Esquel weather in October

In October, Esquel sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 67 mm of precipitation across 11 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 11°C in the first days to 13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of October to 13 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Esquel's 6th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Esquel's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 12°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 1°; 6th coldest
Precipitation: 67 mm; 11 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 12 min; 6:55 AM – 8:06 PM
Cloud cover: 62%; 6th clearest
Wind: 8 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 5.58 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.1; out of 10

Esquel is city in Argentina.

Founded: 1906

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 11°C in the first days to 13°C by the end.

A typical October day in Esquel reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 18°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)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Avg low (°C)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

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

How October really feels in Esquel

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Esquel 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	20° / 7°	36	5.3	0.2	14.8	7.1
Feb	20° / 7°	34	5.3	0.2	13.8	7.1
Mar	17° / 5°	44	7	0.2	12.4	5.8
Apr	12° / 2°	73	9.2	1.9	10.9	3.2
May	8° / 0°	97	12.8	4.6	9.6	1.2
Jun	4° / -3°	129	15	10.4	8.9	0.0
Jul	4° / -4°	107	13.1	10.6	9.2	0.0
Aug	6° / -3°	108	14.3	10.4	10.2	0.3
Sep	9° / -1°	57	9.9	4.9	11.7	1.7
Oct	12° / 1°	67	11	3.8	13.2	3.1
Nov	15° / 3°	56	9	1.4	14.5	4.6
Dec	17° / 5°	49	7.6	0.7	15.1	6.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	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 (%)	37	37	37	37	37	38	38	38	38	39	39	39	40	40	41	41	43	43	44	44	44	44	44	45	45	45	45	45	45	44	43
Cloudier (%)	63	63	63	63	63	62	62	62	62	61	61	61	60	60	59	59	57	57	56	56	56	56	56	55	55	55	55	55	55	56	57

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	37	63
2	37	63
3	37	63
4	37	63
5	37	63
6	38	62
7	38	62
8	38	62
9	38	62
10	39	61
11	39	61
12	39	61
13	40	60
14	40	60
15	41	59
16	41	59
17	43	57
18	43	57
19	44	56
20	44	56
21	44	56
22	44	56
23	44	56
24	45	55
25	45	55
26	45	55
27	45	55
28	45	55
29	45	55
30	44	56
31	43	57

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Esquel gets around 67 mm of rain and snow over 11 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 35% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

	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 (%)	33	34	34	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34
Snow chance (%)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	10	10	10	9	9	9	8	8	8

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	33	14
2	34	14
3	34	14
4	35	14
5	35	14
6	36	14
7	36	14
8	36	14
9	36	14
10	36	14
11	36	14
12	35	13
13	35	13
14	35	13
15	35	13
16	35	12
17	35	12
18	35	12
19	35	12
20	35	11
21	35	11
22	35	11
23	35	10
24	34	10
25	34	10
26	34	9
27	34	9
28	34	9
29	34	8
30	34	8
31	34	8

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.

	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 (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in October

Winds average 8 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 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)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

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

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of October to 13 h 54 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 7:20 AM to 6:33 AM, and sunset from 7:48 PM to 8:25 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)	12.5	12.5	12.6	12.6	12.7	12.7	12.8	12.8	12.9	12.9	13.0	13.0	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.2	13.2	13.3	13.3	13.4	13.4	13.5	13.5	13.6	13.6	13.7	13.7	13.7	13.8	13.8	13.9
Sunrise (AM)	7:20	7:19	7:17	7:15	7:13	7:11	7:10	7:08	7:06	7:05	7:03	7:01	6:59	6:58	6:56	6:55	6:53	6:51	6:50	6:48	6:47	6:45	6:44	6:42	6:41	6:39	6:38	6:37	6:35	6:34	6:33
Sunset (PM)	7:48	7:49	7:50	7:52	7:53	7:54	7:55	7:56	7:58	7:59	8:00	8:01	8:02	8:04	8:05	8:06	8:07	8:09	8:10	8:11	8:12	8:14	8:15	8:16	8:17	8:19	8:20	8:21	8:23	8:24	8:25

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.5	7:20	7:48
2	12.5	7:19	7:49
3	12.6	7:17	7:50
4	12.6	7:15	7:52
5	12.7	7:13	7:53
6	12.7	7:11	7:54
7	12.8	7:10	7:55
8	12.8	7:08	7:56
9	12.9	7:06	7:58
10	12.9	7:05	7:59
11	13.0	7:03	8:00
12	13.0	7:01	8:01
13	13.1	6:59	8:02
14	13.1	6:58	8:04
15	13.1	6:56	8:05
16	13.2	6:55	8:06
17	13.2	6:53	8:07
18	13.3	6:51	8:09
19	13.3	6:50	8:10
20	13.4	6:48	8:11
21	13.4	6:47	8:12
22	13.5	6:45	8:14
23	13.5	6:44	8:15
24	13.6	6:42	8:16
25	13.6	6:41	8:17
26	13.7	6:39	8:19
27	13.7	6:38	8:20
28	13.7	6:37	8:21
29	13.8	6:35	8:23
30	13.8	6:34	8:24
31	13.9	6:33	8:25

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.37 kWh/m² to a high of 7.72 kWh/m² in December across the year — October's 5.58 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	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.3	6.3	6.4
Level	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	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	5.0	Bright
6	5.0	Bright
7	5.1	Bright
8	5.1	Bright
9	5.2	Bright
10	5.2	Bright
11	5.3	Bright
12	5.3	Bright
13	5.4	Bright
14	5.5	Bright
15	5.5	Bright
16	5.6	Bright
17	5.6	Bright
18	5.7	Bright
19	5.7	Bright
20	5.8	Bright
21	5.9	Bright
22	5.9	Bright
23	6.0	Bright
24	6.0	Intense
25	6.1	Intense
26	6.1	Intense
27	6.2	Intense
28	6.2	Intense
29	6.3	Intense
30	6.3	Intense
31	6.4	Intense

Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Esquel

In seasonPeak

In October, Esquel sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

Rainy season

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Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is October a good time to visit Esquel?

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

3.1

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 Esquel.

What to pack for Esquel in October

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

In October, Esquel sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 1°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Esquel 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 Esquel peaks around December 23 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 1 (low).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	12	11	7	4	3	1	2	2	4	7	9	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	Very high	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	12	Extreme
Feb	11	Extreme
Mar	7	High
Apr	4	Moderate
May	3	Moderate
Jun	1	Low
Jul	2	Low
Aug	2	Moderate
Sep	4	Moderate
Oct	7	Very high
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Esquel?

Esquel sits at 42.9°S, 71.3°W, 577 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is El Bolsón, 107 km away.

Topography around Esquel

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Esquel has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 519 m around an average of 695 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,733 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,335 m.

The land around Esquel is covered by grassland (56%), trees (21%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, grassland (72%) within 16 km, and grassland (45%) and trees (29%) within 80 km.

3 km

519 m

grassland 56%

16 km

1,733 m

grassland 72%

80 km

2,335 m

grassland 45%

treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewater

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

October weather nearby: El Bolsón 107 km · Quellón 188 km · Calbuco 195 km · Bariloche 196 km · Castro 206 km · Puerto Montt 209 km · Puerto Varas 224 km · Llanquihue 231 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 Esquel (-42.9115°, -71.3195°, elevation 577 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	11	1
2	11	1
3	11	1
4	11	1
5	11	1
6	11	1
7	11	1
8	11	1
9	11	1
10	12	1
11	12	1
12	12	1
13	12	1
14	12	1
15	12	1
16	12	1
17	12	1
18	12	1
19	12	2
20	12	2
21	12	2
22	12	2
23	13	2
24	13	2
25	13	2
26	13	2
27	13	2
28	13	2
29	13	2
30	13	2
31	13	2

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	37	63
2	37	63
3	37	63
4	37	63
5	37	63
6	38	62
7	38	62
8	38	62
9	38	62
10	39	61
11	39	61
12	39	61
13	40	60
14	40	60
15	41	59
16	41	59
17	43	57
18	43	57
19	44	56
20	44	56
21	44	56
22	44	56
23	44	56
24	45	55
25	45	55
26	45	55
27	45	55
28	45	55
29	45	55
30	44	56
31	43	57

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	33	14
2	34	14
3	34	14
4	35	14
5	35	14
6	36	14
7	36	14
8	36	14
9	36	14
10	36	14
11	36	14
12	35	13
13	35	13
14	35	13
15	35	13
16	35	12
17	35	12
18	35	12
19	35	12
20	35	11
21	35	11
22	35	11
23	35	10
24	34	10
25	34	10
26	34	9
27	34	9
28	34	9
29	34	8
30	34	8
31	34	8

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	37	63
2	37	63
3	37	63
4	37	63
5	37	63
6	38	62
7	38	62
8	38	62
9	38	62
10	39	61
11	39	61
12	39	61
13	40	60
14	40	60
15	41	59
16	41	59
17	43	57
18	43	57
19	44	56
20	44	56
21	44	56
22	44	56
23	44	56
24	45	55
25	45	55
26	45	55
27	45	55
28	45	55
29	45	55
30	44	56
31	43	57

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	33	14
2	34	14
3	34	14
4	35	14
5	35	14
6	36	14
7	36	14
8	36	14
9	36	14
10	36	14
11	36	14
12	35	13
13	35	13
14	35	13
15	35	13
16	35	12
17	35	12
18	35	12
19	35	12
20	35	11
21	35	11
22	35	11
23	35	10
24	34	10
25	34	10
26	34	9
27	34	9
28	34	9
29	34	8
30	34	8
31	34	8

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	37	63
2	37	63
3	37	63
4	37	63
5	37	63
6	38	62
7	38	62
8	38	62
9	38	62
10	39	61
11	39	61
12	39	61
13	40	60
14	40	60
15	41	59
16	41	59
17	43	57
18	43	57
19	44	56
20	44	56
21	44	56
22	44	56
23	44	56
24	45	55
25	45	55
26	45	55
27	45	55
28	45	55
29	45	55
30	44	56
31	43	57

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	33	14
2	34	14
3	34	14
4	35	14
5	35	14
6	36	14
7	36	14
8	36	14
9	36	14
10	36	14
11	36	14
12	35	13
13	35	13
14	35	13
15	35	13
16	35	12
17	35	12
18	35	12
19	35	12
20	35	11
21	35	11
22	35	11
23	35	10
24	34	10
25	34	10
26	34	9
27	34	9
28	34	9
29	34	8
30	34	8
31	34	8

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100