Rosario de la Frontera weather in October

In October, Rosario de la Frontera sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 78 mm of rain across 11.7 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of October to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Rosario de la Frontera's 5th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rosario de la Frontera's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
4th warmest
Overnight low
14°
7th coldest
Rainfall
78 mm
11.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
6:46 AM – 7:23 PM
Cloud cover
56%
5th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.37 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical October day in Rosario de la Frontera reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°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 33°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 2°C warmer than September and on par with November.

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Rosario de la Frontera weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 18°24420.213.44.9
Feb26° / 17°19918.112.95.1
Mar24° / 16°16918.312.25.5
Apr22° / 13°9113.411.46.1
May20° / 10°42910.86.4
Jun18° / 185.310.46.9
Jul19° / 13410.67.4
Aug22° / 153.511.18.1
Sep24° / 10°255.111.88.0
Oct26° / 14°7811.712.66.6
Nov26° / 15°12214.813.35.8
Dec27° / 17°19618.513.65.2

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% 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 48%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16040
25941
35941
46040
55941
65842
75842
85743
95644
105644
115545
125446
135248
145149
155050
164951
174852
184852
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204753
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244852
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274951
284951
295050
305149
315149

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Rosario de la Frontera gets around 78 mm of rain over 11.7 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 37% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
128
228
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429
530
630
731
831
931
1031
1132
1232
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1534
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2140
2241
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2443
2544
2645
2746
2846
2947
3047
3147

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 69% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1861220
2861220
3841330
4841330
5831430
6821440
7811540
8791650
9781750
10771850
11761860
12751960
13742060
14722170
15712270
16702370
17682480
18662581
19642691
20642691
216227101
226227101
236127111
245928121
255928121
265828131
275728141
285629141
295529151
305429161
315429161

Wind in October

Winds average 9 km/h in October, the windiest month of the year.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
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319calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 48 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 7:02 AM to 6:34 AM, and sunset from 7:16 PM to 7:33 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.27:027:16
212.37:017:17
312.37:007:17
412.36:587:17
512.36:577:18
612.46:567:18
712.46:557:19
812.46:547:19
912.46:537:20
1012.56:527:20
1112.56:517:21
1212.56:507:21
1312.56:497:22
1412.66:487:22
1512.66:477:23
1612.66:467:23
1712.66:457:24
1812.76:457:25
1912.76:447:25
2012.76:437:26
2112.76:427:26
2212.86:417:27
2312.86:407:27
2412.86:397:28
2512.86:397:29
2612.96:387:29
2712.96:377:30
2812.96:367:31
2912.96:367:31
3012.96:357:32
3113.06:347:33

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.37 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.16 kWh/m² to a high of 5.87 kWh/m² in December across the year — October's 5.37 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
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45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Rosario de la Frontera

In seasonPeak

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

Rosario de la Frontera'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 Rosario de la Frontera?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Rosario de la Frontera for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Rosario de la Frontera in October

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

In October, Rosario de la Frontera sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Rosario de la Frontera in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Rosario de la Frontera peaks around January 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 18UV 15Jul 10UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug7High
Sep9Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Rosario de la Frontera?

Rosario de la Frontera sits at 25.8°S, 65.0°W, 768 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is San José de Metán, 34 km away.

Topography around Rosario de la Frontera

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Rosario de la Frontera.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rosario de la Frontera has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 88 m around an average of 791 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 975 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,471 m.

The land around Rosario de la Frontera is covered by cropland (50%) within 3 km, trees (53%) and cropland (38%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) within 80 km.

3 km
88 m
16 km
975 m
80 km
3,471 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: San José de Metán 34 km · Cafayate 105 km · Tafí Viejo 108 km · Rosario de Lerma 109 km · San José de los Cerrillos 113 km · Joaquín V. González 114 km · Alderetes 115 km · San Miguel de Tucuman 116 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 Rosario de la Frontera (-25.7986°, -64.9739°, elevation 768 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).