San Antonio weather in October

In October, San Antonio sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 14 mm of rain across 1.8 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% 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 San Antonio's 7th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see San Antonio's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
7th warmest
Overnight low
10°
6th coldest
Rainfall
14 mm
1.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
7:06 AM – 7:57 PM
Cloud cover
40%
7th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.87 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

San Antonio is city in Chile.

Density
3,926/km²
people per km²
Founded
1894

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 16°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical October day in San Antonio reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 20°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)
1169
2169
3169
4169
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10169
11169
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San Antonio 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
Jan21° / 14°00.1148.8
Feb21° / 14°20.313.28.7
Mar20° / 12°40.712.38.4
Apr18° / 10°182.211.27.2
May16° / 614.710.35.5
Jun14° / 12279.84.3
Jul13° / 675.5104.2
Aug14° / 595.110.84.6
Sep15° / 28311.85.5
Oct17° / 10°141.812.86.7
Nov18° / 11°40.713.77.9
Dec20° / 12°30.414.28.4

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% 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 30%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16337
26337
36436
46436
56535
66535
76634
86634
96733
106832
116832
126931
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317525

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

San Antonio gets around 14 mm of rain over 1.8 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 6% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
18
28
38
48
58
68
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314

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 12 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
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411calm
511calm
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911calm
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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 6:50 AM, and sunset from 7:45 PM to 8:10 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.37:267:45
212.47:247:46
312.47:237:47
412.47:217:48
512.57:207:48
612.57:197:49
712.57:177:50
812.67:167:51
912.67:157:51
1012.67:137:52
1112.77:127:53
1212.77:117:54
1312.77:107:55
1412.87:087:55
1512.87:077:56
1612.97:067:57
1712.97:057:58
1812.97:047:59
1913.07:027:59
2013.07:018:00
2113.07:008:01
2213.16:598:02
2313.16:588:03
2413.16:578:04
2513.16:568:05
2613.26:558:06
2713.26:548:06
2813.26:538:07
2913.36:528:08
3013.36:518:09
3113.36:508:10

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 6.87 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.46 kWh/m² to a high of 8.96 kWh/m² in December across the year — October's 6.87 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
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.4Intense
96.5Intense
106.5Intense
116.6Intense
126.6Intense
136.7Intense
146.8Intense
156.8Intense
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187.0Intense
197.0Intense
207.1Intense
217.2Intense
227.2Intense
237.3Intense
247.3Intense
257.3Intense
267.4Intense
277.4Intense
287.5Intense
297.5Intense
307.6Intense
317.6Intense
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit San Antonio?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
1.4
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit San Antonio for sightseeing.

What to pack for San Antonio in October

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

In October, San Antonio sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 10°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer.

sun protectiona warm layer

Sea temperature near San Antonio 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 offshore is warmest in February at about 16°C and coldest in August near 12°C.

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

10°12°14°16°18°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan16Cool
Feb16Cool
Mar16Cool
Apr14Bracing
May14Bracing
Jun13Bracing
Jul13Bracing
Aug12Bracing
Sep12Bracing
Oct13Bracing
Nov13Bracing
Dec15Bracing

UV index in San Antonio 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 San Antonio peaks around January 17 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 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 17UV 13Jun 19UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar10Very high
Apr5High
May3Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep6High
Oct9Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in San Antonio 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 San Antonio is worst in July — around 88 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.5× the cleanest month (February, 35 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorJul 1287 µg/m³Feb 1836 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan45Poor
Feb35Moderate
Mar40Poor
Apr58Unhealthy
May83Unhealthy
Jun85Unhealthy
Jul88Unhealthy
Aug77Unhealthy
Sep64Unhealthy
Oct45Poor
Nov37Poor
Dec38Poor
Location & terrain

Where is San Antonio?

San Antonio sits at 33.6°S, 71.6°W, 39 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is Cartagena, 5.0 km away.

Topography around San Antonio

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around San Antonio has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 212 m around an average of 54 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 488 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,259 m.

The land around San Antonio is covered by artificial surfaces (38%) and water (23%) within 3 km, water (40%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and water (29%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
212 m
16 km
488 m
80 km
2,259 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Cartagena 5.0 km · El Quisco 23 km · Casablanca 36 km · Melipilla 38 km · Curacaví 50 km · Placilla 54 km · El Monte 58 km · Valparaiso 62 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 San Antonio (-33.5947°, -71.6075°, elevation 39 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).