Barrancas weather in October

In October, Barrancas sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 121 mm of rain across 20.5 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Barrancas's 7th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Barrancas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
7th warmest
Overnight low
24°
7th coldest
Rainfall
121 mm
20.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:01 AM – 5:50 PM
Cloud cover
81%
7th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.07 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical October day in Barrancas reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 34°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 Barrancas

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.

Barrancas weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 23°132.811.54.2
Feb34° / 24°152.811.73.6
Mar34° / 25°476.111.93.2
Apr32° / 25°13315.612.23.0
May31° / 24°20823.112.43.0
Jun30° / 23°20924.512.53.2
Jul30° / 23°18624.412.53.3
Aug30° / 23°17624.612.33.2
Sep31° / 23°14223.612.12.9
Oct31° / 24°12120.511.83.1
Nov32° / 24°741511.63.5
Dec32° / 23°357.111.54.2

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 81%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11486
21486
31387
41387
51387
61288
71288
81288
91387
101387
111585
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131684
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Barrancas gets around 121 mm of rain over 20.5 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 66% and peaks near 72% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
172
272
371
471
571
670
770
870
970
1070
1170
1270
1369
1469
1568
1668
1767
1866
1965
2065
2164
2263
2363
2462
2561
2661
2760
2859
2959
3059
3159

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 91% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
10928
20928
30928
41918
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Wind in October

Winds average 4 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 4 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
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104calm
114calm
124calm
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314calm

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 6:02 AM to 6:03 AM, and sunset from 5:57 PM to 5:45 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:025:57
211.96:025:57
311.96:025:56
411.96:025:55
511.96:015:55
611.96:015:54
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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 5.07 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.97 kWh/m² to a high of 5.13 kWh/m² in September across the year — October's 5.07 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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304.9Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Barrancas

In seasonPeak

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

Barrancas's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is October a good time to visit Barrancas?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Barrancas.

What to pack for Barrancas in October

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

In October, Barrancas sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Barrancas 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 Barrancas peaks around February 20 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 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 highFeb 20UV 13Dec 14UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Barrancas 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 Barrancas is worst in March — around 40 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.0× the cleanest month (December, 13 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 1938 µg/m³Dec 1714 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb25Moderate
Mar40Poor
Apr32Moderate
May27Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Barrancas?

Barrancas sits at 8.8°N, 70.1°W, 201 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Boconoito, 17 km away.

Topography around Barrancas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Barrancas has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 305 m around an average of 231 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 442 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,470 m.

The land around Barrancas is covered by grassland (65%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, grassland (60%) and trees (32%) within 16 km, and grassland (57%) and trees (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
305 m
16 km
442 m
80 km
4,470 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Boconoito 17 km · Obispos 18 km · Sabaneta 20 km · Barinas 21 km · Alto Barinas 23 km · Barinitas 33 km · Guanare 51 km · Boconó 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 Barrancas (8.7696°, -70.1109°, elevation 201 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).