General Roca weather in October

In October, General Roca sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 36 mm of rain across 4.3 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 20°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% 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 General Roca's 7th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see General Roca's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
6th warmest
Overnight low
10°
7th coldest
Rainfall
36 mm
4.3 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
6:44 AM – 7:47 PM
Cloud cover
45%
7th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.31 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.8
out of 10

General Roca is city and municipality in Río Negro Province, Argentina.

Density
149/km²
people per km²
Founded
1879

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 20°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical October day in General Roca 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 16°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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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1208
2208
3208
4208
5219
6219
7219
8219
9219
10219
11219
12229
13229
14229
152210
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312411

How October really feels in General Roca

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.

General Roca 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° / 17°183.114.45.7
Feb30° / 17°22313.56.6
Mar26° / 14°253.512.38.1
Apr21° / 293.6117.8
May16° / 274.99.95.7
Jun13° / 204.49.33.9
Jul12° / 193.69.53.9
Aug15° / 142.910.55.4
Sep18° / 213.511.77.0
Oct22° / 10°364.3137.8
Nov26° / 13°223.214.18.0
Dec29° / 16°162.714.76.7

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 35%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15941
25941
35941
45941
55941
65941
76040
86040
96139
106139
116238
126238
136436
146436
156535
166634
176634
186733
196931
206931
217030
227030
237030
247129
257129
267129
277129
287129
297129
307129
317129

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

General Roca gets around 36 mm of rain over 4.3 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 14% and peaks near 15% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
114
214
314
415
515
615
715
815
915
1015
1114
1214
1314
1413
1513
1613
1713
1812
1912
2012
2112
2212
2312
2413
2513
2613
2713
2814
2914
3014
3114

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 (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
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141000
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28991
29991
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31991

Wind in October

Winds average 16 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
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
1416light breeze
1516light breeze
1616light breeze
1716light breeze
1816light breeze
1916light breeze
2016light breeze
2116light breeze
2216light breeze
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2816light breeze
2916light breeze
3016light breeze
3116light breeze

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 7:07 AM to 6:25 AM, and sunset from 7:31 PM to 8:03 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.47:077:31
212.47:067:32
312.57:047:33
412.57:027:34
512.67:017:35
612.66:597:36
712.76:587:37
812.76:567:38
912.76:557:39
1012.86:537:40
1112.86:527:41
1212.96:507:42
1312.96:497:43
1413.06:477:44
1513.06:467:46
1613.06:447:47
1713.16:437:48
1813.16:417:49
1913.26:407:50
2013.26:397:51
2113.26:377:52
2213.36:367:53
2313.36:357:54
2413.46:337:55
2513.46:327:56
2613.46:317:57
2713.56:307:58
2813.56:288:00
2913.66:278:01
3013.66:268:02
3113.66:258:03

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 6.31 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.01 kWh/m² to a high of 8.56 kWh/m² in December across the year — October's 6.31 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.5Bright
35.6Bright
45.6Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
75.8Bright
85.8Bright
95.9Bright
106.0Bright
116.0Intense
126.1Intense
136.1Intense
146.2Intense
156.3Intense
166.3Intense
176.4Intense
186.4Intense
196.5Intense
206.6Intense
216.6Intense
226.7Intense
236.8Intense
246.8Intense
256.8Intense
266.9Intense
277.0Intense
287.0Intense
297.0Intense
307.1Intense
317.1Intense
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit General Roca?

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

7.8
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is one of the better times to visit General Roca for general sightseeing.

What to pack for General Roca in October

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

In October, General Roca 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 General Roca in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in General Roca peaks around December 20 at about 13 (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 13Jun 23UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar8Very high
Apr5High
May3Moderate
Jun2Low
Jul2Low
Aug3Moderate
Sep5Moderate
Oct8Very high
Nov10Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is General Roca?

General Roca sits at 39.0°S, 67.6°W, 237 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Allen, 22 km away.

Topography around General Roca

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around General Roca has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 41 m around an average of 238 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 251 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 764 m.

The land around General Roca is covered by artificial surfaces (49%) within 3 km, shrubs (61%) within 16 km, and shrubs (89%) within 80 km.

3 km
41 m
16 km
251 m
80 km
764 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Allen 22 km · Cipolletti 37 km · Neuquén 42 km · Villa Regina 44 km · Cinco Saltos 48 km · Centenario 53 km · Plottier 57 km · Catriel 130 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 General Roca (-39.0333°, -67.5833°, elevation 237 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).