Tucacas weather in October

In October, Tucacas sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 153 mm of rain across 26.2 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-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 15% 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Tucacas's 9th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tucacas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
26°
10th coldest
Rainfall
153 mm
26.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
5:56 AM – 5:41 PM
Cloud cover
73%
9th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.48 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Tucacas is city in Venezuela.

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 Tucacas reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and about 1°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How October really feels in Tucacas

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
heat index over the day's high
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.

Tucacas weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 24°4411.211.46.5
Feb28° / 24°328.211.66.7
Mar28° / 24°379.811.96.3
Apr29° / 25°7113.112.25.0
May29° / 26°12920.212.53.9
Jun29° / 26°15723.312.63.6
Jul29° / 25°15324.612.63.6
Aug30° / 26°12423.312.43.5
Sep30° / 26°11422.212.13.3
Oct30° / 26°15326.211.83.2
Nov29° / 25°17325.511.53.4
Dec28° / 25°9118.811.45.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 71%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22476
32476
42575
52476
62476
72476
82575
92773
102773
112773
122773
132971
142971
152971
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203268
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313268

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Tucacas gets around 153 mm of rain over 26.2 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 84% and peaks near 88% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
178
279
379
480
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681
781
882
982
1083
1183
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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 (%)
1793
2793
3793
4793
5793
6793
7793
8793
9892
10892
11892
12892
13991
14991
15991
16892
17892
18892
19892
20793
21793
22793
23793
24793
25793
26793
27793
28892
29892
30892
31991

Wind in October

Winds average 8 km/h in October, the calmest month.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
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48calm
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68calm
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118calm
128calm
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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 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:55 AM to 5:58 AM, and sunset from 5:49 PM to 5:35 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:555:49
211.95:555:49
311.95:555:48
411.95:555:48
511.95:555:47
611.95:555:46
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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 5.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.82 kWh/m² to a high of 6.11 kWh/m² in August across the year — October's 5.48 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
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45.7Bright
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305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Tucacas?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tucacas.

What to pack for Tucacas in October

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

In October, Tucacas sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Tucacas in October

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in October — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 24 km away) is warmest in September at about 29°C and coldest in February near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb26Warm
Mar26Warm
Apr26Warm
May27Warm
Jun27Warm
Jul27Warm
Aug28Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov28Tropical
Dec27Warm

UV index in Tucacas 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 Tucacas peaks around March 23 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 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 23UV 13Dec 11UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Tucacas 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 Tucacas is worst in June — around 33 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.6× the cleanest month (December, 13 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1233 µg/m³Dec 2413 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr27Moderate
May32Moderate
Jun33Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Tucacas?

Tucacas sits at 10.8°N, 68.3°W, 4 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Morón, 36 km away.

Topography around Tucacas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tucacas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 23 m around an average of 3 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 504 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,966 m.

The land around Tucacas is covered by water (37%) within 3 km, water (38%), trees (29%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (44%) and water (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
23 m
16 km
504 m
80 km
1,966 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
October weather nearby: Morón 36 km · Yumare 44 km · Puerto Cabello 49 km · Montalbán 64 km · San Felipe 68 km · Bejuma 69 km · Miranda 71 km · Cocorote 72 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 Tucacas (10.7901°, -68.3256°, elevation 4 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).