	11
7	19	11
8	19	11
9	19	11
10	19	11
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24	19	11
25	19	11
26	19	11
27	19	11
28	19	11
29	19	11
30	19	11
31	19	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	6	94
2	5	95
3	5	95
4	5	95
5	5	95
6	5	95
7	5	95
8	5	95
9	4	96
10	4	96
11	4	96
12	4	96
13	4	96
14	4	96
15	4	96
16	4	96
17	4	96
18	4	96
19	3	97
20	3	97
21	3	97
22	3	97
23	3	97
24	2	98
25	2	98
26	2	98
27	2	98
28	2	98
29	1	99
30	1	99
31	1	99

	Rain chance (%)
1	100
2	99
3	99
4	99
5	99
6	99
7	99
8	99
9	99
10	98
11	98
12	98
13	98
14	98
15	98
16	98
17	98
18	98
19	98
20	98
21	98
22	97
23	97
24	97
25	97
26	97
27	97
28	96
29	96
30	96
31	96

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	6	94
2	5	95
3	5	95
4	5	95
5	5	95
6	5	95
7	5	95
8	5	95
9	4	96
10	4	96
11	4	96
12	4	96
13	4	96
14	4	96
15	4	96
16	4	96
17	4	96
18	4	96
19	3	97
20	3	97
21	3	97
22	3	97
23	3	97
24	2	98
25	2	98
26	2	98
27	2	98
28	2	98
29	1	99
30	1	99
31	1	99

	Rain chance (%)
1	100
2	99
3	99
4	99
5	99
6	99
7	99
8	99
9	99
10	98
11	98
12	98
13	98
14	98
15	98
16	98
17	98
18	98
19	98
20	98
21	98
22	97
23	97
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25	97
26	97
27	97
28	96
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30	96
31	96

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	6	94
2	5	95
3	5	95
4	5	95
5	5	95
6	5	95
7	5	95
8	5	95
9	4	96
10	4	96
11	4	96
12	4	96
13	4	96
14	4	96
15	4	96
16	4	96
17	4	96
18	4	96
19	3	97
20	3	97
21	3	97
22	3	97
23	3	97
24	2	98
25	2	98
26	2	98
27	2	98
28	2	98
29	1	99
30	1	99
31	1	99

	Rain chance (%)
1	100
2	99
3	99
4	99
5	99
6	99
7	99
8	99
9	99
10	98
11	98
12	98
13	98
14	98
15	98
16	98
17	98
18	98
19	98
20	98
21	98
22	97
23	97
24	97
25	97
26	97
27	97
28	96
29	96
30	96
31	96

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