Quilicura weather in October

In October, Quilicura sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 59 mm of rain across 8.7 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 19°C in the first days to 22°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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Quilicura's 7th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Quilicura's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
7th warmest
Overnight low
10°
6th coldest
Rainfall
59 mm
8.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
7:03 AM – 7:53 PM
Cloud cover
47%
7th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.74 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10
Air quality
High
PM2.5 30.3 µg/m³ · 2015

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 19°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical October day in Quilicura reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 25°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)
1198
2198
3199
4199
5199
6199
7199
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9209
10209
11209
12209
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Quilicura 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
Jan28° / 16°82147.8
Feb28° / 16°91.813.28.2
Mar26° / 14°141.912.38.8
Apr22° / 11°393.811.28.1
May18° / 81710.36.3
Jun15° / 1167.99.84.8
Jul15° / 968.2104.6
Aug16° / 998.910.85.2
Sep18° / 779.911.85.9
Oct20° / 10°598.712.86.8
Nov24° / 12°284.713.78.3
Dec27° / 14°132.214.28.6

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 14% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 40%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25347
35347
45347
55347
65347
75446
85545
95545
105545
115644
125743
135842
145842
155941
166040
176040
186040
196238
206238
216337
226337
236535
246535
256535
266634
276733
286733
296733
306832
316832

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Quilicura gets around 59 mm of rain over 8.7 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 28% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
133
233
334
434
534
633
733
833
932
1031
1130
1230
1329
1428
1528
1627
1727
1826
1926
2025
2125
2224
2324
2424
2523
2623
2723
2823
2923
3022
3122

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 98% 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
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15982
16982
17982
18982
19973
20973
21973
22973
23973
24973
25973
26973
27973
28973
29982
30982
31982

Wind in October

Winds average 6 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

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 7:22 AM to 6:47 AM, and sunset from 7:42 PM to 8:06 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.37:227:42
212.47:217:42
312.47:197:43
412.47:187:44
512.57:177:45
612.57:157:45
712.57:147:46
812.67:137:47
912.67:117:48
1012.67:107:48
1112.77:097:49
1212.77:077:50
1312.77:067:51
1412.87:057:52
1512.87:047:52
1612.87:037:53
1712.97:017:54
1812.97:007:55
1912.96:597:56
2013.06:587:57
2113.06:577:57
2213.06:567:58
2313.16:557:59
2413.16:548:00
2513.16:538:01
2613.26:528:02
2713.26:518:03
2813.26:508:03
2913.36:498:04
3013.36:488:05
3113.36:478:06

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 6.74 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.54 kWh/m² to a high of 8.91 kWh/m² in December across the year — October's 6.74 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Bright
26.0Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.4Intense
106.4Intense
116.5Intense
126.5Intense
136.6Intense
146.7Intense
156.7Intense
166.8Intense
176.8Intense
186.8Intense
196.9Intense
207.0Intense
217.0Intense
227.0Intense
237.1Intense
247.1Intense
257.2Intense
267.2Intense
277.3Intense
287.3Intense
297.3Intense
307.4Intense
317.4Intense
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Quilicura

In seasonPeak

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

Quilicura'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 Quilicura?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Quilicura for sightseeing.

What to pack for Quilicura in October

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

In October, Quilicura sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 10°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

sun protectionrain gear

UV index in Quilicura 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 Quilicura peaks around January 18 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeModerateVery highExtremeJan 18UV 14Jun 17UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar10Extreme
Apr6High
May3Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep6High
Oct10Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Quilicura 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 Quilicura is worst in July — around 57 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.8× the cleanest month (January, 12 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Quilicura's WHO annual average of 30.3 µg/m³.

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorPoorModerateJul 1656 µg/m³Jan 1212 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr28Moderate
May40Poor
Jun50Poor
Jul57Unhealthy
Aug49Poor
Sep39Poor
Oct26Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Quilicura?

Quilicura sits at 33.4°S, 70.7°W, 497 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is Renca, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Quilicura

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Quilicura has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 406 m around an average of 510 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,172 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6,020 m.

The land around Quilicura is covered by artificial surfaces (60%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (39%) within 16 km, and shrubs (28%), grassland (23%) and bare terrain (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
406 m
16 km
1,172 m
80 km
6,020 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and ice
October weather nearby: Renca 4.0 km · Lo Prado 9.0 km · Chicureo 11 km · Santiago 12 km · Ñuñoa 15 km · Maipú 17 km · Batuco 17 km · Lampa 18 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 Quilicura (-33.368°, -70.7139°, elevation 497 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).