Guama weather in October

In October, Guama sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 133 mm of rain across 23.2 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-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 6% 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 Guama's 9th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Guama's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
21°
8th coldest
Rainfall
133 mm
23.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
5:57 AM – 5:43 PM
Cloud cover
80%
9th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.89 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Guama is capital of the Sucre Municipality in Yaracuy State, 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 30°C through the month.

A typical October day in Guama 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 about 1°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How October really feels in Guama

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 26 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
26
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.

Guama weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 19°431111.56.0
Feb29° / 19°4110.111.75.4
Mar29° / 20°8912.311.94.8
Apr30° / 21°17019.812.23.7
May30° / 21°18023.212.53.4
Jun29° / 21°13022.812.63.6
Jul29° / 21°12323.712.53.8
Aug29° / 21°8921.112.33.9
Sep30° / 21°9320.312.13.5
Oct30° / 21°13323.211.83.4
Nov29° / 21°13321.411.53.8
Dec28° / 20°7415.111.45.1

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 13% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 81%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11684
21684
31684
41684
51684
61585
71684
81783
91783
101882
111882
121981
131981
142080
152080
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172179
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212278
222278
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242179
252179
262179
272179
282080
292080
302080
312080

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Guama gets around 133 mm of rain over 23.2 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 74% and peaks near 77% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
175
275
375
474
574
674
774
874
973
1073
1173
1272
1372
1472
1572
1672
1772
1872
1972
2073
2173
2274
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2475
2575
2676
2776
2876
2977
3077
3177

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 66% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
107624
207525
307426
407426
517227
617128
717029
817029
916930
1016831
1116831
1216831
1316732
1416732
1516732
1616732
1716633
1816534
1916534
2016435
2106535
2206436
2306337
2406337
2506238
2606139
2706139
2806040
2905941
3005941
3105842

Wind in October

Winds average 5 km/h in October, the calmest month.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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315calm

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 5:57 AM to 6:00 AM, and sunset from 5:52 PM to 5:38 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:575:52
211.95:575:51
311.95:575:50
411.95:575:50
511.95:575:49
611.95:575:49
711.95:575:48
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1911.75:585:42
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3111.66:005:38

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.89 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.42 kWh/m² to a high of 5.3 kWh/m² in March across the year — October's 4.89 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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125.0Bright
134.9Bright
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264.8Bright
274.7Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Guama?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Guama.

What to pack for Guama in October

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

In October, Guama sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Guama 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 Guama peaks around March 21 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 21UV 13Dec 12UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Guama 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 Guama 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).

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 931 µg/m³Jan 1012 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb15Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr27Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun31Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Guama?

Guama sits at 10.3°N, 68.8°W, 348 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Boraure, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Guama

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Guama has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 258 m around an average of 346 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,840 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,937 m.

The land around Guama is covered by trees (47%) and grassland (33%) within 3 km, trees (66%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (65%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
258 m
16 km
1,840 m
80 km
1,937 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Boraure 6.0 km · Cocorote 7.0 km · San Felipe 12 km · Chivacoa 14 km · Aroa 21 km · Urachiche 24 km · Sabana de Parra 29 km · Nirgua 31 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 Guama (10.2664°, -68.8199°, elevation 348 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).