Río Cuarto weather in October

In October, Río Cuarto sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 84 mm of rain across 9.4 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of October to 13 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Río Cuarto's 11th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Río Cuarto's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
6th warmest
Overnight low
13°
6th coldest
Rainfall
84 mm
9.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
6:37 AM – 7:28 PM
Cloud cover
48%
11th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
out of 10

Río Cuarto is city in Cordoba, Argentina.

Density
2,444/km²
people per km²
Founded
1786

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 22°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical October day in Río Cuarto reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 3°C warmer than September and about 3°C cooler than November.

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Río Cuarto weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 19°9710.313.95.5
Feb28° / 18°898.613.26.5
Mar26° / 16°889.412.37.0
Apr23° / 13°677.111.27.5
May19° / 344.810.36.9
Jun16° / 142.59.96.1
Jul15° / 112.4105.8
Aug18° / 202.710.87.2
Sep21° / 394.911.87.5
Oct24° / 13°849.412.87.3
Nov27° / 15°8810.313.76.7
Dec29° / 18°10710.714.15.7

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% 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 40%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26238
36139
46040
56040
66040
76040
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96040
106040
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126139
136139
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Río Cuarto gets around 84 mm of rain over 9.4 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 29% 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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727
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3133

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 78% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1871120
2861220
3851230
4841330
5841330
6821440
7821440
8811450
9811450
10811450
11791560
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Wind in October

Winds average 13 km/h in October, the windiest month of the year.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of October to 13 h 18 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 6:57 AM to 6:22 AM, and sunset from 7:16 PM to 7:40 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:577:16
212.46:557:17
312.46:547:18
412.46:537:18
512.56:517:19
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712.56:497:21
812.66:477:21
912.66:467:22
1012.66:457:23
1112.76:437:24
1212.76:427:24
1312.76:417:25
1412.86:407:26
1512.86:397:27
1612.86:377:28
1712.96:367:28
1812.96:357:29
1912.96:347:30
2013.06:337:31
2113.06:327:32
2213.06:317:32
2313.16:297:33
2413.16:287:34
2513.16:277:35
2613.26:267:36
2713.26:257:37
2813.26:247:38
2913.36:237:39
3013.36:237:39
3113.36:227:40

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 2.65 kWh/m² to a high of 7.28 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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246.0Bright
256.0Intense
266.0Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Río Cuarto

In seasonPeak

In October, Río Cuarto sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Río Cuarto's rainy season runs October–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is October a good time to visit Río Cuarto?

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

7.3
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is one of the better times to visit Río Cuarto for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Río Cuarto in October

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

In October, Río Cuarto sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Río Cuarto 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 Río Cuarto peaks around January 18 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 18UV 14Jun 21UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar10Extreme
Apr6High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep7High
Oct10Very high
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Río Cuarto?

Río Cuarto sits at 33.1°S, 64.4°W, 429 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Embalse, 103 km away.

Topography around Río Cuarto

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Río Cuarto has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 48 m around an average of 440 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 165 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,788 m.

The land around Río Cuarto is covered by artificial surfaces (75%) within 3 km, cropland (86%) within 16 km, and cropland (84%) within 80 km.

3 km
48 m
16 km
165 m
80 km
1,788 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
October weather nearby: Embalse 103 km · Río Tercero 108 km · Villa Mercedes 119 km · Villa Nueva 129 km · Villa María 131 km · Laboulaye 142 km · Villa Dolores 153 km · Alta Gracia 165 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 Río Cuarto (-33.1304°, -64.3527°, elevation 429 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).