Escuque weather in October

In October, Escuque sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 442 mm of rain across 30.8 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% 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 Escuque's 9th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Escuque's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
6th warmest
Overnight low
17°
6th coldest
Rainfall
442 mm
30.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:04 AM – 5:51 PM
Cloud cover
89%
9th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical October day in Escuque reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12517
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52517
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Escuque weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 16°14429.311.54.0
Feb24° / 16°1662711.73.9
Mar24° / 17°29030.311.93.7
Apr24° / 18°43229.612.23.5
May25° / 18°42030.412.43.5
Jun25° / 18°24727.412.53.7
Jul25° / 17°23427.812.53.9
Aug25° / 17°32629.712.33.6
Sep25° / 17°41129.612.13.5
Oct25° / 17°44230.811.83.5
Nov24° / 17°32629.511.63.6
Dec24° / 16°20729.111.53.9

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 6% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 94%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1496
2496
3496
4496
5496
6397
7397
8496
9595
10595
11694
12694
13793
14793
15892
16892
17892
18991
19991
20991
21991
22991
23991
24991
25892
26892
27892
28892
29793
30793
31694

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Escuque gets around 442 mm of rain over 30.8 wet days in October, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 99% and peaks near 100% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
199
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499
599
699
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
1499
1599
1699
1799
1899
1999
2099
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2299
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2699
2799
2899
2999
30100
31100

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 87% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 13% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)
19010
28911
38911
48911
58812
68812
78812
88812
98713
108713
118812
128812
138812
148812
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288614
298614
308614
318614

Wind in October

Winds average 4 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
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314calm

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 6:04 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 5:59 PM to 5:46 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:045:59
211.96:045:59
311.96:045:58
411.96:045:58
511.96:045:57
611.96:045:56
711.96:045:56
811.96:045:55
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2211.76:055:49
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2711.76:055:47
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2911.76:065:47
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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 4.78 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.33 kWh/m² to a high of 5.53 kWh/m² in August across the year — October's 4.78 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
25.0Bright
35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
84.9Bright
94.9Bright
104.9Bright
114.8Bright
124.8Bright
134.8Bright
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154.8Bright
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184.7Bright
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244.7Bright
254.6Bright
264.6Bright
274.6Bright
284.6Bright
294.6Bright
304.5Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Escuque?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
3.1
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Escuque.

What to pack for Escuque in October

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

In October, Escuque sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 31 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Escuque 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 Escuque peaks around March 11 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 11UV 14Dec 13UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Escuque 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 Escuque is worst in March — around 43 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.1× the cleanest month (December, 14 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 1741 µg/m³Dec 1214 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb29Moderate
Mar43Poor
Apr29Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Escuque?

Escuque sits at 9.3°N, 70.7°W, 1,020 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Valera, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Escuque

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Escuque has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,128 m around an average of 1,198 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,920 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,671 m.

The land around Escuque is covered by trees (79%) within 3 km, trees (76%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (53%) and grassland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,128 m
16 km
2,920 m
80 km
4,671 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
October weather nearby: Valera 8.0 km · Motatán 14 km · Sabana de Mendoza 19 km · El Dividive 21 km · Pampanito 23 km · Trujillo 27 km · Pampán 27 km · Timotes 36 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 Escuque (9.2969°, -70.6719°, elevation 1,020 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).