Profesor Salvador Mazza weather in October

In October, Profesor Salvador Mazza sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 87 mm of rain across 10.7 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in October, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of October to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Profesor Salvador Mazza's 6th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Profesor Salvador Mazza's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
4th warmest
Overnight low
17°
7th coldest
Rainfall
87 mm
10.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
6:44 AM – 7:15 PM
Cloud cover
63%
6th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.24 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

Profesor Salvador Mazza is city in Salta, Argentina.

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 29°C through the month.

A typical October day in Profesor Salvador Mazza reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 37°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)
12916
22916
32916
42916
52917
62917
72917
82917
92917
102917
112917
122917
132917
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272918
282918
292918
302918
312918

How October really feels in Profesor Salvador Mazza

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.

Profesor Salvador Mazza weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 20°23918.113.24.0
Feb29° / 19°22416.112.84.5
Mar28° / 19°18515.312.25.4
Apr25° / 16°8611.211.56.5
May22° / 13°407.7117.0
Jun21° / 11°184.710.77.3
Jul22° / 143.510.87.8
Aug25° / 11°102.711.28.4
Sep28° / 14°244.711.97.3
Oct29° / 17°8710.712.55.3
Nov30° / 18°14913.213.14.7
Dec30° / 20°21416.713.34.1

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% 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 56%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25149
35149
45050
55050
64951
74852
84852
94753
104753
114753
124654
134555
144456
154456
164456
174357
184258
194159
204258
214159
224159
234159
244159
254159
264159
274060
284060
293961
304060
314060

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Profesor Salvador Mazza gets around 87 mm of rain over 10.7 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 35% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
125
225
326
426
527
627
728
829
930
1031
1132
1233
1334
1435
1536
1637
1738
1838
1939
2039
2139
2240
2340
2440
2540
2640
2740
2840
2940
3040
3140

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of October feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, October lands in the humid band about 32% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 13% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
148262330
246262440
345262540
443272640
542272650
640272750
739272860
838272970
936272970
1035283080
1133283090
1232283190
13302831100
14292832110
15272832120
16262833130
17242834140
18232835150
19222735150
20212736160
21202737170
22192637180
23182638180
24182538190
25182438200
26182438200
27182337211
28182237221
29192236221
30192136231
31192135241

Wind in October

Winds average 8 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of October to 12 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 36 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:58 AM to 6:34 AM, and sunset from 7:10 PM to 7:23 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:587:10
212.26:577:10
312.26:567:10
412.36:557:11
512.36:547:11
612.36:537:11
712.36:527:12
812.46:517:12
912.46:507:13
1012.46:497:13
1112.46:487:13
1212.46:487:14
1312.56:477:14
1412.56:467:15
1512.56:457:15
1612.56:447:15
1712.56:437:16
1812.66:437:16
1912.66:427:17
2012.66:417:17
2112.66:407:18
2212.66:407:18
2312.76:397:19
2412.76:387:19
2512.76:387:20
2612.76:377:20
2712.76:367:21
2812.86:367:21
2912.86:357:22
3012.86:357:22
3112.86:347:23

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 3.06 kWh/m² to a high of 5.76 kWh/m² in January across the year — October's 5.24 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.3Bright
85.3Bright
95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.2Bright
125.2Bright
135.2Bright
145.2Bright
155.2Bright
165.2Bright
175.2Bright
185.2Bright
195.2Bright
205.2Bright
215.2Bright
225.2Bright
235.2Bright
245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Profesor Salvador Mazza

In seasonPeak

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

Profesor Salvador Mazza's monsoon runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is October a good time to visit Profesor Salvador Mazza?

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

5.3
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Profesor Salvador Mazza in October

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

In October, Profesor Salvador Mazza sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Profesor Salvador Mazza 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 Profesor Salvador Mazza peaks around January 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 19UV 15Jul 11UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Very high
May8Very high
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug8Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct10Very high
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Profesor Salvador Mazza 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 Profesor Salvador Mazza is worst in September — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.7× the cleanest month (May, 5 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateSep 2022 µg/m³May 215 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb9Good
Mar8Good
Apr6Good
May5Good
Jun5Good
Jul6Good
Aug10Good
Sep23Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Profesor Salvador Mazza?

Profesor Salvador Mazza sits at 22.0°S, 63.7°W, 602 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Yacuiba, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Profesor Salvador Mazza

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Profesor Salvador Mazza has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 610 m around an average of 664 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 990 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,881 m.

The land around Profesor Salvador Mazza is covered by trees (70%) within 3 km, trees (90%) within 16 km, and trees (81%) within 80 km.

3 km
610 m
16 km
990 m
80 km
1,881 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
October weather nearby: Yacuiba 4.0 km · Tartagal 53 km · General Mosconi 62 km · Villamontes 90 km · Bermejo 101 km · Tarija 122 km · Embarcación 136 km · San Ramón de la Nueva Orán 137 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 Profesor Salvador Mazza (-22.049°, -63.6908°, elevation 602 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).