Colón weather in October

In October, Colón sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 334 mm of rain across 22 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in October, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Colón's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Colón's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
4th warmest
Overnight low
18°
6th coldest
Rainfall
334 mm
22 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:09 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover
89%
8th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.08 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Colón is human settlement in Venezuela.

Density
129/km²
people per km²

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 27°C through the month.

A typical October day in Colón reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 30°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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Colón weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 17°25120.611.65.2
Feb26° / 17°28220.111.74.8
Mar26° / 18°41924.611.94.3
Apr27° / 18°40322.712.24.2
May27° / 19°22217.612.44.9
Jun27° / 19°9712.312.55.5
Jul28° / 19°8210.912.45.7
Aug28° / 19°11010.112.35.4
Sep28° / 19°17914124.8
Oct27° / 18°3342211.84.4
Nov26° / 18°40924.711.64.1
Dec26° / 17°30321.111.54.9

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 4% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 94%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1694
2694
3694
4694
5595
6595
7595
8595
9595
10595
11694
12694
13694
14694
15694
16793
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20793
21793
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25793
26793
27793
28793
29694
30694
31694

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Colón gets around 334 mm of rain over 22 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 70% and peaks near 81% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
158
258
359
460
561
662
763
864
965
1066
1167
1268
1368
1469
1570
1670
1771
1872
1973
2073
2174
2275
2376
2477
2577
2678
2779
2880
2980
3081
3181

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the humid band about 55% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 30% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13235618
23235519
33225520
43215521
53215422
63205423
73195424
83185425
93185326
103175327
113165427
123165328
133155428
142145529
152135629
162125630
172125630
182115631
192105731
20295732
21195733
22185734
23185635
24175636
25175537
26175438
27165340
28065341
29055342
30055243
31055144

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 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
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114calm
124calm
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313calm

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 6:10 AM to 6:11 AM, and sunset from 6:06 PM to 5:54 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:106:06
211.96:106:05
311.96:106:05
411.96:106:04
511.96:106:04
611.96:106:03
711.96:106:03
811.96:106:02
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1011.96:106:01
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1211.86:096:00
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1411.86:095:59
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1711.86:105:58
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1911.86:105:58
2011.86:105:57
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2211.86:105:56
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2611.86:105:55
2711.76:105:55
2811.76:115:55
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3011.76:115:54
3111.76:115:54

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.08 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.6 kWh/m² to a high of 5.47 kWh/m² in September across the year — October's 5.08 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.2Bright
75.2Bright
85.2Bright
95.2Bright
105.2Bright
115.2Bright
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155.1Bright
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175.0Bright
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235.0Bright
245.0Bright
254.9Bright
264.9Bright
274.9Bright
284.9Bright
294.9Bright
304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Colón?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Colón for sightseeing.

What to pack for Colón in October

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

In October, Colón sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Colón in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Colón peaks around February 17 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 17UV 14Dec 14UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Colón 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 Colón 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 Colón?

Colón sits at 8.0°N, 72.3°W, 805 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Michelena, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Colón

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Colón has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 788 m around an average of 829 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,681 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,839 m.

The land around Colón is covered by trees (47%) and grassland (35%) within 3 km, trees (56%) and grassland (42%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and grassland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
788 m
16 km
2,681 m
80 km
3,839 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
October weather nearby: Michelena 9.0 km · La Fría 20 km · Palmira 22 km · Capacho Nuevo 24 km · Ureña 24 km · Táriba 24 km · San Cristóbal 30 km · Cúcuta 30 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 Colón (8.0312°, -72.2605°, elevation 805 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).