Zapala weather in October

In October, Zapala sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 32 mm of precipitation across 5 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Zapala's 7th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zapala's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 18°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 4°; 6th coldest
Precipitation: 32 mm; 5 wet days
Daylight: 13 hours; 6:54 AM – 7:56 PM
Cloud cover: 45%; 7th clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 6.46 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.6; out of 10

Zapala is city in Argentina.

Density: 70/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1913

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 16°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical October day in Zapala reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 4°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)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20
Avg low (°C)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6

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

How October really feels in Zapala

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 4 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

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

Zapala weather by month

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

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	28° / 11°	11	2.3	0	14.4	8.2
Feb	26° / 11°	14	3	0	13.5	8.3
Mar	23° / 8°	20	3	0	12.3	8.3
Apr	17° / 4°	32	4.6	0	11	6.5
May	12° / 2°	45	6.9	0.7	9.9	3.6
Jun	8° / -1°	59	8.8	2.2	9.3	1.5
Jul	8° / -2°	44	6.9	2.7	9.6	1.4
Aug	10° / -1°	33	6.1	1.6	10.5	2.6
Sep	14° / 1°	24	4.7	1	11.7	4.5
Oct	18° / 4°	32	5	0.6	13	6.6
Nov	22° / 7°	19	3.1	0.1	14.1	8.1
Dec	25° / 9°	14	2.6	0	14.7	8.5

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% 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 34%. 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 (%)	62	63	62	62	63	63	63	63	64	65	64	65	65	65	65	66	66	66	66	66	67	67	67	67	69	69	69	69	69	69	69
Cloudier (%)	38	37	38	38	37	37	37	37	36	35	36	35	35	35	35	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	33	33	31	31	31	31	31	31	31

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	62	38
2	63	37
3	62	38
4	62	38
5	63	37
6	63	37
7	63	37
8	63	37
9	64	36
10	65	35
11	64	36
12	65	35
13	65	35
14	65	35
15	65	35
16	66	34
17	66	34
18	66	34
19	66	34
20	66	34
21	67	33
22	67	33
23	67	33
24	67	33
25	69	31
26	69	31
27	69	31
28	69	31
29	69	31
30	69	31
31	69	31

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Zapala gets around 32 mm of rain and snow over 5 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 16% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

	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 (%)	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14
Snow chance (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1

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

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.

	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	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

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

Wind in October

Winds average 13 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 14 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)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14
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	12	light breeze
2	12	light breeze
3	12	light breeze
4	12	light breeze
5	12	light breeze
6	12	light breeze
7	12	light breeze
8	13	light breeze
9	13	light breeze
10	13	light breeze
11	13	light breeze
12	13	light breeze
13	13	light breeze
14	13	light breeze
15	13	light breeze
16	13	light breeze
17	13	light breeze
18	13	light breeze
19	13	light breeze
20	13	light breeze
21	13	light breeze
22	13	light breeze
23	13	light breeze
24	13	light breeze
25	13	light breeze
26	13	light breeze
27	13	light breeze
28	14	light breeze
29	14	light breeze
30	14	light breeze
31	14	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of October to 13 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 72 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 7:17 AM to 6:35 AM, and sunset from 7:41 PM to 8:13 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	12.4	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	13.0	13.1	13.1	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.3	13.3	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.5	13.5	13.6	13.6	13.6
Sunrise (AM)	7:17	7:16	7:14	7:12	7:11	7:09	7:08	7:06	7:05	7:03	7:02	7:00	6:59	6:57	6:56	6:54	6:53	6:51	6:50	6:49	6:47	6:46	6:45	6:43	6:42	6:41	6:40	6:39	6:37	6:36	6:35
Sunset (PM)	7:41	7:42	7:43	7:44	7:45	7:46	7:47	7:48	7:49	7:50	7:51	7:52	7:53	7:54	7:55	7:56	7:57	7:58	8:00	8:01	8:02	8:03	8:04	8:05	8:06	8:07	8:08	8:09	8:10	8:11	8:13

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.4	7:17	7:41
2	12.4	7:16	7:42
3	12.5	7:14	7:43
4	12.5	7:12	7:44
5	12.6	7:11	7:45
6	12.6	7:09	7:46
7	12.7	7:08	7:47
8	12.7	7:06	7:48
9	12.7	7:05	7:49
10	12.8	7:03	7:50
11	12.8	7:02	7:51
12	12.9	7:00	7:52
13	12.9	6:59	7:53
14	13.0	6:57	7:54
15	13.0	6:56	7:55
16	13.0	6:54	7:56
17	13.1	6:53	7:57
18	13.1	6:51	7:58
19	13.2	6:50	8:00
20	13.2	6:49	8:01
21	13.2	6:47	8:02
22	13.3	6:46	8:03
23	13.3	6:45	8:04
24	13.4	6:43	8:05
25	13.4	6:42	8:06
26	13.4	6:41	8:07
27	13.5	6:40	8:08
28	13.5	6:39	8:09
29	13.6	6:37	8:10
30	13.6	6:36	8:11
31	13.6	6:35	8:13

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 6.46 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.08 kWh/m² to a high of 8.77 kWh/m² in December across the year — October's 6.46 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)	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.3	6.3	6.4	6.4	6.5	6.6	6.6	6.7	6.7	6.8	6.8	6.9	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.1	7.2	7.2	7.3	7.3
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.6	Bright
2	5.6	Bright
3	5.7	Bright
4	5.8	Bright
5	5.8	Bright
6	5.9	Bright
7	5.9	Bright
8	6.0	Intense
9	6.1	Intense
10	6.1	Intense
11	6.2	Intense
12	6.3	Intense
13	6.3	Intense
14	6.4	Intense
15	6.4	Intense
16	6.5	Intense
17	6.6	Intense
18	6.6	Intense
19	6.7	Intense
20	6.7	Intense
21	6.8	Intense
22	6.8	Intense
23	6.9	Intense
24	7.0	Intense
25	7.0	Intense
26	7.0	Intense
27	7.1	Intense
28	7.2	Intense
29	7.2	Intense
30	7.3	Intense
31	7.3	Intense

Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Zapala?

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

6.6

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

2.0

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Zapala for sightseeing.

What to pack for Zapala in October

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

In October, Zapala sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 4°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer. About 5 days see rain.

sun protectiona warm layer

UV index in Zapala 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 Zapala peaks around December 21 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	12	12	9	5	3	2	2	3	5	9	10	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	Very high	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	12	Extreme
Feb	12	Extreme
Mar	9	Very high
Apr	5	High
May	3	Moderate
Jun	2	Low
Jul	2	Moderate
Aug	3	Moderate
Sep	5	Moderate
Oct	9	Very high
Nov	10	Very high
Dec	13	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Zapala?

Zapala sits at 38.9°S, 70.1°W, 1,019 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Cutral-Có, 72 km away.

Topography around Zapala

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zapala has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 122 m around an average of 1,023 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 502 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,343 m.

The land around Zapala is covered by grassland (56%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, grassland (79%) within 16 km, and grassland (66%) and bare terrain (21%) within 80 km.

3 km

122 m

grassland 56%

16 km

502 m

grassland 79%

80 km

2,343 m

grassland 66%

treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrain

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

October weather nearby: Cutral-Có 72 km · Plottier 159 km · Centenario 168 km · Pucon 168 km · Cunco 170 km · Cinco Saltos 174 km · Neuquén 174 km · San Martín de los Andes 178 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 Zapala (-38.9006°, -70.0667°, elevation 1,019 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	62	38
2	63	37
3	62	38
4	62	38
5	63	37
6	63	37
7	63	37
8	63	37
9	64	36
10	65	35
11	64	36
12	65	35
13	65	35
14	65	35
15	65	35
16	66	34
17	66	34
18	66	34
19	66	34
20	66	34
21	67	33
22	67	33
23	67	33
24	67	33
25	69	31
26	69	31
27	69	31
28	69	31
29	69	31
30	69	31
31	69	31

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

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	62	38
2	63	37
3	62	38
4	62	38
5	63	37
6	63	37
7	63	37
8	63	37
9	64	36
10	65	35
11	64	36
12	65	35
13	65	35
14	65	35
15	65	35
16	66	34
17	66	34
18	66	34
19	66	34
20	66	34
21	67	33
22	67	33
23	67	33
24	67	33
25	69	31
26	69	31
27	69	31
28	69	31
29	69	31
30	69	31
31	69	31

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

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	62	38
2	63	37
3	62	38
4	62	38
5	63	37
6	63	37
7	63	37
8	63	37
9	64	36
10	65	35
11	64	36
12	65	35
13	65	35
14	65	35
15	65	35
16	66	34
17	66	34
18	66	34
19	66	34
20	66	34
21	67	33
22	67	33
23	67	33
24	67	33
25	69	31
26	69	31
27	69	31
28	69	31
29	69	31
30	69	31
31	69	31

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

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