Cinco Saltos weather in October

In October, Cinco Saltos sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 34 mm of rain across 3.7 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Cinco Saltos's 7th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cinco Saltos's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
6th warmest
Overnight low
10°
7th coldest
Rainfall
34 mm
3.7 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
6:46 AM – 7:48 PM
Cloud cover
44%
7th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.9
out of 10

Cinco Saltos is city in Río Negro Province, Argentina.

Founded
1911

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 21°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical October day in Cinco Saltos reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 4°C warmer than September and about 4°C cooler than November.

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How October really feels in Cinco Saltos

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.

Cinco Saltos weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 18°14314.45.4
Feb30° / 17°203.113.56.3
Mar26° / 14°223.112.38.0
Apr21° / 10°253.4117.8
May16° / 285.29.95.7
Jun13° / 214.49.33.9
Jul12° / 193.59.64.0
Aug15° / 14310.55.5
Sep19° / 203.511.77.1
Oct22° / 10°343.7137.9
Nov26° / 13°212.914.18.1
Dec30° / 16°162.614.76.5

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% 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 34%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15941
25941
35941
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56040
66040
76040
86040
96238
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116337
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Cinco Saltos gets around 34 mm of rain over 3.7 wet days in October, the wettest month. 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 14% on the wettest days.

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

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
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Wind in October

Winds average 15 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
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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 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 72 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 7:09 AM to 6:27 AM, and sunset from 7:33 PM to 8:04 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.47:097:33
212.47:087:34
312.57:067:35
412.57:047:36
512.67:037:37
612.67:017:38
712.77:007:39
812.76:587:40
912.76:577:41
1012.86:557:42
1112.86:547:43
1212.96:527:44
1312.96:517:45
1412.96:497:46
1513.06:487:47
1613.06:467:48
1713.16:457:49
1813.16:447:50
1913.26:427:51
2013.26:417:52
2113.26:397:54
2213.36:387:55
2313.36:377:56
2413.46:367:57
2513.46:347:58
2613.46:337:59
2713.56:328:00
2813.56:318:01
2913.56:298:02
3013.66:288:03
3113.66:278:04

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 6.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.04 kWh/m² to a high of 8.6 kWh/m² in December across the year — October's 6.34 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
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45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.8Bright
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95.9Bright
106.0Bright
116.0Intense
126.1Intense
136.2Intense
146.2Intense
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277.0Intense
287.0Intense
297.1Intense
307.1Intense
317.2Intense
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Cinco Saltos?

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

7.9
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is one of the better times to visit Cinco Saltos for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Cinco Saltos in October

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

In October, Cinco Saltos sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 10°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 4 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Cinco Saltos in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Cinco Saltos peaks around December 20 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateLowModerateVery highExtremeDec 20UV 12Jun 23UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar8Very high
Apr5High
May3Moderate
Jun2Low
Jul2Low
Aug3Moderate
Sep5Moderate
Oct8Very high
Nov10Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Cinco Saltos?

Cinco Saltos sits at 38.8°S, 68.1°W, 288 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Centenario, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Cinco Saltos

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cinco Saltos has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 84 m around an average of 301 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 159 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 698 m.

The land around Cinco Saltos is covered by shrubs (29%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, shrubs (48%) within 16 km, and shrubs (81%) within 80 km.

3 km
84 m
16 km
159 m
80 km
698 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Centenario 6.0 km · Cipolletti 14 km · Neuquén 14 km · Plottier 22 km · Allen 27 km · General Roca 48 km · Villa Regina 90 km · Cutral-Có 102 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 Cinco Saltos (-38.8222°, -68.0629°, elevation 288 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).