Tulcán weather in October

In October, Tulcán sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 230 mm of rain across 27.4 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 15°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 Tulcán's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tulcán's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 15°; 2nd warmest
Overnight low: 7°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 230 mm; 27.4 wet days
Daylight: 12 hours; 5:56 AM – 5:55 PM
Cloud cover: 88%; 7th clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 4.83 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.7; out of 10

Tulcán is city in Ecuador, capital of the Carchi Province.

Density: 5,767/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1535

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

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Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 15°C through the month.

A typical October day in Tulcán reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

	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
Avg high (°C)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
Avg low (°C)	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7

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

Tulcán weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	15° / 7°	220	27.5	12	2.6
Feb	15° / 7°	205	24.9	12	2.6
Mar	15° / 7°	251	29.4	12	2.4
Apr	15° / 7°	258	29.2	12	2.3
May	14° / 7°	200	29.8	12	2.3
Jun	14° / 6°	160	27.4	12	2.2
Jul	13° / 6°	147	27	12	2.2
Aug	14° / 6°	94	22.7	12	2.6
Sep	15° / 6°	109	21.9	12	2.9
Oct	15° / 7°	230	27.4	12	2.7
Nov	15° / 7°	290	28	12	2.5
Dec	15° / 7°	269	29.1	12	2.5

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 4% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 95%.

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

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

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Tulcán gets around 230 mm of rain over 27.4 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 88% and peaks near 94% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	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
Rain chance (%)	82	83	83	84	84	84	85	85	85	86	86	87	87	88	88	89	89	89	90	90	91	91	91	92	92	92	93	93	93	93	94

	Rain chance (%)
1	82
2	83
3	83
4	84
5	84
6	84
7	85
8	85
9	85
10	86
11	86
12	87
13	87
14	88
15	88
16	89
17	89
18	89
19	90
20	90
21	91
22	91
23	91
24	92
25	92
26	92
27	93
28	93
29	93
30	93
31	94

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.

	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
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

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

Wind in October

Winds average 5 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	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
Wind speed (km/h)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	5	calm
2	5	calm
3	5	calm
4	5	calm
5	5	calm
6	5	calm
7	5	calm
8	5	calm
9	5	calm
10	5	calm
11	5	calm
12	5	calm
13	5	calm
14	5	calm
15	5	calm
16	5	calm
17	5	calm
18	5	calm
19	5	calm
20	4	calm
21	4	calm
22	4	calm
23	4	calm
24	4	calm
25	4	calm
26	4	calm
27	4	calm
28	4	calm
29	4	calm
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 6:00 AM to 5:55 AM, and sunset from 6:00 PM to 5:54 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)	6:00	6:00	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55
Sunset (PM)	6:00	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.0	6:00	6:00
2	12.0	6:00	5:59
3	12.0	5:59	5:59
4	12.0	5:59	5:59
5	12.0	5:59	5:58
6	12.0	5:59	5:58
7	12.0	5:58	5:58
8	12.0	5:58	5:57
9	12.0	5:58	5:57
10	12.0	5:58	5:57
11	12.0	5:57	5:57
12	12.0	5:57	5:56
13	12.0	5:57	5:56
14	12.0	5:57	5:56
15	12.0	5:57	5:56
16	12.0	5:56	5:55
17	12.0	5:56	5:55
18	12.0	5:56	5:55
19	12.0	5:56	5:55
20	12.0	5:56	5:55
21	12.0	5:56	5:54
22	12.0	5:56	5:54
23	12.0	5:56	5:54
24	12.0	5:55	5:54
25	12.0	5:55	5:54
26	12.0	5:55	5:54
27	12.0	5:55	5:54
28	12.0	5:55	5:54
29	12.0	5:55	5:54
30	12.0	5:55	5:54
31	12.0	5:55	5:54

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.18 kWh/m² to a high of 5.1 kWh/m² in September across the year — October's 4.83 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)	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.6
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.0	Bright
2	5.0	Bright
3	5.0	Bright
4	5.0	Bright
5	5.0	Bright
6	5.0	Bright
7	4.9	Bright
8	4.9	Bright
9	4.9	Bright
10	4.9	Bright
11	4.9	Bright
12	4.9	Bright
13	4.8	Bright
14	4.8	Bright
15	4.8	Bright
16	4.8	Bright
17	4.8	Bright
18	4.8	Bright
19	4.8	Bright
20	4.8	Bright
21	4.8	Bright
22	4.8	Bright
23	4.7	Bright
24	4.7	Bright
25	4.7	Bright
26	4.7	Bright
27	4.7	Bright
28	4.7	Bright
29	4.7	Bright
30	4.6	Bright
31	4.6	Bright

Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Tulcán?

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

2.7

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

—

Beach & pool

never really warm enough

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tulcán.

What to pack for Tulcán in October

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

In October, Tulcán sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 7°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer and sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

rain geara warm layersun protection

UV index in Tulcán 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 Tulcán peaks around February 22 at about 18 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 20 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)	17	18	18	16	16	14	13	13	15	15	14	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	17	Extreme
Feb	18	Extreme
Mar	18	Extreme
Apr	16	Extreme
May	16	Extreme
Jun	14	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	15	Extreme
Oct	15	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Air quality in Tulcán 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 Tulcán is worst in September — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (June, 10 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	11	13	14	13	11	10	10	13	19	12	11	12
Level	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	11	Good
Feb	13	Moderate
Mar	14	Moderate
Apr	13	Moderate
May	11	Good
Jun	10	Good
Jul	10	Good
Aug	13	Moderate
Sep	19	Moderate
Oct	12	Moderate
Nov	11	Good
Dec	12	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Tulcán?

Tulcán sits at 0.8°N, 77.7°W, 2,962 m above sea level, in Ecuador. The nearest listed city is Ipiales, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Tulcán

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tulcán has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 208 m around an average of 2,927 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,116 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,525 m.

The land around Tulcán is covered by grassland (37%), artificial surfaces (23%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, grassland (48%) and trees (38%) within 16 km, and trees (74%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km

208 m

grassland 37%

16 km

1,116 m

grassland 48%

80 km

4,525 m

trees 74%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces

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

October weather nearby: Ipiales 9.0 km · Pupiales 11 km · Túquerres 32 km · Samaniego 60 km · Pasto 66 km · Ibarra 69 km · Atuntaqui 78 km · Otavalo 88 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 Tulcán (0.8124°, -77.7171°, elevation 2,962 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	15	6
2	15	6
3	15	7
4	15	7
5	15	7
6	15	7
7	15	7
8	15	7
9	15	7
10	15	7
11	15	7
12	15	7
13	15	7
14	15	7
15	15	7
16	15	7
17	15	7
18	15	7
19	15	7
20	15	7
21	15	7
22	15	7
23	15	7
24	15	7
25	15	7
26	15	7
27	15	7
28	15	7
29	15	7
30	15	7
31	15	7

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	82
2	83
3	83
4	84
5	84
6	84
7	85
8	85
9	85
10	86
11	86
12	87
13	87
14	88
15	88
16	89
17	89
18	89
19	90
20	90
21	91
22	91
23	91
24	92
25	92
26	92
27	93
28	93
29	93
30	93
31	94

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

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

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	82
2	83
3	83
4	84
5	84
6	84
7	85
8	85
9	85
10	86
11	86
12	87
13	87
14	88
15	88
16	89
17	89
18	89
19	90
20	90
21	91
22	91
23	91
24	92
25	92
26	92
27	93
28	93
29	93
30	93
31	94

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

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

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	82
2	83
3	83
4	84
5	84
6	84
7	85
8	85
9	85
10	86
11	86
12	87
13	87
14	88
15	88
16	89
17	89
18	89
19	90
20	90
21	91
22	91
23	91
24	92
25	92
26	92
27	93
28	93
29	93
30	93
31	94

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