Tabay weather in October

In October, Tabay sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 285 mm of rain across 30.3 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 17°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Tabay's 9th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tabay's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 17°; 3rd warmest
Overnight low: 10°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 285 mm; 30.3 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 48 min; 6:05 AM – 5:54 PM
Cloud cover: 93%; 9th clearest
Wind: 2 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 4.74 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.8; out of 10

Tabay is human settlement in Venezuela.

Density: 123/km²; people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 17°C through the month.

A typical October day in Tabay reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17
Avg low (°C)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	17	10
2	17	10
3	17	10
4	17	10
5	17	10
6	17	10
7	17	10
8	17	10
9	17	10
10	17	10
11	17	10
12	17	10
13	17	10
14	17	10
15	17	10
16	17	10
17	17	10
18	17	10
19	17	10
20	17	10
21	17	10
22	17	10
23	17	10
24	17	10
25	17	10
26	17	10
27	17	10
28	17	10
29	17	10
30	17	10
31	17	10

Tabay weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 3rd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	16° / 9°	199	28.2	11.6	2.9
Feb	16° / 9°	227	26.9	11.7	2.8
Mar	17° / 10°	341	30.7	11.9	2.7
Apr	17° / 10°	387	29.7	12.2	2.7
May	17° / 11°	297	30.4	12.4	2.8
Jun	17° / 10°	196	28.3	12.5	2.9
Jul	17° / 10°	185	29.7	12.5	2.8
Aug	17° / 10°	203	30	12.3	2.8
Sep	17° / 10°	224	28.8	12.1	2.9
Oct	17° / 10°	285	30.3	11.8	2.8
Nov	17° / 10°	289	29.5	11.6	2.8
Dec	16° / 9°	245	29.1	11.5	2.9

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 3% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 97%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1
Cloudier (%)	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	97	97	97	97	97	96	96	96	96	96	96	97	97	97	97	97	98	98	98	98	99	99	99

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	2	98
2	2	98
3	2	98
4	2	98
5	2	98
6	2	98
7	2	98
8	2	98
9	3	97
10	3	97
11	3	97
12	3	97
13	3	97
14	4	96
15	4	96
16	4	96
17	4	96
18	4	96
19	4	96
20	3	97
21	3	97
22	3	97
23	3	97
24	3	97
25	2	98
26	2	98
27	2	98
28	2	98
29	1	99
30	1	99
31	1	99

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Tabay gets around 285 mm of rain over 30.3 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 97% and peaks near 99% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	97	97	97	97	97	97	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	99	99	99

	Rain chance (%)
1	96
2	96
3	96
4	96
5	96
6	96
7	96
8	97
9	97
10	97
11	97
12	97
13	97
14	98
15	98
16	98
17	98
18	98
19	98
20	98
21	98
22	98
23	98
24	98
25	98
26	98
27	98
28	98
29	99
30	99
31	99

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in October

Winds average 2 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 2 km/h on the calmest days to 2 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	2	calm
2	2	calm
3	2	calm
4	2	calm
5	2	calm
6	2	calm
7	2	calm
8	2	calm
9	2	calm
10	2	calm
11	2	calm
12	2	calm
13	2	calm
14	2	calm
15	2	calm
16	2	calm
17	2	calm
18	2	calm
19	2	calm
20	2	calm
21	2	calm
22	2	calm
23	2	calm
24	2	calm
25	2	calm
26	2	calm
27	2	calm
28	2	calm
29	2	calm
30	2	calm
31	2	calm

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 6:06 AM to 6:07 AM, and sunset from 6:01 PM to 5:49 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7
Sunrise (AM)	6:06	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:07
Sunset (PM)	6:01	6:00	6:00	5:59	5:59	5:58	5:58	5:57	5:57	5:56	5:56	5:55	5:55	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:53	5:53	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.9	6:06	6:01
2	11.9	6:05	6:00
3	11.9	6:05	6:00
4	11.9	6:05	5:59
5	11.9	6:05	5:59
6	11.9	6:05	5:58
7	11.9	6:05	5:58
8	11.9	6:05	5:57
9	11.9	6:05	5:57
10	11.9	6:05	5:56
11	11.8	6:05	5:56
12	11.8	6:05	5:55
13	11.8	6:05	5:55
14	11.8	6:05	5:54
15	11.8	6:05	5:54
16	11.8	6:05	5:54
17	11.8	6:05	5:53
18	11.8	6:05	5:53
19	11.8	6:05	5:52
20	11.8	6:05	5:52
21	11.8	6:05	5:52
22	11.8	6:06	5:51
23	11.8	6:06	5:51
24	11.7	6:06	5:51
25	11.7	6:06	5:50
26	11.7	6:06	5:50
27	11.7	6:06	5:50
28	11.7	6:06	5:49
29	11.7	6:07	5:49
30	11.7	6:07	5:49
31	11.7	6:07	5:49

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.74 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.35 kWh/m² to a high of 5.25 kWh/m² in August across the year — October's 4.74 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.0	Bright
2	4.9	Bright
3	4.9	Bright
4	4.9	Bright
5	4.9	Bright
6	4.9	Bright
7	4.8	Bright
8	4.8	Bright
9	4.8	Bright
10	4.8	Bright
11	4.8	Bright
12	4.8	Bright
13	4.8	Bright
14	4.7	Bright
15	4.7	Bright
16	4.7	Bright
17	4.7	Bright
18	4.7	Bright
19	4.7	Bright
20	4.7	Bright
21	4.7	Bright
22	4.7	Bright
23	4.7	Bright
24	4.7	Bright
25	4.7	Bright
26	4.7	Bright
27	4.6	Bright
28	4.6	Bright
29	4.6	Bright
30	4.6	Bright
31	4.6	Bright

Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Tabay?

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

2.8

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

—

Beach & pool

never really warm enough

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tabay.

What to pack for Tabay in October

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

In October, Tabay sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 10°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 30 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Tabay 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 Tabay peaks around March 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 10 (extreme).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	13	15	15	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	11	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	13	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	10	Extreme

Air quality in Tabay 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 Tabay is worst in March — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (November, 15 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	18	25	30	27	23	21	20	18	17	15	15	15
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	18	Moderate
Feb	25	Moderate
Mar	30	Moderate
Apr	27	Moderate
May	23	Moderate
Jun	21	Moderate
Jul	20	Moderate
Aug	18	Moderate
Sep	17	Moderate
Oct	15	Moderate
Nov	15	Moderate
Dec	15	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Tabay?

Tabay sits at 8.6°N, 71.1°W, 1,696 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Merida, 12 km away.

Topography around Tabay

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tabay has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,156 m around an average of 1,987 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,759 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,841 m.

The land around Tabay is covered by trees (67%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, grassland (47%) and trees (44%) within 16 km, and trees (50%) and grassland (43%) within 80 km.

3 km

1,156 m

trees 67%

16 km

3,759 m

grassland 47%

80 km

4,841 m

trees 50%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

← September Tabay year-round climate November →Best places to visit in October

October weather nearby: Merida 12 km · Ejido 20 km · Lagunillas 37 km · La Azulita 41 km · Tucaní 43 km · Socopó 53 km · Timotes 54 km · Nueva Bolivia 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

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 Tabay (8.6317°, -71.0783°, elevation 1,696 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	17	10
2	17	10
3	17	10
4	17	10
5	17	10
6	17	10
7	17	10
8	17	10
9	17	10
10	17	10
11	17	10
12	17	10
13	17	10
14	17	10
15	17	10
16	17	10
17	17	10
18	17	10
19	17	10
20	17	10
21	17	10
22	17	10
23	17	10
24	17	10
25	17	10
26	17	10
27	17	10
28	17	10
29	17	10
30	17	10
31	17	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	2	98
2	2	98
3	2	98
4	2	98
5	2	98
6	2	98
7	2	98
8	2	98
9	3	97
10	3	97
11	3	97
12	3	97
13	3	97
14	4	96
15	4	96
16	4	96
17	4	96
18	4	96
19	4	96
20	3	97
21	3	97
22	3	97
23	3	97
24	3	97
25	2	98
26	2	98
27	2	98
28	2	98
29	1	99
30	1	99
31	1	99

	Rain chance (%)
1	96
2	96
3	96
4	96
5	96
6	96
7	96
8	97
9	97
10	97
11	97
12	97
13	97
14	98
15	98
16	98
17	98
18	98
19	98
20	98
21	98
22	98
23	98
24	98
25	98
26	98
27	98
28	98
29	99
30	99
31	99

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	17	10
2	17	10
3	17	10
4	17	10
5	17	10
6	17	10
7	17	10
8	17	10
9	17	10
10	17	10
11	17	10
12	17	10
13	17	10
14	17	10
15	17	10
16	17	10
17	17	10
18	17	10
19	17	10
20	17	10
21	17	10
22	17	10
23	17	10
24	17	10
25	17	10
26	17	10
27	17	10
28	17	10
29	17	10
30	17	10
31	17	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	2	98
2	2	98
3	2	98
4	2	98
5	2	98
6	2	98
7	2	98
8	2	98
9	3	97
10	3	97
11	3	97
12	3	97
13	3	97
14	4	96
15	4	96
16	4	96
17	4	96
18	4	96
19	4	96
20	3	97
21	3	97
22	3	97
23	3	97
24	3	97
25	2	98
26	2	98
27	2	98
28	2	98
29	1	99
30	1	99
31	1	99

	Rain chance (%)
1	96
2	96
3	96
4	96
5	96
6	96
7	96
8	97
9	97
10	97
11	97
12	97
13	97
14	98
15	98
16	98
17	98
18	98
19	98
20	98
21	98
22	98
23	98
24	98
25	98
26	98
27	98
28	98
29	99
30	99
31	99

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	17	10
2	17	10
3	17	10
4	17	10
5	17	10
6	17	10
7	17	10
8	17	10
9	17	10
10	17	10
11	17	10
12	17	10
13	17	10
14	17	10
15	17	10
16	17	10
17	17	10
18	17	10
19	17	10
20	17	10
21	17	10
22	17	10
23	17	10
24	17	10
25	17	10
26	17	10
27	17	10
28	17	10
29	17	10
30	17	10
31	17	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	2	98
2	2	98
3	2	98
4	2	98
5	2	98
6	2	98
7	2	98
8	2	98
9	3	97
10	3	97
11	3	97
12	3	97
13	3	97
14	4	96
15	4	96
16	4	96
17	4	96
18	4	96
19	4	96
20	3	97
21	3	97
22	3	97
23	3	97
24	3	97
25	2	98
26	2	98
27	2	98
28	2	98
29	1	99
30	1	99
31	1	99

	Rain chance (%)
1	96
2	96
3	96
4	96
5	96
6	96
7	96
8	97
9	97
10	97
11	97
12	97
13	97
14	98
15	98
16	98
17	98
18	98
19	98
20	98
21	98
22	98
23	98
24	98
25	98
26	98
27	98
28	98
29	99
30	99
31	99

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100