Salto weather in October

In October, Salto sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 123 mm of rain across 9.7 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% 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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Salto's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Salto's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
7th warmest
Overnight low
11°
6th coldest
Rainfall
123 mm
9.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
6:20 AM – 7:12 PM
Cloud cover
54%
10th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Salto is city in Buenos Aires province, Argentina.

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 21°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical October day in Salto reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°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 28°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 3°C warmer than September and about 3°C cooler than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12110
22110
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42110
52110
62110
72111
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112211
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Salto weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 18°1008.4145.8
Feb28° / 17°1058.513.36.5
Mar26° / 15°96812.37.2
Apr23° / 12°998.311.27.3
May19° / 656.410.26.5
Jun16° / 475.39.85.4
Jul15° / 395.19.95.1
Aug17° / 575.210.76.4
Sep20° / 686.311.86.9
Oct23° / 11°1239.712.96.9
Nov26° / 14°99813.87.2
Dec28° / 16°1018.714.26.3

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% 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 47%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25149
35149
45149
55050
64951
74951
85050
95149
105248
115248
125347
135347
145347
155347
165347
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235545
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275545
285545
295644
305743
315743

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Salto gets around 123 mm of rain over 9.7 wet days in October, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 30% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
128
228
329
430
530
630
731
831
931
1031
1131
1231
1330
1430
1530
1630
1730
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1930
2031
2131
2231
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2431
2531
2630
2730
2830
2930
3030
3129

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 68% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1821440
2801550
3801550
4781651
5761761
6761761
7751861
8741871
9731971
10721981
11712081
12712081
13712081
14692191
15692191
16692191
176722101
186622102
196522112
206522112
216422122
226422122
236422122
246223132
256223132
266223132
276124132
286024142
295925142
305826142
315826142

Wind in October

Winds average 14 km/h in October, the windiest month of the year.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 14 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
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
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3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of October to 13 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:40 AM to 6:03 AM, and sunset from 7:00 PM to 7:26 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:407:00
212.46:387:01
312.46:377:02
412.46:367:02
512.56:347:03
612.56:337:04
712.66:327:05
812.66:307:06
912.66:297:06
1012.76:277:07
1112.76:267:08
1212.76:257:09
1312.86:247:10
1412.86:227:11
1512.86:217:11
1612.96:207:12
1712.96:197:13
1812.96:177:14
1913.06:167:15
2013.06:157:16
2113.06:147:17
2213.16:137:17
2313.16:127:18
2413.16:117:19
2513.26:097:20
2613.26:087:21
2713.26:077:22
2813.36:067:23
2913.36:057:24
3013.36:047:25
3113.46:037:26

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.31 kWh/m² to a high of 7.41 kWh/m² in December across the year — October's 5.59 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
25.1Bright
35.1Bright
45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
75.3Bright
85.3Bright
95.3Bright
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115.4Bright
125.5Bright
135.5Bright
145.5Bright
155.6Bright
165.6Bright
175.7Bright
185.7Bright
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205.8Bright
215.8Bright
225.9Bright
235.9Bright
246.0Bright
256.0Intense
266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Salto?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Salto for sightseeing.

What to pack for Salto in October

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

In October, Salto sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Salto in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Salto peaks around January 15 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 15UV 13Jun 19UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar9Very high
Apr6High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep6High
Oct8Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Salto in October

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where October falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Salto is worst in August — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (April, 6 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodAug 1715 µg/m³Apr 186 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb7Good
Mar8Good
Apr6Good
May7Good
Jun8Good
Jul10Good
Aug16Moderate
Sep10Good
Oct9Good
Nov7Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Salto?

Salto sits at 34.3°S, 60.3°W, 31 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Arrecifes, 29 km away.

Topography around Salto

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Salto has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 31 m around an average of 48 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 65 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 104 m.

The land around Salto is covered by cropland (53%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, cropland (93%) within 16 km, and cropland (89%) within 80 km.

3 km
31 m
16 km
65 m
80 km
104 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
October weather nearby: Arrecifes 29 km · Carmen de Areco 41 km · Chacabuco 44 km · Rojas 45 km · Pergamino 53 km · Chivilcoy 71 km · Junín 72 km · San Antonio de Areco 72 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 Salto (-34.2918°, -60.2545°, elevation 31 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).