Nueva Imperial weather in October

In October, Nueva Imperial sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 89 mm of rain across 10.9 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 15°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Nueva Imperial's 7th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nueva Imperial's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Rainfall
89 mm
10.9 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
7:06 AM – 8:08 PM
Cloud cover
62%
7th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 15°C through the month.

A typical October day in Nueva Imperial reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 19°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)
1156
2156
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4156
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Nueva Imperial 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
Jan22° / 10°23414.48.0
Feb22° / 10°273.713.58.1
Mar20° / 456.112.37.1
Apr16° / 839.4115.2
May13° / 16013.49.93.5
Jun11° / 22616.99.32.3
Jul11° / 18716.29.62.2
Aug12° / 17215.610.52.7
Sep14° / 9511.711.73.7
Oct15° / 8910.9134.6
Nov17° / 55814.15.8
Dec19° / 476.214.77.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23763
33763
43763
53763
63763
73763
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93763
103763
113763
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133862
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Nueva Imperial gets around 89 mm of rain over 10.9 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 35% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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236
336
437
537
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737
837
937
1036
1136
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1734
1834
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2033
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3134

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 (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
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Wind in October

Winds average 10 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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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 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 72 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 7:29 AM to 6:47 AM, and sunset from 7:53 PM to 8:24 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.47:297:53
212.47:277:54
312.57:267:55
412.57:247:56
512.67:227:57
612.67:217:58
712.77:197:59
812.77:188:00
912.77:168:01
1012.87:158:02
1112.87:138:03
1212.97:128:04
1312.97:108:05
1412.97:098:06
1513.07:078:07
1613.07:068:08
1713.17:058:09
1813.17:038:10
1913.27:028:11
2013.27:008:12
2113.26:598:13
2213.36:588:14
2313.36:568:15
2413.36:558:16
2513.46:548:17
2613.46:538:18
2713.56:518:19
2813.56:508:21
2913.56:498:22
3013.66:488:23
3113.66:478:24

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.42 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.52 kWh/m² to a high of 7.89 kWh/m² in January across the year — October's 5.42 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
75.0Bright
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95.1Bright
105.1Bright
115.2Bright
125.2Bright
135.3Bright
145.3Bright
155.4Bright
165.4Bright
175.5Bright
185.5Bright
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215.7Bright
225.7Bright
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245.8Bright
255.8Bright
265.9Bright
275.9Bright
286.0Bright
296.0Bright
306.0Intense
316.0Intense
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Nueva Imperial

In seasonPeak

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

Nueva Imperial'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 Nueva Imperial?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.2
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Nueva Imperial for sightseeing.

What to pack for Nueva Imperial in October

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

In October, Nueva Imperial sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Nueva Imperial 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 40 km away) is warmest in January at about 15°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
Jan15Bracing
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Mar14Bracing
Apr13Bracing
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Jun12Bracing
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UV index in Nueva Imperial in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Nueva Imperial peaks around December 20 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 16 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 20UV 12Jun 16UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar8Very high
Apr5Moderate
May2Moderate
Jun2Low
Jul2Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep5Moderate
Oct8Very high
Nov9Very high
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Nueva Imperial 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 Nueva Imperial is worst in March — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.7× the cleanest month (January, 7 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMar 2033 µg/m³Jan 117 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb10Good
Mar34Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun9Good
Jul10Good
Aug11Good
Sep11Good
Oct10Good
Nov9Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Nueva Imperial?

Nueva Imperial sits at 38.7°S, 73.0°W, 29 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is Labranza, 17 km away.

Topography around Nueva Imperial

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nueva Imperial has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 65 m around an average of 33 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 472 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 928 m.

The land around Nueva Imperial is covered by cropland (40%) and trees (27%) within 3 km, trees (38%), cropland (35%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (46%) within 80 km.

3 km
65 m
16 km
472 m
80 km
928 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Labranza 17 km · Carahue 19 km · Teodoro Schmidt 30 km · Padre Las Casas 31 km · Temuco 31 km · Freire 36 km · Pitrufquén 38 km · Lautaro 51 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 Nueva Imperial (-38.7445°, -72.9502°, elevation 29 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).