Tafí Viejo weather in October

In October, Tafí Viejo sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 169 mm of rain across 14.5 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. 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 12 min at the start of October to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Tafí Viejo's 5th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tafí Viejo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
5th warmest
Overnight low
14°
7th coldest
Rainfall
169 mm
14.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
6:47 AM – 7:25 PM
Cloud cover
54%
5th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Tafí Viejo is town in Tucumán, Argentina.

Founded
1900

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical October day in Tafí Viejo 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 18°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 2°C warmer than September and about 1°C cooler than November.

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Tafí Viejo weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 19°32319.813.54.8
Feb27° / 18°26518.212.95.0
Mar25° / 17°27019.812.25.2
Apr22° / 14°18915.511.45.8
May19° / 11°13313.510.75.8
Jun17° / 749.810.45.8
Jul18° / 507.610.56.4
Aug21° / 466.811.17.4
Sep23° / 11°818.711.87.4
Oct25° / 14°16914.512.66.3
Nov27° / 16°20615.613.35.7
Dec28° / 18°2491813.65.0

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 17% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16436
26436
36337
46337
56337
66238
76238
86040
96040
106040
115941
125941
135842
145644
155644
165545
175446
185446
195248
205248
215248
225248
235248
245248
255149
265248
275248
285248
295149
305149
315248

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Tafí Viejo gets around 169 mm of rain over 14.5 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 46% and peaks near 50% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
139
240
340
441
542
642
743
843
944
1044
1144
1245
1345
1446
1546
1647
1747
1848
1948
2048
2149
2249
2349
2449
2550
2650
2750
2850
2950
3050
3150

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 54% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1722170
2712180
3712180
4702190
56822100
66722110
76622120
86422131
96223141
106223141
116123151
125924161
135825161
145626171
155527171
165228182
175129182
184930192
194831192
204632193
214532203
224433203
234333204
244234214
254134214
264034214
274034225
283933235
293833245
303832255
313732265

Wind in October

Winds average 6 km/h in October, the windiest month of the year.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
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316calm

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 7:03 AM to 6:34 AM, and sunset from 7:18 PM to 7:35 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.27:037:18
212.37:017:18
312.37:007:19
412.36:597:19
512.46:587:20
612.46:577:20
712.46:567:21
812.46:557:21
912.56:547:22
1012.56:537:22
1112.56:527:23
1212.56:517:23
1312.66:507:24
1412.66:497:24
1512.66:487:25
1612.66:477:25
1712.76:467:26
1812.76:457:27
1912.76:447:27
2012.76:437:28
2112.86:427:28
2212.86:417:29
2312.86:407:30
2412.86:407:30
2512.96:397:31
2612.96:387:32
2712.96:377:32
2812.96:367:33
2913.06:367:34
3013.06:357:34
3113.06:347:35

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.49 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.06 kWh/m² to a high of 6.1 kWh/m² in December across the year — October's 5.49 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
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45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
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315.6Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Tafí Viejo

In seasonPeak

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

Tafí Viejo'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 Tafí Viejo?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Tafí Viejo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tafí Viejo in October

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

In October, Tafí Viejo sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 14°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Tafí Viejo 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 Tafí Viejo peaks around January 16 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 16UV 14Jul 10UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr7Very high
May6High
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug6High
Sep8Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Tafí Viejo 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 Tafí Viejo is worst in August — around 37 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.8× the cleanest month (May, 10 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModeratePoorModerateGoodAug 2437 µg/m³May 1010 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb12Moderate
Mar11Good
Apr10Good
May10Good
Jun12Good
Jul22Moderate
Aug37Poor
Sep36Poor
Oct22Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Tafí Viejo?

Tafí Viejo sits at 26.7°S, 65.3°W, 617 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Yerba Buena, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Tafí Viejo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tafí Viejo has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 322 m around an average of 637 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,513 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,701 m.

The land around Tafí Viejo is covered by trees (49%), grassland (23%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, trees (61%) within 16 km, and trees (38%) and cropland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
322 m
16 km
1,513 m
80 km
4,701 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Yerba Buena 9.0 km · San Miguel de Tucuman 10 km · Alderetes 15 km · Bella Vista 34 km · Famaillá 38 km · Monteros 54 km · Santa María 78 km · Aguilares 85 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 Tafí Viejo (-26.7333°, -65.2615°, elevation 617 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).