Tupungato weather in October

In October, Tupungato sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 106 mm of precipitation across 12.9 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 15°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% 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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Tupungato's 3rd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tupungato's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
106 mm
12.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
6:56 AM – 7:47 PM
Cloud cover
35%
3rd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
7.3 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 15°C by the end.

A typical October day in Tupungato reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 4°C warmer than September and about 4°C cooler than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1120
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31163

How October really feels in Tupungato

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 19 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
19
wind chill below the day's low

The story in October is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Tupungato weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan21° / 10°17325.30.4144.6
Feb20° / 15521.50.813.24.6
Mar18° / 15521.21.212.34.6
Apr14° / 11113.42.511.24.1
May10° / -1°8511.83.710.32.3
Jun / -4°789.86.59.80.6
Jul / -5°6896.7100.1
Aug / -4°729.56.110.81.2
Sep10° / -2°8610.95.711.82.4
Oct14° / 10612.94.312.84.0
Nov17° / 11114.52.613.75.4
Dec20° / 13318.81.314.25.4

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% 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 23%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17624
27624
37525
47525
57525
67525
77525
87525
97525
107525
117525
127525
137723
147723
157723
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317921

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Tupungato gets around 106 mm of rain and snow over 12.9 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 41% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13914
23914
34014
44014
54015
64115
74115
84115
94115
104115
114015
124014
133914
143914
153914
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214012
224012
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264212
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304512
314512

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
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14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in October

Winds average 6 km/h in October.

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
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 60 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 7:16 AM to 6:40 AM, and sunset from 7:35 PM to 8:00 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.37:167:35
212.47:147:36
312.47:137:37
412.47:127:38
512.57:107:38
612.57:097:39
712.57:087:40
812.67:067:41
912.67:057:41
1012.67:047:42
1112.77:027:43
1212.77:017:44
1312.77:007:45
1412.86:597:45
1512.86:587:46
1612.86:567:47
1712.96:557:48
1812.96:547:49
1912.96:537:49
2013.06:527:50
2113.06:517:51
2213.06:497:52
2313.16:487:53
2413.16:477:54
2513.16:467:55
2613.26:457:55
2713.26:447:56
2813.26:437:57
2913.36:427:58
3013.36:417:59
3113.36:408:00

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 7.3 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.06 kWh/m² to a high of 8.57 kWh/m² in December across the year — October's 7.3 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.7Intense
26.7Intense
36.7Intense
46.8Intense
56.8Intense
66.9Intense
76.9Intense
87.0Intense
97.0Intense
107.1Intense
117.1Intense
127.2Intense
137.2Intense
147.3Intense
157.3Intense
167.4Intense
177.4Intense
187.5Intense
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257.7Intense
267.7Intense
277.7Intense
287.8Intense
297.8Intense
307.8Intense
317.8Intense
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Tupungato?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.1
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Tupungato for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tupungato in October

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

In October, Tupungato sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 1°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer and rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

sun protectiona warm layerrain gear

UV index in Tupungato in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tupungato peaks around January 18 at about 15 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeHighModerateHighExtremeJan 18UV 15Jun 21UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr6High
May6High
Jun3Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug6High
Sep7High
Oct11Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Tupungato?

Tupungato sits at 33.4°S, 69.1°W, 1,060 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Tunuyán, 27 km away.

Topography around Tupungato

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tupungato has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 133 m around an average of 1,081 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 824 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,927 m.

The land around Tupungato is covered by cropland (40%) and grassland (35%) within 3 km, shrubs (54%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and shrubs (34%), bare terrain (29%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
133 m
16 km
824 m
80 km
5,927 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and ice
October weather nearby: Tunuyán 27 km · Perdriel 41 km · Rodeo del Medio 60 km · Mendoza 60 km · Rivadavia 67 km · San Martín 70 km · Peñalolén 129 km · Ñuñoa 133 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 Tupungato (-33.3693°, -69.1478°, elevation 1,060 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).