General Alvear weather in October

In October, General Alvear sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 57 mm of rain across 7.3 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% 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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is General Alvear's 9th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see General Alvear's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 25°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 12°; 7th coldest
Rainfall: 57 mm; 7.3 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 54 min; 6:49 AM – 7:43 PM
Cloud cover: 41%; 9th clearest
Wind: 14 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 6.26 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.6; out of 10

General Alvear is city in Mendoza Province, Argentina.

Founded: 1914

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 23°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical October day in General Alvear reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 13°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 4°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)	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	27	27
Avg low (°C)	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13

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

How October really feels in General Alvear

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

General Alvear 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	33° / 19°	47	8.9	14.1	3.9
Feb	31° / 18°	52	7.1	13.3	4.9
Mar	28° / 16°	53	6.7	12.3	6.8
Apr	23° / 11°	39	5.1	11.1	7.9
May	19° / 8°	25	3.8	10.2	6.9
Jun	16° / 4°	13	2.7	9.7	5.8
Jul	15° / 3°	13	2.4	9.9	5.8
Aug	18° / 5°	18	3.1	10.7	7.3
Sep	21° / 9°	28	4.2	11.8	7.7
Oct	25° / 12°	57	7.3	12.9	7.6
Nov	29° / 15°	49	7.2	13.8	6.5
Dec	32° / 18°	57	8.1	14.3	4.7

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% 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 29%. 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 (%)	70	69	69	69	68	68	68	68	68	68	69	69	70	70	70	70	70	72	72	72	73	73	73	73	74	74	74	74	74	74	75
Cloudier (%)	30	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	32	32	31	31	30	30	30	30	30	28	28	28	27	27	27	27	26	26	26	26	26	26	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	70	30
2	69	31
3	69	31
4	69	31
5	68	32
6	68	32
7	68	32
8	68	32
9	68	32
10	68	32
11	69	31
12	69	31
13	70	30
14	70	30
15	70	30
16	70	30
17	70	30
18	72	28
19	72	28
20	72	28
21	73	27
22	73	27
23	73	27
24	73	27
25	74	26
26	74	26
27	74	26
28	74	26
29	74	26
30	74	26
31	75	25

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

General Alvear gets around 57 mm of rain over 7.3 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 23% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days.

	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 (%)	22	22	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22

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

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 95% 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 (%)	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	97	97	97	97	96	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	93	93	93	92	92
Comfortable (%)	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	7
Humid (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	99	1	0
2	99	1	0
3	99	1	0
4	99	1	0
5	98	2	0
6	98	2	0
7	98	2	0
8	97	3	0
9	97	3	0
10	97	3	0
11	97	3	0
12	96	4	0
13	95	4	1
14	95	4	1
15	95	4	1
16	95	4	1
17	95	4	1
18	95	4	1
19	95	4	1
20	94	5	1
21	94	5	1
22	94	5	1
23	94	5	1
24	94	5	1
25	94	5	1
26	94	5	1
27	93	6	1
28	93	6	1
29	93	6	1
30	92	7	1
31	92	7	1

Wind in October

Winds average 14 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 14 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)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

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

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of October to 13 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 7:09 AM to 6:32 AM, and sunset from 7:30 PM to 7:57 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)	12.3	12.4	12.4	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.7	12.7	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.9	12.9	12.9	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.4	13.4
Sunrise (AM)	7:09	7:08	7:06	7:05	7:04	7:02	7:01	6:59	6:58	6:57	6:55	6:54	6:53	6:51	6:50	6:49	6:48	6:46	6:45	6:44	6:43	6:42	6:41	6:39	6:38	6:37	6:36	6:35	6:34	6:33	6:32
Sunset (PM)	7:30	7:31	7:32	7:33	7:33	7:34	7:35	7:36	7:37	7:38	7:38	7:39	7:40	7:41	7:42	7:43	7:44	7:44	7:45	7:46	7:47	7:48	7:49	7:50	7:51	7:52	7:53	7:54	7:55	7:56	7:57

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.3	7:09	7:30
2	12.4	7:08	7:31
3	12.4	7:06	7:32
4	12.5	7:05	7:33
5	12.5	7:04	7:33
6	12.5	7:02	7:34
7	12.6	7:01	7:35
8	12.6	6:59	7:36
9	12.6	6:58	7:37
10	12.7	6:57	7:38
11	12.7	6:55	7:38
12	12.8	6:54	7:39
13	12.8	6:53	7:40
14	12.8	6:51	7:41
15	12.9	6:50	7:42
16	12.9	6:49	7:43
17	12.9	6:48	7:44
18	13.0	6:46	7:44
19	13.0	6:45	7:45
20	13.0	6:44	7:46
21	13.1	6:43	7:47
22	13.1	6:42	7:48
23	13.1	6:41	7:49
24	13.2	6:39	7:50
25	13.2	6:38	7:51
26	13.2	6:37	7:52
27	13.3	6:36	7:53
28	13.3	6:35	7:54
29	13.3	6:34	7:55
30	13.4	6:33	7:56
31	13.4	6:32	7:57

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 6.26 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.59 kWh/m² to a high of 8.07 kWh/m² in December across the year — October's 6.26 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)	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.4	6.4	6.5	6.5	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.7	6.7	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.9	7.0
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.6	Bright
2	5.7	Bright
3	5.7	Bright
4	5.8	Bright
5	5.8	Bright
6	5.8	Bright
7	5.9	Bright
8	5.9	Bright
9	6.0	Bright
10	6.0	Intense
11	6.1	Intense
12	6.1	Intense
13	6.2	Intense
14	6.2	Intense
15	6.3	Intense
16	6.3	Intense
17	6.3	Intense
18	6.4	Intense
19	6.4	Intense
20	6.5	Intense
21	6.5	Intense
22	6.6	Intense
23	6.6	Intense
24	6.6	Intense
25	6.7	Intense
26	6.7	Intense
27	6.8	Intense
28	6.8	Intense
29	6.8	Intense
30	6.9	Intense
31	7.0	Intense

Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit General Alvear?

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

7.6

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

6.8

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for General Alvear in October

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

In October, General Alvear sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 12°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 7 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in General Alvear in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in General Alvear peaks around January 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	14	13	10	5	4	3	3	4	6	9	12	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	10	Very high
Apr	5	High
May	4	Moderate
Jun	3	Moderate
Jul	3	Moderate
Aug	4	Moderate
Sep	6	High
Oct	9	Very high
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is General Alvear?

General Alvear sits at 35.0°S, 67.7°W, 471 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is San Rafael, 71 km away.

Topography around General Alvear

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around General Alvear has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 15 m around an average of 471 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 62 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,336 m.

The land around General Alvear is covered by grassland (49%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, shrubs (47%) and grassland (41%) within 16 km, and shrubs (85%) within 80 km.

3 km

15 m

grassland 49%

16 km

62 m

shrubs 47%

80 km

1,336 m

shrubs 85%

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

October weather nearby: San Rafael 71 km · Malargüe 180 km · Tunuyán 197 km · Rivadavia 211 km · San Martín 222 km · Tupungato 223 km · San Luis 226 km · Perdriel 238 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 General Alvear (-34.9775°, -67.6962°, elevation 471 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	23	10
2	23	10
3	23	10
4	23	11
5	23	11
6	24	11
7	24	11
8	24	11
9	24	11
10	24	11
11	24	11
12	24	11
13	24	12
14	25	12
15	25	12
16	25	12
17	25	12
18	25	12
19	25	12
20	25	12
21	25	12
22	26	13
23	26	13
24	26	13
25	26	13
26	26	13
27	26	13
28	26	13
29	26	13
30	27	13
31	27	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	70	30
2	69	31
3	69	31
4	69	31
5	68	32
6	68	32
7	68	32
8	68	32
9	68	32
10	68	32
11	69	31
12	69	31
13	70	30
14	70	30
15	70	30
16	70	30
17	70	30
18	72	28
19	72	28
20	72	28
21	73	27
22	73	27
23	73	27
24	73	27
25	74	26
26	74	26
27	74	26
28	74	26
29	74	26
30	74	26
31	75	25

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	99	1	0
2	99	1	0
3	99	1	0
4	99	1	0
5	98	2	0
6	98	2	0
7	98	2	0
8	97	3	0
9	97	3	0
10	97	3	0
11	97	3	0
12	96	4	0
13	95	4	1
14	95	4	1
15	95	4	1
16	95	4	1
17	95	4	1
18	95	4	1
19	95	4	1
20	94	5	1
21	94	5	1
22	94	5	1
23	94	5	1
24	94	5	1
25	94	5	1
26	94	5	1
27	93	6	1
28	93	6	1
29	93	6	1
30	92	7	1
31	92	7	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	70	30
2	69	31
3	69	31
4	69	31
5	68	32
6	68	32
7	68	32
8	68	32
9	68	32
10	68	32
11	69	31
12	69	31
13	70	30
14	70	30
15	70	30
16	70	30
17	70	30
18	72	28
19	72	28
20	72	28
21	73	27
22	73	27
23	73	27
24	73	27
25	74	26
26	74	26
27	74	26
28	74	26
29	74	26
30	74	26
31	75	25

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	99	1	0
2	99	1	0
3	99	1	0
4	99	1	0
5	98	2	0
6	98	2	0
7	98	2	0
8	97	3	0
9	97	3	0
10	97	3	0
11	97	3	0
12	96	4	0
13	95	4	1
14	95	4	1
15	95	4	1
16	95	4	1
17	95	4	1
18	95	4	1
19	95	4	1
20	94	5	1
21	94	5	1
22	94	5	1
23	94	5	1
24	94	5	1
25	94	5	1
26	94	5	1
27	93	6	1
28	93	6	1
29	93	6	1
30	92	7	1
31	92	7	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	70	30
2	69	31
3	69	31
4	69	31
5	68	32
6	68	32
7	68	32
8	68	32
9	68	32
10	68	32
11	69	31
12	69	31
13	70	30
14	70	30
15	70	30
16	70	30
17	70	30
18	72	28
19	72	28
20	72	28
21	73	27
22	73	27
23	73	27
24	73	27
25	74	26
26	74	26
27	74	26
28	74	26
29	74	26
30	74	26
31	75	25

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	99	1	0
2	99	1	0
3	99	1	0
4	99	1	0
5	98	2	0
6	98	2	0
7	98	2	0
8	97	3	0
9	97	3	0
10	97	3	0
11	97	3	0
12	96	4	0
13	95	4	1
14	95	4	1
15	95	4	1
16	95	4	1
17	95	4	1
18	95	4	1
19	95	4	1
20	94	5	1
21	94	5	1
22	94	5	1
23	94	5	1
24	94	5	1
25	94	5	1
26	94	5	1
27	93	6	1
28	93	6	1
29	93	6	1
30	92	7	1
31	92	7	1