Las Animas weather in October

In October, Las Animas sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 124 mm of rain across 12.5 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 7th-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 26% 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 Las Animas's 7th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Las Animas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Rainfall
124 mm
12.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
7:06 AM – 8:10 PM
Cloud cover
61%
7th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.36 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Las Animas is area of Valdivia, Chile.

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 14°C through the month.

A typical October day in Las Animas 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 12°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 2°C warmer than September and about 2°C cooler than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1147
2147
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Las Animas weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan20° / 12°38514.57.3
Feb20° / 12°434.513.67.4
Mar18° / 11°717.412.36.5
Apr15° / 13511.1114.5
May13° / 25615.79.83.1
Jun11° / 35418.99.22.1
Jul10° / 313189.52.0
Aug11° / 27517.710.42.3
Sep13° / 15312.711.73.2
Oct14° / 12412.513.14.0
Nov16° / 869.414.25.0
Dec18° / 11°707.914.86.4

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 58%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
23961
33961
43961
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Las Animas gets around 124 mm of rain over 12.5 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 40% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
139
239
340
440
541
641
741
841
941
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1539
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3039
3139

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.

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Dry (%)
1100
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Wind in October

Winds average 13 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
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813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
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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 7:29 AM to 6:46 AM, and sunset from 7:54 PM to 8:27 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.47:297:54
212.57:287:55
312.57:267:56
412.57:257:57
512.67:237:58
612.67:217:59
712.77:208:00
812.77:188:01
912.87:168:03
1012.87:158:04
1112.97:138:05
1212.97:128:06
1312.97:108:07
1413.07:098:08
1513.07:078:09
1613.17:068:10
1713.17:048:11
1813.27:038:12
1913.27:028:13
2013.27:008:14
2113.36:598:15
2213.36:578:17
2313.46:568:18
2413.46:558:19
2513.46:538:20
2613.56:528:21
2713.56:518:22
2813.66:508:23
2913.66:488:24
3013.66:478:26
3113.76:468:27

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.36 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.42 kWh/m² to a high of 7.71 kWh/m² in January across the year — October's 5.36 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
24.7Bright
34.7Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
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155.3Bright
165.3Bright
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305.9Bright
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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Las Animas

In seasonPeak

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

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

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is October a good time to visit Las Animas?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Las Animas for sightseeing.

What to pack for Las Animas in October

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

In October, Las Animas sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Las Animas 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 24 km away) is warmest in January at about 14°C and coldest in August near 11°C.

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

10°12°14°16°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan14Bracing
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Apr13Bracing
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Jun12Bracing
Jul11Bracing
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Oct12Bracing
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Dec14Bracing

UV index in Las Animas 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 Las Animas peaks around December 19 at about 12 (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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateLowModerateVery highExtremeDec 19UV 12Jun 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar7Very high
Apr5Moderate
May2Moderate
Jun2Low
Jul2Low
Aug3Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct7Very high
Nov9Very high
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Las Animas?

Las Animas sits at 39.8°S, 73.2°W, 10 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is Valdivia, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Las Animas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Las Animas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 180 m around an average of 17 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 720 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,410 m.

The land around Las Animas is covered by trees (33%), artificial surfaces (32%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, trees (72%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and water (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
180 m
16 km
720 m
80 km
1,410 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
October weather nearby: Valdivia 2.0 km · Paillaco 41 km · La Unión 55 km · Río Bueno 63 km · Loncoche 70 km · Panguipulli 78 km · Osorno 85 km · Teodoro Schmidt 91 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 Las Animas (-39.8087°, -73.2182°, 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).