Caucete weather in October

In October, Caucete sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 23 mm of rain across 3.8 wet days and about 12.8 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 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% 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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Caucete's 4th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Caucete's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
6th warmest
Overnight low
13°
7th coldest
Rainfall
23 mm
3.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
6:54 AM – 7:42 PM
Cloud cover
31%
4th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.0
out of 10

Caucete is city and capital of the Caucete departament, province of San Juan, Argentina.

Density
4/km²
people per km²

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 28°C by the end.

A typical October day in Caucete reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 14°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 4°C warmer than September and about 3°C cooler than November.

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

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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
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.

Caucete 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
Jan33° / 20°6911.513.83.7
Feb31° / 19°558.613.24.7
Mar29° / 17°467.512.26.5
Apr24° / 12°244.111.28.3
May20° / 13310.47.6
Jun17° / 61.4106.8
Jul16° / 7210.16.5
Aug19° / 92.110.87.9
Sep23° / 162.911.88.5
Oct27° / 13°233.812.88.0
Nov30° / 16°346.213.65.8
Dec32° / 19°538.6144.3

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% 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 19%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18020
28020
38020
48020
57921
67921
77921
87921
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Caucete gets around 23 mm of rain over 3.8 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 12% and peaks near 15% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
110
210
310
410
510
611
711
811
911
1012
1112
1212
1312
1412
1512
1612
1712
1812
1912
2013
2113
2213
2313
2413
2513
2614
2714
2814
2915
3015
3115

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 (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
6982
7982
8982
9982
10973
11973
12973
13973
14973
15973
16964
17964
18964
19964
20964
21964
22964
23964
24964
25964
26964
27955
28955
29955
30955
31946

Wind in October

Winds average 10 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
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49calm
59calm
69calm
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109calm
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129calm
139calm
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 54 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 7:13 AM to 6:40 AM, and sunset from 7:31 PM to 7:54 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.37:137:31
212.37:127:32
312.47:107:33
412.47:097:33
512.47:087:34
612.57:067:35
712.57:057:35
812.57:047:36
912.67:037:37
1012.67:027:37
1112.67:007:38
1212.76:597:39
1312.76:587:40
1412.76:577:40
1512.86:567:41
1612.86:547:42
1712.86:537:43
1812.96:527:43
1912.96:517:44
2012.96:507:45
2112.96:497:46
2213.06:487:46
2313.06:477:47
2413.06:467:48
2513.16:457:49
2613.16:447:50
2713.16:437:50
2813.26:427:51
2913.26:417:52
3013.26:407:53
3113.26:407:54

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 6.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.09 kWh/m² to a high of 7.88 kWh/m² in December across the year — October's 6.7 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.4Intense
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96.5Intense
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277.1Intense
287.1Intense
297.1Intense
307.2Intense
317.2Intense
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Caucete?

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
8.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Caucete in October

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

In October, Caucete sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 13°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 4 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Caucete in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Caucete peaks around January 18 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 18UV 14Jun 21UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr6High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep7High
Oct11Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Caucete?

Caucete sits at 31.7°S, 68.3°W, 592 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Santa Lucía, 24 km away.

Topography around Caucete

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Caucete has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 9 m around an average of 574 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 827 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,665 m.

The land around Caucete is covered by cropland (40%) and shrubs (23%) within 3 km, shrubs (51%) and cropland (24%) within 16 km, and shrubs (51%) and bare terrain (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
9 m
16 km
827 m
80 km
3,665 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
October weather nearby: Santa Lucía 24 km · Rawson 26 km · San Juan 26 km · Pocito 29 km · Chimbas 30 km · Villa Paula de Sarmiento 30 km · Villa General San Martín 33 km · Albardón 33 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 Caucete (-31.6515°, -68.2822°, elevation 592 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).