Yaritagua weather in October

In October, Yaritagua sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 113 mm of rain across 23.9 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in October, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Yaritagua's 8th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Yaritagua's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 29°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 21°; 7th coldest
Rainfall: 113 mm; 23.9 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 48 min; 5:58 AM – 5:45 PM
Cloud cover: 80%; 8th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 4.98 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.5; out of 10

Yaritagua is city capital of Municipality Peña, Yaracuy State, Venezuela.

Density: 222/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1590

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 29°C through the month.

A typical October day in Yaritagua reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 31°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)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29
Avg low (°C)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21

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

How October really feels in Yaritagua

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 16 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in October is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Yaritagua weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-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	30° / 20°	11	2.7	11.5	5.6
Feb	32° / 20°	10	2.5	11.7	4.9
Mar	32° / 21°	25	5.1	11.9	4.3
Apr	31° / 22°	78	14.1	12.2	3.7
May	29° / 22°	130	23.3	12.5	3.5
Jun	28° / 21°	148	26.4	12.6	3.6
Jul	28° / 21°	160	28.3	12.5	3.6
Aug	28° / 21°	138	28.1	12.3	3.6
Sep	29° / 21°	106	25.7	12.1	3.4
Oct	29° / 21°	113	23.9	11.8	3.5
Nov	30° / 21°	96	20.3	11.5	3.8
Dec	30° / 21°	37	9.4	11.4	5.2

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 81%.

	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 (%)	15	15	15	15	15	14	15	15	15	16	17	18	19	19	19	19	20	21	21	21	22	23	23	23	23	24	24	25	25	25	25
Cloudier (%)	85	85	85	85	85	86	85	85	85	84	83	82	81	81	81	81	80	79	79	79	78	77	77	77	77	76	76	75	75	75	75

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	15	85
2	15	85
3	15	85
4	15	85
5	15	85
6	14	86
7	15	85
8	15	85
9	15	85
10	16	84
11	17	83
12	18	82
13	19	81
14	19	81
15	19	81
16	19	81
17	20	80
18	21	79
19	21	79
20	21	79
21	22	78
22	23	77
23	23	77
24	23	77
25	23	77
26	24	76
27	24	76
28	25	75
29	25	75
30	25	75
31	25	75

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Yaritagua gets around 113 mm of rain over 23.9 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 77% and peaks near 81% 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 (%)	81	81	80	80	79	79	79	78	78	78	77	77	77	77	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	77	77	77	78	78	78

	Rain chance (%)
1	81
2	81
3	80
4	80
5	79
6	79
7	79
8	78
9	78
10	78
11	77
12	77
13	77
14	77
15	76
16	76
17	76
18	76
19	76
20	76
21	76
22	76
23	76
24	76
25	76
26	77
27	77
28	77
29	78
30	78
31	78

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the oppressive band about 72% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	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
Muggy (%)	24	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	30
Oppressive (%)	76	75	75	75	75	75	74	74	74	73	73	72	72	72	72	72	72	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	70	70	70	70

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	24	76
2	25	75
3	25	75
4	25	75
5	25	75
6	25	75
7	26	74
8	26	74
9	26	74
10	27	73
11	27	73
12	28	72
13	28	72
14	28	72
15	28	72
16	28	72
17	28	72
18	29	71
19	29	71
20	29	71
21	29	71
22	29	71
23	29	71
24	29	71
25	29	71
26	29	71
27	29	71
28	30	70
29	30	70
30	30	70
31	30	70

Wind in October

Winds average 6 km/h in October, the calmest month.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 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)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	6	calm
2	6	calm
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12	6	calm
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14	6	calm
15	6	calm
16	6	calm
17	6	calm
18	6	calm
19	6	calm
20	5	calm
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31	5	calm

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 5:58 AM to 6:01 AM, and sunset from 5:53 PM to 5:39 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	11.8	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	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.6
Sunrise (AM)	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:01
Sunset (PM)	5:53	5:52	5:52	5:51	5:50	5:50	5:49	5:49	5:48	5:48	5:47	5:47	5:46	5:46	5:45	5:45	5:44	5:44	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:42	5:42	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:39

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.9	5:58	5:53
2	11.9	5:58	5:52
3	11.9	5:58	5:52
4	11.9	5:58	5:51
5	11.9	5:58	5:50
6	11.9	5:58	5:50
7	11.9	5:58	5:49
8	11.8	5:58	5:49
9	11.8	5:58	5:48
10	11.8	5:58	5:48
11	11.8	5:58	5:47
12	11.8	5:58	5:47
13	11.8	5:58	5:46
14	11.8	5:58	5:46
15	11.8	5:58	5:45
16	11.8	5:58	5:45
17	11.8	5:58	5:44
18	11.8	5:59	5:44
19	11.7	5:59	5:43
20	11.7	5:59	5:43
21	11.7	5:59	5:43
22	11.7	5:59	5:42
23	11.7	5:59	5:42
24	11.7	5:59	5:41
25	11.7	5:59	5:41
26	11.7	6:00	5:41
27	11.7	6:00	5:40
28	11.7	6:00	5:40
29	11.7	6:00	5:40
30	11.7	6:00	5:40
31	11.6	6:01	5:39

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.58 kWh/m² to a high of 5.48 kWh/m² in March across the year — October's 4.98 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)	5.1	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.8
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	5.1	Bright
2	5.0	Bright
3	5.0	Bright
4	5.0	Bright
5	5.0	Bright
6	5.0	Bright
7	5.0	Bright
8	5.0	Bright
9	5.0	Bright
10	5.0	Bright
11	5.0	Bright
12	5.0	Bright
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14	5.0	Bright
15	5.0	Bright
16	5.0	Bright
17	5.0	Bright
18	5.0	Bright
19	5.0	Bright
20	5.0	Bright
21	5.0	Bright
22	4.9	Bright
23	4.9	Bright
24	4.9	Bright
25	4.9	Bright
26	4.9	Bright
27	4.9	Bright
28	4.9	Bright
29	4.8	Bright
30	4.8	Bright
31	4.8	Bright

Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Yaritagua

In seasonPeak

In October, Yaritagua sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Yaritagua's rainy season runs April–November, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is October a good time to visit Yaritagua?

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

3.5

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

4.6

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Yaritagua.

What to pack for Yaritagua in October

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

In October, Yaritagua sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Yaritagua in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Yaritagua peaks around March 20 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 9 (very high).

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)	11	13	14	13	12	12	12	13	13	12	10	9
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	11	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	10	Very high
Dec	9	Very high

Air quality in Yaritagua 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 Yaritagua is worst in March — around 33 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (December, 14 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)	15	20	33	31	30	30	25	22	21	21	18	14
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	15	Moderate
Feb	20	Moderate
Mar	33	Moderate
Apr	31	Moderate
May	30	Moderate
Jun	30	Moderate
Jul	25	Moderate
Aug	22	Moderate
Sep	21	Moderate
Oct	21	Moderate
Nov	18	Moderate
Dec	14	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Yaritagua?

Yaritagua sits at 10.1°N, 69.1°W, 381 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Sabana de Parra, 11 km away.

Topography around Yaritagua

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Yaritagua has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 215 m around an average of 391 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,071 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,218 m.

The land around Yaritagua is covered by grassland (40%), artificial surfaces (26%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, trees (47%) and grassland (39%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km

215 m

grassland 40%

16 km

1,071 m

trees 47%

80 km

2,218 m

trees 56%

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

October weather nearby: Sabana de Parra 11 km · Los Rastrojos 14 km · Urachiche 15 km · Cabudare 16 km · Duaca 23 km · Barquisimeto 26 km · Chivacoa 27 km · Guama 39 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 Yaritagua (10.0808°, -69.1242°, elevation 381 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	29	21
2	29	21
3	29	21
4	29	21
5	29	21
6	29	21
7	29	21
8	29	21
9	29	21
10	29	21
11	29	21
12	29	21
13	29	21
14	29	21
15	29	21
16	29	21
17	29	21
18	29	21
19	29	21
20	29	21
21	29	21
22	29	21
23	29	21
24	29	21
25	29	21
26	29	21
27	29	21
28	29	21
29	29	21
30	29	21
31	29	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	15	85
2	15	85
3	15	85
4	15	85
5	15	85
6	14	86
7	15	85
8	15	85
9	15	85
10	16	84
11	17	83
12	18	82
13	19	81
14	19	81
15	19	81
16	19	81
17	20	80
18	21	79
19	21	79
20	21	79
21	22	78
22	23	77
23	23	77
24	23	77
25	23	77
26	24	76
27	24	76
28	25	75
29	25	75
30	25	75
31	25	75

	Rain chance (%)
1	81
2	81
3	80
4	80
5	79
6	79
7	79
8	78
9	78
10	78
11	77
12	77
13	77
14	77
15	76
16	76
17	76
18	76
19	76
20	76
21	76
22	76
23	76
24	76
25	76
26	77
27	77
28	77
29	78
30	78
31	78

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	24	76
2	25	75
3	25	75
4	25	75
5	25	75
6	25	75
7	26	74
8	26	74
9	26	74
10	27	73
11	27	73
12	28	72
13	28	72
14	28	72
15	28	72
16	28	72
17	28	72
18	29	71
19	29	71
20	29	71
21	29	71
22	29	71
23	29	71
24	29	71
25	29	71
26	29	71
27	29	71
28	30	70
29	30	70
30	30	70
31	30	70

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	15	85
2	15	85
3	15	85
4	15	85
5	15	85
6	14	86
7	15	85
8	15	85
9	15	85
10	16	84
11	17	83
12	18	82
13	19	81
14	19	81
15	19	81
16	19	81
17	20	80
18	21	79
19	21	79
20	21	79
21	22	78
22	23	77
23	23	77
24	23	77
25	23	77
26	24	76
27	24	76
28	25	75
29	25	75
30	25	75
31	25	75

	Rain chance (%)
1	81
2	81
3	80
4	80
5	79
6	79
7	79
8	78
9	78
10	78
11	77
12	77
13	77
14	77
15	76
16	76
17	76
18	76
19	76
20	76
21	76
22	76
23	76
24	76
25	76
26	77
27	77
28	77
29	78
30	78
31	78

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	24	76
2	25	75
3	25	75
4	25	75
5	25	75
6	25	75
7	26	74
8	26	74
9	26	74
10	27	73
11	27	73
12	28	72
13	28	72
14	28	72
15	28	72
16	28	72
17	28	72
18	29	71
19	29	71
20	29	71
21	29	71
22	29	71
23	29	71
24	29	71
25	29	71
26	29	71
27	29	71
28	30	70
29	30	70
30	30	70
31	30	70

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	15	85
2	15	85
3	15	85
4	15	85
5	15	85
6	14	86
7	15	85
8	15	85
9	15	85
10	16	84
11	17	83
12	18	82
13	19	81
14	19	81
15	19	81
16	19	81
17	20	80
18	21	79
19	21	79
20	21	79
21	22	78
22	23	77
23	23	77
24	23	77
25	23	77
26	24	76
27	24	76
28	25	75
29	25	75
30	25	75
31	25	75

	Rain chance (%)
1	81
2	81
3	80
4	80
5	79
6	79
7	79
8	78
9	78
10	78
11	77
12	77
13	77
14	77
15	76
16	76
17	76
18	76
19	76
20	76
21	76
22	76
23	76
24	76
25	76
26	77
27	77
28	77
29	78
30	78
31	78

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	24	76
2	25	75
3	25	75
4	25	75
5	25	75
6	25	75
7	26	74
8	26	74
9	26	74
10	27	73
11	27	73
12	28	72
13	28	72
14	28	72
15	28	72
16	28	72
17	28	72
18	29	71
19	29	71
20	29	71
21	29	71
22	29	71
23	29	71
24	29	71
25	29	71
26	29	71
27	29	71
28	30	70
29	30	70
30	30	70
31	30	70