Bailadores weather in October

In October, Bailadores sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 129 mm of rain across 13.7 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in October, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Bailadores's 9th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bailadores's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
15°
6th coldest
Rainfall
129 mm
13.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:08 AM – 5:57 PM
Cloud cover
89%
9th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.88 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Bailadores is town in Mérida State, Venezuela.

Density
805/km²
people per km²
Founded
1601

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 24°C through the month.

A typical October day in Bailadores reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 1°C cooler than September and about 1°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Bailadores weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 13°549.911.66.7
Feb23° / 14°6710.711.76.4
Mar23° / 15°13416.611.95.6
Apr23° / 15°17117.112.25.2
May24° / 16°10913.712.45.9
Jun24° / 15°438.912.56.4
Jul24° / 15°276.512.46.8
Aug25° / 15°23512.36.9
Sep25° / 15°476.6126.7
Oct24° / 15°12913.711.85.8
Nov23° / 15°13816.611.65.4
Dec23° / 14°8411.711.56.3

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 5% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 93%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1595
2595
3595
4694
5595
6595
7595
8595
9694
10694
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12694
13793
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31694

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Bailadores gets around 129 mm of rain over 13.7 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 44% and peaks near 53% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
132
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334
435
536
637
739
840
941
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1546
1646
1746
1847
1947
2047
2147
2248
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2650
2750
2851
2951
3052
3153

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the comfortable band about 48% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
159365
257376
357376
455387
553398
652408
750419
8484110
9474211
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Wind in October

Winds average 4 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 3 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)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
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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 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:08 AM to 6:10 AM, and sunset from 6:04 PM to 5:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:086:04
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311.96:086:03
411.96:086:03
511.96:086:02
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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 4.88 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.31 kWh/m² to a high of 5.33 kWh/m² in September across the year — October's 4.88 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
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45.1Bright
55.1Bright
65.0Bright
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95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
124.9Bright
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294.6Bright
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314.6Bright
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Bailadores?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Bailadores for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bailadores in October

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

In October, Bailadores sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bailadores 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 Bailadores peaks around February 21 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highFeb 21UV 14Dec 14UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Bailadores 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 Bailadores is worst in March — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (December, 17 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 2034 µg/m³Dec 1718 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb25Moderate
Mar35Moderate
Apr31Moderate
May25Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Bailadores?

Bailadores sits at 8.3°N, 71.8°W, 1,707 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Tovar, 12 km away.

Topography around Bailadores

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bailadores has very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,396 m around an average of 2,031 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,977 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,193 m.

The land around Bailadores is covered by grassland (49%) and trees (37%) within 3 km, trees (58%) and grassland (39%) within 16 km, and grassland (50%) and trees (47%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,396 m
16 km
2,977 m
80 km
4,193 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Tovar 12 km · La Grita 22 km · Santa Cruz de Mora 26 km · Coloncito 30 km · El Vigía 44 km · La Fría 46 km · Colón 54 km · Lagunillas 56 km

Venezuela travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 0% of US
price level, 2011
GDP per capita
$3,495
2025
Happiness
5.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
12.6
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
39
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 520
Religion
Roman Catholic 48%Protestant 32%none 14%believer 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 Bailadores (8.2535°, -71.8282°, elevation 1,707 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).