La Pintana weather in October

In October, La Pintana sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 39 mm of rain across 6.2 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% 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 La Pintana's 7th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see La Pintana's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Rainfall
39 mm
6.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
7:02 AM – 7:53 PM
Cloud cover
45%
7th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.4
out of 10

La Pintana is settlement in Chile.

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

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical October day in La Pintana reaches about 22°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 17°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 3°C warmer than September and about 3°C cooler than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1208
2208
3208
4208
5208
6218
7218
8219
9219
10219
11219
12219
13219
14219
15219
16229
17229
18229
192210
202210
212210
222210
232210
242210
252310
262310
272310
282310
292310
302311
312311

La Pintana 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
Jan29° / 16°30.7147.4
Feb29° / 16°50.813.27.8
Mar27° / 14°91.212.38.7
Apr23° / 10°283.211.28.3
May19° / 625.910.36.7
Jun16° / 1097.39.85.2
Jul15° / 867.1105.1
Aug17° / 817.810.85.8
Sep19° / 557.711.86.6
Oct22° / 396.212.87.4
Nov25° / 12°162.613.78.6
Dec28° / 14°61.114.28.4

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 39%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25644
35644
45644
55644
65644
75644
85743
95743
105743
115842
125842
135941
145941
155941
166139
176139
186139
196337
206337
216436
226535
236634
246733
256733
266832
276832
286931
296931
306931
316931

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

La Pintana gets around 39 mm of rain over 6.2 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 20% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
125
225
325
426
526
626
725
825
925
1024
1123
1223
1322
1421
1520
1620
1719
1818
1918
2017
2116
2216
2315
2415
2514
2614
2714
2814
2913
3013
3113

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.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17982
18982
19982
20982
21973
22973
23973
24973
25973
26973
27973
28973
29973
30973
31973

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 7:22 AM to 6:46 AM, and sunset from 7:41 PM to 8:06 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.37:227:41
212.47:207:42
312.47:197:43
412.47:187:44
512.57:167:44
612.57:157:45
712.57:137:46
812.67:127:47
912.67:117:47
1012.67:107:48
1112.77:087:49
1212.77:077:50
1312.77:067:51
1412.87:047:51
1512.87:037:52
1612.97:027:53
1712.97:017:54
1812.97:007:55
1913.06:597:56
2013.06:577:56
2113.06:567:57
2213.16:557:58
2313.16:547:59
2413.16:538:00
2513.16:528:01
2613.26:518:02
2713.26:508:03
2813.26:498:03
2913.36:488:04
3013.36:478:05
3113.36:468:06

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 6.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.45 kWh/m² to a high of 8.88 kWh/m² in December across the year — October's 6.65 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
26.0Bright
36.0Intense
46.0Intense
56.1Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
106.3Intense
116.4Intense
126.5Intense
136.5Intense
146.6Intense
156.6Intense
166.7Intense
176.7Intense
186.8Intense
196.8Intense
206.9Intense
216.9Intense
227.0Intense
237.0Intense
247.0Intense
257.1Intense
267.1Intense
277.2Intense
287.2Intense
297.2Intense
307.3Intense
317.3Intense
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit La Pintana?

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

7.4
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for La Pintana in October

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

In October, La Pintana sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 9°C. Pack sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

sun protection

UV index in La Pintana 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 La Pintana peaks around January 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 15 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeModerateVery highExtremeJan 17UV 13Jun 15UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar10Very high
Apr5Moderate
May3Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep6High
Oct9Very high
Nov10Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in La Pintana 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 La Pintana is worst in July — around 108 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.9× the cleanest month (December, 28 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateJul 16107 µg/m³Dec 2128 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan30Moderate
Feb31Moderate
Mar41Poor
Apr56Unhealthy
May80Unhealthy
Jun96Unhealthy
Jul108Unhealthy
Aug95Unhealthy
Sep78Unhealthy
Oct55Poor
Nov35Poor
Dec28Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is La Pintana?

La Pintana sits at 33.6°S, 70.6°W, 630 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is San Bernardo, 6.0 km away.

Topography around La Pintana

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around La Pintana has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 71 m around an average of 624 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,043 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6,046 m.

The land around La Pintana is covered by artificial surfaces (54%) and cropland (22%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (43%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (27%), shrubs (26%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
71 m
16 km
2,043 m
80 km
6,046 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and ice
October weather nearby: San Bernardo 6.0 km · Puente Alto 6.0 km · Santiago 14 km · Maipú 14 km · Peñalolén 16 km · Ñuñoa 16 km · Padre Hurtado 16 km · Lo Prado 18 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 La Pintana (-33.5833°, -70.6342°, elevation 630 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. 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).