Río Tercero weather in October

In October, Río Tercero sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 78 mm of rain across 8.7 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 23°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% 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 Tercero's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Río Tercero's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
6th warmest
Overnight low
12°
6th coldest
Rainfall
78 mm
8.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
6:37 AM – 7:26 PM
Cloud cover
46%
10th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
out of 10

Río Tercero is city in the Córdoba Province.

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 23°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical October day in Río Tercero reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 31°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 Tercero 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° / 18°11911.713.95.4
Feb27° / 17°10910.713.26.4
Mar26° / 16°981012.27.0
Apr23° / 13°697.411.27.5
May19° / 334.510.47.0
Jun16° / 132.39.96.2
Jul16° / 122.310.16.1
Aug19° / 172.410.87.5
Sep22° / 354.711.87.8
Oct24° / 12°788.712.87.3
Nov27° / 15°9310.813.66.6
Dec29° / 17°11911.514.15.5

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% 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 38%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16436
26436
36337
46238
56238
66238
76238
86238
96238
106238
116337
126238
136238
146337
156238
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286238
296238
306238
316238

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Río Tercero gets around 78 mm of rain over 8.7 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 28% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
123
224
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425
525
626
726
826
927
1027
1127
1227
1327
1427
1527
1627
1728
1828
1928
2028
2128
2228
2329
2429
2529
2630
2730
2831
2931
3032
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 75% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1851230
2851230
3841330
4831340
5811450
6811450
7801460
8791560
9781570
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29672391
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31662491

Wind in October

Winds average 12 km/h in October, the windiest month of the year.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light 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 6:56 AM to 6:22 AM, and sunset from 7:15 PM to 7:38 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:567:15
212.36:557:15
312.46:537:16
412.46:527:17
512.46:517:18
612.56:507:18
712.56:487:19
812.56:477:20
912.66:467:20
1012.66:447:21
1112.66:437:22
1212.76:427:23
1312.76:417:23
1412.76:407:24
1512.86:387:25
1612.86:377:26
1712.86:367:26
1812.96:357:27
1912.96:347:28
2012.96:337:29
2113.06:327:30
2213.06:317:30
2313.06:307:31
2413.16:297:32
2513.16:287:33
2613.16:277:34
2713.16:267:35
2813.26:257:35
2913.26:247:36
3013.26:237:37
3113.36:227:38

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.73 kWh/m² to a high of 7.11 kWh/m² in December across the year — October's 5.7 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
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35.4Bright
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55.5Bright
65.5Bright
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245.9Bright
256.0Bright
266.0Intense
276.0Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Río Tercero

In seasonPeak

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

Río Tercero'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 Tercero?

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

7.3
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is one of the better times to visit Río Tercero for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Río Tercero in October

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

In October, Río Tercero sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Río Tercero 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 Tercero peaks around January 19 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeHighModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 19UV 14Jun 21UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr6High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep7High
Oct10Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Río Tercero?

Río Tercero sits at 32.2°S, 64.1°W, 372 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Embalse, 27 km away.

Topography around Río Tercero

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Río Tercero has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 43 m around an average of 381 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 166 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,550 m.

The land around Río Tercero is covered by artificial surfaces (37%), cropland (32%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, cropland (88%) within 16 km, and cropland (70%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
43 m
16 km
166 m
80 km
2,550 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Embalse 27 km · Pilar 59 km · Río Segundo 62 km · Alta Gracia 66 km · Cordoba 86 km · Villa María 86 km · Villa Nueva 86 km · Villa del Rosario 88 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 Tercero (-32.1767°, -64.1129°, elevation 372 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).