Pichanal weather in October

In October, Pichanal sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 66 mm of rain across 8.4 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% 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 Pichanal's 6th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pichanal's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
4th warmest
Overnight low
19°
7th coldest
Rainfall
66 mm
8.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
6:45 AM – 7:18 PM
Cloud cover
59%
6th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.23 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Pichanal is human settlement in Argentina.

Founded
1912

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical October day in Pichanal reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 40°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 2°C warmer than September and on par with November.

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

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 23 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
23
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in October is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Pichanal 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 22°20616.213.33.1
Feb31° / 22°20215.212.83.6
Mar29° / 21°1851512.24.7
Apr26° / 18°9310.511.56.4
May23° / 15°315.910.97.5
Jun22° / 12°133.310.67.8
Jul23° / 10°92.610.78.4
Aug27° / 12°81.811.28.1
Sep30° / 16°163.311.96.0
Oct32° / 19°668.412.54.1
Nov33° / 21°11511.713.13.4
Dec33° / 22°19215.713.43.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
25842
35743
45644
55644
65545
75446
85347
95248
105149
115149
125050
134951
144753
154654
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Pichanal gets around 66 mm of rain over 8.4 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 27% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 33% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 15% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
152242040
251242140
350242150
449242250
548242260
647232370
746232470
844232480
943232590
1042232590
11412326100
12392327110
13372427121
14352428121
15332428131
16312529141
17292529151
18272630161
19262631161
20242631172
21232732172
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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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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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 6:59 AM to 6:35 AM, and sunset from 7:12 PM to 7:26 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:597:12
212.26:587:13
312.36:577:13
412.36:567:13
512.36:557:14
612.36:547:14
712.46:547:15
812.46:537:15
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Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.23 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.86 kWh/m² to a high of 5.67 kWh/m² in January across the year — October's 5.23 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Pichanal

In seasonPeak

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

Pichanal's monsoon runs November–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
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Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is October a good time to visit Pichanal?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Pichanal in October

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

In October, Pichanal sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Pichanal 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 Pichanal peaks around January 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 at about 5 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 18UV 15Jul 11UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr9Very high
May7High
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug8Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Pichanal 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 Pichanal is worst in September — around 36 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 8.2× the cleanest month (May, 4 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateModerateSep 2135 µg/m³May 135 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb8Good
Mar7Good
Apr5Good
May4Good
Jun7Good
Jul8Good
Aug15Moderate
Sep36Poor
Oct32Moderate
Nov27Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Pichanal?

Pichanal sits at 23.3°S, 64.2°W, 307 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Embarcación, 17 km away.

Topography around Pichanal

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pichanal has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m around an average of 305 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 195 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,207 m.

The land around Pichanal is covered by cropland (48%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, cropland (49%) and trees (38%) within 16 km, and trees (62%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
32 m
16 km
195 m
80 km
4,207 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Embarcación 17 km · San Ramón de la Nueva Orán 23 km · Santa Rosa 23 km · Bermejo 66 km · Libertador General San Martín 81 km · General Mosconi 90 km · Tartagal 98 km · San Pedro de Jujuy 121 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 Pichanal (-23.3164°, -64.2183°, elevation 307 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).