Climate averages 1991–2020
Cúcuta weather
in October.
A hot, wet month: the joint 4th warmest and the 9th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a hot month in Cúcuta: daytime highs average 31.0°C and nights cool to about 21.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 133 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 11 h 57 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Rubio (28 km away). In October its highs average 27.4°C, 3.6°C cooler than Cúcuta, with 94 mm of rain.
Among the 46 cities listed in Colombia, Cúcuta ranks 2nd of 46 for the warmest October highs and 6th of 46 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 46 cities is 25.8°C; Cúcuta is 5.2°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 2.0°C to 29.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 133 mm to 181 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
Cúcuta climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.4°C20.1°C | 20.1°C | 78 | 14.1 | 11.712 h |
| February | 29.9°C20.7°C | 20.7°C | 89 | 14.6 | 11.912 h |
| March | 30.0°C21.3°C | 21.3°C | 138 | 19.6 | 12.112 h |
| April | 29.8°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 155 | 18.2 | 12.312 h |
| May | 30.3°C22.3°C | 22.3°C | 97 | 12.8 | 12.512 h |
| June | 31.0°C22.1°C | 22.1°C | 31 | 6.4 | 12.613 h |
| July | 31.5°C22.1°C | 22.1°C | 22 | 5.2 | 12.513 h |
| August | 32.3°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 33 | 6.1 | 12.412 h |
| September | 32.4°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 59 | 10.7 | 12.212 h |
| October, selected | 31.0°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 133 | 18.1 | 12.012 h |
| November | 29.0°C21.3°C | 21.3°C | 181 | 20.5 | 11.812 h |
| December | 29.0°C20.6°C | 20.6°C | 113 | 16.8 | 11.712 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
- Rubio in OctoberVenezuela · 28 kmHigh 27.4°C · Low 18.7°C · 94 mm rain
- Táriba in OctoberVenezuela · 32 kmHigh 28.0°C · Low 19.7°C · 94 mm rain
- Ocaña in OctoberColombia · 101 kmHigh 23.5°C · Low 17.5°C · 259 mm rain
- Aguachica in OctoberColombia · 130 kmHigh 28.3°C · Low 22.7°C · 320 mm rain
- San Carlos del Zulia in OctoberVenezuela · 137 kmHigh 30.4°C · Low 24.2°C · 351 mm rain
- Ejido (approximate) in OctoberVenezuela · 156 kmHigh 25.3°C · Low 17.7°C · 200 mm rain
- Mérida, Venezuela in OctoberVenezuela · 165 kmHigh 24.3°C · Low 16.5°C · 200 mm rain
- Barrancabermeja in OctoberColombia · 176 kmHigh 29.3°C · Low 23.0°C · 406 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 Cúcuta) is explained once on the Cúcuta year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.