Coquimbo weather in October

In October, Coquimbo sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 5 mm of rain across 0.6 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% 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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Coquimbo's 6th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Coquimbo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
7th warmest
Overnight low
12°
6th coldest
Rainfall
5 mm
0.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
7:08 AM – 7:53 PM
Cloud cover
34%
6th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.99 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.1
out of 10

Coquimbo is city of Chile.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 11.9 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
3,027/km²
people per km²
Founded
1867

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

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month.

A typical October day in Coquimbo reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 2°C warmer than September and about 1°C cooler than November.

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Coquimbo 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 16°00.113.79.2
Feb23° / 16°1013.19.1
Mar22° / 15°50.412.28.7
Apr20° / 14°30.711.38.0
May18° / 12°21210.57.1
Jun17° / 10°302.510.16.3
Jul16° / 161.910.36.3
Aug17° / 151.910.96.8
Sep18° / 11°50.911.87.5
Oct20° / 12°50.612.78.1
Nov21° / 13°10.113.58.7
Dec22° / 15°10.113.99.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% 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 20%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17228
27228
37228
47228
57327
67327
77426
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Coquimbo gets around 5 mm of rain over 0.6 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 2% and peaks near 2% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
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7991
8991
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13982
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29973
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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 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
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46calm
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 54 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 7:26 AM to 6:54 AM, and sunset from 7:43 PM to 8:04 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.37:267:43
212.37:257:44
312.37:237:44
412.47:227:45
512.47:217:45
612.47:207:46
712.57:187:47
812.57:177:47
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1812.87:067:54
1912.87:057:55
2012.97:047:55
2112.97:037:56
2212.97:027:57
2312.97:017:58
2413.07:007:58
2513.06:597:59
2613.06:588:00
2713.06:588:00
2813.16:578:01
2913.16:568:02
3013.16:558:03
3113.26:548:04

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 6.99 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.04 kWh/m² to a high of 8.4 kWh/m² in December across the year — October's 6.99 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
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Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Coquimbo?

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

8.1
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Coquimbo in October

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

In October, Coquimbo sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 12°C. Pack sun protection.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Coquimbo in October

The nearest coast averages about 14°C in October — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in February at about 18°C and coldest in August near 13°C.

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

12°14°16°18°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan17Cool
Feb18Cool
Mar17Cool
Apr16Cool
May15Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul13Bracing
Aug13Bracing
Sep13Bracing
Oct14Bracing
Nov14Bracing
Dec16Cool

UV index in Coquimbo 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 Coquimbo peaks around January 20 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 4 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 20UV 14Jun 19UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr6High
May4Moderate
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug5High
Sep8Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Coquimbo in October

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where October falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Coquimbo is worst in July — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (March, 9 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Coquimbo's WHO annual average of 11.9 µg/m³.

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 2216 µg/m³Mar 129 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb10Good
Mar9Good
Apr11Good
May13Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Coquimbo?

Coquimbo sits at 30.0°S, 71.3°W, 22 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is La Serena, 10 km away.

CabildoLa Ligua

Topography around Coquimbo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Coquimbo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 143 m around an average of 17 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 744 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,696 m.

The land around Coquimbo is covered by water (54%) and artificial surfaces (30%) within 3 km, water (52%) within 16 km, and water (30%), bare terrain (27%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
143 m
16 km
744 m
80 km
3,696 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: La Serena 10 km · Vicuña 61 km · Ovalle 73 km · Vallenar 163 km · Illapel 188 km · Los Vilos 218 km · Cabildo 277 km · La Ligua 278 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
Catholic 57%none 26%Evangelical or Protestant 16%other Christians and traditions related to 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 Coquimbo (-29.9533°, -71.3395°, elevation 22 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).