Bariloche weather in October

In October, Bariloche sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 70 mm of precipitation across 10.2 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 9°C in the first days to 11°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Bariloche's 6th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bariloche's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
70 mm
10.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
6:57 AM – 8:04 PM
Cloud cover
61%
6th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.2
out of 10

Bariloche is city in the province of Río Negro in Argentina.

Density
433/km²
people per km²
Founded
1902

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 9°C in the first days to 11°C by the end.

A typical October day in Bariloche reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to 0°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°C and 15°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 3°C warmer than September and about 4°C cooler than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How October really feels in Bariloche

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
31
wind chill below the day's low

The story in October is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Bariloche weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan19° / 315.20.414.67.2
Feb19° / 3350.213.67.2
Mar16° / 4170.512.35.7
Apr11° / 748.72.610.92.9
May / 119136.29.70.8
Jun / -2°1721613.39.10.0
Jul / -3°14014.513.79.30.0
Aug / -3°13114.512.810.40.0
Sep / -1°6810.37.811.70.7
Oct10° / 7010.25.913.12.2
Nov13° / 528.32.614.34.0
Dec17° / 476.81.114.96.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23862
33862
43763
53763
63763
73763
83763
93862
103862
113862
123961
133961
144159
154159
164159
174258
184159
194258
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224357
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264357
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Bariloche gets around 70 mm of rain and snow over 10.2 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 33% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13318
23318
33319
43419
53419
63420
73420
83420
93420
103420
113420
123320
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303115
313115

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
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Wind in October

Winds average 9 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
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109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
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229calm
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279calm
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of October to 13 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 84 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 7:21 AM to 6:36 AM, and sunset from 7:47 PM to 8:22 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.47:217:47
212.57:197:48
312.57:187:49
412.67:167:50
512.67:147:52
612.77:137:53
712.77:117:54
812.87:097:55
912.87:087:56
1012.97:067:57
1112.97:047:58
1212.97:037:59
1313.07:018:00
1413.07:008:02
1513.16:588:03
1613.16:578:04
1713.26:558:05
1813.26:548:06
1913.36:528:07
2013.36:518:09
2113.36:498:10
2213.46:488:11
2313.46:468:12
2413.56:458:13
2513.56:448:14
2613.66:428:16
2713.66:418:17
2813.66:408:18
2913.76:388:19
3013.76:378:20
3113.86:368:22

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.86 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.54 kWh/m² to a high of 7.97 kWh/m² in December across the year — October's 5.86 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
25.2Bright
35.2Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.4Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.6Bright
115.6Bright
125.7Bright
135.7Bright
145.8Bright
155.8Bright
165.9Bright
175.9Bright
186.0Bright
196.0Intense
206.1Intense
216.1Intense
226.2Intense
236.2Intense
246.3Intense
256.3Intense
266.3Intense
276.4Intense
286.4Intense
296.5Intense
306.5Intense
316.5Intense
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Bariloche

In seasonPeak

None of Bariloche's seasonal hazards are active in October. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Bariloche's rainy season runs May–August, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is October a good time to visit Bariloche?

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

2.2
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bariloche.

What to pack for Bariloche in October

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

In October, Bariloche sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 0°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bariloche in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bariloche peaks around December 20 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeModerateLowModerateVery highExtremeDec 20UV 13Jun 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar8Very high
Apr5Moderate
May3Moderate
Jun2Low
Jul2Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep5High
Oct8Very high
Nov10Very high
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Bariloche?

Bariloche sits at 41.1°S, 71.3°W, 839 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is El Bolsón, 93 km away.

Topography around Bariloche

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bariloche has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 427 m around an average of 865 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,452 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,290 m.

The land around Bariloche is covered by artificial surfaces (40%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, grassland (36%), trees (30%) and water (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (44%) and trees (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
427 m
16 km
1,452 m
80 km
3,290 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: El Bolsón 93 km · San Martín de los Andes 110 km · Puerto Montt 141 km · Puerto Varas 142 km · Llanquihue 143 km · Frutillar 147 km · Purranque 157 km · Río Bueno 165 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 Bariloche (-41.1456°, -71.3082°, elevation 839 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).