Trujillo weather in October

In October, Trujillo sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 354 mm of rain across 30.6 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°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 Trujillo's 9th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Trujillo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
4th warmest
Overnight low
16°
7th coldest
Rainfall
354 mm
30.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:03 AM – 5:50 PM
Cloud cover
89%
9th clearest
Wind
2 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.96 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Trujillo is state capital of Trujillo State, Venezuela.

Density
173/km²
people per km²
Founded
1557

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 24°C through the month.

A typical October day in Trujillo reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

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Trujillo weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 15°12422.611.54.9
Feb24° / 15°15021.911.74.7
Mar24° / 16°26827.911.94.0
Apr24° / 17°41028.912.23.6
May24° / 17°38729.912.43.6
Jun24° / 17°2572812.53.8
Jul24° / 16°24028.612.53.8
Aug25° / 16°26729.212.33.8
Sep25° / 16°31028.812.13.6
Oct24° / 16°35430.611.83.5
Nov24° / 16°30229.111.63.6
Dec24° / 15°18825.911.54.4

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 93%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1694
2694
3694
4595
5595
6595
7595
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9595
10694
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31694

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Trujillo gets around 354 mm of rain over 30.6 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 98% and peaks near 99% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
197
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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 92% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
17921
27921
37921
47921
57921
67921
77912
87912
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117912
126922
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314933

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 3 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
13calm
23calm
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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 6:03 AM to 6:05 AM, and sunset from 5:58 PM to 5:45 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:035:58
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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 4.96 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.49 kWh/m² to a high of 5.57 kWh/m² in August across the year — October's 4.96 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 Trujillo?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
3.1
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Trujillo.

What to pack for Trujillo in October

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

In October, Trujillo sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 16°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 31 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

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

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 12UV 15Dec 13UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Trujillo 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 Trujillo is worst in March — around 43 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.1× the cleanest month (December, 14 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 1741 µg/m³Dec 1214 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb29Moderate
Mar43Poor
Apr29Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Trujillo?

Trujillo sits at 9.4°N, 70.4°W, 795 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Pampanito, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Trujillo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Trujillo has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,023 m around an average of 1,078 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,006 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,671 m.

The land around Trujillo is covered by trees (58%) and grassland (33%) within 3 km, trees (68%) and grassland (31%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and grassland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,023 m
16 km
3,006 m
80 km
4,671 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
October weather nearby: Pampanito 9.0 km · Pampán 10 km · Motatán 17 km · Valera 19 km · Boconó 24 km · Escuque 27 km · El Dividive 35 km · Sabana de Mendoza 38 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 Trujillo (9.3659°, -70.4366°, elevation 795 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).