Climate averages 1991–2020
Chía weather
in October.
A mild, wet month: the 6th warmest and the 9th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a mild month in Chía: daytime highs average 18.9°C and nights cool to about 10.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 100 mm of rain on roughly 18 days, which makes October a wet month (the 9th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 01 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Zipaquirá (19 km away). In October its highs average 19.3°C, about as warm as Chía, with 142 mm of rain.
Among the 46 cities listed in Colombia, Chía ranks 42nd of 46 for the warmest October highs and 2nd of 46 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 46 cities is 25.8°C; Chía is 6.9°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 0.4°C to 18.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 100 mm to 129 mm.
The annual picture
October in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Chía climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 19.2°C10.4°C | 10.4°C | 60 | 14.1 | 11.912 h |
| February | 19.5°C10.8°C | 10.8°C | 84 | 15.4 | 12.012 h |
| March | 19.3°C11.2°C | 11.2°C | 140 | 18.8 | 12.112 h |
| April | 18.7°C11.4°C | 11.4°C | 148 | 19.7 | 12.212 h |
| May | 18.4°C11.3°C | 11.3°C | 96 | 16.3 | 12.312 h |
| June | 18.4°C11.1°C | 11.1°C | 39 | 10.2 | 12.412 h |
| July | 18.5°C10.8°C | 10.8°C | 33 | 9.4 | 12.412 h |
| August | 19.4°C10.8°C | 10.8°C | 24 | 7.3 | 12.312 h |
| September | 19.6°C10.6°C | 10.6°C | 34 | 10.4 | 12.112 h |
| October, selected | 18.9°C10.6°C | 10.6°C | 100 | 17.9 | 12.012 h |
| November | 18.5°C10.7°C | 10.7°C | 129 | 20.6 | 11.912 h |
| December | 18.7°C10.5°C | 10.5°C | 77 | 15.8 | 11.812 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
October in nearby cities
- Zipaquirá in OctoberColombia · 19 kmHigh 19.3°C · Low 10.1°C · 142 mm rain
- Bogotá in OctoberColombia · 28 kmHigh 18.7°C · Low 10.8°C · 99 mm rain
- Soacha in OctoberColombia · 36 kmHigh 18.7°C · Low 10.9°C · 236 mm rain
- Fusagasugá in OctoberColombia · 67 kmHigh 21.7°C · Low 15.8°C · 200 mm rain
- La Dorada in OctoberColombia · 94 kmHigh 31.3°C · Low 22.3°C · 211 mm rain
- Villavicencio in OctoberColombia · 94 kmHigh 28.1°C · Low 18.8°C · 173 mm rain
- Ibagué in OctoberColombia · 135 kmHigh 25.3°C · Low 18.1°C · 310 mm rain
- Duitama in OctoberColombia · 156 kmHigh 19.5°C · Low 10.4°C · 102 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Chía) is explained once on the Chía year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.