Los Vilos weather in October

In October, Los Vilos sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 9 mm of rain across 1.2 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 16°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% 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 Los Vilos's 7th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Los Vilos's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
7th warmest
Overnight low
10°
6th coldest
Rainfall
9 mm
1.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
7:07 AM – 7:55 PM
Cloud cover
37%
7th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
7 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 16°C through the month.

A typical October day in Los Vilos reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 1°C warmer than September and about 2°C cooler than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Los Vilos 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
Jan21° / 14°00.113.98.7
Feb21° / 15°10.113.28.7
Mar20° / 14°40.612.28.3
Apr18° / 12°91.611.27.4
May16° / 10°342.910.46.0
Jun15° / 724.9104.9
Jul14° / 393.910.14.7
Aug14° / 393.610.85.0
Sep15° / 14211.85.6
Oct16° / 10°91.212.86.6
Nov18° / 12°10.313.67.8
Dec19° / 13°00.1148.4

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% 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 26%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16832
26832
36832
46931
56931
66931
77030
87030
97129
107228
117228
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Los Vilos gets around 9 mm of rain over 1.2 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 3% and peaks near 5% 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 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
121000
13991
14991
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23973
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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
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
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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 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 7:26 AM to 6:52 AM, and sunset from 7:44 PM to 8:07 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.37:267:44
212.37:247:45
312.47:237:46
412.47:227:46
512.47:207:47
612.57:197:48
712.57:187:48
812.57:177:49
912.67:157:50
1012.67:147:51
1112.67:137:51
1212.77:127:52
1312.77:117:53
1412.77:097:53
1512.87:087:54
1612.87:077:55
1712.87:067:56
1812.97:057:57
1912.97:047:57
2012.97:037:58
2113.07:027:59
2213.07:018:00
2313.07:008:00
2413.06:598:01
2513.16:588:02
2613.16:578:03
2713.16:568:04
2813.26:558:05
2913.26:548:05
3013.26:538:06
3113.36:528:07

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.84 kWh/m² to a high of 8.9 kWh/m² in December across the year — October's 7 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.4Intense
66.5Intense
76.5Intense
86.6Intense
96.6Intense
106.7Intense
116.7Intense
126.8Intense
136.8Intense
146.9Intense
157.0Intense
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317.7Intense
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Los Vilos?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
1.1
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Los Vilos for sightseeing.

What to pack for Los Vilos in October

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

In October, Los Vilos sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 10°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer.

sun protectiona warm layer

Sea temperature near Los Vilos 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°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan17Cool
Feb18Cool
Mar17Cool
Apr16Cool
May15Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul13Bracing
Aug13Bracing
Sep13Bracing
Oct14Bracing
Nov15Bracing
Dec16Cool

UV index in Los Vilos in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Los Vilos peaks around January 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 18UV 13Jun 20UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar10Very high
Apr5High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep6High
Oct10Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Los Vilos 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 Los Vilos is worst in July — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (February, 14 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJul 1731 µg/m³Feb 1914 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May29Moderate
Jun29Moderate
Jul31Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Los Vilos?

Los Vilos sits at 31.9°S, 71.5°W, 39 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is Illapel, 44 km away.

Topography around Los Vilos

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Los Vilos has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 156 m around an average of 42 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,188 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,355 m.

The land around Los Vilos is covered by water (34%), shrubs (27%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, water (45%) and shrubs (37%) within 16 km, and shrubs (39%), water (31%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
156 m
16 km
1,188 m
80 km
3,355 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Illapel 44 km · La Ligua 65 km · Cabildo 70 km · Quintero 97 km · Hacienda La Calera 100 km · La Calera 101 km · La Cruz 105 km · Putaendo 108 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 Los Vilos (-31.9129°, -71.5005°, elevation 39 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).