Santa Fe weather in October

In October, Santa Fe sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 132 mm of rain across 9.6 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% 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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Santa Fe's 10th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santa Fe's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
6th warmest
Overnight low
14°
6th coldest
Rainfall
132 mm
9.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
6:24 AM – 7:12 PM
Cloud cover
50%
10th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.62 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.1
out of 10

Santa Fe is city in and capital of Santa Fe Province, Argentina.

Density
1,460/km²
people per km²
Founded
1573

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 26°C by the end.

A typical October day in Santa Fe reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°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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Santa Fe weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 20°1128.713.85.0
Feb29° / 20°1188.713.25.6
Mar28° / 18°1388.212.26.7
Apr24° / 15°1148.611.27.3
May20° / 12°746.110.47.0
Jun18° / 445.1106.4
Jul17° / 374.510.16.3
Aug20° / 484.910.87.3
Sep22° / 11°655.811.87.5
Oct25° / 14°1329.612.87.1
Nov27° / 16°1167.913.66.9
Dec29° / 19°1358.9145.6

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 43%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25644
35545
45545
55446
65446
75446
85446
95446
105545
115545
125644
135644
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Santa Fe gets around 132 mm of rain over 9.6 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 30% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
126
227
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429
529
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1430
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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 50% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 8% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
166201130
266201130
364211230
462211340
562211340
660211441
758211551
857221551
956221651
1056221651
1154221761
1253231761
1353231761
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27412919101
28412919101
29402920101
30392921111
31382821111

Wind in October

Winds average 13 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 13 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
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
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913light breeze
1013light 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 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 54 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:43 AM to 6:09 AM, and sunset from 7:01 PM to 7:23 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:437:01
212.36:417:02
312.46:407:02
412.46:397:03
512.46:377:04
612.56:367:04
712.56:357:05
812.56:347:06
912.66:327:06
1012.66:317:07
1112.66:307:08
1212.76:297:09
1312.76:287:09
1412.76:267:10
1512.86:257:11
1612.86:247:12
1712.86:237:12
1812.96:227:13
1912.96:217:14
2012.96:207:15
2112.96:197:15
2213.06:187:16
2313.06:177:17
2413.06:167:18
2513.16:157:19
2613.16:147:19
2713.16:137:20
2813.26:127:21
2913.26:117:22
3013.26:107:23
3113.26:097:23

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.62 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.45 kWh/m² to a high of 7.22 kWh/m² in December across the year — October's 5.62 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
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155.6Bright
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205.8Bright
215.9Bright
225.9Bright
236.0Bright
246.0Intense
256.1Intense
266.1Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Santa Fe?

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

7.1
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Santa Fe in October

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

In October, Santa Fe sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Santa Fe in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Santa Fe peaks around January 17 at about 13 (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 17UV 13Jun 21UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr7High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep7High
Oct9Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Santa Fe?

Santa Fe sits at 31.6°S, 60.7°W, 21 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Santo Tomé, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Santa Fe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santa Fe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 21 m around an average of 17 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 51 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 116 m.

The land around Santa Fe is covered by artificial surfaces (58%) within 3 km, grassland (29%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (58%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
21 m
16 km
51 m
80 km
116 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
October weather nearby: Santo Tomé 6.0 km · Paraná 19 km · Esperanza 31 km · Coronda 41 km · Diamante 47 km · Crespo 57 km · Gálvez 64 km · Rafaela 86 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 Santa Fe (-31.6488°, -60.7087°, elevation 21 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).