San Carlos del Zulia weather in October

In October, San Carlos del Zulia sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 351 mm of rain across 29.6 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 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in October, and the air most often feels miserable.

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 San Carlos del Zulia's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see San Carlos del Zulia's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
4th warmest
Overnight low
24°
5th coldest
Rainfall
351 mm
29.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:09 AM – 5:57 PM
Cloud cover
87%
6th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.1
out of 10

San Carlos del Zulia is human settlement.

Founded
1778

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 San Carlos del Zulia 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 34°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and about 1°C warmer than November.

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How October really feels in San Carlos del Zulia

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
31 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
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.

San Carlos del Zulia 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
Jan31° / 23°9816.711.54.0
Feb31° / 24°9813.511.73.9
Mar32° / 24°14819.111.93.2
Apr32° / 24°27327.112.22.3
May32° / 25°35029.912.42.1
Jun32° / 25°29928.512.52.2
Jul32° / 24°30629.412.52.2
Aug32° / 25°33529.712.32.0
Sep32° / 24°32728.612.12.0
Oct32° / 24°35129.611.82.1
Nov31° / 24°33128.711.62.4
Dec31° / 24°19924.211.53.1

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% 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
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

San Carlos del Zulia gets around 351 mm of rain over 29.6 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 95% and peaks near 98% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of October feels miserable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, October lands in the miserable band about 92% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1694
2694
3694
4694
5694
6793
7793
8793
9793
10892
11892
12991
13991
14991
15991
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22991
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31892

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 5 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 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 6:09 AM to 6:11 AM, and sunset from 6:04 PM to 5:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:096:04
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411.96:096:03
511.96:096:02
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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 4.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.98 kWh/m² to a high of 5.03 kWh/m² in September across the year — October's 4.7 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit San Carlos del Zulia?

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

2.1
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
3.4
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in San Carlos del Zulia.

What to pack for San Carlos del Zulia in October

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

In October, San Carlos del Zulia sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 30 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in San Carlos del Zulia in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in San Carlos del Zulia peaks around March 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 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 17UV 13Dec 14UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in San Carlos del Zulia 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 San Carlos del Zulia is worst in March — around 42 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.5× the cleanest month (December, 17 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 2041 µg/m³Dec 1517 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb28Moderate
Mar42Poor
Apr35Poor
May33Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is San Carlos del Zulia?

San Carlos del Zulia sits at 9.0°N, 71.9°W, 6 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Encontrados, 34 km away.

Topography around San Carlos del Zulia

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of San Carlos del Zulia.

Within 3 km, the terrain around San Carlos del Zulia has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 16 m around an average of 4 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 27 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,102 m.

The land around San Carlos del Zulia is covered by grassland (45%), trees (27%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, grassland (65%) and wetland (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (44%) and trees (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
16 m
16 km
27 m
80 km
4,102 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
October weather nearby: Encontrados 34 km · Pueblo Nuevo El Chivo 35 km · El Vigía 52 km · La Azulita 62 km · Casigua El Cubo 71 km · Tucaní 72 km · Santa Cruz de Mora 74 km · Tovar 77 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 San Carlos del Zulia (9.001°, -71.9268°, elevation 6 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).