Ayacucho weather in October

In October, Ayacucho sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 84 mm of rain across 9.6 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of October to 13 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Ayacucho's 8th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ayacucho's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 20°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 9°; 6th coldest
Rainfall: 84 mm; 9.6 wet days
Daylight: 13 hours; 6:10 AM – 7:08 PM
Cloud cover: 58%; 8th clearest
Wind: 14 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 5.42 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.3; out of 10

Ayacucho is city in Buenos Aires province, Argentina.

Founded: 1866

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

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Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical October day in Ayacucho reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 3°C warmer than September and about 3°C cooler than November.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	21
Avg low (°C)	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	18	7
2	18	7
3	18	7
4	18	8
5	18	8
6	18	8
7	19	8
8	19	8
9	19	8
10	19	8
11	19	8
12	19	8
13	19	9
14	20	9
15	20	9
16	20	9
17	20	9
18	20	9
19	20	9
20	20	9
21	20	9
22	20	9
23	20	9
24	20	9
25	20	9
26	20	9
27	21	9
28	21	9
29	21	9
30	21	9
31	21	10

How October really feels in Ayacucho

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

October sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Ayacucho weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	27° / 15°	83	8.7	14.3	6.9
Feb	26° / 15°	73	8.1	13.4	7.0
Mar	24° / 13°	76	8.2	12.3	7.3
Apr	20° / 10°	80	7.3	11.1	6.8
May	16° / 7°	45	5.9	10	5.7
Jun	13° / 4°	48	4.9	9.5	4.2
Jul	13° / 4°	44	5.5	9.7	3.7
Aug	15° / 5°	54	5.5	10.6	4.9
Sep	17° / 6°	61	6.8	11.7	5.6
Oct	20° / 9°	84	9.6	13	6.3
Nov	23° / 11°	87	9.4	14	7.0
Dec	26° / 13°	73	8.7	14.5	7.1

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	45	46	45	44	45	45	45	46	45	47	47	48	48	48	48	48	49	49	49	49	49	49	50	50	50	50	51	52	52	52	53
Cloudier (%)	55	54	55	56	55	55	55	54	55	53	53	52	52	52	52	52	51	51	51	51	51	51	50	50	50	50	49	48	48	48	47

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	45	55
2	46	54
3	45	55
4	44	56
5	45	55
6	45	55
7	45	55
8	46	54
9	45	55
10	47	53
11	47	53
12	48	52
13	48	52
14	48	52
15	48	52
16	48	52
17	49	51
18	49	51
19	49	51
20	49	51
21	49	51
22	49	51
23	50	50
24	50	50
25	50	50
26	50	50
27	51	49
28	52	48
29	52	48
30	52	48
31	53	47

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Ayacucho gets around 84 mm of rain over 9.6 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 31% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	28	29	29	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	32

	Rain chance (%)
1	28
2	29
3	29
4	30
5	30
6	31
7	31
8	31
9	31
10	31
11	31
12	31
13	31
14	31
15	31
16	31
17	31
18	31
19	31
20	31
21	31
22	31
23	31
24	31
25	31
26	31
27	31
28	31
29	31
30	31
31	32

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 84% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	92	92	91	90	90	89	88	88	87	87	85	85	85	84	83	82	82	82	81	81	81	80	80	80	80	81	80	80	80	79	79
Comfortable (%)	7	7	8	9	9	10	11	11	12	12	13	13	13	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	18	18
Humid (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	92	7	1
2	92	7	1
3	91	8	1
4	90	9	1
5	90	9	1
6	89	10	1
7	88	11	1
8	88	11	1
9	87	12	1
10	87	12	1
11	85	13	2
12	85	13	2
13	85	13	2
14	84	14	2
15	83	14	3
16	82	15	3
17	82	15	3
18	82	15	3
19	81	15	4
20	81	15	4
21	81	15	4
22	80	16	4
23	80	16	4
24	80	16	4
25	80	16	4
26	81	16	3
27	80	17	3
28	80	17	3
29	80	17	3
30	79	18	3
31	79	18	3

Wind in October

Winds average 14 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	15	light breeze
2	15	light breeze
3	15	light breeze
4	14	light breeze
5	14	light breeze
6	14	light breeze
7	14	light breeze
8	14	light breeze
9	14	light breeze
10	14	light breeze
11	14	light breeze
12	14	light breeze
13	14	light breeze
14	14	light breeze
15	14	light breeze
16	14	light breeze
17	14	light breeze
18	14	light breeze
19	14	light breeze
20	14	light breeze
21	14	light breeze
22	14	light breeze
23	14	light breeze
24	14	light breeze
25	14	light breeze
26	14	light breeze
27	14	light breeze
28	14	light breeze
29	14	light breeze
30	14	light breeze
31	14	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of October to 13 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:32 AM to 5:52 AM, and sunset from 6:54 PM to 7:23 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.4	12.4	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.6	12.6	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.8	12.8	12.9	12.9	12.9	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.1	13.1	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.4	13.4	13.5	13.5	13.5
Sunrise (AM)	6:32	6:30	6:29	6:27	6:26	6:24	6:23	6:21	6:20	6:18	6:17	6:15	6:14	6:13	6:11	6:10	6:08	6:07	6:06	6:05	6:03	6:02	6:01	6:00	5:58	5:57	5:56	5:55	5:54	5:53	5:52
Sunset (PM)	6:54	6:55	6:56	6:57	6:58	6:59	7:00	7:01	7:01	7:02	7:03	7:04	7:05	7:06	7:07	7:08	7:09	7:10	7:11	7:12	7:13	7:14	7:15	7:16	7:17	7:18	7:19	7:20	7:21	7:22	7:23

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.4	6:32	6:54
2	12.4	6:30	6:55
3	12.5	6:29	6:56
4	12.5	6:27	6:57
5	12.5	6:26	6:58
6	12.6	6:24	6:59
7	12.6	6:23	7:00
8	12.7	6:21	7:01
9	12.7	6:20	7:01
10	12.7	6:18	7:02
11	12.8	6:17	7:03
12	12.8	6:15	7:04
13	12.9	6:14	7:05
14	12.9	6:13	7:06
15	12.9	6:11	7:07
16	13.0	6:10	7:08
17	13.0	6:08	7:09
18	13.0	6:07	7:10
19	13.1	6:06	7:11
20	13.1	6:05	7:12
21	13.2	6:03	7:13
22	13.2	6:02	7:14
23	13.2	6:01	7:15
24	13.3	6:00	7:16
25	13.3	5:58	7:17
26	13.3	5:57	7:18
27	13.4	5:56	7:19
28	13.4	5:55	7:20
29	13.5	5:54	7:21
30	13.5	5:53	7:22
31	13.5	5:52	7:23

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.42 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2 kWh/m² to a high of 7.55 kWh/m² in December across the year — October's 5.42 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.8	Bright
2	4.8	Bright
3	4.8	Bright
4	4.9	Bright
5	4.9	Bright
6	5.0	Bright
7	5.0	Bright
8	5.0	Bright
9	5.1	Bright
10	5.2	Bright
11	5.2	Bright
12	5.3	Bright
13	5.3	Bright
14	5.4	Bright
15	5.4	Bright
16	5.5	Bright
17	5.5	Bright
18	5.6	Bright
19	5.6	Bright
20	5.7	Bright
21	5.7	Bright
22	5.8	Bright
23	5.8	Bright
24	5.8	Bright
25	5.9	Bright
26	5.9	Bright
27	6.0	Bright
28	6.0	Intense
29	6.0	Intense
30	6.1	Intense
31	6.1	Intense

Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Ayacucho?

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

6.3

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

3.0

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Ayacucho for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ayacucho in October

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

In October, Ayacucho sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Ayacucho in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ayacucho peaks around January 1 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	12	11	9	6	3	2	3	3	5	7	10	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	12	Extreme
Feb	11	Extreme
Mar	9	Very high
Apr	6	High
May	3	Moderate
Jun	2	Moderate
Jul	3	Moderate
Aug	3	Moderate
Sep	5	Moderate
Oct	7	Very high
Nov	10	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Ayacucho?

Ayacucho sits at 37.2°S, 58.5°W, 76 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Tandil, 61 km away.

Topography around Ayacucho

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ayacucho has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 29 m around an average of 77 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 70 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 481 m.

The land around Ayacucho is covered by grassland (67%) within 3 km, grassland (74%) and cropland (24%) within 16 km, and grassland (64%) and cropland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km

29 m

grassland 67%

16 km

70 m

grassland 74%

80 km

481 m

grassland 64%

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← September Ayacucho year-round climate November →Best places to visit in October

October weather nearby: Tandil 61 km · Balcarce 80 km · Santa Clara del Mar 115 km · Dolores 118 km · General Juan Madariaga 121 km · Mar del Plata 125 km · Azul 129 km · Benito Juárez 130 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

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 Ayacucho (-37.1528°, -58.4884°, elevation 76 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	18	7
2	18	7
3	18	7
4	18	8
5	18	8
6	18	8
7	19	8
8	19	8
9	19	8
10	19	8
11	19	8
12	19	8
13	19	9
14	20	9
15	20	9
16	20	9
17	20	9
18	20	9
19	20	9
20	20	9
21	20	9
22	20	9
23	20	9
24	20	9
25	20	9
26	20	9
27	21	9
28	21	9
29	21	9
30	21	9
31	21	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	45	55
2	46	54
3	45	55
4	44	56
5	45	55
6	45	55
7	45	55
8	46	54
9	45	55
10	47	53
11	47	53
12	48	52
13	48	52
14	48	52
15	48	52
16	48	52
17	49	51
18	49	51
19	49	51
20	49	51
21	49	51
22	49	51
23	50	50
24	50	50
25	50	50
26	50	50
27	51	49
28	52	48
29	52	48
30	52	48
31	53	47

	Rain chance (%)
1	28
2	29
3	29
4	30
5	30
6	31
7	31
8	31
9	31
10	31
11	31
12	31
13	31
14	31
15	31
16	31
17	31
18	31
19	31
20	31
21	31
22	31
23	31
24	31
25	31
26	31
27	31
28	31
29	31
30	31
31	32

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	92	7	1
2	92	7	1
3	91	8	1
4	90	9	1
5	90	9	1
6	89	10	1
7	88	11	1
8	88	11	1
9	87	12	1
10	87	12	1
11	85	13	2
12	85	13	2
13	85	13	2
14	84	14	2
15	83	14	3
16	82	15	3
17	82	15	3
18	82	15	3
19	81	15	4
20	81	15	4
21	81	15	4
22	80	16	4
23	80	16	4
24	80	16	4
25	80	16	4
26	81	16	3
27	80	17	3
28	80	17	3
29	80	17	3
30	79	18	3
31	79	18	3

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	18	7
2	18	7
3	18	7
4	18	8
5	18	8
6	18	8
7	19	8
8	19	8
9	19	8
10	19	8
11	19	8
12	19	8
13	19	9
14	20	9
15	20	9
16	20	9
17	20	9
18	20	9
19	20	9
20	20	9
21	20	9
22	20	9
23	20	9
24	20	9
25	20	9
26	20	9
27	21	9
28	21	9
29	21	9
30	21	9
31	21	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	45	55
2	46	54
3	45	55
4	44	56
5	45	55
6	45	55
7	45	55
8	46	54
9	45	55
10	47	53
11	47	53
12	48	52
13	48	52
14	48	52
15	48	52
16	48	52
17	49	51
18	49	51
19	49	51
20	49	51
21	49	51
22	49	51
23	50	50
24	50	50
25	50	50
26	50	50
27	51	49
28	52	48
29	52	48
30	52	48
31	53	47

	Rain chance (%)
1	28
2	29
3	29
4	30
5	30
6	31
7	31
8	31
9	31
10	31
11	31
12	31
13	31
14	31
15	31
16	31
17	31
18	31
19	31
20	31
21	31
22	31
23	31
24	31
25	31
26	31
27	31
28	31
29	31
30	31
31	32

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	92	7	1
2	92	7	1
3	91	8	1
4	90	9	1
5	90	9	1
6	89	10	1
7	88	11	1
8	88	11	1
9	87	12	1
10	87	12	1
11	85	13	2
12	85	13	2
13	85	13	2
14	84	14	2
15	83	14	3
16	82	15	3
17	82	15	3
18	82	15	3
19	81	15	4
20	81	15	4
21	81	15	4
22	80	16	4
23	80	16	4
24	80	16	4
25	80	16	4
26	81	16	3
27	80	17	3
28	80	17	3
29	80	17	3
30	79	18	3
31	79	18	3

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	18	7
2	18	7
3	18	7
4	18	8
5	18	8
6	18	8
7	19	8
8	19	8
9	19	8
10	19	8
11	19	8
12	19	8
13	19	9
14	20	9
15	20	9
16	20	9
17	20	9
18	20	9
19	20	9
20	20	9
21	20	9
22	20	9
23	20	9
24	20	9
25	20	9
26	20	9
27	21	9
28	21	9
29	21	9
30	21	9
31	21	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	45	55
2	46	54
3	45	55
4	44	56
5	45	55
6	45	55
7	45	55
8	46	54
9	45	55
10	47	53
11	47	53
12	48	52
13	48	52
14	48	52
15	48	52
16	48	52
17	49	51
18	49	51
19	49	51
20	49	51
21	49	51
22	49	51
23	50	50
24	50	50
25	50	50
26	50	50
27	51	49
28	52	48
29	52	48
30	52	48
31	53	47

	Rain chance (%)
1	28
2	29
3	29
4	30
5	30
6	31
7	31
8	31
9	31
10	31
11	31
12	31
13	31
14	31
15	31
16	31
17	31
18	31
19	31
20	31
21	31
22	31
23	31
24	31
25	31
26	31
27	31
28	31
29	31
30	31
31	32

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	92	7	1
2	92	7	1
3	91	8	1
4	90	9	1
5	90	9	1
6	89	10	1
7	88	11	1
8	88	11	1
9	87	12	1
10	87	12	1
11	85	13	2
12	85	13	2
13	85	13	2
14	84	14	2
15	83	14	3
16	82	15	3
17	82	15	3
18	82	15	3
19	81	15	4
20	81	15	4
21	81	15	4
22	80	16	4
23	80	16	4
24	80	16	4
25	80	16	4
26	81	16	3
27	80	17	3
28	80	17	3
29	80	17	3
30	79	18	3
31	79	18	3