Climate averages 1991–2020
Popayán weather
in October.
A warm, very wet month: the 9th warmest and the 8th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a warm month in Popayán: daytime highs average 22.2°C and nights cool to about 14.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 268 mm of rain on roughly 26 days, which makes October a very wet month (the 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 04 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Pitalito (90 km away). In October its highs average 23.2°C, 1.1°C warmer than Popayán, with 230 mm of rain.
Among the 46 cities listed in Colombia, Popayán ranks 35th of 46 for the warmest October highs and 29th of 46 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 46 cities is 25.8°C; Popayán is 3.6°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 0.8°C to 21.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 268 mm to 331 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
Popayán climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 22.0°C14.5°C | 14.5°C | 233 | 21.9 | 12.012 h |
| February | 22.4°C14.7°C | 14.7°C | 233 | 21.5 | 12.012 h |
| March | 22.3°C14.8°C | 14.8°C | 299 | 25.4 | 12.112 h |
| April | 22.3°C14.8°C | 14.8°C | 289 | 24.2 | 12.212 h |
| May | 22.3°C14.7°C | 14.7°C | 197 | 21.7 | 12.212 h |
| June | 22.3°C14.2°C | 14.2°C | 93 | 13.9 | 12.312 h |
| July | 22.4°C13.9°C | 13.9°C | 64 | 10.0 | 12.212 h |
| August | 23.0°C13.8°C | 13.8°C | 64 | 9.9 | 12.212 h |
| September | 23.2°C14.1°C | 14.1°C | 145 | 18.0 | 12.112 h |
| October, selected | 22.2°C14.5°C | 14.5°C | 268 | 26.4 | 12.112 h |
| November | 21.4°C14.7°C | 14.7°C | 331 | 28.0 | 12.012 h |
| December | 21.6°C14.6°C | 14.6°C | 292 | 25.3 | 12.012 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
- Pitalito in OctoberColombia · 90 kmHigh 23.2°C · Low 14.4°C · 230 mm rain
- Cali in OctoberColombia · 111 kmHigh 25.4°C · Low 19.2°C · 376 mm rain
- Yumbo in OctoberColombia · 128 kmHigh 24.3°C · Low 18.5°C · 376 mm rain
- Florencia in OctoberColombia · 145 kmHigh 27.2°C · Low 18.3°C · 164 mm rain
- Pasto in OctoberColombia · 155 kmHigh 18.1°C · Low 10.6°C · 195 mm rain
- Neiva in OctoberColombia · 158 kmHigh 29.8°C · Low 21.7°C · 152 mm rain
- Ipiales in OctoberColombia · 213 kmHigh 16.3°C · Low 9.0°C · 230 mm rain
- Tulcán in OctoberEcuador · 218 kmHigh 16.8°C · Low 9.4°C · 230 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 Popayán) is explained once on the Popayán year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.