La Paz weather in October

In October, La Paz sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 135 mm of rain across 9.4 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% 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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is La Paz's 10th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see La Paz's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
6th warmest
Overnight low
15°
6th coldest
Rainfall
135 mm
9.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
6:21 AM – 7:06 PM
Cloud cover
51%
10th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.1
out of 10

La Paz is city in Entre Ríos, Argentina.

Density
208/km²
people per km²
Founded
1835

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 24°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical October day in La Paz reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 3°C warmer than September and about 3°C cooler than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How October really feels in La Paz

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.

La Paz weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 21°1138.913.84.8
Feb30° / 20°1158.413.15.3
Mar28° / 18°1178.612.26.4
Apr25° / 15°1448.611.37.3
May21° / 12°826.310.57.0
Jun18° / 635.4106.6
Jul18° / 475.210.26.7
Aug20° / 10°675.810.97.3
Sep23° / 12°766.511.87.5
Oct25° / 15°1359.412.87.1
Nov28° / 17°1177.613.66.8
Dec30° / 19°1358.2145.4

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15743
25644
35644
45545
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

La Paz gets around 135 mm of rain over 9.4 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 29% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
128
228
329
429
530
630
731
831
931
1031
1131
1231
1330
1430
1530
1630
1730
1830
1930
2029
2129
2229
2329
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2528
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2728
2828
2928
3028
3128

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 41% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 13% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
155241461
254241561
353241571
452241671
551241681
649241781
748241792
847241892
946251892
1045251992
11442519102
12432520102
13422620102
14412621102
15402621102
16392721112
17382722112
18372722112
19362722122
20362722123
21352722133
22352722133
23352622143
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Wind in October

Winds average 14 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 54 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:39 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 6:56 PM to 7:18 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:396:56
212.36:376:57
312.46:366:58
412.46:356:58
512.46:346:59
612.56:327:00
712.56:317:00
812.56:307:01
912.56:297:02
1012.66:287:02
1112.66:267:03
1212.66:257:04
1312.76:247:04
1412.76:237:05
1512.76:227:06
1612.86:217:06
1712.86:207:07
1812.86:197:08
1912.96:187:09
2012.96:177:09
2112.96:157:10
2212.96:147:11
2313.06:137:12
2413.06:137:12
2513.06:127:13
2613.16:117:14
2713.16:107:15
2813.16:097:16
2913.16:087:16
3013.26:077:17
3113.26:067:18

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.48 kWh/m² to a high of 7.11 kWh/m² in December across the year — October's 5.57 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
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165.6Bright
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205.8Bright
215.8Bright
225.9Bright
235.9Bright
246.0Bright
256.0Intense
266.0Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit La Paz?

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

7.1
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for La Paz in October

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

In October, La Paz sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in La Paz 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 La Paz peaks around January 19 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 19UV 13Jun 20UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar10Extreme
Apr7High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep7High
Oct8Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in La Paz in October

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where October falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in La Paz is worst in August — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.8× the cleanest month (May, 6 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodAug 1721 µg/m³May 116 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb8Good
Mar6Good
Apr6Good
May6Good
Jun7Good
Jul13Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct9Good
Nov6Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is La Paz?

La Paz sits at 30.7°S, 59.6°W, 52 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Santa Elena, 26 km away.

Topography around La Paz

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around La Paz has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 57 m around an average of 32 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 66 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 78 m.

The land around La Paz is covered by trees (31%), water (28%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, trees (29%) and wetland (26%) within 16 km, and grassland (30%), trees (23%) and wetland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
57 m
16 km
66 m
80 km
78 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
October weather nearby: Santa Elena 26 km · San Javier 33 km · Esquina 82 km · Federal 86 km · San Justo 91 km · Villaguay 138 km · Paraná 139 km · Santa Fe 143 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 La Paz (-30.7418°, -59.6452°, elevation 52 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).