General Güemes weather in October

In October, General Güemes sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 30 mm of rain across 6.2 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of October to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is General Güemes's 5th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see General Güemes's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 16°; 7th coldest
Rainfall: 30 mm; 6.2 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 36 min; 6:48 AM – 7:23 PM
Cloud cover: 56%; 5th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 5.24 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.6; out of 10

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Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical October day in General Güemes reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 2°C warmer than September and about 1°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)	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29
Avg low (°C)	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17

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

General Güemes weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	29° / 19°	147	16.8	13.4	4.5
Feb	28° / 19°	128	14.7	12.9	5.2
Mar	26° / 18°	103	14.4	12.2	5.8
Apr	24° / 15°	44	8	11.4	7.1
May	21° / 11°	15	3.6	10.8	7.4
Jun	20° / 8°	5	1.5	10.5	7.7
Jul	20° / 7°	4	1.4	10.6	8.0
Aug	23° / 9°	6	1.4	11.1	8.7
Sep	26° / 12°	7	1.8	11.8	8.3
Oct	28° / 16°	30	6.2	12.6	6.6
Nov	29° / 17°	50	9.1	13.2	5.5
Dec	30° / 19°	112	14.6	13.5	4.6

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% 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 48%. Skies tend to cloud over 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 (%)	60	60	60	59	59	58	57	57	57	56	55	55	54	53	52	51	50	49	48	48	48	47	47	47	47	47	49	49	49	49	50
Cloudier (%)	40	40	40	41	41	42	43	43	43	44	45	45	46	47	48	49	50	51	52	52	52	53	53	53	53	53	51	51	51	51	50

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	60	40
2	60	40
3	60	40
4	59	41
5	59	41
6	58	42
7	57	43
8	57	43
9	57	43
10	56	44
11	55	45
12	55	45
13	54	46
14	53	47
15	52	48
16	51	49
17	50	50
18	49	51
19	48	52
20	48	52
21	48	52
22	47	53
23	47	53
24	47	53
25	47	53
26	47	53
27	49	51
28	49	51
29	49	51
30	49	51
31	50	50

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

General Güemes gets around 30 mm of rain over 6.2 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 25% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	12	12	12	13	14	14	15	16	16	17	17	17	18	18	19	19	20	20	21	21	22	22	23	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	25

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

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 65% 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 (%)	82	81	80	80	78	78	76	75	74	73	71	71	70	67	66	65	63	62	60	59	58	57	56	54	54	53	51	50	50	49	48
Comfortable (%)	15	16	16	16	17	17	18	19	19	20	21	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	29	30	30	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	32
Humid (%)	3	3	4	4	5	5	6	6	7	7	8	8	8	9	9	9	10	10	11	11	12	12	13	14	14	15	16	17	17	18	19
Muggy (%)	0	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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	82	15	3	0
2	81	16	3	0
3	80	16	4	0
4	80	16	4	0
5	78	17	5	0
6	78	17	5	0
7	76	18	6	0
8	75	19	6	0
9	74	19	7	0
10	73	20	7	0
11	71	21	8	0
12	71	21	8	0
13	70	22	8	0
14	67	23	9	1
15	66	24	9	1
16	65	25	9	1
17	63	26	10	1
18	62	27	10	1
19	60	28	11	1
20	59	29	11	1
21	58	29	12	1
22	57	30	12	1
23	56	30	13	1
24	54	31	14	1
25	54	31	14	1
26	53	31	15	1
27	51	32	16	1
28	50	32	17	1
29	50	32	17	1
30	49	32	18	1
31	48	32	19	1

Wind in October

Winds average 6 km/h in October, the windiest month of the year.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 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)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
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29	6	calm
30	6	calm
31	6	calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of October to 12 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 7:02 AM to 6:36 AM, and sunset from 7:16 PM to 7:31 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)	12.2	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9
Sunrise (AM)	7:02	7:01	7:00	6:59	6:58	6:57	6:56	6:55	6:54	6:53	6:52	6:51	6:50	6:49	6:48	6:48	6:47	6:46	6:45	6:44	6:43	6:43	6:42	6:41	6:40	6:39	6:39	6:38	6:37	6:37	6:36
Sunset (PM)	7:16	7:16	7:17	7:17	7:18	7:18	7:19	7:19	7:19	7:20	7:20	7:21	7:21	7:22	7:22	7:23	7:23	7:24	7:24	7:25	7:25	7:26	7:27	7:27	7:28	7:28	7:29	7:30	7:30	7:31	7:31

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.2	7:02	7:16
2	12.3	7:01	7:16
3	12.3	7:00	7:17
4	12.3	6:59	7:17
5	12.3	6:58	7:18
6	12.3	6:57	7:18
7	12.4	6:56	7:19
8	12.4	6:55	7:19
9	12.4	6:54	7:19
10	12.4	6:53	7:20
11	12.5	6:52	7:20
12	12.5	6:51	7:21
13	12.5	6:50	7:21
14	12.5	6:49	7:22
15	12.6	6:48	7:22
16	12.6	6:48	7:23
17	12.6	6:47	7:23
18	12.6	6:46	7:24
19	12.7	6:45	7:24
20	12.7	6:44	7:25
21	12.7	6:43	7:25
22	12.7	6:43	7:26
23	12.7	6:42	7:27
24	12.8	6:41	7:27
25	12.8	6:40	7:28
26	12.8	6:39	7:28
27	12.8	6:39	7:29
28	12.9	6:38	7:30
29	12.9	6:37	7:30
30	12.9	6:37	7:31
31	12.9	6:36	7:31

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.24 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.86 kWh/m² to a high of 5.61 kWh/m² in December across the year — October's 5.24 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)	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.3	Bright
2	5.3	Bright
3	5.3	Bright
4	5.3	Bright
5	5.3	Bright
6	5.3	Bright
7	5.3	Bright
8	5.3	Bright
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10	5.3	Bright
11	5.3	Bright
12	5.3	Bright
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14	5.3	Bright
15	5.3	Bright
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17	5.3	Bright
18	5.2	Bright
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20	5.2	Bright
21	5.2	Bright
22	5.2	Bright
23	5.3	Bright
24	5.3	Bright
25	5.3	Bright
26	5.3	Bright
27	5.3	Bright
28	5.3	Bright
29	5.3	Bright
30	5.4	Bright
31	5.4	Bright

Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for General Güemes

In seasonPeak

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

General Güemes's rainy season runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

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Is October a good time to visit General Güemes?

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

6.6

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

7.5

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit General Güemes for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for General Güemes in October

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

In October, General Güemes sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

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UV index in General Güemes 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 General Güemes peaks around January 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 5 (high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	15	15	13	9	7	5	5	7	10	11	14	15
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	High	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	9	Very high
May	7	High
Jun	5	High
Jul	5	High
Aug	7	Very high
Sep	10	Very high
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	15	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is General Güemes?

General Güemes sits at 24.7°S, 65.0°W, 696 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Salta, 40 km away.

Topography around General Güemes

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around General Güemes has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 85 m around an average of 736 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 716 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,196 m.

The land around General Güemes is covered by cropland (40%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (48%) and cropland (34%) within 16 km, and trees (68%) within 80 km.

3 km

85 m

cropland 40%

16 km

716 m

trees 48%

80 km

5,196 m

trees 68%

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

October weather nearby: Salta 40 km · San Lorenzo 45 km · Palpalá 49 km · San José de los Cerrillos 51 km · San Pedro de Jujuy 53 km · San Salvador de Jujuy 59 km · Rosario de Lerma 64 km · San José de Metán 92 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 Güemes (-24.6745°, -65.0466°, elevation 696 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	27	14
2	27	14
3	27	14
4	27	14
5	28	14
6	28	15
7	28	15
8	28	15
9	28	15
10	28	15
11	28	15
12	28	15
13	28	15
14	28	16
15	28	16
16	28	16
17	28	16
18	28	16
19	28	16
20	28	16
21	28	16
22	29	16
23	29	16
24	29	16
25	29	17
26	29	17
27	29	17
28	29	17
29	29	17
30	29	17
31	29	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	60	40
2	60	40
3	60	40
4	59	41
5	59	41
6	58	42
7	57	43
8	57	43
9	57	43
10	56	44
11	55	45
12	55	45
13	54	46
14	53	47
15	52	48
16	51	49
17	50	50
18	49	51
19	48	52
20	48	52
21	48	52
22	47	53
23	47	53
24	47	53
25	47	53
26	47	53
27	49	51
28	49	51
29	49	51
30	49	51
31	50	50

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	82	15	3	0
2	81	16	3	0
3	80	16	4	0
4	80	16	4	0
5	78	17	5	0
6	78	17	5	0
7	76	18	6	0
8	75	19	6	0
9	74	19	7	0
10	73	20	7	0
11	71	21	8	0
12	71	21	8	0
13	70	22	8	0
14	67	23	9	1
15	66	24	9	1
16	65	25	9	1
17	63	26	10	1
18	62	27	10	1
19	60	28	11	1
20	59	29	11	1
21	58	29	12	1
22	57	30	12	1
23	56	30	13	1
24	54	31	14	1
25	54	31	14	1
26	53	31	15	1
27	51	32	16	1
28	50	32	17	1
29	50	32	17	1
30	49	32	18	1
31	48	32	19	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	60	40
2	60	40
3	60	40
4	59	41
5	59	41
6	58	42
7	57	43
8	57	43
9	57	43
10	56	44
11	55	45
12	55	45
13	54	46
14	53	47
15	52	48
16	51	49
17	50	50
18	49	51
19	48	52
20	48	52
21	48	52
22	47	53
23	47	53
24	47	53
25	47	53
26	47	53
27	49	51
28	49	51
29	49	51
30	49	51
31	50	50

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	82	15	3	0
2	81	16	3	0
3	80	16	4	0
4	80	16	4	0
5	78	17	5	0
6	78	17	5	0
7	76	18	6	0
8	75	19	6	0
9	74	19	7	0
10	73	20	7	0
11	71	21	8	0
12	71	21	8	0
13	70	22	8	0
14	67	23	9	1
15	66	24	9	1
16	65	25	9	1
17	63	26	10	1
18	62	27	10	1
19	60	28	11	1
20	59	29	11	1
21	58	29	12	1
22	57	30	12	1
23	56	30	13	1
24	54	31	14	1
25	54	31	14	1
26	53	31	15	1
27	51	32	16	1
28	50	32	17	1
29	50	32	17	1
30	49	32	18	1
31	48	32	19	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	60	40
2	60	40
3	60	40
4	59	41
5	59	41
6	58	42
7	57	43
8	57	43
9	57	43
10	56	44
11	55	45
12	55	45
13	54	46
14	53	47
15	52	48
16	51	49
17	50	50
18	49	51
19	48	52
20	48	52
21	48	52
22	47	53
23	47	53
24	47	53
25	47	53
26	47	53
27	49	51
28	49	51
29	49	51
30	49	51
31	50	50

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	82	15	3	0
2	81	16	3	0
3	80	16	4	0
4	80	16	4	0
5	78	17	5	0
6	78	17	5	0
7	76	18	6	0
8	75	19	6	0
9	74	19	7	0
10	73	20	7	0
11	71	21	8	0
12	71	21	8	0
13	70	22	8	0
14	67	23	9	1
15	66	24	9	1
16	65	25	9	1
17	63	26	10	1
18	62	27	10	1
19	60	28	11	1
20	59	29	11	1
21	58	29	12	1
22	57	30	12	1
23	56	30	13	1
24	54	31	14	1
25	54	31	14	1
26	53	31	15	1
27	51	32	16	1
28	50	32	17	1
29	50	32	17	1
30	49	32	18	1
31	48	32	19	1