Elorza weather in October

In October, Elorza sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 210 mm of rain across 26.5 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% 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 Elorza's 6th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Elorza's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
6th warmest
Overnight low
24°
5th coldest
Rainfall
210 mm
26.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
5:58 AM – 5:48 PM
Cloud cover
80%
6th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.6
out of 10

Elorza is human settlement in Venezuela.

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 32°C through the month.

A typical October day in Elorza reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

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How October really feels in Elorza

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.

Elorza weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 24°122.411.63.8
Feb35° / 25°172.811.83.2
Mar35° / 26°557.5122.7
Apr33° / 25°2022012.22.7
May31° / 24°33426.812.32.7
Jun30° / 23°37128.212.42.7
Jul30° / 23°34229.112.42.8
Aug30° / 23°28628.212.22.7
Sep31° / 23°22626.5122.6
Oct32° / 24°21026.511.82.6
Nov32° / 24°1432011.73.1
Dec32° / 24°50911.64.0

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 11% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 83%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11684
21585
31585
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Elorza gets around 210 mm of rain over 26.5 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 85% and peaks near 88% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
188
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1487
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3078
3178

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 50% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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295248
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315347

Wind in October

Winds average 5 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 5 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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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 5:59 AM to 5:59 AM, and sunset from 5:55 PM to 5:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:595:55
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311.95:595:54
411.95:585:54
511.95:585:53
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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 5.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.84 kWh/m² to a high of 5.95 kWh/m² in February across the year — October's 5.03 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Elorza

In seasonPeak

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

Elorza's rainy season runs April–October, 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 Elorza?

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

2.6
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Elorza.

What to pack for Elorza in October

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

In October, Elorza sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Elorza 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 Elorza peaks around September 16 at about 13 (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 highSep 16UV 13Dec 14UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Elorza 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 Elorza is worst in March — around 50 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.3× the cleanest month (December, 15 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 1848 µg/m³Dec 1215 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb31Moderate
Mar50Poor
Apr37Poor
May23Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Elorza?

Elorza sits at 7.1°N, 69.5°W, 94 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Guasdualito, 138 km away.

GuasdualitoAraucaAchaguasObisposGuanaritoCiudad BoliviaAlto BarinasBarinas

Topography around Elorza

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Elorza has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 12 m around an average of 90 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 27 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 61 m.

The land around Elorza is covered by grassland (72%) within 3 km, grassland (77%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (87%) within 80 km.

3 km
12 m
16 km
27 m
80 km
61 m
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October weather nearby: Guasdualito 138 km · Arauca 139 km · Achaguas 162 km · Obispos 184 km · Guanarito 185 km · Ciudad Bolivia 186 km · Alto Barinas 188 km · Barinas 191 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 Elorza (7.0609°, -69.4976°, elevation 94 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).