Puerto Madryn weather in October

In October, Puerto Madryn sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 20 mm of rain across 4.2 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of October to 13 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Puerto Madryn's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Puerto Madryn's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 21°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 9°; 6th coldest
Rainfall: 20 mm; 4.2 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 12 min; 6:30 AM – 7:41 PM
Cloud cover: 47%; 8th clearest
Wind: 19 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 5.94 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.5; out of 10

Puerto Madryn is coastal city in the province of Chubut, Argentina.

Density: 196/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1865

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

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Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical October day in Puerto Madryn reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 4°C warmer than September and about 3°C cooler than November.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22
Avg low (°C)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	19	8
2	19	8
3	19	8
4	19	8
5	19	8
6	19	8
7	20	8
8	20	8
9	20	9
10	20	9
11	20	9
12	20	9
13	21	9
14	21	9
15	21	9
16	21	9
17	21	9
18	21	9
19	21	10
20	21	10
21	22	10
22	22	10
23	22	10
24	22	10
25	22	10
26	22	10
27	22	10
28	22	10
29	22	10
30	22	10
31	22	10

How October really feels in Puerto Madryn

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Puerto Madryn weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	28° / 16°	15	3.3	14.8	7.2
Feb	27° / 15°	23	3.2	13.7	7.9
Mar	25° / 14°	22	3.3	12.4	8.3
Apr	21° / 10°	19	2.9	10.9	7.7
May	16° / 6°	22	3.6	9.6	5.9
Jun	13° / 3°	22	3.9	8.9	4.0
Jul	12° / 3°	16	3.5	9.2	3.9
Aug	15° / 4°	16	3.4	10.3	5.1
Sep	17° / 6°	17	3.9	11.7	6.4
Oct	21° / 9°	20	4.2	13.2	7.5
Nov	24° / 12°	17	3.7	14.4	8.1
Dec	27° / 14°	18	3.4	15.1	7.9

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 39%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	57	58	58	59	58	59	59	60	61	61	62	62	62	63	63	64	63	63	64	63	63	63	63	63	63	62	62	62	62	62	62
Cloudier (%)	43	42	42	41	42	41	41	40	39	39	38	38	38	37	37	36	37	37	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	38	38	38	38	38	38

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	57	43
2	58	42
3	58	42
4	59	41
5	58	42
6	59	41
7	59	41
8	60	40
9	61	39
10	61	39
11	62	38
12	62	38
13	62	38
14	63	37
15	63	37
16	64	36
17	63	37
18	63	37
19	64	36
20	63	37
21	63	37
22	63	37
23	63	37
24	63	37
25	63	37
26	62	38
27	62	38
28	62	38
29	62	38
30	62	38
31	62	38

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Puerto Madryn gets around 20 mm of rain over 4.2 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 13% and peaks near 16% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	14	14	13	13	12	12	11	11	10	10	10	11	11	11	12	12	12	13	13	14	14

	Rain chance (%)
1	15
2	16
3	16
4	16
5	16
6	16
7	16
8	16
9	15
10	15
11	14
12	14
13	13
14	13
15	12
16	12
17	11
18	11
19	10
20	10
21	10
22	11
23	11
24	11
25	12
26	12
27	12
28	13
29	13
30	14
31	14

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	99	1
31	99	1

Wind in October

Winds average 19 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 20 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	19	light breeze
2	19	light breeze
3	19	light breeze
4	19	light breeze
5	19	light breeze
6	19	light breeze
7	19	light breeze
8	19	light breeze
9	19	light breeze
10	19	light breeze
11	19	light breeze
12	19	light breeze
13	19	light breeze
14	19	light breeze
15	19	light breeze
16	19	light breeze
17	19	light breeze
18	19	light breeze
19	20	light breeze
20	20	light breeze
21	20	light breeze
22	20	light breeze
23	20	light breeze
24	20	light breeze
25	20	light breeze
26	20	light breeze
27	20	light breeze
28	20	light breeze
29	20	light breeze
30	20	light breeze
31	20	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of October to 13 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 84 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:55 AM to 6:08 AM, and sunset from 7:23 PM to 8:00 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.5	12.5	12.6	12.6	12.7	12.7	12.8	12.8	12.9	12.9	12.9	13.0	13.0	13.1	13.1	13.2	13.2	13.3	13.3	13.4	13.4	13.5	13.5	13.6	13.6	13.6	13.7	13.7	13.8	13.8	13.9
Sunrise (AM)	6:55	6:54	6:52	6:50	6:48	6:46	6:45	6:43	6:41	6:40	6:38	6:36	6:34	6:33	6:31	6:30	6:28	6:26	6:25	6:23	6:22	6:20	6:19	6:17	6:16	6:14	6:13	6:12	6:10	6:09	6:08
Sunset (PM)	7:23	7:24	7:25	7:26	7:28	7:29	7:30	7:31	7:32	7:34	7:35	7:36	7:37	7:38	7:40	7:41	7:42	7:43	7:45	7:46	7:47	7:48	7:50	7:51	7:52	7:53	7:55	7:56	7:57	7:58	8:00

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.5	6:55	7:23
2	12.5	6:54	7:24
3	12.6	6:52	7:25
4	12.6	6:50	7:26
5	12.7	6:48	7:28
6	12.7	6:46	7:29
7	12.8	6:45	7:30
8	12.8	6:43	7:31
9	12.9	6:41	7:32
10	12.9	6:40	7:34
11	12.9	6:38	7:35
12	13.0	6:36	7:36
13	13.0	6:34	7:37
14	13.1	6:33	7:38
15	13.1	6:31	7:40
16	13.2	6:30	7:41
17	13.2	6:28	7:42
18	13.3	6:26	7:43
19	13.3	6:25	7:45
20	13.4	6:23	7:46
21	13.4	6:22	7:47
22	13.5	6:20	7:48
23	13.5	6:19	7:50
24	13.6	6:17	7:51
25	13.6	6:16	7:52
26	13.6	6:14	7:53
27	13.7	6:13	7:55
28	13.7	6:12	7:56
29	13.8	6:10	7:57
30	13.8	6:09	7:58
31	13.9	6:08	8:00

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.94 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.64 kWh/m² to a high of 8.03 kWh/m² in December across the year — October's 5.94 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.3	6.3	6.4	6.4	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.6	6.6	6.7	6.7
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.0	Bright
2	5.1	Bright
3	5.1	Bright
4	5.2	Bright
5	5.3	Bright
6	5.3	Bright
7	5.4	Bright
8	5.5	Bright
9	5.5	Bright
10	5.6	Bright
11	5.7	Bright
12	5.7	Bright
13	5.8	Bright
14	5.8	Bright
15	5.9	Bright
16	6.0	Bright
17	6.0	Intense
18	6.1	Intense
19	6.2	Intense
20	6.2	Intense
21	6.3	Intense
22	6.3	Intense
23	6.4	Intense
24	6.4	Intense
25	6.5	Intense
26	6.5	Intense
27	6.5	Intense
28	6.6	Intense
29	6.6	Intense
30	6.7	Intense
31	6.7	Intense

Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Puerto Madryn?

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

7.5

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

4.4

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

October is one of the better times to visit Puerto Madryn for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Puerto Madryn in October

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

In October, Puerto Madryn sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Puerto Madryn in October

The nearest coast averages about 12°C in October — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 21 km away) is warmest in February at about 18°C and coldest in September near 11°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	18	18	17	16	14	13	12	11	11	12	14	16
Comfort	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	18	Cool
Feb	18	Cool
Mar	17	Cool
Apr	16	Cool
May	14	Bracing
Jun	13	Bracing
Jul	12	Bracing
Aug	11	Bracing
Sep	11	Bracing
Oct	12	Bracing
Nov	14	Bracing
Dec	16	Cool

UV index in Puerto Madryn in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Puerto Madryn peaks around December 22 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	11	10	7	4	2	1	2	2	4	7	9	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	11	Extreme
Feb	10	Extreme
Mar	7	High
Apr	4	Moderate
May	2	Moderate
Jun	1	Low
Jul	2	Low
Aug	2	Moderate
Sep	4	Moderate
Oct	7	High
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Puerto Madryn?

Puerto Madryn sits at 42.8°S, 65.0°W, 11 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Trelew, 58 km away.

Topography around Puerto Madryn

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Puerto Madryn has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 72 m around an average of 17 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 144 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 313 m.

The land around Puerto Madryn is covered by artificial surfaces (42%) and water (32%) within 3 km, shrubs (57%) and water (27%) within 16 km, and shrubs (60%) and water (30%) within 80 km.

3 km

72 m

artificial surfaces 42%

16 km

144 m

shrubs 57%

80 km

313 m

shrubs 60%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

← September Puerto Madryn year-round climate November →Best places to visit in October

October weather nearby: Trelew 58 km · Rawson 59 km · San Antonio Oeste 227 km · Viedma 275 km · Carmen de Patagones 277 km · Comodoro Rivadavia 396 km · Río Colorado 427 km · Villa Regina 443 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

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 Puerto Madryn (-42.7685°, -65.0383°, elevation 11 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	19	8
2	19	8
3	19	8
4	19	8
5	19	8
6	19	8
7	20	8
8	20	8
9	20	9
10	20	9
11	20	9
12	20	9
13	21	9
14	21	9
15	21	9
16	21	9
17	21	9
18	21	9
19	21	10
20	21	10
21	22	10
22	22	10
23	22	10
24	22	10
25	22	10
26	22	10
27	22	10
28	22	10
29	22	10
30	22	10
31	22	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	57	43
2	58	42
3	58	42
4	59	41
5	58	42
6	59	41
7	59	41
8	60	40
9	61	39
10	61	39
11	62	38
12	62	38
13	62	38
14	63	37
15	63	37
16	64	36
17	63	37
18	63	37
19	64	36
20	63	37
21	63	37
22	63	37
23	63	37
24	63	37
25	63	37
26	62	38
27	62	38
28	62	38
29	62	38
30	62	38
31	62	38

	Rain chance (%)
1	15
2	16
3	16
4	16
5	16
6	16
7	16
8	16
9	15
10	15
11	14
12	14
13	13
14	13
15	12
16	12
17	11
18	11
19	10
20	10
21	10
22	11
23	11
24	11
25	12
26	12
27	12
28	13
29	13
30	14
31	14

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	99	1
31	99	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	19	8
2	19	8
3	19	8
4	19	8
5	19	8
6	19	8
7	20	8
8	20	8
9	20	9
10	20	9
11	20	9
12	20	9
13	21	9
14	21	9
15	21	9
16	21	9
17	21	9
18	21	9
19	21	10
20	21	10
21	22	10
22	22	10
23	22	10
24	22	10
25	22	10
26	22	10
27	22	10
28	22	10
29	22	10
30	22	10
31	22	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	57	43
2	58	42
3	58	42
4	59	41
5	58	42
6	59	41
7	59	41
8	60	40
9	61	39
10	61	39
11	62	38
12	62	38
13	62	38
14	63	37
15	63	37
16	64	36
17	63	37
18	63	37
19	64	36
20	63	37
21	63	37
22	63	37
23	63	37
24	63	37
25	63	37
26	62	38
27	62	38
28	62	38
29	62	38
30	62	38
31	62	38

	Rain chance (%)
1	15
2	16
3	16
4	16
5	16
6	16
7	16
8	16
9	15
10	15
11	14
12	14
13	13
14	13
15	12
16	12
17	11
18	11
19	10
20	10
21	10
22	11
23	11
24	11
25	12
26	12
27	12
28	13
29	13
30	14
31	14

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	99	1
31	99	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	19	8
2	19	8
3	19	8
4	19	8
5	19	8
6	19	8
7	20	8
8	20	8
9	20	9
10	20	9
11	20	9
12	20	9
13	21	9
14	21	9
15	21	9
16	21	9
17	21	9
18	21	9
19	21	10
20	21	10
21	22	10
22	22	10
23	22	10
24	22	10
25	22	10
26	22	10
27	22	10
28	22	10
29	22	10
30	22	10
31	22	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	57	43
2	58	42
3	58	42
4	59	41
5	58	42
6	59	41
7	59	41
8	60	40
9	61	39
10	61	39
11	62	38
12	62	38
13	62	38
14	63	37
15	63	37
16	64	36
17	63	37
18	63	37
19	64	36
20	63	37
21	63	37
22	63	37
23	63	37
24	63	37
25	63	37
26	62	38
27	62	38
28	62	38
29	62	38
30	62	38
31	62	38

	Rain chance (%)
1	15
2	16
3	16
4	16
5	16
6	16
7	16
8	16
9	15
10	15
11	14
12	14
13	13
14	13
15	12
16	12
17	11
18	11
19	10
20	10
21	10
22	11
23	11
24	11
25	12
26	12
27	12
28	13
29	13
30	14
31	14

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	99	1
31	99	1