Caracas weather in October
October in Caracas: hot, soaked, with clean air — a gamble, with 27 rainy days.
Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
#12 of 12 months in Caracas · #1106 of 1413 destinations to visit in October · comfort 62/100 (tier C)
- Days
- 28°C
- Nights
- 21°C
- Wet days
- 27
- Sun
- 10.1 h
- Humidity
- 84%
- Daylight
- 12 h

Traveller notes on Caracas in October
Other months in Caracas
Detailed July-specific weather trip reports for Caracas are limited on the forum, with one visitor's July trip report simply describing loving the city despite taking real safety precautions throughout the stay. Posters discussing the nearby May-June stretch describe the weather then as glorious, with beautiful conditions and few tourists, a pattern that broadly extends into July given Caracas's valley setting and relatively stable year-round mountain climate. Posters describe the city's location in the Cerro Ávila valley, with mountains close by and the Caribbean coast a short drive away, as keeping conditions milder than Venezuela's hotter lowland cities. Posters generally rate July as warm and pleasant for a Caracas visit weather-wise, with safety planning the more pressing consideration than the climate itself.
Forum posters describe Caracas as genuinely not hot at all - often described as pretty cool, sometimes outright cold - a real surprise for a Venezuelan city given its tropical latitude, explained by the city's elevated valley setting. Posters flag areas at even higher elevation near Caracas as chillier still than the city center itself. Posters are consistent that the city's weather patterns can feel genuinely temperamental, shifting more than visitors might expect from a single tropical city. One January visitor specifically reported great weather during their stay, consistent with January generally sitting in Venezuela's cooler, drier season rather than its hot, wet stretch.
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Caracas climate normals — October
Monthly averages from ERA5 reanalysis. AQI is the mean US Air Quality Index for the month.
Crowds in Caracas in October
How busy the place itself is — school and mass holidays, the months an editor tagged, and how sought-after the weather makes them. Never part of the comfort score.
BusyWinter baseball season(estimated)
Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet
Best months for Caracas's weather
Ranked by this destination's own climate comfort score across the year — a different thing from how busy it gets (see Crowds above).
Toughest weatherCaracas's weather peaks December–February, best around January.
Best weatherFair weatherToughest weather
What's on in Caracas in October
Recurring seasonal events, natural spectacles, closures and holidays — curated and sourced.
- Festival
Winter baseball season
12 Oct – 31 Jan · usuallySporting eventCrowdedThe Venezuelan league opens in mid-October and runs to the January finals. Leones del Caracas now play at the Estadio Monumental in La Rinconada, and games against Magallanes are the ones that sell out. Source ↗
- Season
Wet season
MonsoonRisk27 rainy days and about 251 mm in the month — the real kind of rainy season, not afternoon showers.
from the climate normals
Nearby, and something's on
Within 300 km of Caracas — a day trip or a short hop — with something on this month. Never part of the comfort score.
Where is Caracas?
Caracas in October — FAQ
- Is October a good time to visit Caracas?
- October in Caracas: hot, soaked, with clean air — a gamble, with 27 rainy days. It ranks #12 of 12 months for Caracas on SeasonMap's comfort score (62/100).
- What is the weather like in Caracas in October?
- In October, Caracas averages a daily high of 27.7°C and a low of 20.9°C, with about 251.3 mm of rain over roughly 27 rainy days.
- What is the air quality in Caracas in October?
- Caracas has a mean US Air Quality Index of about 50 in October.
Within 300 km: Kralendijk's Sea turtle nesting around 1 May – 15 Dec.