Viedma weather in October

In October, Viedma sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 31 mm of rain across 5.4 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Viedma's 7th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Viedma's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 20°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 9°; 6th coldest
Rainfall: 31 mm; 5.4 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 06 min; 6:24 AM – 7:30 PM
Cloud cover: 46%; 7th clearest
Wind: 16 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 5.98 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.2; out of 10

Viedma is capital of Río Negro Province, Argentina.

Density: 5,499/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1779

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

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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 22°C by the end.

A typical October day in Viedma reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 3°C warmer than September and about 4°C cooler than November.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22
Avg low (°C)	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	18	7
2	18	7
3	18	7
4	19	7
5	19	8
6	19	8
7	19	8
8	19	8
9	19	8
10	19	8
11	20	8
12	20	8
13	20	9
14	20	9
15	20	9
16	20	9
17	20	9
18	21	9
19	21	9
20	21	9
21	21	9
22	21	9
23	21	9
24	21	9
25	21	9
26	21	9
27	22	10
28	22	10
29	22	10
30	22	10
31	22	10

How October really feels in Viedma

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Viedma weather by month

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

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	28° / 16°	36	5.5	14.6	7.0
Feb	27° / 15°	42	5.2	13.6	7.6
Mar	25° / 13°	43	5.6	12.3	7.9
Apr	20° / 10°	30	4	10.9	7.4
May	16° / 7°	26	4.1	9.8	5.8
Jun	13° / 4°	23	4.9	9.1	4.0
Jul	12° / 3°	23	4.5	9.4	3.9
Aug	15° / 4°	25	4	10.4	5.0
Sep	17° / 6°	26	5.4	11.7	6.0
Oct	20° / 9°	31	5.4	13.1	7.2
Nov	24° / 11°	35	5.7	14.3	7.8
Dec	27° / 14°	29	5.3	14.9	7.7

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% 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 37%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	56	56	56	56	56	57	57	57	58	59	60	60	61	61	62	64	64	65	65	66	67	67	68	68	68	68	68	68	68	68	68
Cloudier (%)	44	44	44	44	44	43	43	43	42	41	40	40	39	39	38	36	36	35	35	34	33	33	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	56	44
2	56	44
3	56	44
4	56	44
5	56	44
6	57	43
7	57	43
8	57	43
9	58	42
10	59	41
11	60	40
12	60	40
13	61	39
14	61	39
15	62	38
16	64	36
17	64	36
18	65	35
19	65	35
20	66	34
21	67	33
22	67	33
23	68	32
24	68	32
25	68	32
26	68	32
27	68	32
28	68	32
29	68	32
30	68	32
31	68	32

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Viedma gets around 31 mm of rain over 5.4 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 18% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	18	18	18	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	18

	Rain chance (%)
1	20
2	20
3	20
4	20
5	20
6	20
7	20
8	20
9	20
10	19
11	19
12	19
13	18
14	18
15	18
16	17
17	17
18	17
19	16
20	16
21	16
22	16
23	16
24	16
25	16
26	16
27	16
28	16
29	17
30	17
31	18

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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	98	97	97	97	97	96	96
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	97	3
30	96	4
31	96	4

Wind in October

Winds average 16 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	16	light breeze
2	16	light breeze
3	16	light breeze
4	16	light breeze
5	16	light breeze
6	16	light breeze
7	16	light breeze
8	16	light breeze
9	16	light breeze
10	16	light breeze
11	16	light breeze
12	16	light breeze
13	16	light breeze
14	16	light breeze
15	16	light breeze
16	16	light breeze
17	16	light breeze
18	16	light breeze
19	16	light breeze
20	16	light breeze
21	16	light breeze
22	16	light breeze
23	16	light breeze
24	16	light breeze
25	16	light breeze
26	16	light breeze
27	16	light breeze
28	16	light breeze
29	16	light breeze
30	16	light breeze
31	16	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of October to 13 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 78 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:48 AM to 6:03 AM, and sunset from 7:14 PM to 7:48 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.4	12.5	12.5	12.6	12.6	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.8	12.8	12.9	12.9	13.0	13.0	13.1	13.1	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.3	13.3	13.4	13.4	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.6	13.6	13.7	13.7	13.7
Sunrise (AM)	6:48	6:46	6:45	6:43	6:41	6:40	6:38	6:36	6:35	6:33	6:32	6:30	6:28	6:27	6:25	6:24	6:22	6:21	6:19	6:18	6:16	6:15	6:14	6:12	6:11	6:10	6:08	6:07	6:06	6:05	6:03
Sunset (PM)	7:14	7:15	7:16	7:17	7:18	7:19	7:20	7:21	7:22	7:24	7:25	7:26	7:27	7:28	7:29	7:30	7:31	7:33	7:34	7:35	7:36	7:37	7:38	7:40	7:41	7:42	7:43	7:44	7:45	7:47	7:48

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.4	6:48	7:14
2	12.5	6:46	7:15
3	12.5	6:45	7:16
4	12.6	6:43	7:17
5	12.6	6:41	7:18
6	12.7	6:40	7:19
7	12.7	6:38	7:20
8	12.7	6:36	7:21
9	12.8	6:35	7:22
10	12.8	6:33	7:24
11	12.9	6:32	7:25
12	12.9	6:30	7:26
13	13.0	6:28	7:27
14	13.0	6:27	7:28
15	13.1	6:25	7:29
16	13.1	6:24	7:30
17	13.2	6:22	7:31
18	13.2	6:21	7:33
19	13.2	6:19	7:34
20	13.3	6:18	7:35
21	13.3	6:16	7:36
22	13.4	6:15	7:37
23	13.4	6:14	7:38
24	13.5	6:12	7:40
25	13.5	6:11	7:41
26	13.5	6:10	7:42
27	13.6	6:08	7:43
28	13.6	6:07	7:44
29	13.7	6:06	7:45
30	13.7	6:05	7:47
31	13.7	6:03	7:48

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.78 kWh/m² to a high of 8.11 kWh/m² in December across the year — October's 5.98 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.3	6.3	6.4	6.4	6.5	6.5	6.6	6.6	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.8
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.1	Bright
2	5.1	Bright
3	5.2	Bright
4	5.2	Bright
5	5.3	Bright
6	5.3	Bright
7	5.4	Bright
8	5.5	Bright
9	5.5	Bright
10	5.6	Bright
11	5.7	Bright
12	5.7	Bright
13	5.8	Bright
14	5.9	Bright
15	5.9	Bright
16	6.0	Intense
17	6.1	Intense
18	6.1	Intense
19	6.2	Intense
20	6.3	Intense
21	6.3	Intense
22	6.4	Intense
23	6.4	Intense
24	6.5	Intense
25	6.5	Intense
26	6.6	Intense
27	6.6	Intense
28	6.7	Intense
29	6.7	Intense
30	6.7	Intense
31	6.8	Intense

Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Viedma?

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

7.2

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

3.9

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

October is one of the better times to visit Viedma for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Viedma in October

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

In October, Viedma sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Viedma in October

The nearest coast averages about 12°C in October — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 36 km away) is warmest in February at about 20°C and coldest in August near 11°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	19	20	19	17	15	12	11	11	11	12	15	17
Comfort	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	19	Cool
Feb	20	Cool
Mar	19	Cool
Apr	17	Cool
May	15	Bracing
Jun	12	Bracing
Jul	11	Bracing
Aug	11	Bracing
Sep	11	Bracing
Oct	12	Bracing
Nov	15	Bracing
Dec	17	Cool

UV index in Viedma 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 Viedma peaks around December 20 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	11	11	7	5	3	2	2	3	4	7	9	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	11	Extreme
Feb	11	Extreme
Mar	7	Very high
Apr	5	Moderate
May	3	Moderate
Jun	2	Low
Jul	2	Low
Aug	3	Moderate
Sep	4	Moderate
Oct	7	High
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Viedma?

Viedma sits at 40.8°S, 63.0°W, 10 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Carmen de Patagones, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Viedma

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Viedma has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 43 m around an average of 9 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 49 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 108 m.

The land around Viedma is covered by artificial surfaces (44%) and grassland (35%) within 3 km, grassland (63%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (30%), water (30%) and shrubs (28%) within 80 km.

3 km

43 m

artificial surfaces 44%

16 km

49 m

grassland 63%

80 km

108 m

grassland 30%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

← September Viedma year-round climate November →Best places to visit in October

October weather nearby: Carmen de Patagones 2.0 km · San Antonio Oeste 164 km · Río Colorado 223 km · Punta Alta 229 km · Bahía Blanca 242 km · Puerto Madryn 275 km · Rawson 326 km · Trelew 331 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

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 Viedma (-40.8152°, -63.0004°, elevation 10 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	18	7
2	18	7
3	18	7
4	19	7
5	19	8
6	19	8
7	19	8
8	19	8
9	19	8
10	19	8
11	20	8
12	20	8
13	20	9
14	20	9
15	20	9
16	20	9
17	20	9
18	21	9
19	21	9
20	21	9
21	21	9
22	21	9
23	21	9
24	21	9
25	21	9
26	21	9
27	22	10
28	22	10
29	22	10
30	22	10
31	22	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	56	44
2	56	44
3	56	44
4	56	44
5	56	44
6	57	43
7	57	43
8	57	43
9	58	42
10	59	41
11	60	40
12	60	40
13	61	39
14	61	39
15	62	38
16	64	36
17	64	36
18	65	35
19	65	35
20	66	34
21	67	33
22	67	33
23	68	32
24	68	32
25	68	32
26	68	32
27	68	32
28	68	32
29	68	32
30	68	32
31	68	32

	Rain chance (%)
1	20
2	20
3	20
4	20
5	20
6	20
7	20
8	20
9	20
10	19
11	19
12	19
13	18
14	18
15	18
16	17
17	17
18	17
19	16
20	16
21	16
22	16
23	16
24	16
25	16
26	16
27	16
28	16
29	17
30	17
31	18

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	97	3
30	96	4
31	96	4

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	18	7
2	18	7
3	18	7
4	19	7
5	19	8
6	19	8
7	19	8
8	19	8
9	19	8
10	19	8
11	20	8
12	20	8
13	20	9
14	20	9
15	20	9
16	20	9
17	20	9
18	21	9
19	21	9
20	21	9
21	21	9
22	21	9
23	21	9
24	21	9
25	21	9
26	21	9
27	22	10
28	22	10
29	22	10
30	22	10
31	22	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	56	44
2	56	44
3	56	44
4	56	44
5	56	44
6	57	43
7	57	43
8	57	43
9	58	42
10	59	41
11	60	40
12	60	40
13	61	39
14	61	39
15	62	38
16	64	36
17	64	36
18	65	35
19	65	35
20	66	34
21	67	33
22	67	33
23	68	32
24	68	32
25	68	32
26	68	32
27	68	32
28	68	32
29	68	32
30	68	32
31	68	32

	Rain chance (%)
1	20
2	20
3	20
4	20
5	20
6	20
7	20
8	20
9	20
10	19
11	19
12	19
13	18
14	18
15	18
16	17
17	17
18	17
19	16
20	16
21	16
22	16
23	16
24	16
25	16
26	16
27	16
28	16
29	17
30	17
31	18

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	97	3
30	96	4
31	96	4

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	18	7
2	18	7
3	18	7
4	19	7
5	19	8
6	19	8
7	19	8
8	19	8
9	19	8
10	19	8
11	20	8
12	20	8
13	20	9
14	20	9
15	20	9
16	20	9
17	20	9
18	21	9
19	21	9
20	21	9
21	21	9
22	21	9
23	21	9
24	21	9
25	21	9
26	21	9
27	22	10
28	22	10
29	22	10
30	22	10
31	22	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	56	44
2	56	44
3	56	44
4	56	44
5	56	44
6	57	43
7	57	43
8	57	43
9	58	42
10	59	41
11	60	40
12	60	40
13	61	39
14	61	39
15	62	38
16	64	36
17	64	36
18	65	35
19	65	35
20	66	34
21	67	33
22	67	33
23	68	32
24	68	32
25	68	32
26	68	32
27	68	32
28	68	32
29	68	32
30	68	32
31	68	32

	Rain chance (%)
1	20
2	20
3	20
4	20
5	20
6	20
7	20
8	20
9	20
10	19
11	19
12	19
13	18
14	18
15	18
16	17
17	17
18	17
19	16
20	16
21	16
22	16
23	16
24	16
25	16
26	16
27	16
28	16
29	17
30	17
31	18

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	97	3
30	96	4
31	96	4