Chivacoa weather in October

In October, Chivacoa sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 153 mm of rain across 24.3 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-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 6% of the time in October, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Chivacoa's 9th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chivacoa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
21°
9th coldest
Rainfall
153 mm
24.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
5:57 AM – 5:44 PM
Cloud cover
81%
9th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.99 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Chivacoa is city in the Yaracuy State, Venezuela.

Density
169/km²
people per km²
Founded
1695

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 Chivacoa reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 31°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 Chivacoa

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

October sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Chivacoa weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 19°308.511.56.0
Feb29° / 19°287.511.75.5
Mar30° / 20°7010.311.94.8
Apr30° / 20°13918.512.23.8
May29° / 21°16622.812.53.5
Jun29° / 21°13322.912.63.7
Jul28° / 20°12824.612.53.8
Aug29° / 21°10523.212.33.8
Sep29° / 21°11522.512.13.5
Oct30° / 21°15324.311.83.4
Nov29° / 20°12921.111.53.9
Dec28° / 20°6113.511.45.2

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% 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 81%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11684
21684
31684
41684
51585
61585
71585
81585
91585
101783
111783
121783
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312278

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Chivacoa gets around 153 mm of rain over 24.3 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 78% and peaks near 80% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
180
280
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580
679
779
879
979
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1178
1278
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1477
1577
1677
1776
1876
1976
2076
2177
2277
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2577
2677
2777
2877
2978
3078
3178

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the muggy band about 53% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
15446
25446
35446
45446
55347
65347
75347
85248
95248
105248
115248
125347
135347
145347
155347
165347
175446
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255446
265446
275446
285446
295347
305347
315347

Wind in October

Winds average 6 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
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106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
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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 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 5:57 AM to 6:00 AM, and sunset from 5:52 PM to 5:38 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:575:52
211.95:575:51
311.95:575:51
411.95:575:50
511.95:575:50
611.95:575:49
711.95:575:48
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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 4.99 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.49 kWh/m² to a high of 5.34 kWh/m² in March across the year — October's 4.99 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
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45.1Bright
55.1Bright
65.1Bright
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125.0Bright
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145.0Bright
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214.9Bright
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284.8Bright
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314.8Bright
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Chivacoa?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Chivacoa.

What to pack for Chivacoa in October

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

In October, Chivacoa sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Chivacoa 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 Chivacoa peaks around February 22 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 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 22UV 13Dec 11UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Chivacoa 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 Chivacoa is worst in June — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.7× the cleanest month (January, 12 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 931 µg/m³Jan 1012 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb15Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr27Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun31Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Chivacoa?

Chivacoa sits at 10.2°N, 68.9°W, 300 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Urachiche, 12 km away.

Topography around Chivacoa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chivacoa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 143 m around an average of 297 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,547 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,234 m.

The land around Chivacoa is covered by grassland (52%) within 3 km, trees (63%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and trees (62%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
143 m
16 km
1,547 m
80 km
2,234 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Urachiche 12 km · Guama 14 km · Sabana de Parra 16 km · Boraure 17 km · Cocorote 22 km · San Felipe 26 km · Yaritagua 27 km · Aroa 31 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 Chivacoa (10.1595°, -68.8945°, elevation 300 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).