Puente Alto weather in October

In October, Puente Alto sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 62 mm of precipitation across 11 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 15°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% 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 Puente Alto's 7th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Puente Alto's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
62 mm
11 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
7:02 AM – 7:53 PM
Cloud cover
45%
7th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

Puente Alto is settlement in Chile.

Air quality
High
PM2.5 26.1 µg/m³ · 2016

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 15°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical October day in Puente Alto reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 21°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)
1153
2153
3153
4153
5153
6153
7154
8154
9164
10164
11164
12164
13164
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28186
29186
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31186

How October really feels in Puente Alto

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

October sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Puente Alto 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 daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 12°153.90148.8
Feb23° / 11°144.1013.28.7
Mar22° / 10°152.8012.38.6
Apr18° / 394.40.511.27.1
May14° / 807.12.310.34.6
Jun10° / -0°1298.65.39.82.4
Jul / -2°9785.3101.9
Aug11° / -0°9085.210.82.9
Sep14° / 7293.611.84.1
Oct16° / 6211212.85.3
Nov19° / 4510.30.413.76.6
Dec22° / 10°256.7014.27.9

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 39%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
25842
35743
45743
55644
65644
75644
85743
95743
105743
115842
125842
135842
146040
156040
166040
176238
186238
196337
206337
216436
226535
236634
246634
256733
266733
276733
286733
296832
306832
316832

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Puente Alto gets around 62 mm of rain and snow over 11 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 35% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1339
2349
3349
4349
5359
6359
7359
8359
9349
10348
11348
12348
13338
14337
15337
16347
17346
18346
19345
20355
21355
22354
23354
24364
25363
26363
27373
28373
29373
30373
31373

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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5100
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21100
22100
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24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

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 7:21 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)
112.37:217:41
212.47:207:42
312.47:197:43
412.47:177:43
512.57:167:44
612.57:157:45
712.57:137:46
812.67:127:46
912.67:117:47
1012.67:097:48
1112.77:087:49
1212.77:077:50
1312.77:057:50
1412.87:047:51
1512.87:037:52
1612.97:027:53
1712.97:017:54
1812.96:597:55
1913.06:587:55
2013.06:577:56
2113.06:567:57
2213.16:557:58
2313.16:547:59
2413.16:538:00
2513.16:528:01
2613.26:518:01
2713.26:508:02
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 6.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.66 kWh/m² to a high of 8.76 kWh/m² in December across the year — October's 6.66 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.4Intense
106.4Intense
116.5Intense
126.5Intense
136.5Intense
146.6Intense
156.6Intense
166.7Intense
176.7Intense
186.8Intense
196.8Intense
206.8Intense
216.9Intense
226.9Intense
237.0Intense
247.0Intense
257.0Intense
267.1Intense
277.1Intense
287.1Intense
297.2Intense
307.2Intense
317.2Intense
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Puente Alto

In seasonPeak

In October, Puente Alto sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Puente Alto's rainy season runs May–October, 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 Puente Alto?

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

5.3
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.9
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Puente Alto for sightseeing.

What to pack for Puente Alto in October

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

In October, Puente Alto sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 4°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

sun protectiona warm layerrain gear

UV index in Puente Alto 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 Puente Alto peaks around January 18 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeHighModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 18UV 14Jun 17UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr6High
May4Moderate
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug6High
Sep7Very high
Oct10Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Puente Alto 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 Puente Alto is worst in July — around 46 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.9× the cleanest month (December, 12 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Puente Alto's WHO annual average of 26.1 µg/m³.

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateJul 1646 µg/m³Dec 2112 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr24Moderate
May34Moderate
Jun41Poor
Jul46Poor
Aug41Poor
Sep33Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Puente Alto?

Puente Alto sits at 33.6°S, 70.6°W, 700 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is La Pintana, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Puente Alto

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Puente Alto has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 231 m around an average of 687 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,436 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6,491 m.

The land around Puente Alto is covered by artificial surfaces (63%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (30%) and shrubs (24%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (30%), shrubs (24%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
231 m
16 km
2,436 m
80 km
6,491 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and ice
October weather nearby: La Pintana 6.0 km · San Bernardo 12 km · Peñalolén 16 km · Ñuñoa 18 km · Santiago 18 km · Buin 20 km · Maipú 21 km · Padre Hurtado 22 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 Puente Alto (-33.6117°, -70.5758°, elevation 700 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).