Rubio weather in October

In October, Rubio sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 94 mm of rain across 13.8 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°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 Rubio's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rubio's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
1st warmest
Overnight low
17°
8th coldest
Rainfall
94 mm
13.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:10 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover
88%
8th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Rubio is city in Táchira, Venezuela.

Density
296/km²
people per km²
Founded
1794

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 27°C through the month.

A typical October day in Rubio reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 29°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)
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42717
52717
62717
72717
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112717
122717
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212717
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242717
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262717
272717
282717
292717
302617
312617

Rubio weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 16°427.911.67.0
Feb26° / 17°478.811.76.6
Mar26° / 17°9913.711.95.8
Apr26° / 18°13616.312.25.2
May26° / 18°11214.412.35.5
Jun25° / 18°5811.512.46.0
Jul25° / 17°4711.112.46.1
Aug26° / 17°398.912.36.3
Sep26° / 17°4610.2126.0
Oct27° / 17°9413.811.85.5
Nov26° / 17°11013.911.65.6
Dec26° / 17°60911.66.6

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 92%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1694
2694
3694
4694
5694
6694
7694
8694
9694
10793
11694
12694
13694
14793
15793
16892
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19892
20892
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25892
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27892
28892
29892
30892
31892

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Rubio gets around 94 mm of rain over 13.8 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 45% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
140
241
342
443
544
645
745
846
946
1047
1147
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1346
1446
1546
1645
1745
1845
1944
2044
2144
2244
2344
2444
2544
2644
2745
2845
2946
3046
3146

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 57% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1047521
2047512
3046522
4046522
5045532
6044542
7043552
8042562
9042553
10041563
11040573
12040573
13039583
14039583
15039583
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17039583
18038593
19038593
20038593
21038593
22037594
23137584
24136594
25136594
26135595
27134605
28133615
29132616
30131626
31130627

Wind in October

Winds average 6 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
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296calm
306calm
316calm

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 6:10 AM to 6:11 AM, and sunset from 6:06 PM to 5:55 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:106:06
211.96:106:06
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411.96:106:05
511.96:106:04
611.96:106:04
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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 4.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.39 kWh/m² to a high of 5.09 kWh/m² in September across the year — October's 4.83 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
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55.0Bright
64.9Bright
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94.9Bright
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254.7Bright
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314.6Bright
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Rubio?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Rubio for sightseeing.

What to pack for Rubio in October

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

In October, Rubio sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 17°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Rubio in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Rubio peaks around February 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 19UV 15Dec 12UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Rubio 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 Rubio is worst in March — around 36 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.6× the cleanest month (December, 14 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1934 µg/m³Dec 2014 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb22Moderate
Mar36Poor
Apr28Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Rubio?

Rubio sits at 7.7°N, 72.4°W, 833 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Santa Ana, 11 km away.

Topography around Rubio

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rubio has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 455 m around an average of 903 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,510 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,232 m.

The land around Rubio is covered by grassland (40%), trees (39%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, trees (61%) and grassland (34%) within 16 km, and trees (61%) and grassland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
455 m
16 km
2,510 m
80 km
4,232 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
October weather nearby: Santa Ana 11 km · Capacho Nuevo 15 km · San Cristóbal 15 km · San Josecito 16 km · San Antonio del Táchira 16 km · Villa del Rosario 20 km · Táriba 20 km · Palmira 21 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 Rubio (7.7016°, -72.3555°, elevation 833 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).