Quíbor weather in October

In October, Quíbor sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 71 mm of rain across 15.3 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 1st-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 8% 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 Quíbor's 9th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Quíbor's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
4th warmest
Overnight low
20°
8th coldest
Rainfall
71 mm
15.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:00 AM – 5:47 PM
Cloud cover
80%
9th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.37 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Quíbor is city in Lara, Venezuela.

Founded
1620

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 Quíbor reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 10°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 on par with November.

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Quíbor weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 4th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 18°11311.56.0
Feb30° / 19°12311.75.6
Mar31° / 19°345.811.95.0
Apr30° / 20°5910.812.24.5
May29° / 20°5912.612.44.7
Jun29° / 20°389.712.65.3
Jul29° / 20°369.712.55.4
Aug29° / 20°30912.35.1
Sep30° / 20°4212.912.14.4
Oct30° / 20°7115.311.84.2
Nov30° / 20°6714.511.54.4
Dec30° / 19°246.411.45.5

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% 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 81%.

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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Quíbor gets around 71 mm of rain over 15.3 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 50% and peaks near 53% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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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 89% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 89% of them.

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Wind in October

Winds average 8 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in October

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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 6:00 AM to 6:03 AM, and sunset from 5:55 PM to 5:42 PM.

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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 5.37 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.89 kWh/m² to a high of 5.78 kWh/m² in September across the year — October's 5.37 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Quíbor?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Quíbor for sightseeing.

What to pack for Quíbor in October

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

In October, Quíbor sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Quíbor 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 Quíbor peaks around March 18 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 18UV 14Dec 13UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Quíbor 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 Quíbor is worst in March — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.6× the cleanest month (December, 13 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 2031 µg/m³Dec 1913 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar32Moderate
Apr28Moderate
May26Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Quíbor?

Quíbor sits at 9.9°N, 69.6°W, 695 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Sanare, 20 km away.

Topography around Quíbor

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Quíbor has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 103 m around an average of 690 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,163 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,410 m.

The land around Quíbor is covered by artificial surfaces (35%) and grassland (31%) within 3 km, shrubs (41%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) and shrubs (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
103 m
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80 km
3,410 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Sanare 20 km · El Tocuyo 25 km · Barquisimeto 33 km · Cabudare 41 km · Los Rastrojos 43 km · Yaritagua 57 km · Araure 57 km · Carora 57 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 Quíbor (9.9287°, -69.6201°, elevation 695 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).