Machalí weather in October

In October, Machalí sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 60 mm of precipitation across 8.5 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% 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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Machalí's 7th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Machalí's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 19°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 6°; 6th coldest
Precipitation: 60 mm; 8.5 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 54 min; 7:02 AM – 7:54 PM
Cloud cover: 47%; 7th clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 6.39 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.6; out of 10

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Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical October day in Machalí reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 2°C warmer than September and about 3°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)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	21
Avg low (°C)	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7

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

Machalí 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	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	26° / 14°	6	1.4	0	14	8.9
Feb	26° / 13°	7	1.5	0	13.3	8.9
Mar	24° / 11°	11	1.8	0	12.3	9.1
Apr	20° / 7°	44	3.9	0	11.2	7.7
May	17° / 4°	99	7.3	0.1	10.2	5.7
Jun	14° / 2°	167	9.4	1.4	9.8	3.9
Jul	13° / 1°	124	9.2	1.5	10	3.9
Aug	15° / 2°	108	8.6	1.2	10.7	4.7
Sep	17° / 4°	81	10	0.4	11.8	5.5
Oct	19° / 6°	60	8.5	0.2	12.9	6.6
Nov	22° / 9°	26	4.7	0	13.8	8.0
Dec	25° / 12°	13	2	0	14.2	8.9

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 38%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	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 (%)	56	55	56	56	56	56	56	57	57	58	58	59	59	60	61	61	62	63	63	64	65	65	66	66	67	67	68	68	68	68	69
Cloudier (%)	44	45	44	44	44	44	44	43	43	42	42	41	41	40	39	39	38	37	37	36	35	35	34	34	33	33	32	32	32	32	31

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	56	44
2	55	45
3	56	44
4	56	44
5	56	44
6	56	44
7	56	44
8	57	43
9	57	43
10	58	42
11	58	42
12	59	41
13	59	41
14	60	40
15	61	39
16	61	39
17	62	38
18	63	37
19	63	37
20	64	36
21	65	35
22	65	35
23	66	34
24	66	34
25	67	33
26	67	33
27	68	32
28	68	32
29	68	32
30	68	32
31	69	31

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Machalí gets around 60 mm of rain and snow over 8.5 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 27% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	33	33	33	33	34	33	33	33	32	31	31	30	29	28	27	27	26	26	25	24	24	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	22

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

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 5 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 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)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
5	4	calm
6	4	calm
7	4	calm
8	4	calm
9	5	calm
10	5	calm
11	5	calm
12	5	calm
13	5	calm
14	5	calm
15	5	calm
16	5	calm
17	5	calm
18	5	calm
19	5	calm
20	5	calm
21	5	calm
22	5	calm
23	5	calm
24	5	calm
25	5	calm
26	5	calm
27	5	calm
28	5	calm
29	5	calm
30	5	calm
31	5	calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of October to 13 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 7:21 AM to 6:45 AM, and sunset from 7:42 PM to 8:07 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)	12.3	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.5	12.5	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.9	12.9	12.9	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.4
Sunrise (AM)	7:21	7:20	7:19	7:17	7:16	7:15	7:13	7:12	7:10	7:09	7:08	7:07	7:05	7:04	7:03	7:02	7:00	6:59	6:58	6:57	6:56	6:54	6:53	6:52	6:51	6:50	6:49	6:48	6:47	6:46	6:45
Sunset (PM)	7:42	7:42	7:43	7:44	7:45	7:46	7:46	7:47	7:48	7:49	7:50	7:50	7:51	7:52	7:53	7:54	7:55	7:55	7:56	7:57	7:58	7:59	8:00	8:01	8:02	8:02	8:03	8:04	8:05	8:06	8:07

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.3	7:21	7:42
2	12.4	7:20	7:42
3	12.4	7:19	7:43
4	12.4	7:17	7:44
5	12.5	7:16	7:45
6	12.5	7:15	7:46
7	12.6	7:13	7:46
8	12.6	7:12	7:47
9	12.6	7:10	7:48
10	12.7	7:09	7:49
11	12.7	7:08	7:50
12	12.7	7:07	7:50
13	12.8	7:05	7:51
14	12.8	7:04	7:52
15	12.8	7:03	7:53
16	12.9	7:02	7:54
17	12.9	7:00	7:55
18	12.9	6:59	7:55
19	13.0	6:58	7:56
20	13.0	6:57	7:57
21	13.0	6:56	7:58
22	13.1	6:54	7:59
23	13.1	6:53	8:00
24	13.1	6:52	8:01
25	13.2	6:51	8:02
26	13.2	6:50	8:02
27	13.2	6:49	8:03
28	13.3	6:48	8:04
29	13.3	6:47	8:05
30	13.3	6:46	8:06
31	13.4	6:45	8:07

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 6.39 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.16 kWh/m² to a high of 8.81 kWh/m² in January across the year — October's 6.39 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)	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.3	6.3	6.4	6.5	6.5	6.6	6.6	6.7	6.7	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.9	6.9	7.0	7.0	7.1	7.1
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.6	Bright
2	5.7	Bright
3	5.7	Bright
4	5.8	Bright
5	5.8	Bright
6	5.8	Bright
7	5.9	Bright
8	6.0	Bright
9	6.0	Intense
10	6.1	Intense
11	6.1	Intense
12	6.2	Intense
13	6.2	Intense
14	6.3	Intense
15	6.3	Intense
16	6.4	Intense
17	6.5	Intense
18	6.5	Intense
19	6.6	Intense
20	6.6	Intense
21	6.7	Intense
22	6.7	Intense
23	6.8	Intense
24	6.8	Intense
25	6.8	Intense
26	6.9	Intense
27	6.9	Intense
28	7.0	Intense
29	7.0	Intense
30	7.1	Intense
31	7.1	Intense

Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Machalí

In seasonPeak

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

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

Rainy season

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Apr

May

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Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is October a good time to visit Machalí?

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

2.9

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Machalí for sightseeing.

What to pack for Machalí in October

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

In October, Machalí sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 6°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

sun protectiona warm layerrain gear

UV index in Machalí 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 Machalí peaks around January 16 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near May 24 at about 3 (moderate).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	13	12	10	5	3	3	3	3	6	9	11	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	12	Extreme
Mar	10	Very high
Apr	5	High
May	3	Moderate
Jun	3	Moderate
Jul	3	Moderate
Aug	3	Moderate
Sep	6	High
Oct	9	Very high
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Air quality in Machalí 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 Machalí is worst in July — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (December, 12 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	16	13	13	17	24	24	25	24	22	17	13	12
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	16	Moderate
Feb	13	Moderate
Mar	13	Moderate
Apr	17	Moderate
May	24	Moderate
Jun	24	Moderate
Jul	25	Moderate
Aug	24	Moderate
Sep	22	Moderate
Oct	17	Moderate
Nov	13	Moderate
Dec	12	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Machalí?

Machalí sits at 34.2°S, 70.6°W, 568 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is Rancagua, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Machalí

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Machalí has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 613 m around an average of 627 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,641 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,303 m.

The land around Machalí is covered by shrubs (25%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, shrubs (40%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (30%) within 80 km.

3 km

613 m

shrubs 25%

16 km

1,641 m

shrubs 40%

80 km

5,303 m

bare terrain 30%

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

October weather nearby: Rancagua 8.0 km · Graneros 14 km · Rengo 32 km · Paine 42 km · San Vicente de Tagua Tagua 49 km · San Vicente 49 km · Buin 51 km · Talagante 63 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 Machalí (-34.1808°, -70.6493°, elevation 568 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	56	44
2	55	45
3	56	44
4	56	44
5	56	44
6	56	44
7	56	44
8	57	43
9	57	43
10	58	42
11	58	42
12	59	41
13	59	41
14	60	40
15	61	39
16	61	39
17	62	38
18	63	37
19	63	37
20	64	36
21	65	35
22	65	35
23	66	34
24	66	34
25	67	33
26	67	33
27	68	32
28	68	32
29	68	32
30	68	32
31	69	31

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	56	44
2	55	45
3	56	44
4	56	44
5	56	44
6	56	44
7	56	44
8	57	43
9	57	43
10	58	42
11	58	42
12	59	41
13	59	41
14	60	40
15	61	39
16	61	39
17	62	38
18	63	37
19	63	37
20	64	36
21	65	35
22	65	35
23	66	34
24	66	34
25	67	33
26	67	33
27	68	32
28	68	32
29	68	32
30	68	32
31	69	31

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	56	44
2	55	45
3	56	44
4	56	44
5	56	44
6	56	44
7	56	44
8	57	43
9	57	43
10	58	42
11	58	42
12	59	41
13	59	41
14	60	40
15	61	39
16	61	39
17	62	38
18	63	37
19	63	37
20	64	36
21	65	35
22	65	35
23	66	34
24	66	34
25	67	33
26	67	33
27	68	32
28	68	32
29	68	32
30	68	32
31	69	31

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

	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