Cantaura weather in October

In October, Cantaura sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 83 mm of rain across 15.6 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% 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 Cantaura's 8th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cantaura's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
4th warmest
Overnight low
23°
11th coldest
Rainfall
83 mm
15.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
5:39 AM – 5:26 PM
Cloud cover
70%
8th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.55 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Cantaura is place in Anzoátegui, Venezuela.

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 33°C through the month.

A typical October day in Cantaura reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 36°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 Cantaura

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.

Cantaura weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 22°82.211.54.3
Feb33° / 22°51.111.74.0
Mar34° / 23°141.911.93.4
Apr35° / 23°324.812.22.8
May34° / 24°7912.312.42.9
Jun32° / 23°10218.312.53.2
Jul31° / 23°10920.812.53.2
Aug32° / 23°12321.112.33.0
Sep33° / 23°10317.912.12.9
Oct33° / 23°8315.611.82.8
Nov33° / 23°6613.111.63.2
Dec33° / 23°256.811.53.9

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
22971
32971
43070
53070
63169
73169
83268
93268
103367
113367
123367
133466
143466
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Cantaura gets around 83 mm of rain over 15.6 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 50% and peaks near 53% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
153
253
353
453
553
653
753
853
953
1053
1152
1252
1352
1451
1551
1650
1750
1849
1949
2048
2148
2248
2348
2448
2548
2648
2748
2848
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3048
3148

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 70% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 98% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
132572
232572
332671
432671
522672
622672
722771
822771
912772
1012772
1112871
1212871
1312871
1412970
1512970
1613069
1713069
1813069
1913168
2013168
2113168
2213069
2313069
2413069
2513069
2612970
2712970
2812871
2912871
3012871
3112871

Wind in October

Winds average 11 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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3112light breeze

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 5:39 AM to 5:41 AM, and sunset from 5:34 PM to 5:21 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:395:34
211.95:395:33
311.95:395:33
411.95:395:32
511.95:395:32
611.95:395:31
711.95:395:31
811.95:395:30
911.85:395:30
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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 5.55 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.75 kWh/m² to a high of 5.97 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 5.55 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
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315.3Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Cantaura

In seasonPeak

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

Cantaura's rainy season runs May–November, 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 Cantaura?

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

2.8
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Cantaura.

What to pack for Cantaura in October

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

In October, Cantaura sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Cantaura 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 Cantaura peaks around March 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 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 highMar 21UV 15Dec 13UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Cantaura 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 Cantaura is worst in June — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (January, 19 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1430 µg/m³Jan 1019 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb22Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr28Moderate
May28Moderate
Jun31Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug25Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Cantaura?

Cantaura sits at 9.3°N, 64.4°W, 263 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Anaco, 18 km away.

Punta de MataBarcelonaCaicara

Topography around Cantaura

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cantaura has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 67 m around an average of 235 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 156 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,639 m.

The land around Cantaura is covered by trees (46%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 3 km, trees (70%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) and grassland (45%) within 80 km.

3 km
67 m
16 km
156 m
80 km
1,639 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
October weather nearby: Anaco 18 km · El Tigre 48 km · San José de Guanipa 51 km · Aragua de Barcelona 54 km · Pariaguán 64 km · Punta de Mata 93 km · Barcelona 99 km · Caicara 100 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 Cantaura (9.3057°, -64.3584°, elevation 263 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).