Puerto Varas weather in October

In October, Puerto Varas sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 145 mm of rain across 15.9 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 14% 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 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Puerto Varas's 6th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Puerto Varas's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 14°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 7°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 145 mm; 15.9 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 06 min; 7:03 AM – 8:11 PM
Cloud cover: 72%; 6th clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 4.66 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.5; out of 10

Puerto Varas is city in Chile.

Density: 5,805/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1853

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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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 Puerto Varas reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 2°C warmer than September and about 2°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)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
Avg low (°C)	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8

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

Puerto Varas 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	19° / 11°	79	9.7	0	14.6	6.2
Feb	19° / 11°	79	8.2	0	13.7	6.4
Mar	18° / 10°	109	11.2	0	12.3	5.6
Apr	15° / 8°	154	13.7	0	10.9	4.1
May	13° / 7°	223	17.6	0	9.7	2.8
Jun	11° / 6°	266	20	0.2	9.1	1.9
Jul	10° / 5°	237	19.2	0.5	9.3	1.7
Aug	11° / 5°	230	19.8	0.1	10.3	2.1
Sep	13° / 6°	149	15.8	0.1	11.7	2.8
Oct	14° / 7°	145	15.9	0	13.1	3.5
Nov	16° / 9°	117	14	0	14.3	4.4
Dec	18° / 10°	109	11.9	0	14.9	5.4

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% 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 74%.

	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 (%)	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	29
Cloudier (%)	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	75	75	75	75	75	74	74	73	73	73	73	73	73	72	72	72	72	71	71	71	71	71

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	24	76
2	24	76
3	24	76
4	24	76
5	24	76
6	24	76
7	24	76
8	24	76
9	24	76
10	25	75
11	25	75
12	25	75
13	25	75
14	25	75
15	26	74
16	26	74
17	27	73
18	27	73
19	27	73
20	27	73
21	27	73
22	27	73
23	28	72
24	28	72
25	28	72
26	28	72
27	29	71
28	29	71
29	29	71
30	29	71
31	29	71

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Puerto Varas gets around 145 mm of rain over 15.9 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 51% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days.

	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 (%)	50	50	51	51	52	52	52	52	52	51	51	51	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	51	51	51	52	52	52	52

	Rain chance (%)
1	50
2	50
3	51
4	51
5	52
6	52
7	52
8	52
9	52
10	51
11	51
12	51
13	50
14	50
15	50
16	50
17	50
18	50
19	50
20	50
21	50
22	50
23	50
24	50
25	51
26	51
27	51
28	52
29	52
30	52
31	52

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 13 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 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)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

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

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of October to 13 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 84 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 7:28 AM to 6:42 AM, and sunset from 7:54 PM to 8:29 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)	12.4	12.5	12.5	12.6	12.6	12.7	12.7	12.8	12.8	12.9	12.9	12.9	13.0	13.0	13.1	13.1	13.2	13.2	13.3	13.3	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.5	13.5	13.6	13.6	13.6	13.7	13.7	13.8
Sunrise (AM)	7:28	7:26	7:24	7:23	7:21	7:19	7:18	7:16	7:14	7:13	7:11	7:09	7:08	7:06	7:05	7:03	7:02	7:00	6:59	6:57	6:56	6:54	6:53	6:51	6:50	6:49	6:47	6:46	6:45	6:44	6:42
Sunset (PM)	7:54	7:55	7:56	7:57	7:58	8:00	8:01	8:02	8:03	8:04	8:05	8:06	8:07	8:09	8:10	8:11	8:12	8:13	8:14	8:15	8:17	8:18	8:19	8:20	8:21	8:23	8:24	8:25	8:26	8:27	8:29

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.4	7:28	7:54
2	12.5	7:26	7:55
3	12.5	7:24	7:56
4	12.6	7:23	7:57
5	12.6	7:21	7:58
6	12.7	7:19	8:00
7	12.7	7:18	8:01
8	12.8	7:16	8:02
9	12.8	7:14	8:03
10	12.9	7:13	8:04
11	12.9	7:11	8:05
12	12.9	7:09	8:06
13	13.0	7:08	8:07
14	13.0	7:06	8:09
15	13.1	7:05	8:10
16	13.1	7:03	8:11
17	13.2	7:02	8:12
18	13.2	7:00	8:13
19	13.3	6:59	8:14
20	13.3	6:57	8:15
21	13.4	6:56	8:17
22	13.4	6:54	8:18
23	13.4	6:53	8:19
24	13.5	6:51	8:20
25	13.5	6:50	8:21
26	13.6	6:49	8:23
27	13.6	6:47	8:24
28	13.6	6:46	8:25
29	13.7	6:45	8:26
30	13.7	6:44	8:27
31	13.8	6:42	8:29

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.22 kWh/m² to a high of 6.75 kWh/m² in January across the year — October's 4.66 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)	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.0	Bright
2	4.0	Bright
3	4.1	Bright
4	4.1	Bright
5	4.2	Bright
6	4.2	Bright
7	4.3	Bright
8	4.3	Bright
9	4.3	Bright
10	4.4	Bright
11	4.4	Bright
12	4.5	Bright
13	4.5	Bright
14	4.6	Bright
15	4.6	Bright
16	4.7	Bright
17	4.7	Bright
18	4.7	Bright
19	4.8	Bright
20	4.8	Bright
21	4.9	Bright
22	4.9	Bright
23	5.0	Bright
24	5.0	Bright
25	5.0	Bright
26	5.1	Bright
27	5.1	Bright
28	5.2	Bright
29	5.2	Bright
30	5.2	Bright
31	5.2	Bright

Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Puerto Varas

In seasonPeak

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

Puerto Varas's rainy season runs April–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 Puerto Varas?

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

3.5

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Puerto Varas.

What to pack for Puerto Varas in October

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

In October, Puerto Varas sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 7°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer and sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

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Sea temperature near Puerto Varas 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 35 km away) is warmest in January at about 16°C and coldest in August near 10°C.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	16	16	15	13	11	11	11	10	11	12	13	15
Comfort	Cool	Cool	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	16	Cool
Feb	16	Cool
Mar	15	Bracing
Apr	13	Bracing
May	11	Bracing
Jun	11	Bracing
Jul	11	Bracing
Aug	10	Bracing
Sep	11	Bracing
Oct	12	Bracing
Nov	13	Bracing
Dec	15	Bracing

UV index in Puerto Varas 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 Puerto Varas peaks around December 23 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	11	11	7	4	2	2	2	2	4	7	9	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	11	Extreme
Feb	11	Extreme
Mar	7	Very high
Apr	4	Moderate
May	2	Moderate
Jun	2	Low
Jul	2	Low
Aug	2	Moderate
Sep	4	Moderate
Oct	7	High
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Puerto Varas?

Puerto Varas sits at 41.3°S, 73.0°W, 60 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is Llanquihue, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Puerto Varas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Puerto Varas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 115 m around an average of 95 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 202 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,668 m.

The land around Puerto Varas is covered by grassland (33%), trees (28%) and water (23%) within 3 km, trees (36%), grassland (35%) and water (22%) within 16 km, and trees (49%), water (23%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km

115 m

grassland 33%

16 km

202 m

trees 36%

80 km

2,668 m

trees 49%

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

October weather nearby: Llanquihue 7.0 km · Puerto Montt 17 km · Frutillar 23 km · Purranque 47 km · Calbuco 52 km · Maullín 61 km · Osorno 84 km · Ancud 92 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 Puerto Varas (-41.3195°, -72.9854°, elevation 60 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	24	76
2	24	76
3	24	76
4	24	76
5	24	76
6	24	76
7	24	76
8	24	76
9	24	76
10	25	75
11	25	75
12	25	75
13	25	75
14	25	75
15	26	74
16	26	74
17	27	73
18	27	73
19	27	73
20	27	73
21	27	73
22	27	73
23	28	72
24	28	72
25	28	72
26	28	72
27	29	71
28	29	71
29	29	71
30	29	71
31	29	71

	Rain chance (%)
1	50
2	50
3	51
4	51
5	52
6	52
7	52
8	52
9	52
10	51
11	51
12	51
13	50
14	50
15	50
16	50
17	50
18	50
19	50
20	50
21	50
22	50
23	50
24	50
25	51
26	51
27	51
28	52
29	52
30	52
31	52

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	24	76
2	24	76
3	24	76
4	24	76
5	24	76
6	24	76
7	24	76
8	24	76
9	24	76
10	25	75
11	25	75
12	25	75
13	25	75
14	25	75
15	26	74
16	26	74
17	27	73
18	27	73
19	27	73
20	27	73
21	27	73
22	27	73
23	28	72
24	28	72
25	28	72
26	28	72
27	29	71
28	29	71
29	29	71
30	29	71
31	29	71

	Rain chance (%)
1	50
2	50
3	51
4	51
5	52
6	52
7	52
8	52
9	52
10	51
11	51
12	51
13	50
14	50
15	50
16	50
17	50
18	50
19	50
20	50
21	50
22	50
23	50
24	50
25	51
26	51
27	51
28	52
29	52
30	52
31	52

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	24	76
2	24	76
3	24	76
4	24	76
5	24	76
6	24	76
7	24	76
8	24	76
9	24	76
10	25	75
11	25	75
12	25	75
13	25	75
14	25	75
15	26	74
16	26	74
17	27	73
18	27	73
19	27	73
20	27	73
21	27	73
22	27	73
23	28	72
24	28	72
25	28	72
26	28	72
27	29	71
28	29	71
29	29	71
30	29	71
31	29	71

	Rain chance (%)
1	50
2	50
3	51
4	51
5	52
6	52
7	52
8	52
9	52
10	51
11	51
12	51
13	50
14	50
15	50
16	50
17	50
18	50
19	50
20	50
21	50
22	50
23	50
24	50
25	51
26	51
27	51
28	52
29	52
30	52
31	52

	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