Duaca weather in October

In October, Duaca sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 71 mm of rain across 14.9 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 3rd-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 8% 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 Duaca's 9th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Duaca's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 3rd warmest
Overnight low: 21°; 10th coldest
Rainfall: 71 mm; 14.9 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 48 min; 5:59 AM – 5:45 PM
Cloud cover: 80%; 9th clearest
Wind: 9 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 5.24 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.2; out of 10

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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 Duaca 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 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30
Avg low (°C)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	21
2	30	21
3	30	21
4	30	21
5	30	21
6	30	21
7	30	21
8	30	21
9	30	21
10	30	21
11	30	21
12	30	21
13	30	21
14	30	21
15	30	21
16	30	21
17	30	21
18	30	21
19	30	21
20	30	21
21	30	21
22	30	21
23	30	21
24	30	21
25	30	21
26	30	21
27	30	21
28	30	21
29	30	21
30	30	21
31	30	21

How October really feels in Duaca

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 1 day 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in October is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Duaca weather by month

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

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	29° / 19°	16	5.6	11.5	6.0
Feb	30° / 19°	15	4.9	11.7	5.5
Mar	30° / 20°	42	7.4	11.9	4.9
Apr	30° / 20°	71	14.1	12.2	4.2
May	30° / 21°	71	14.5	12.5	4.4
Jun	29° / 21°	43	12.1	12.6	4.9
Jul	29° / 20°	37	12.4	12.5	5.0
Aug	30° / 21°	29	8.8	12.3	5.1
Sep	30° / 21°	40	11.1	12.1	4.5
Oct	30° / 21°	71	14.9	11.8	4.2
Nov	30° / 20°	68	14.9	11.5	4.4
Dec	29° / 20°	30	9.5	11.4	5.4

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% 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 79%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	16	17	17	18	17	17	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	20	20	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23
Cloudier (%)	84	83	83	82	83	83	82	82	82	81	81	81	81	80	80	79	79	78	78	78	78	78	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	77

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	16	84
2	17	83
3	17	83
4	18	82
5	17	83
6	17	83
7	18	82
8	18	82
9	18	82
10	19	81
11	19	81
12	19	81
13	19	81
14	20	80
15	20	80
16	21	79
17	21	79
18	22	78
19	22	78
20	22	78
21	22	78
22	22	78
23	23	77
24	23	77
25	23	77
26	23	77
27	23	77
28	23	77
29	23	77
30	23	77
31	23	77

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Duaca gets around 71 mm of rain over 14.9 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 48% and peaks near 53% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	39	39	39	40	41	42	42	43	44	45	46	47	48	49	49	50	50	50	51	51	51	52	52	52	53	53	53	53	53	52	52

	Rain chance (%)
1	39
2	39
3	39
4	40
5	41
6	42
7	42
8	43
9	44
10	45
11	46
12	47
13	48
14	49
15	49
16	50
17	50
18	50
19	51
20	51
21	51
22	52
23	52
24	52
25	53
26	53
27	53
28	53
29	53
30	52
31	52

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 89% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Humid (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Muggy (%)	93	92	92	92	92	91	91	91	90	90	90	89	89	89	88	88	87	87	87	87	87	86	86	86	86	86	87	87	87	87	87
Oppressive (%)	6	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	9	9	9	10	10	10	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	1	93	6
2	1	92	7
3	1	92	7
4	1	92	7
5	1	92	7
6	1	91	8
7	1	91	8
8	1	91	8
9	1	90	9
10	1	90	9
11	1	90	9
12	1	89	10
13	1	89	10
14	1	89	10
15	1	88	11
16	1	88	11
17	1	87	12
18	1	87	12
19	1	87	12
20	1	87	12
21	1	87	12
22	1	86	13
23	1	86	13
24	1	86	13
25	1	86	13
26	1	86	13
27	1	87	12
28	1	87	12
29	1	87	12
30	1	87	12
31	1	87	12

Wind in October

Winds average 9 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	10	calm
2	10	calm
3	10	calm
4	9	calm
5	9	calm
6	9	calm
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29	8	calm
30	8	calm
31	8	calm

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 5:58 AM to 6:01 AM, and sunset from 5:53 PM to 5:39 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.6	11.6
Sunrise (AM)	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:01
Sunset (PM)	5:53	5:52	5:52	5:51	5:51	5:50	5:49	5:49	5:48	5:48	5:47	5:47	5:46	5:46	5:45	5:45	5:44	5:44	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:42	5:42	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:39

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.9	5:58	5:53
2	11.9	5:58	5:52
3	11.9	5:58	5:52
4	11.9	5:58	5:51
5	11.9	5:58	5:51
6	11.9	5:58	5:50
7	11.9	5:58	5:49
8	11.8	5:58	5:49
9	11.8	5:58	5:48
10	11.8	5:58	5:48
11	11.8	5:58	5:47
12	11.8	5:58	5:47
13	11.8	5:58	5:46
14	11.8	5:58	5:46
15	11.8	5:59	5:45
16	11.8	5:59	5:45
17	11.8	5:59	5:44
18	11.7	5:59	5:44
19	11.7	5:59	5:43
20	11.7	5:59	5:43
21	11.7	5:59	5:43
22	11.7	5:59	5:42
23	11.7	5:59	5:42
24	11.7	6:00	5:41
25	11.7	6:00	5:41
26	11.7	6:00	5:41
27	11.7	6:00	5:40
28	11.7	6:00	5:40
29	11.7	6:01	5:40
30	11.6	6:01	5:40
31	11.6	6:01	5:39

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.24 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.68 kWh/m² to a high of 5.66 kWh/m² in August across the year — October's 5.24 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.5	Bright
2	5.4	Bright
3	5.4	Bright
4	5.4	Bright
5	5.4	Bright
6	5.4	Bright
7	5.4	Bright
8	5.3	Bright
9	5.3	Bright
10	5.3	Bright
11	5.3	Bright
12	5.3	Bright
13	5.3	Bright
14	5.3	Bright
15	5.3	Bright
16	5.2	Bright
17	5.2	Bright
18	5.2	Bright
19	5.2	Bright
20	5.2	Bright
21	5.2	Bright
22	5.2	Bright
23	5.1	Bright
24	5.1	Bright
25	5.1	Bright
26	5.1	Bright
27	5.1	Bright
28	5.0	Bright
29	5.0	Bright
30	5.0	Bright
31	5.0	Bright

Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Duaca?

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

4.2

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

5.8

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Duaca for sightseeing.

What to pack for Duaca in October

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

In October, Duaca sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Duaca 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 Duaca peaks around April 9 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	11	13	13	14	12	12	12	13	13	12	10	9
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	11	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	10	Very high
Dec	9	Very high

Air quality in Duaca 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 Duaca 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).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	12	15	24	27	31	31	25	22	22	20	16	12
Level	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	12	Good
Feb	15	Moderate
Mar	24	Moderate
Apr	27	Moderate
May	31	Moderate
Jun	31	Moderate
Jul	25	Moderate
Aug	22	Moderate
Sep	22	Moderate
Oct	20	Moderate
Nov	16	Moderate
Dec	12	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Duaca?

Duaca sits at 10.3°N, 69.2°W, 733 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Urachiche, 22 km away.

Topography around Duaca

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Duaca has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 317 m around an average of 756 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,069 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,221 m.

The land around Duaca is covered by trees (35%) and grassland (34%) within 3 km, trees (64%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (57%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km

317 m

trees 35%

16 km

1,069 m

trees 64%

80 km

2,221 m

trees 57%

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← September Duaca year-round climate November →Best places to visit in October

October weather nearby: Urachiche 22 km · Sabana de Parra 23 km · Yaritagua 23 km · Los Rastrojos 30 km · Cabudare 31 km · Chivacoa 32 km · Barquisimeto 33 km · Aroa 34 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

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 Duaca (10.2855°, -69.1624°, elevation 733 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	21
2	30	21
3	30	21
4	30	21
5	30	21
6	30	21
7	30	21
8	30	21
9	30	21
10	30	21
11	30	21
12	30	21
13	30	21
14	30	21
15	30	21
16	30	21
17	30	21
18	30	21
19	30	21
20	30	21
21	30	21
22	30	21
23	30	21
24	30	21
25	30	21
26	30	21
27	30	21
28	30	21
29	30	21
30	30	21
31	30	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	16	84
2	17	83
3	17	83
4	18	82
5	17	83
6	17	83
7	18	82
8	18	82
9	18	82
10	19	81
11	19	81
12	19	81
13	19	81
14	20	80
15	20	80
16	21	79
17	21	79
18	22	78
19	22	78
20	22	78
21	22	78
22	22	78
23	23	77
24	23	77
25	23	77
26	23	77
27	23	77
28	23	77
29	23	77
30	23	77
31	23	77

	Rain chance (%)
1	39
2	39
3	39
4	40
5	41
6	42
7	42
8	43
9	44
10	45
11	46
12	47
13	48
14	49
15	49
16	50
17	50
18	50
19	51
20	51
21	51
22	52
23	52
24	52
25	53
26	53
27	53
28	53
29	53
30	52
31	52

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	1	93	6
2	1	92	7
3	1	92	7
4	1	92	7
5	1	92	7
6	1	91	8
7	1	91	8
8	1	91	8
9	1	90	9
10	1	90	9
11	1	90	9
12	1	89	10
13	1	89	10
14	1	89	10
15	1	88	11
16	1	88	11
17	1	87	12
18	1	87	12
19	1	87	12
20	1	87	12
21	1	87	12
22	1	86	13
23	1	86	13
24	1	86	13
25	1	86	13
26	1	86	13
27	1	87	12
28	1	87	12
29	1	87	12
30	1	87	12
31	1	87	12

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	21
2	30	21
3	30	21
4	30	21
5	30	21
6	30	21
7	30	21
8	30	21
9	30	21
10	30	21
11	30	21
12	30	21
13	30	21
14	30	21
15	30	21
16	30	21
17	30	21
18	30	21
19	30	21
20	30	21
21	30	21
22	30	21
23	30	21
24	30	21
25	30	21
26	30	21
27	30	21
28	30	21
29	30	21
30	30	21
31	30	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	16	84
2	17	83
3	17	83
4	18	82
5	17	83
6	17	83
7	18	82
8	18	82
9	18	82
10	19	81
11	19	81
12	19	81
13	19	81
14	20	80
15	20	80
16	21	79
17	21	79
18	22	78
19	22	78
20	22	78
21	22	78
22	22	78
23	23	77
24	23	77
25	23	77
26	23	77
27	23	77
28	23	77
29	23	77
30	23	77
31	23	77

	Rain chance (%)
1	39
2	39
3	39
4	40
5	41
6	42
7	42
8	43
9	44
10	45
11	46
12	47
13	48
14	49
15	49
16	50
17	50
18	50
19	51
20	51
21	51
22	52
23	52
24	52
25	53
26	53
27	53
28	53
29	53
30	52
31	52

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	1	93	6
2	1	92	7
3	1	92	7
4	1	92	7
5	1	92	7
6	1	91	8
7	1	91	8
8	1	91	8
9	1	90	9
10	1	90	9
11	1	90	9
12	1	89	10
13	1	89	10
14	1	89	10
15	1	88	11
16	1	88	11
17	1	87	12
18	1	87	12
19	1	87	12
20	1	87	12
21	1	87	12
22	1	86	13
23	1	86	13
24	1	86	13
25	1	86	13
26	1	86	13
27	1	87	12
28	1	87	12
29	1	87	12
30	1	87	12
31	1	87	12

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	21
2	30	21
3	30	21
4	30	21
5	30	21
6	30	21
7	30	21
8	30	21
9	30	21
10	30	21
11	30	21
12	30	21
13	30	21
14	30	21
15	30	21
16	30	21
17	30	21
18	30	21
19	30	21
20	30	21
21	30	21
22	30	21
23	30	21
24	30	21
25	30	21
26	30	21
27	30	21
28	30	21
29	30	21
30	30	21
31	30	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	16	84
2	17	83
3	17	83
4	18	82
5	17	83
6	17	83
7	18	82
8	18	82
9	18	82
10	19	81
11	19	81
12	19	81
13	19	81
14	20	80
15	20	80
16	21	79
17	21	79
18	22	78
19	22	78
20	22	78
21	22	78
22	22	78
23	23	77
24	23	77
25	23	77
26	23	77
27	23	77
28	23	77
29	23	77
30	23	77
31	23	77

	Rain chance (%)
1	39
2	39
3	39
4	40
5	41
6	42
7	42
8	43
9	44
10	45
11	46
12	47
13	48
14	49
15	49
16	50
17	50
18	50
19	51
20	51
21	51
22	52
23	52
24	52
25	53
26	53
27	53
28	53
29	53
30	52
31	52

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	1	93	6
2	1	92	7
3	1	92	7
4	1	92	7
5	1	92	7
6	1	91	8
7	1	91	8
8	1	91	8
9	1	90	9
10	1	90	9
11	1	90	9
12	1	89	10
13	1	89	10
14	1	89	10
15	1	88	11
16	1	88	11
17	1	87	12
18	1	87	12
19	1	87	12
20	1	87	12
21	1	87	12
22	1	86	13
23	1	86	13
24	1	86	13
25	1	86	13
26	1	86	13
27	1	87	12
28	1	87	12
29	1	87	12
30	1	87	12
31	1	87	12