El Vigía weather in October

In October, El Vigía sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 422 mm of rain across 30.2 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is El Vigía's 7th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see El Vigía's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 3rd warmest
Overnight low: 20°; 6th coldest
Rainfall: 422 mm; 30.2 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 48 min; 6:07 AM – 5:56 PM
Cloud cover: 90%; 7th clearest
Wind: 3 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 4.71 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.2; out of 10

El Vigía is City in Mérida, Venezuela.

Founded: 1890

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical October day in El Vigía reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and about 1°C warmer than 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)	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20

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

El Vigía weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 3rd-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	26° / 19°	227	26.9	11.6	4.1
Feb	27° / 19°	256	24.9	11.7	3.9
Mar	27° / 20°	381	28.4	11.9	3.7
Apr	27° / 21°	575	29.5	12.2	3.3
May	28° / 21°	669	30.8	12.4	3.0
Jun	28° / 21°	570	30	12.5	3.1
Jul	28° / 21°	528	30.8	12.5	3.1
Aug	29° / 21°	446	30.7	12.3	2.9
Sep	29° / 21°	404	29.3	12.1	2.9
Oct	28° / 20°	422	30.2	11.8	3.2
Nov	27° / 20°	380	27.9	11.6	3.5
Dec	27° / 19°	333	28.5	11.5	3.8

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% 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 95%.

	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 (%)	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	6	6	5	5
Cloudier (%)	96	96	96	97	97	97	97	97	96	96	95	95	95	95	95	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	95	95	95	94	94	94	95	95

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	4	96
2	4	96
3	4	96
4	3	97
5	3	97
6	3	97
7	3	97
8	3	97
9	4	96
10	4	96
11	5	95
12	5	95
13	5	95
14	5	95
15	5	95
16	6	94
17	6	94
18	6	94
19	6	94
20	6	94
21	6	94
22	6	94
23	6	94
24	5	95
25	5	95
26	5	95
27	6	94
28	6	94
29	6	94
30	5	95
31	5	95

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

El Vigía gets around 422 mm of rain over 30.2 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 97% and peaks near 98% on the wettest days.

	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 (%)	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	97

	Rain chance (%)
1	98
2	98
3	98
4	98
5	98
6	98
7	98
8	98
9	98
10	98
11	98
12	98
13	98
14	98
15	98
16	97
17	97
18	97
19	97
20	97
21	97
22	97
23	97
24	96
25	96
26	96
27	96
28	96
29	96
30	96
31	97

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 85% 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 (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1
Muggy (%)	91	91	90	89	89	88	87	87	86	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	83	83	83	83	82	82	81	81
Oppressive (%)	9	9	10	11	11	12	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	16	17	17	18	18

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	91	9
2	0	91	9
3	0	90	10
4	0	89	11
5	0	89	11
6	0	88	12
7	0	87	13
8	0	87	13
9	0	86	14
10	1	85	14
11	1	85	14
12	1	85	14
13	1	85	14
14	1	85	14
15	1	85	14
16	1	85	14
17	2	84	14
18	2	84	14
19	2	84	14
20	2	84	14
21	2	84	14
22	2	84	14
23	2	84	14
24	2	83	15
25	2	83	15
26	2	83	15
27	1	83	16
28	1	82	17
29	1	82	17
30	1	81	18
31	1	81	18

Wind in October

Winds average 3 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 3 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)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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	3	calm
2	3	calm
3	3	calm
4	3	calm
5	3	calm
6	3	calm
7	3	calm
8	3	calm
9	3	calm
10	3	calm
11	3	calm
12	3	calm
13	3	calm
14	3	calm
15	3	calm
16	3	calm
17	3	calm
18	3	calm
19	3	calm
20	3	calm
21	3	calm
22	3	calm
23	3	calm
24	3	calm
25	3	calm
26	3	calm
27	3	calm
28	3	calm
29	3	calm
30	3	calm
31	3	calm

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 6:08 AM to 6:09 AM, and sunset from 6:03 PM to 5:51 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	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7
Sunrise (AM)	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09
Sunset (PM)	6:03	6:03	6:02	6:02	6:01	6:01	6:00	6:00	5:59	5:59	5:58	5:58	5:57	5:57	5:56	5:56	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:51	5:51

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.9	6:08	6:03
2	11.9	6:08	6:03
3	11.9	6:08	6:02
4	11.9	6:08	6:02
5	11.9	6:08	6:01
6	11.9	6:08	6:01
7	11.9	6:07	6:00
8	11.9	6:07	6:00
9	11.9	6:07	5:59
10	11.9	6:07	5:59
11	11.8	6:07	5:58
12	11.8	6:07	5:58
13	11.8	6:07	5:57
14	11.8	6:07	5:57
15	11.8	6:07	5:56
16	11.8	6:07	5:56
17	11.8	6:08	5:55
18	11.8	6:08	5:55
19	11.8	6:08	5:55
20	11.8	6:08	5:54
21	11.8	6:08	5:54
22	11.8	6:08	5:54
23	11.8	6:08	5:53
24	11.7	6:08	5:53
25	11.7	6:08	5:53
26	11.7	6:08	5:52
27	11.7	6:09	5:52
28	11.7	6:09	5:52
29	11.7	6:09	5:52
30	11.7	6:09	5:51
31	11.7	6:09	5:51

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.1 kWh/m² to a high of 5.14 kWh/m² in August across the year — October's 4.71 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)	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.4
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	5.0	Bright
2	4.9	Bright
3	4.9	Bright
4	4.9	Bright
5	4.9	Bright
6	4.9	Bright
7	4.8	Bright
8	4.8	Bright
9	4.8	Bright
10	4.8	Bright
11	4.8	Bright
12	4.8	Bright
13	4.8	Bright
14	4.7	Bright
15	4.7	Bright
16	4.7	Bright
17	4.7	Bright
18	4.7	Bright
19	4.7	Bright
20	4.7	Bright
21	4.6	Bright
22	4.6	Bright
23	4.6	Bright
24	4.6	Bright
25	4.6	Bright
26	4.5	Bright
27	4.5	Bright
28	4.5	Bright
29	4.5	Bright
30	4.5	Bright
31	4.4	Bright

Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit El Vigía?

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

3.2

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

3.5

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for El Vigía in October

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

In October, El Vigía sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 30 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in El Vigía in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 11 (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 Vigía peaks around March 13 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	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	10	9
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high

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

Air quality in El Vigía 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 Vigía 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).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	19	25	35	31	25	22	20	20	21	20	19	17
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	19	Moderate
Feb	25	Moderate
Mar	35	Moderate
Apr	31	Moderate
May	25	Moderate
Jun	22	Moderate
Jul	20	Moderate
Aug	20	Moderate
Sep	21	Moderate
Oct	20	Moderate
Nov	19	Moderate
Dec	17	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is El Vigía?

El Vigía sits at 8.6°N, 71.7°W, 106 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Santa Cruz de Mora, 24 km away.

Topography around El Vigía

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around El Vigía has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 175 m around an average of 119 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,659 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,842 m.

The land around El Vigía is covered by trees (50%) and artificial surfaces (30%) within 3 km, trees (58%) and grassland (39%) within 16 km, and grassland (50%) and trees (38%) within 80 km.

3 km

175 m

trees 50%

16 km

1,659 m

trees 58%

80 km

4,842 m

grassland 50%

treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland

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

October weather nearby: Santa Cruz de Mora 24 km · La Azulita 26 km · Lagunillas 32 km · Tovar 33 km · Pueblo Nuevo El Chivo 39 km · Bailadores 44 km · Ejido 46 km · San Carlos del Zulia 52 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 El Vigía (8.6135°, -71.657°, elevation 106 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	28	21
2	28	20
3	28	20
4	28	20
5	28	20
6	28	20
7	28	20
8	28	20
9	28	20
10	28	20
11	28	20
12	28	20
13	28	20
14	28	20
15	28	20
16	28	20
17	28	20
18	28	20
19	28	20
20	28	20
21	28	20
22	28	20
23	28	20
24	28	20
25	28	20
26	28	20
27	28	20
28	28	20
29	28	20
30	28	20
31	28	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	4	96
2	4	96
3	4	96
4	3	97
5	3	97
6	3	97
7	3	97
8	3	97
9	4	96
10	4	96
11	5	95
12	5	95
13	5	95
14	5	95
15	5	95
16	6	94
17	6	94
18	6	94
19	6	94
20	6	94
21	6	94
22	6	94
23	6	94
24	5	95
25	5	95
26	5	95
27	6	94
28	6	94
29	6	94
30	5	95
31	5	95

	Rain chance (%)
1	98
2	98
3	98
4	98
5	98
6	98
7	98
8	98
9	98
10	98
11	98
12	98
13	98
14	98
15	98
16	97
17	97
18	97
19	97
20	97
21	97
22	97
23	97
24	96
25	96
26	96
27	96
28	96
29	96
30	96
31	97

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	91	9
2	0	91	9
3	0	90	10
4	0	89	11
5	0	89	11
6	0	88	12
7	0	87	13
8	0	87	13
9	0	86	14
10	1	85	14
11	1	85	14
12	1	85	14
13	1	85	14
14	1	85	14
15	1	85	14
16	1	85	14
17	2	84	14
18	2	84	14
19	2	84	14
20	2	84	14
21	2	84	14
22	2	84	14
23	2	84	14
24	2	83	15
25	2	83	15
26	2	83	15
27	1	83	16
28	1	82	17
29	1	82	17
30	1	81	18
31	1	81	18

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	4	96
2	4	96
3	4	96
4	3	97
5	3	97
6	3	97
7	3	97
8	3	97
9	4	96
10	4	96
11	5	95
12	5	95
13	5	95
14	5	95
15	5	95
16	6	94
17	6	94
18	6	94
19	6	94
20	6	94
21	6	94
22	6	94
23	6	94
24	5	95
25	5	95
26	5	95
27	6	94
28	6	94
29	6	94
30	5	95
31	5	95

	Rain chance (%)
1	98
2	98
3	98
4	98
5	98
6	98
7	98
8	98
9	98
10	98
11	98
12	98
13	98
14	98
15	98
16	97
17	97
18	97
19	97
20	97
21	97
22	97
23	97
24	96
25	96
26	96
27	96
28	96
29	96
30	96
31	97

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	91	9
2	0	91	9
3	0	90	10
4	0	89	11
5	0	89	11
6	0	88	12
7	0	87	13
8	0	87	13
9	0	86	14
10	1	85	14
11	1	85	14
12	1	85	14
13	1	85	14
14	1	85	14
15	1	85	14
16	1	85	14
17	2	84	14
18	2	84	14
19	2	84	14
20	2	84	14
21	2	84	14
22	2	84	14
23	2	84	14
24	2	83	15
25	2	83	15
26	2	83	15
27	1	83	16
28	1	82	17
29	1	82	17
30	1	81	18
31	1	81	18

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	4	96
2	4	96
3	4	96
4	3	97
5	3	97
6	3	97
7	3	97
8	3	97
9	4	96
10	4	96
11	5	95
12	5	95
13	5	95
14	5	95
15	5	95
16	6	94
17	6	94
18	6	94
19	6	94
20	6	94
21	6	94
22	6	94
23	6	94
24	5	95
25	5	95
26	5	95
27	6	94
28	6	94
29	6	94
30	5	95
31	5	95

	Rain chance (%)
1	98
2	98
3	98
4	98
5	98
6	98
7	98
8	98
9	98
10	98
11	98
12	98
13	98
14	98
15	98
16	97
17	97
18	97
19	97
20	97
21	97
22	97
23	97
24	96
25	96
26	96
27	96
28	96
29	96
30	96
31	97

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	91	9
2	0	91	9
3	0	90	10
4	0	89	11
5	0	89	11
6	0	88	12
7	0	87	13
8	0	87	13
9	0	86	14
10	1	85	14
11	1	85	14
12	1	85	14
13	1	85	14
14	1	85	14
15	1	85	14
16	1	85	14
17	2	84	14
18	2	84	14
19	2	84	14
20	2	84	14
21	2	84	14
22	2	84	14
23	2	84	14
24	2	83	15
25	2	83	15
26	2	83	15
27	1	83	16
28	1	82	17
29	1	82	17
30	1	81	18
31	1	81	18