Aimogasta weather in October

In October, Aimogasta sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 25 mm of rain across 5.3 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of October to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Aimogasta's 5th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Aimogasta's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
6th warmest
Overnight low
16°
7th coldest
Rainfall
25 mm
5.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
6:51 AM – 7:33 PM
Cloud cover
28%
5th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.9
out of 10

Aimogasta is town in La Rioja Province, Argentina.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical October day in Aimogasta reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 3°C warmer than September and about 2°C cooler than November.

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Aimogasta weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 20°6910.913.65.0
Feb29° / 20°528.6135.8
Mar27° / 18°568.712.26.9
Apr24° / 15°306.111.38.1
May21° / 10°204.410.67.9
Jun19° / 81.910.28.0
Jul19° / 61.610.48.1
Aug22° / 71.7118.7
Sep24° / 12°153.111.88.8
Oct27° / 16°255.312.77.9
Nov28° / 18°447.613.46.6
Dec30° / 20°549.413.85.4

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% 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 14%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18812
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Aimogasta gets around 25 mm of rain over 5.3 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 17% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the dry band about 91% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
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29820
39730
49730
59730
69730
79640
89640
99550
109550
119460
129460
139370
149370
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3083161
3182171

Wind in October

Winds average 8 km/h in October, the windiest month of the year.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
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117calm
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318calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of October to 13 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 7:08 AM to 6:38 AM, and sunset from 7:24 PM to 7:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.37:087:24
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312.37:067:25
412.47:057:26
512.47:037:27
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712.47:017:28
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1812.86:497:34
1912.86:487:35
2012.86:477:36
2112.86:467:36
2212.96:467:37
2312.96:457:38
2412.96:447:39
2512.96:437:39
2613.06:427:40
2713.06:417:41
2813.06:407:41
2913.06:407:42
3013.16:397:43
3113.16:387:44

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 6.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.6 kWh/m² to a high of 7.35 kWh/m² in December across the year — October's 6.68 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
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Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Aimogasta?

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

7.9
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
7.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

October is one of the better times to visit Aimogasta for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Aimogasta in October

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

In October, Aimogasta sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 16°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 5 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Aimogasta 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 Aimogasta peaks around January 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 4 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeHighModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 19UV 15Jun 23UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr7Very high
May5High
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug6High
Sep8Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Aimogasta?

Aimogasta sits at 28.6°S, 66.8°W, 828 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Chilecito, 95 km away.

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Topography around Aimogasta

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Aimogasta has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 139 m around an average of 850 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,366 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,110 m.

The land around Aimogasta is covered by bare terrain (40%) and shrubs (23%) within 3 km, bare terrain (63%) and shrubs (32%) within 16 km, and shrubs (50%) and bare terrain (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
139 m
16 km
1,366 m
80 km
4,110 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
October weather nearby: Chilecito 95 km · La Rioja 95 km · Catamarca 100 km · Belén 103 km · San Isidro 106 km · Aguilares 172 km · Monteros 201 km · Famaillá 217 km

Argentina travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / I
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 46% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$14,898
2025
Happiness
6.4 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
4.5
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
14.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 575
Religion
Roman Catholic 63%none 19%Evangelical 15%Jehovah's Witness and Church of Jesus Christ 1%

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 Aimogasta (-28.56°, -66.8074°, elevation 828 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).