Punta Alta weather in October

In October, Punta Alta sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 60 mm of rain across 7.2 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Punta Alta's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Punta Alta's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
7th warmest
Overnight low
12°
6th coldest
Rainfall
60 mm
7.2 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
6:22 AM – 7:24 PM
Cloud cover
49%
7th clearest
Wind
20 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Punta Alta is city in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.

Founded
2019

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 16°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical October day in Punta Alta reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 3°C warmer than September and about 3°C cooler than November.

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Punta Alta weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 19°486.514.47.8
Feb25° / 19°616.413.57.9
Mar23° / 17°666.612.37.7
Apr19° / 14°555.9116.8
May15° / 11°385.29.95.2
Jun12° / 294.39.33.7
Jul11° / 345.29.63.1
Aug12° / 354.810.53.9
Sep15° / 435.911.74.9
Oct18° / 12°607.2136.3
Nov21° / 15°586.914.17.3
Dec24° / 18°545.914.78.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% 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 41%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25446
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65446
75545
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95644
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Punta Alta gets around 60 mm of rain over 7.2 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 24% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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3123

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 90% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19820
29820
39820
49730
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79640
89550
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109361
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Wind in October

Winds average 20 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 20 km/h on the calmest days to 21 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
120light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in October

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Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of October to 13 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 72 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:45 AM to 6:03 AM, and sunset from 7:09 PM to 7:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:457:09
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412.56:407:12
512.66:397:13
612.66:377:14
712.76:367:15
812.76:347:16
912.76:337:17
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1112.86:307:19
1212.96:287:20
1312.96:277:21
1413.06:257:22
1513.06:247:23
1613.06:227:24
1713.16:217:25
1813.16:197:26
1913.26:187:28
2013.26:177:29
2113.26:157:30
2213.36:147:31
2313.36:137:32
2413.46:117:33
2513.46:107:34
2613.46:097:35
2713.56:087:36
2813.56:077:37
2913.56:057:38
3013.66:047:39
3113.66:037:41

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.94 kWh/m² to a high of 7.86 kWh/m² in December across the year — October's 5.72 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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316.5Intense
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Punta Alta?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
1.9
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Punta Alta for sightseeing.

What to pack for Punta Alta in October

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

In October, Punta Alta sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: sun protection and a windbreaker. About 7 days see rain.

sun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Punta Alta in October

The nearest coast averages about 15°C in October — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in January at about 22°C and coldest in August near 9°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Dec 8 to Mar 20 — about 3.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

5°10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan22Refreshing
Feb22Refreshing
Mar21Refreshing
Apr17Cool
May14Bracing
Jun11Bracing
Jul9Bracing
Aug9Bracing
Sep11Bracing
Oct15Bracing
Nov18Cool
Dec21Refreshing

UV index in Punta Alta 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 Punta Alta peaks around December 19 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar8Very high
Apr6High
May3Moderate
Jun2Low
Jul2Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep5Moderate
Oct7Very high
Nov10Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Punta Alta?

Punta Alta sits at 38.9°S, 62.1°W, 3 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Bahía Blanca, 25 km away.

Carmen de PatagonesViedma

Topography around Punta Alta

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Punta Alta has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 31 m around an average of 8 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 81 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,217 m.

The land around Punta Alta is covered by grassland (39%) and artificial surfaces (31%) within 3 km, water (31%), grassland (24%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (36%), grassland (31%) and water (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
31 m
16 km
81 m
80 km
1,217 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
October weather nearby: Bahía Blanca 25 km · Coronel Pringles 118 km · Pigüé 145 km · Coronel Suárez 159 km · Tres Arroyos 166 km · Río Colorado 175 km · Carmen de Patagones 227 km · Viedma 229 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 Punta Alta (-38.8805°, -62.075°, elevation 3 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).