Sucre weather in October

In October, Sucre sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 26 mm of rain across 5.6 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 11th-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 2% 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 Sucre's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sucre's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
5th warmest
Overnight low
21°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
26 mm
5.6 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:06 AM – 6:08 PM
Cloud cover
87%
10th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.3 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Sucre is place in Manabí, Ecuador.

Density
6,646/km²
people per km²
Founded
1871

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 Sucre reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 8°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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How October really feels in Sucre

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.

Sucre weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 5th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 22°19823.312.13.7
Feb28° / 22°31525123.3
Mar29° / 23°29126.6123.3
Apr29° / 23°21924.6123.4
May29° / 22°11919.611.94.2
Jun28° / 21°4310.111.95.8
Jul28° / 21°286.911.96.3
Aug28° / 21°174.5126.3
Sep28° / 21°296.1125.8
Oct29° / 21°265.6125.7
Nov29° / 21°325.912.15.5
Dec29° / 22°8613.812.14.6

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 94%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1793
2793
3793
4793
5793
6793
7694
8694
9694
10694
11595
12595
13595
14595
15595
16595
17595
18496
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26694
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31793

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Sucre gets around 26 mm of rain over 5.6 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 18% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
121
221
321
421
521
621
720
820
920
1020
1119
1219
1319
1418
1518
1617
1717
1816
1916
2016
2116
2216
2316
2416
2516
2615
2715
2815
2915
3015
3116

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 68% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 72% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
123734
224724
324724
424724
525714
625714
725714
825714
926704
1026704
1126704
1227694
1327694
1428684
1528684
1629674
1729674
1830664
1930664
2031654
2131654
2231654
2332644
2432644
2531654
2631654
2731654
2831654
2931654
3030664
3130664

Wind in October

Winds average 7 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 7 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
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
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287calm
297calm
307calm
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 6:10 AM to 6:04 AM, and sunset from 6:11 PM to 6:07 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:106:11
212.06:106:11
312.06:106:10
412.06:096:10
512.06:096:10
612.06:096:10
712.06:086:09
812.06:086:09
912.06:086:09
1012.06:076:09
1112.06:076:08
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1412.06:066:08
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1812.06:056:07
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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 4.3 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.61 kWh/m² to a high of 4.6 kWh/m² in March across the year — October's 4.3 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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284.4Bright
294.4Bright
304.4Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Sucre

In seasonPeak

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

Sucre'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 Sucre?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Sucre in October

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

In October, Sucre sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. About 6 days see rain.

light clothes

Sea temperature near Sucre 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 Sucre 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 Sucre peaks around March 10 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 10UV 15Jul 14UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Sucre 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 Sucre 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 Sucre?

Sucre sits at 1.3°S, 80.4°W, 152 m above sea level, in Ecuador. The nearest listed city is Jipijapa, 19 km away.

Topography around Sucre

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sucre has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 413 m around an average of 223 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 703 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 846 m.

The land around Sucre is covered by trees (77%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, trees (77%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (42%), grassland (26%) and water (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
413 m
16 km
703 m
80 km
846 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Jipijapa 19 km · Portoviejo 25 km · Montecristi 37 km · Manta 51 km · Puerto López 53 km · Calceta 56 km · Balzar 58 km · Pedro Carbo 63 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 Sucre (-1.2799°, -80.4178°, elevation 152 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).