Capas weather in October

In October, Capas sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 182 mm of rain across 19.7 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 5th-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 16% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Capas's 8th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Capas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
6th warmest
Overnight low
23°
6th coldest
Rainfall
182 mm
19.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
5:53 AM – 5:32 PM
Cloud cover
74%
8th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Capas is municipality of the Philippines in the province of Tarlac.

Density
432/km²
people per km²
Founded
1710

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 Capas 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 on par with November.

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How October really feels in Capas

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.

Capas weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 20°275.511.26.3
Feb29° / 21°274.811.55.9
Mar31° / 22°427.411.94.9
Apr32° / 23°4610.412.33.8
May32° / 24°16921.112.72.8
Jun31° / 24°21426.312.92.6
Jul30° / 24°34229.112.82.7
Aug30° / 24°31028.812.52.8
Sep30° / 24°29027.512.12.8
Oct30° / 23°18219.711.73.8
Nov30° / 22°9612.611.34.9
Dec29° / 21°78911.15.7

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11882
21882
31981
41981
52080
62179
72179
82179
92377
102377
112377
122575
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Capas gets around 182 mm of rain over 19.7 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 65% and peaks near 82% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
182
281
380
479
578
677
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876
975
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1173
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1370
1469
1568
1666
1765
1863
1961
2059
2157
2255
2354
2452
2551
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2850
2950
3050
3150

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 77% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
106238
206337
306535
406634
506832
606931
707129
807228
917227
1017326
1117425
1217425
1317524
1417623
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2038017
2138116
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274879
285869
295878
305887
316877

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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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:51 AM to 5:58 AM, and sunset from 5:43 PM to 5:25 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:515:43
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511.85:515:40
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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 4.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.03 kWh/m² to a high of 6.2 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 4.57 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Capas

In seasonPeak

In October, Capas sits inside its pacific typhoon and monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Capas sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Capas's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Pacific typhoon
Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is October a good time to visit Capas?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Capas.

What to pack for Capas in October

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

In October, Capas sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Capas in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Capas peaks around August 16 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 22 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highAug 16UV 13Nov 22UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Capas 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 Capas is worst in October — around 49 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateOct 1049 µg/m³Feb 1132 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan33Moderate
Feb32Moderate
Mar36Poor
Apr39Poor
May42Poor
Jun46Poor
Jul42Poor
Aug41Poor
Sep49Poor
Oct49Poor
Nov39Poor
Dec33Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Capas?

Capas sits at 15.3°N, 120.6°E, 53 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Bamban, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Capas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Capas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 29 m around an average of 48 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 447 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,021 m.

The land around Capas is covered by cropland (47%) and trees (27%) within 3 km, cropland (45%) and trees (29%) within 16 km, and trees (42%) and cropland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
29 m
16 km
447 m
80 km
2,021 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Bamban 7.0 km · Concepcion 7.0 km · San Vicente 8.0 km · Mabalacat City 12 km · Magalang 15 km · Tarlac City 17 km · Santol 19 km · Pandacaqui 19 km

Philippines travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B / C
230 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 33% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$4,171
2025
Happiness
6.2 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
48%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
4.3
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 569
Religion
Roman Catholic 79%other 8%Muslim 6%other Christian 4%

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 Capas (15.3312°, 120.5898°, elevation 53 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). 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).