Tandil weather in October

In October, Tandil sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 85 mm of rain across 9.5 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of October to 13 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Tandil's 8th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tandil's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Rainfall
85 mm
9.5 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
6:12 AM – 7:11 PM
Cloud cover
57%
8th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Tandil is city in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.

Founded
1823

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 18°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical October day in Tandil reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 24°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)
1177
2177
3187
4187
5187
6187
7187
8188
9188
10198
11198
12198
13198
14198
15198
16198
17198
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22209
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26209
27209
28209
29209
30209
31219

How October really feels in Tandil

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

October sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Tandil weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 15°819.114.36.9
Feb26° / 14°72813.47.1
Mar24° / 13°74812.37.3
Apr20° / 817.611.16.7
May16° / 425.6105.4
Jun13° / 414.89.53.9
Jul12° / 405.39.73.5
Aug14° / 515.610.64.6
Sep16° / 59711.75.4
Oct19° / 859.5136.2
Nov23° / 10°919.6147.0
Dec26° / 13°768.614.57.2

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24654
34654
44654
54654
64555
74654
84654
94753
104753
114852
124852
134951
144951
155050
165050
175050
185149
195149
205149
215149
225248
235248
245347
255347
265347
275347
285446
295545
305545
315545

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Tandil gets around 85 mm of rain over 9.5 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 31% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
129
230
330
431
531
631
731
831
931
1030
1130
1230
1330
1430
1530
1630
1730
1830
1931
2031
2131
2231
2331
2431
2531
2631
2731
2831
2931
3031
3131

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 87% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19451
29451
39460
49460
59370
69181
79181
89091
99091
1089101
1189101
1288111
1388111
1488111
1587121
1686122
1786122
1886122
1986122
2085132
2185132
2285132
2385132
2485132
2585132
2685132
2784142
2884142
2983152
3083152
3181163

Wind in October

Winds average 15 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
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2015light breeze
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3115light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of October to 13 h 30 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 6:34 AM to 5:54 AM, and sunset from 6:57 PM to 7:26 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:346:57
212.46:336:58
312.56:316:59
412.56:307:00
512.56:287:01
612.66:277:01
712.66:257:02
812.76:247:03
912.76:227:04
1012.76:217:05
1112.86:197:06
1212.86:187:07
1312.96:167:08
1412.96:157:09
1512.96:147:10
1613.06:127:11
1713.06:117:12
1813.16:107:13
1913.16:087:14
2013.16:077:15
2113.26:067:16
2213.26:047:17
2313.26:037:18
2413.36:027:19
2513.36:017:20
2613.46:007:21
2713.45:587:22
2813.45:577:23
2913.55:567:24
3013.55:557:25
3113.55:547:26

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.46 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.01 kWh/m² to a high of 7.59 kWh/m² in December across the year — October's 5.46 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.9Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
85.1Bright
95.1Bright
105.2Bright
115.2Bright
125.3Bright
135.3Bright
145.4Bright
155.5Bright
165.5Bright
175.6Bright
185.6Bright
195.7Bright
205.7Bright
215.8Bright
225.8Bright
235.8Bright
245.9Bright
255.9Bright
266.0Bright
276.0Intense
286.0Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Tandil?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
2.8
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Tandil for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tandil in October

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

In October, Tandil sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Tandil in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tandil peaks around January 1 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 1UV 12Jun 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar9Very high
Apr6High
May3Moderate
Jun2Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep5Moderate
Oct7Very high
Nov10Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Tandil?

Tandil sits at 37.3°S, 59.1°W, 207 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Ayacucho, 61 km away.

Topography around Tandil

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tandil has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 141 m around an average of 209 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 353 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 467 m.

The land around Tandil is covered by artificial surfaces (50%) and grassland (31%) within 3 km, cropland (53%) and grassland (37%) within 16 km, and cropland (51%) and grassland (48%) within 80 km.

3 km
141 m
16 km
353 m
80 km
467 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Ayacucho 61 km · Benito Juárez 70 km · Azul 89 km · Balcarce 97 km · Olavarría 116 km · Necochea 141 km · Las Flores 146 km · Tres Arroyos 154 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 Tandil (-37.3287°, -59.1369°, elevation 207 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).