Carahue weather in October

In October, Carahue sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 81 mm of rain across 10.7 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 14°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% 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 Carahue's 7th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Carahue's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 14°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 8°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 81 mm; 10.7 wet days
Daylight: 13 hours; 7:07 AM – 8:09 PM
Cloud cover: 58%; 7th clearest
Wind: 14 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 5.56 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.8; out of 10

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Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 14°C through the month.

A typical October day in Carahue reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 1°C warmer than September and about 2°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)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Avg low (°C)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8

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

Carahue weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	18° / 11°	21	4	14.4	7.3
Feb	19° / 11°	25	3.8	13.5	7.4
Mar	17° / 10°	43	6.2	12.3	6.4
Apr	15° / 9°	80	9.4	11	4.6
May	13° / 8°	155	13.4	9.9	3.2
Jun	11° / 7°	225	17.3	9.3	2.3
Jul	11° / 6°	188	16.6	9.6	2.1
Aug	11° / 6°	168	16	10.5	2.4
Sep	12° / 7°	89	11.8	11.7	3.1
Oct	14° / 8°	81	10.7	13	3.8
Nov	15° / 9°	51	7.8	14.1	4.8
Dec	17° / 10°	44	6.1	14.7	6.1

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%.

	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 (%)	45	44	45	44	43	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	45	45	45	46	46	48	48	48	50	50	51	51	52	52	53	52	52	52	53
Cloudier (%)	55	56	55	56	57	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	55	55	55	54	54	52	52	52	50	50	49	49	48	48	47	48	48	48	47

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	45	55
2	44	56
3	45	55
4	44	56
5	43	57
6	44	56
7	44	56
8	44	56
9	44	56
10	44	56
11	44	56
12	44	56
13	45	55
14	45	55
15	45	55
16	46	54
17	46	54
18	48	52
19	48	52
20	48	52
21	50	50
22	50	50
23	51	49
24	51	49
25	52	48
26	52	48
27	53	47
28	52	48
29	52	48
30	52	48
31	53	47

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Carahue gets around 81 mm of rain over 10.7 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 34% and peaks near 37% 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 (%)	35	35	36	36	37	37	37	37	36	36	35	35	35	34	34	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	33

	Rain chance (%)
1	35
2	35
3	36
4	36
5	37
6	37
7	37
8	37
9	36
10	36
11	35
12	35
13	35
14	34
15	34
16	33
17	33
18	33
19	33
20	33
21	33
22	33
23	33
24	32
25	32
26	32
27	33
28	33
29	33
30	33
31	33

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 14 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 14 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)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	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	14	light breeze
2	14	light breeze
3	14	light breeze
4	14	light breeze
5	14	light breeze
6	14	light breeze
7	14	light breeze
8	14	light breeze
9	14	light breeze
10	14	light breeze
11	14	light breeze
12	14	light breeze
13	14	light breeze
14	14	light breeze
15	14	light breeze
16	14	light breeze
17	14	light breeze
18	14	light breeze
19	14	light breeze
20	14	light breeze
21	14	light breeze
22	14	light breeze
23	14	light breeze
24	14	light breeze
25	14	light breeze
26	14	light breeze
27	14	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 7:30 AM to 6:48 AM, and sunset from 7:54 PM to 8:25 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	12.9	13.0	13.0	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.2	13.2	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.4	13.4	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.6	13.6
Sunrise (AM)	7:30	7:28	7:26	7:25	7:23	7:22	7:20	7:19	7:17	7:16	7:14	7:13	7:11	7:10	7:08	7:07	7:05	7:04	7:03	7:01	7:00	6:59	6:57	6:56	6:55	6:54	6:52	6:51	6:50	6:49	6:48
Sunset (PM)	7:54	7:55	7:55	7:56	7:57	7:58	7:59	8:00	8:01	8:02	8:03	8:04	8:05	8:06	8:07	8:09	8:10	8:11	8:12	8:13	8:14	8:15	8:16	8:17	8:18	8:19	8:20	8:21	8:22	8:24	8:25

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

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.57 kWh/m² to a high of 7.97 kWh/m² in January across the year — October's 5.56 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)	4.8	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.2
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.8	Bright
2	4.9	Bright
3	4.9	Bright
4	5.0	Bright
5	5.0	Bright
6	5.1	Bright
7	5.1	Bright
8	5.2	Bright
9	5.2	Bright
10	5.3	Bright
11	5.3	Bright
12	5.3	Bright
13	5.4	Bright
14	5.5	Bright
15	5.5	Bright
16	5.5	Bright
17	5.6	Bright
18	5.7	Bright
19	5.7	Bright
20	5.8	Bright
21	5.8	Bright
22	5.8	Bright
23	5.9	Bright
24	5.9	Bright
25	6.0	Bright
26	6.0	Intense
27	6.1	Intense
28	6.1	Intense
29	6.1	Intense
30	6.2	Intense
31	6.2	Intense

Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Carahue

In seasonPeak

None of Carahue's seasonal hazards are active in October. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Carahue's rainy season runs May–August, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

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Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is October a good time to visit Carahue?

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

3.8

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Carahue.

What to pack for Carahue in October

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

In October, Carahue sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

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Sea temperature near Carahue 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 26 km away) is warmest in January at about 15°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)	15	14	14	13	13	12	12	11	12	12	13	14
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	15	Bracing
Feb	14	Bracing
Mar	14	Bracing
Apr	13	Bracing
May	13	Bracing
Jun	12	Bracing
Jul	12	Bracing
Aug	11	Bracing
Sep	12	Bracing
Oct	12	Bracing
Nov	13	Bracing
Dec	14	Bracing

UV index in Carahue in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Carahue peaks around December 19 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 15 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	8	5	2	2	2	3	5	8	9	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	Very high	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	11	Extreme
Feb	11	Extreme
Mar	8	Very high
Apr	5	Moderate
May	2	Moderate
Jun	2	Low
Jul	2	Moderate
Aug	3	Moderate
Sep	5	Moderate
Oct	8	Very high
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Carahue?

Carahue sits at 38.7°S, 73.2°W, 41 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is Nueva Imperial, 19 km away.

Topography around Carahue

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Carahue has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 268 m around an average of 60 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 692 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 863 m.

The land around Carahue is covered by trees (41%), grassland (26%) and cropland (22%) within 3 km, trees (52%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and trees (42%) and water (28%) within 80 km.

3 km

268 m

trees 41%

16 km

692 m

trees 52%

80 km

863 m

trees 42%

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

October weather nearby: Nueva Imperial 19 km · Teodoro Schmidt 32 km · Labranza 36 km · Temuco 49 km · Padre Las Casas 49 km · Freire 54 km · Pitrufquén 55 km · Lautaro 66 km

Chile travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type C / F / L; 220 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 48% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $17,995; 2025
Happiness: 6.3 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 98%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 6.3; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 14.9; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: High; World Bank
English: Moderate; EF EPI 517
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 Carahue (-38.7112°, -73.161°, elevation 41 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	13	7
2	13	7
3	13	7
4	13	7
5	13	7
6	13	7
7	13	7
8	13	7
9	13	7
10	13	7
11	13	8
12	13	8
13	13	8
14	13	8
15	13	8
16	13	8
17	13	8
18	14	8
19	14	8
20	14	8
21	14	8
22	14	8
23	14	8
24	14	8
25	14	8
26	14	8
27	14	8
28	14	8
29	14	8
30	14	8
31	14	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	45	55
2	44	56
3	45	55
4	44	56
5	43	57
6	44	56
7	44	56
8	44	56
9	44	56
10	44	56
11	44	56
12	44	56
13	45	55
14	45	55
15	45	55
16	46	54
17	46	54
18	48	52
19	48	52
20	48	52
21	50	50
22	50	50
23	51	49
24	51	49
25	52	48
26	52	48
27	53	47
28	52	48
29	52	48
30	52	48
31	53	47

	Rain chance (%)
1	35
2	35
3	36
4	36
5	37
6	37
7	37
8	37
9	36
10	36
11	35
12	35
13	35
14	34
15	34
16	33
17	33
18	33
19	33
20	33
21	33
22	33
23	33
24	32
25	32
26	32
27	33
28	33
29	33
30	33
31	33

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	45	55
2	44	56
3	45	55
4	44	56
5	43	57
6	44	56
7	44	56
8	44	56
9	44	56
10	44	56
11	44	56
12	44	56
13	45	55
14	45	55
15	45	55
16	46	54
17	46	54
18	48	52
19	48	52
20	48	52
21	50	50
22	50	50
23	51	49
24	51	49
25	52	48
26	52	48
27	53	47
28	52	48
29	52	48
30	52	48
31	53	47

	Rain chance (%)
1	35
2	35
3	36
4	36
5	37
6	37
7	37
8	37
9	36
10	36
11	35
12	35
13	35
14	34
15	34
16	33
17	33
18	33
19	33
20	33
21	33
22	33
23	33
24	32
25	32
26	32
27	33
28	33
29	33
30	33
31	33

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	45	55
2	44	56
3	45	55
4	44	56
5	43	57
6	44	56
7	44	56
8	44	56
9	44	56
10	44	56
11	44	56
12	44	56
13	45	55
14	45	55
15	45	55
16	46	54
17	46	54
18	48	52
19	48	52
20	48	52
21	50	50
22	50	50
23	51	49
24	51	49
25	52	48
26	52	48
27	53	47
28	52	48
29	52	48
30	52	48
31	53	47

	Rain chance (%)
1	35
2	35
3	36
4	36
5	37
6	37
7	37
8	37
9	36
10	36
11	35
12	35
13	35
14	34
15	34
16	33
17	33
18	33
19	33
20	33
21	33
22	33
23	33
24	32
25	32
26	32
27	33
28	33
29	33
30	33
31	33

	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