Quintero weather in October

In October, Quintero sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 13 mm of rain across 1.3 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 16°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% 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 Quintero's 7th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Quintero's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
7th warmest
Overnight low
11°
6th coldest
Rainfall
13 mm
1.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
7:06 AM – 7:56 PM
Cloud cover
40%
7th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10
Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 16.2 µg/m³ · 2019

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

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 16°C through the month.

A typical October day in Quintero reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 1°C warmer than September and about 2°C cooler than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Quintero 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan20° / 15°00.113.98.6
Feb20° / 15°10.213.28.6
Mar19° / 14°30.612.28.3
Apr18° / 12°141.811.27.2
May16° / 11°483.810.35.7
Jun14° / 1006.29.94.7
Jul14° / 564.810.14.5
Aug14° / 504.210.84.8
Sep15° / 10°232.711.85.4
Oct16° / 11°131.312.86.5
Nov18° / 12°20.513.77.7
Dec19° / 14°20.314.18.3

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 30%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16337
26337
36337
46436
56535
66535
76535
86634
96733
106832
116832
126931
136931
147030
157030
167030
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187129
197228
207327
217327
227426
237525
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257525
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277525
287525
297624
307624
317624

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Quintero gets around 13 mm of rain over 1.3 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 4% and peaks near 7% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
17
26
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46
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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 99% 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
111000
121000
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19982
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21982
22982
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24982
25973
26973
27973
28973
29973
30973
31973

Wind in October

Winds average 14 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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
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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 7:26 AM to 6:51 AM, and sunset from 7:45 PM to 8:08 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.37:267:45
212.47:247:45
312.47:237:46
412.47:217:47
512.57:207:48
612.57:197:48
712.57:187:49
812.67:167:50
912.67:157:51
1012.67:147:51
1112.77:127:52
1212.77:117:53
1312.77:107:54
1412.87:097:54
1512.87:087:55
1612.87:067:56
1712.97:057:57
1812.97:047:58
1912.97:037:58
2013.07:027:59
2113.07:018:00
2213.07:008:01
2313.16:598:02
2413.16:588:02
2513.16:578:03
2613.16:568:04
2713.26:558:05
2813.26:548:06
2913.26:538:07
3013.36:528:08
3113.36:518:08

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 6.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.64 kWh/m² to a high of 8.84 kWh/m² in December across the year — October's 6.84 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Bright
26.0Intense
36.1Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.4Intense
96.4Intense
106.5Intense
116.5Intense
126.6Intense
136.7Intense
146.7Intense
156.8Intense
166.8Intense
176.9Intense
187.0Intense
197.0Intense
207.1Intense
217.1Intense
227.2Intense
237.2Intense
247.3Intense
257.3Intense
267.4Intense
277.4Intense
287.5Intense
297.5Intense
307.5Intense
317.6Intense
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Quintero?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
1.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Quintero for sightseeing.

What to pack for Quintero in October

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

In October, Quintero sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 11°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer.

sun protectiona warm layer

Sea temperature near Quintero in October

The nearest coast averages about 13°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 13 km away) is warmest in February at about 17°C and coldest in August near 13°C.

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

12°14°16°18°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan17Cool
Feb17Cool
Mar17Cool
Apr15Cool
May14Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul13Bracing
Aug13Bracing
Sep13Bracing
Oct13Bracing
Nov14Bracing
Dec16Cool

UV index in Quintero 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 Quintero peaks around January 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 18UV 13Jun 19UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar10Extreme
Apr5Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep6High
Oct9Very high
Nov10Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Quintero 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 Quintero is worst in July — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.2× the cleanest month (February, 8 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Quintero's WHO annual average of 16.2 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1426 µg/m³Feb 118 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb8Good
Mar11Good
Apr16Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct12Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Quintero?

Quintero sits at 32.8°S, 71.5°W, 33 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is Concón, 15 km away.

Topography around Quintero

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Quintero has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 90 m around an average of 12 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 713 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,326 m.

The land around Quintero is covered by water (54%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, water (62%) within 16 km, and shrubs (33%) and water (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
90 m
16 km
713 m
80 km
2,326 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Concón 15 km · Vina del Mar 27 km · Quillota 29 km · La Cruz 29 km · Valparaiso 29 km · Hacienda La Calera 29 km · Quilpué 30 km · La Calera 31 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 Quintero (-32.7859°, -71.5322°, elevation 33 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).