Victoria weather in October

In October, Victoria sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 112 mm of precipitation across 10.9 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Victoria's 7th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Victoria's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 15°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 6°; 6th coldest
Precipitation: 112 mm; 10.9 wet days
Daylight: 13 hours; 7:04 AM – 8:05 PM
Cloud cover: 60%; 7th clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 5.44 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.6; out of 10

Victoria is settlement in Chile.

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

Highs climb over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical October day in Victoria reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 19°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	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
Avg low (°C)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6

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

How October really feels in Victoria

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Victoria 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	23° / 10°	31	4.3	0	14.4	8.2
Feb	23° / 10°	39	4	0	13.5	8.3
Mar	20° / 9°	54	5.6	0	12.3	7.4
Apr	16° / 7°	111	8.9	0	11	5.3
May	13° / 6°	202	13	0.2	10	3.3
Jun	10° / 4°	301	16.9	0.7	9.4	2.0
Jul	10° / 3°	237	15.8	1.6	9.6	1.9
Aug	11° / 4°	208	15.4	1.1	10.5	2.5
Sep	13° / 4°	124	11.8	0.2	11.7	3.5
Oct	15° / 6°	112	10.9	0.1	13	4.6
Nov	18° / 7°	72	8	0	14.1	6.0
Dec	20° / 9°	61	6.2	0	14.6	7.2

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	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 (%)	38	38	38	38	38	39	39	40	40	41	41	41	42	42	42	43	43	43	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	45	44	44	46	45	45
Cloudier (%)	62	62	62	62	62	61	61	60	60	59	59	59	58	58	58	57	57	57	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	55	56	56	54	55	55

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	38	62
2	38	62
3	38	62
4	38	62
5	38	62
6	39	61
7	39	61
8	40	60
9	40	60
10	41	59
11	41	59
12	41	59
13	42	58
14	42	58
15	42	58
16	43	57
17	43	57
18	43	57
19	44	56
20	44	56
21	44	56
22	44	56
23	44	56
24	44	56
25	44	56
26	45	55
27	44	56
28	44	56
29	46	54
30	45	55
31	45	55

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Victoria gets around 112 mm of rain and snow over 10.9 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 38% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

	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 (%)	36	37	37	37	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	37	37	36	36	36	35	35	34	34	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33

	Rain chance (%)
1	36
2	37
3	37
4	37
5	38
6	38
7	38
8	38
9	38
10	38
11	38
12	37
13	37
14	36
15	36
16	36
17	35
18	35
19	34
20	34
21	33
22	33
23	33
24	33
25	33
26	33
27	33
28	33
29	33
30	33
31	33

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	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

Wind in October

Winds average 12 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 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)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

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

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of October to 13 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 72 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 7:27 AM to 6:45 AM, and sunset from 7:50 PM to 8:20 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	12.4	12.5	12.5	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.7	12.7	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.9	12.9	13.0	13.0	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.3	13.3	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.6
Sunrise (AM)	7:27	7:25	7:23	7:22	7:20	7:19	7:17	7:16	7:14	7:13	7:11	7:10	7:08	7:07	7:05	7:04	7:03	7:01	7:00	6:59	6:57	6:56	6:55	6:53	6:52	6:51	6:50	6:49	6:48	6:46	6:45
Sunset (PM)	7:50	7:51	7:52	7:53	7:54	7:55	7:56	7:57	7:58	7:59	8:00	8:01	8:02	8:03	8:04	8:05	8:06	8:07	8:08	8:09	8:10	8:11	8:12	8:13	8:14	8:15	8:16	8:17	8:18	8:19	8:20

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.4	7:27	7:50
2	12.4	7:25	7:51
3	12.5	7:23	7:52
4	12.5	7:22	7:53
5	12.6	7:20	7:54
6	12.6	7:19	7:55
7	12.6	7:17	7:56
8	12.7	7:16	7:57
9	12.7	7:14	7:58
10	12.8	7:13	7:59
11	12.8	7:11	8:00
12	12.8	7:10	8:01
13	12.9	7:08	8:02
14	12.9	7:07	8:03
15	13.0	7:05	8:04
16	13.0	7:04	8:05
17	13.1	7:03	8:06
18	13.1	7:01	8:07
19	13.1	7:00	8:08
20	13.2	6:59	8:09
21	13.2	6:57	8:10
22	13.2	6:56	8:11
23	13.3	6:55	8:12
24	13.3	6:53	8:13
25	13.4	6:52	8:14
26	13.4	6:51	8:15
27	13.4	6:50	8:16
28	13.5	6:49	8:17
29	13.5	6:48	8:18
30	13.5	6:46	8:19
31	13.6	6:45	8:20

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.44 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.49 kWh/m² to a high of 8 kWh/m² in January across the year — October's 5.44 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)	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1
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	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.7	Bright
2	4.8	Bright
3	4.8	Bright
4	4.8	Bright
5	4.9	Bright
6	4.9	Bright
7	5.0	Bright
8	5.0	Bright
9	5.1	Bright
10	5.1	Bright
11	5.2	Bright
12	5.2	Bright
13	5.3	Bright
14	5.3	Bright
15	5.4	Bright
16	5.4	Bright
17	5.5	Bright
18	5.5	Bright
19	5.6	Bright
20	5.6	Bright
21	5.7	Bright
22	5.7	Bright
23	5.8	Bright
24	5.8	Bright
25	5.9	Bright
26	5.9	Bright
27	6.0	Bright
28	6.0	Bright
29	6.0	Intense
30	6.1	Intense
31	6.1	Intense

Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Victoria

In seasonPeak

None of Victoria's seasonal hazards are active in October. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Victoria's rainy season runs May–August, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

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Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is October a good time to visit Victoria?

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

4.6

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

0.3

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Victoria for sightseeing.

What to pack for Victoria in October

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

In October, Victoria sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Victoria in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Victoria peaks around December 21 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 16 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	11	11	8	5	2	2	2	3	5	8	10	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	Very high	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	11	Extreme
Feb	11	Extreme
Mar	8	Very high
Apr	5	Moderate
May	2	Moderate
Jun	2	Low
Jul	2	Moderate
Aug	3	Moderate
Sep	5	Moderate
Oct	8	Very high
Nov	10	Very high
Dec	12	Extreme

Air quality in Victoria 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 Victoria is worst in March — around 55 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.3× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	12	31	55	39	19	12	11	11	13	12	11	10
Level	Good	Moderate	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Moderate	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	12	Good
Feb	31	Moderate
Mar	55	Unhealthy
Apr	39	Poor
May	19	Moderate
Jun	12	Moderate
Jul	11	Good
Aug	11	Good
Sep	13	Moderate
Oct	12	Good
Nov	11	Good
Dec	10	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Victoria?

Victoria sits at 38.2°S, 72.3°W, 355 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is Traiguén, 30 km away.

Topography around Victoria

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Victoria has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 90 m around an average of 346 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 475 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,082 m.

The land around Victoria is covered by cropland (50%) within 3 km, cropland (51%) and trees (33%) within 16 km, and trees (64%) within 80 km.

3 km

90 m

cropland 50%

16 km

475 m

cropland 51%

80 km

3,082 m

trees 64%

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

October weather nearby: Traiguén 30 km · Collipulli 32 km · Lautaro 34 km · Vilcún 49 km · Mulchén 58 km · Angol 59 km · Temuco 61 km · Padre Las Casas 63 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 Victoria (-38.2329°, -72.3329°, elevation 355 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	38	62
2	38	62
3	38	62
4	38	62
5	38	62
6	39	61
7	39	61
8	40	60
9	40	60
10	41	59
11	41	59
12	41	59
13	42	58
14	42	58
15	42	58
16	43	57
17	43	57
18	43	57
19	44	56
20	44	56
21	44	56
22	44	56
23	44	56
24	44	56
25	44	56
26	45	55
27	44	56
28	44	56
29	46	54
30	45	55
31	45	55

	Rain chance (%)
1	36
2	37
3	37
4	37
5	38
6	38
7	38
8	38
9	38
10	38
11	38
12	37
13	37
14	36
15	36
16	36
17	35
18	35
19	34
20	34
21	33
22	33
23	33
24	33
25	33
26	33
27	33
28	33
29	33
30	33
31	33

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	38	62
2	38	62
3	38	62
4	38	62
5	38	62
6	39	61
7	39	61
8	40	60
9	40	60
10	41	59
11	41	59
12	41	59
13	42	58
14	42	58
15	42	58
16	43	57
17	43	57
18	43	57
19	44	56
20	44	56
21	44	56
22	44	56
23	44	56
24	44	56
25	44	56
26	45	55
27	44	56
28	44	56
29	46	54
30	45	55
31	45	55

	Rain chance (%)
1	36
2	37
3	37
4	37
5	38
6	38
7	38
8	38
9	38
10	38
11	38
12	37
13	37
14	36
15	36
16	36
17	35
18	35
19	34
20	34
21	33
22	33
23	33
24	33
25	33
26	33
27	33
28	33
29	33
30	33
31	33

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	38	62
2	38	62
3	38	62
4	38	62
5	38	62
6	39	61
7	39	61
8	40	60
9	40	60
10	41	59
11	41	59
12	41	59
13	42	58
14	42	58
15	42	58
16	43	57
17	43	57
18	43	57
19	44	56
20	44	56
21	44	56
22	44	56
23	44	56
24	44	56
25	44	56
26	45	55
27	44	56
28	44	56
29	46	54
30	45	55
31	45	55

	Rain chance (%)
1	36
2	37
3	37
4	37
5	38
6	38
7	38
8	38
9	38
10	38
11	38
12	37
13	37
14	36
15	36
16	36
17	35
18	35
19	34
20	34
21	33
22	33
23	33
24	33
25	33
26	33
27	33
28	33
29	33
30	33
31	33

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1