Malargüe weather in October

In October, Malargüe sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 50 mm of precipitation across 7.7 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% 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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Malargüe's 6th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Malargüe's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
50 mm
7.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
6:56 AM – 7:51 PM
Cloud cover
39%
6th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.9 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical October day in Malargüe reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 22°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)
1151
2152
3152
4152
5152
6162
7162
8162
9162
10162
11163
12173
13173
14173
15173
16173
17173
18183
19183
20184
21184
22184
23184
24184
25184
26194
27194
28194
29195
30195
31195

How October really feels in Malargüe

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 11 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
11
wind chill below the day's low

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

Malargüe weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 11°379.4014.17.5
Feb24° / 10°418.4013.37.6
Mar22° / 498.5012.37.3
Apr17° / 507.60.611.16.0
May12° / 568.22.610.23.4
Jun / -3°637.65.39.71.1
Jul / -5°527.15.69.80.6
Aug / -3°466.75.110.71.9
Sep13° / -0°447.63.711.83.9
Oct17° / 507.71.812.96.1
Nov21° / 3970.413.97.4
Dec24° / 407.8014.47.8

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 29%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17030
27030
37030
47030
57030
66931
76931
86931
96931
107030
117030
127030
137030
147129
157129
167129
177129
187228
197228
207228
217228
227228
237228
247228
257228
267228
277228
287327
297327
307327
317327

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Malargüe gets around 50 mm of rain and snow over 7.7 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 24% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1248
2248
3248
4248
5248
6248
7258
8258
9258
10257
11247
12247
13246
14246
15246
16246
17245
18245
19235
20234
21234
22244
23244
24244
25243
26243
27243
28243
29243
30243
31243

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 (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in October

Winds average 9 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
2410calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 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 60 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 7:17 AM to 6:39 AM, and sunset from 7:38 PM to 8:05 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.47:177:38
212.47:157:39
312.47:147:40
412.57:127:40
512.57:117:41
612.57:097:42
712.67:087:43
812.67:077:44
912.77:057:45
1012.77:047:45
1112.77:037:46
1212.87:017:47
1312.87:007:48
1412.86:597:49
1512.96:577:50
1612.96:567:51
1712.96:557:52
1813.06:537:53
1913.06:527:54
2013.16:517:54
2113.16:507:55
2213.16:497:56
2313.26:477:57
2413.26:467:58
2513.26:457:59
2613.36:448:00
2713.36:438:01
2813.36:428:02
2913.46:418:03
3013.46:408:04
3113.46:398:05

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 6.9 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.76 kWh/m² to a high of 8.68 kWh/m² in December across the year — October's 6.9 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.4Intense
66.4Intense
76.5Intense
86.5Intense
96.6Intense
106.7Intense
116.7Intense
126.8Intense
136.8Intense
146.9Intense
156.9Intense
167.0Intense
177.0Intense
187.1Intense
197.1Intense
207.1Intense
217.2Intense
227.2Intense
237.3Intense
247.3Intense
257.3Intense
267.4Intense
277.4Intense
287.5Intense
297.5Intense
307.5Intense
317.6Intense
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Malargüe?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
1.6
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Malargüe for sightseeing.

What to pack for Malargüe in October

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

In October, Malargüe sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 3°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer. About 8 days see rain.

sun protectiona warm layer

UV index in Malargüe in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Malargüe peaks around January 16 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 14 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeModerateModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 16UV 14Jul 14UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar10Extreme
Apr6High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul2Low
Aug4Moderate
Sep6High
Oct10Very high
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Malargüe?

Malargüe sits at 35.5°S, 69.6°W, 1,423 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is San Rafael, 149 km away.

Topography around Malargüe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Malargüe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 70 m around an average of 1,418 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 643 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,642 m.

The land around Malargüe is covered by grassland (36%), shrubs (25%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, grassland (50%) and shrubs (30%) within 16 km, and grassland (54%) and bare terrain (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
70 m
16 km
643 m
80 km
3,642 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewater
October weather nearby: San Rafael 149 km · Chimbarongo 158 km · Molina 159 km · Curicó 160 km · Rengo 166 km · Colbún 166 km · Sagrada Familia 172 km · San Clemente 172 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 Malargüe (-35.4779°, -69.5852°, elevation 1,423 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).