Rama weather in October

In October, Rama sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 258 mm of rain across 28.6 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in October, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Rama's 10th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rama's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
6th warmest
Overnight low
23°
7th coldest
Rainfall
258 mm
28.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:30 AM – 5:14 PM
Cloud cover
85%
10th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
3.91 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Rama is Town in Nicaragua, seat of the Municipality of Rama, South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region.

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 30°C through the month.

A typical October day in Rama reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and about 1°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How October really feels in Rama

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 31 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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in October is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Rama weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 22°6522.211.44.7
Feb28° / 21°461811.64.8
Mar30° / 22°3715.311.94.7
Apr31° / 23°5115.812.33.9
May31° / 23°18525.412.62.8
Jun30° / 23°2722912.72.6
Jul29° / 23°25930.212.62.7
Aug30° / 23°24530.212.42.7
Sep30° / 23°22928.612.12.6
Oct30° / 23°25828.611.72.8
Nov29° / 22°17424.211.43.6
Dec28° / 22°9224.211.34.2

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 9% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 89%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11090
2991
3991
4892
5892
6892
7892
8892
9991
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Rama gets around 258 mm of rain over 28.6 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 92% and peaks near 94% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
194
293
393
493
593
693
793
892
992
1092
1192
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1493
1593
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2092
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2891
2990
3090
3189

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the oppressive band about 71% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
106634
206733
306733
406733
506832
606832
706832
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906931
1007030
1107030
1207030
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2117326
2227226
2327325
2427325
2527424
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2727622
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3047719
3147818

Wind in October

Winds average 7 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
16calm
26calm
37calm
47calm
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117calm
127calm
137calm
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318calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:29 AM to 5:33 AM, and sunset from 5:23 PM to 5:07 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:295:23
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411.95:295:21
511.85:295:20
611.85:295:19
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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 3.91 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.52 kWh/m² to a high of 5.58 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 3.91 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.2Bright
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114.0Moderate
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133.9Moderate
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273.7Moderate
283.7Moderate
293.7Moderate
303.7Moderate
313.7Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Rama

In seasonPeak

In October, Rama sits inside its atlantic hurricane and rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Rama sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Rama's rainy season runs May–November, when most of the year's rain falls.

Atlantic hurricane
Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is October a good time to visit Rama?

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

2.8
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Rama.

What to pack for Rama in October

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

In October, Rama sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 29 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Rama in October

The nearest coast averages about 29°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 65 km away) is warmest in September at about 29°C and coldest in January near 27°C.

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

26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar28Warm
Apr28Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul28Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov28Tropical
Dec27Warm

UV index in Rama in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Rama peaks around March 24 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 24UV 13Dec 15UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Rama 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 Rama is worst in July — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.6× the cleanest month (November, 6 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1629 µg/m³Nov 217 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb9Good
Mar10Good
Apr19Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul29Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov6Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Rama?

Rama sits at 12.2°N, 84.2°W, 14 m above sea level, in Nicaragua. The nearest listed city is Bluefields, 52 km away.

BluefieldsNueva GuineaPearl LagoonJuigalpaEl CastilloSan CarlosRío BlancoCamoapa

Topography around Rama

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rama has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 140 m around an average of 22 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 308 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 683 m.

The land around Rama is covered by grassland (59%) and trees (33%) within 3 km, grassland (52%) and trees (46%) within 16 km, and trees (46%) and grassland (42%) within 80 km.

3 km
140 m
16 km
308 m
80 km
683 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
October weather nearby: Bluefields 52 km · Nueva Guinea 58 km · Pearl Lagoon 63 km · Juigalpa 125 km · El Castillo 128 km · San Carlos 130 km · Río Blanco 139 km · Camoapa 143 km

Nicaragua travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 34% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$3,173
2025
Happiness
6.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
11.3
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
16.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 512
Religion
Roman Catholic 45%Protestant 39%none 14%other 1%

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 Rama (12.1596°, -84.2195°, elevation 14 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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).