El Dorado weather in October

In October, El Dorado sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 120 mm of rain across 16.7 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-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 18% 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 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is El Dorado's 3rd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see El Dorado's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
23°
10th coldest
Rainfall
120 mm
16.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
5:26 AM – 5:17 PM
Cloud cover
63%
3rd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.88 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

El Dorado is town in Bolívar, Venezuela.

Density
221/km²
people per km²
Founded
1894

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 El Dorado 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 30°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and about 1°C warmer than November.

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How October really feels in El Dorado

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.

El Dorado weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 22°4510.711.74.5
Feb31° / 23°25711.84.4
Mar33° / 23°286.4123.8
Apr33° / 24°659.412.13.3
May32° / 23°16819.712.33.0
Jun30° / 23°22324.912.43.0
Jul30° / 22°23927.112.42.9
Aug31° / 23°22024.812.23.0
Sep32° / 23°13917.8123.2
Oct33° / 23°12016.711.93.1
Nov32° / 23°10918.311.73.2
Dec31° / 23°7715.311.64.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 27% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25050
34951
44951
54852
64753
74753
84753
94753
104654
114654
124654
134654
144555
154555
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194654
204555
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224555
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244357
254357
264258
274258
284258
294159
304060
314060

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

El Dorado gets around 120 mm of rain over 16.7 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 53% and peaks near 57% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
152
253
353
454
554
654
755
855
955
1055
1155
1254
1354
1454
1553
1653
1752
1852
1951
2051
2151
2251
2352
2452
2553
2653
2754
2855
2955
3056
3157

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 84% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
111845
211845
312835
412835
512835
612835
712835
812835
912835
1013825
1113825
1213825
1313825
1413834
1513834
1613834
1713834
1813834
1912844
2012853
2112853
2211863
2311863
2411863
2510873
2610873
2710873
289883
299883
309883
319883

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
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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 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:27 AM to 5:27 AM, and sunset from 5:24 PM to 5:13 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:275:24
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411.95:275:22
511.95:275:22
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711.95:275:21
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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 5.88 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.54 kWh/m² to a high of 6.09 kWh/m² in September across the year — October's 5.88 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.0Intense
56.0Intense
66.0Intense
76.0Intense
86.0Intense
96.0Bright
106.0Bright
116.0Bright
126.0Bright
135.9Bright
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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for El Dorado

In seasonPeak

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

El Dorado'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 El Dorado?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in El Dorado.

What to pack for El Dorado in October

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

In October, El Dorado sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in El Dorado 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 El Dorado peaks around March 23 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 11 (extreme).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 23UV 15Dec 12UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in El Dorado 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 El Dorado is worst in April — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (November, 12 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 1820 µg/m³Nov 1812 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is El Dorado?

El Dorado sits at 6.7°N, 61.6°W, 95 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Tumeremo, 66 km away.

GuasipatiUpataLa ParaguaCiudad PiarCiudad GuayanaBarrancasSanta Elena de Uairén

Topography around El Dorado

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around El Dorado has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 89 m around an average of 131 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 174 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,430 m.

The land around El Dorado is covered by trees (70%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, trees (93%) within 16 km, and trees (91%) within 80 km.

3 km
89 m
16 km
174 m
80 km
1,430 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Tumeremo 66 km · Guasipati 89 km · Upata 168 km · La Paragua 188 km · Ciudad Piar 203 km · Ciudad Guayana 213 km · Barrancas 229 km · Santa Elena de Uairén 242 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 El Dorado (6.7158°, -61.6374°, elevation 95 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).