Belén weather in October

In October, Belén sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 41 mm of rain across 5.9 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 24°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% 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 Belén's 5th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Belén's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
6th warmest
Overnight low
13°
7th coldest
Rainfall
41 mm
5.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
6:53 AM – 7:33 PM
Cloud cover
33%
5th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.88 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.0
out of 10

Belén is city in Catamarca 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 24°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical October day in Belén reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 3°C warmer than September and about 2°C cooler than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Belén 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 daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 18°9612.8013.65.5
Feb27° / 17°8010.10136.4
Mar26° / 16°7510.4012.26.9
Apr23° / 13°487.5011.47.6
May20° / 295010.77.5
Jun18° / 142.50.210.37.5
Jul18° / 142.50.610.47.4
Aug20° / 162.80.3118.1
Sep22° / 10°304.40.311.88.2
Oct25° / 13°415.9012.78.0
Nov27° / 15°547.3013.47.2
Dec29° / 17°719.2013.76.1

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 21%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18218
28218
38317
48317
58317
68317
78317
88317
98218
108218
118218
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Belén gets around 41 mm of rain over 5.9 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 19% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
115
215
316
416
516
616
716
817
917
1018
1118
1218
1319
1419
1519
1620
1720
1820
1920
2020
2120
2221
2321
2421
2522
2622
2722
2822
2923
3023
3123

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 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12982
13982
14982
15982
16973
17973
18973
19973
20973
21973
22964
23964
24964
25964
26964
27955
28955
29955
30946
31946

Wind in October

Winds average 6 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
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317calm

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 7:09 AM to 6:40 AM, and sunset from 7:25 PM to 7:43 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.37:097:25
212.37:087:25
312.37:077:26
412.37:067:26
512.47:057:27
612.47:047:28
712.47:027:28
812.57:017:29
912.57:007:29
1012.56:597:30
1112.56:587:30
1212.66:577:31
1312.66:567:31
1412.66:557:32
1512.66:547:33
1612.76:537:33
1712.76:527:34
1812.76:517:34
1912.76:507:35
2012.86:497:36
2112.86:487:36
2212.86:477:37
2312.96:467:38
2412.96:467:38
2512.96:457:39
2612.96:447:40
2713.06:437:40
2813.06:427:41
2913.06:427:42
3013.06:417:42
3113.16:407:43

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 6.88 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.78 kWh/m² to a high of 7.54 kWh/m² in December across the year — October's 6.88 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.6Intense
36.6Intense
46.7Intense
56.7Intense
66.7Intense
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206.9Intense
217.0Intense
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267.0Intense
277.0Intense
287.1Intense
297.1Intense
307.1Intense
317.1Intense
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Belén

In seasonPeak

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

Belén's rainy season runs November–April, 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 Belén?

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

8.0
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.1
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Belén in October

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

In October, Belén sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 13°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 6 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Belén in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Belén peaks around January 18 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 18UV 16Jul 10UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug7Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec16Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Belén?

Belén sits at 27.6°S, 67.0°W, 1,223 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Aimogasta, 103 km away.

Topography around Belén

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Belén has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 639 m around an average of 1,356 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,489 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,148 m.

The land around Belén is covered by shrubs (60%) within 3 km, shrubs (83%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (40%), shrubs (32%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
639 m
16 km
1,489 m
80 km
4,148 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
October weather nearby: Aimogasta 103 km · Aguilares 141 km · Santa María 144 km · Catamarca 152 km · San Isidro 156 km · Monteros 160 km · Famaillá 174 km · Chilecito 174 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 Belén (-27.6495°, -67.0263°, elevation 1,223 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).