Villarrica weather in October

In October, Villarrica sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 183 mm of precipitation across 13.7 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 7th-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 22% 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 Villarrica's 7th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Villarrica's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 15°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 6°; 5th coldest
Precipitation: 183 mm; 13.7 wet days
Daylight: 13 hours; 7:02 AM – 8:05 PM
Cloud cover: 66%; 7th clearest
Wind: 8 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 5.02 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.1; out of 10

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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 Villarrica reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 20°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	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
Avg low (°C)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	14	6
2	14	6
3	14	6
4	14	6
5	14	6
6	14	6
7	14	6
8	14	6
9	14	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	15	6
22	15	6
23	15	6
24	15	7
25	16	7
26	16	7
27	16	7
28	16	7
29	16	7
30	16	7
31	16	7

Villarrica 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	22° / 11°	69	6.9	0	14.4	7.4
Feb	22° / 11°	67	6	0	13.5	7.6
Mar	20° / 10°	108	9	0	12.3	6.6
Apr	16° / 8°	196	12.3	0	11	4.6
May	13° / 7°	324	15.8	0.3	9.9	2.9
Jun	10° / 5°	467	20	1.2	9.3	1.6
Jul	9° / 4°	383	18.5	2.6	9.5	1.5
Aug	11° / 4°	345	18.1	1.7	10.5	2.1
Sep	13° / 5°	207	14.1	0.8	11.7	3.2
Oct	15° / 6°	183	13.7	0.3	13	4.1
Nov	17° / 8°	133	11.2	0	14.2	5.2
Dec	19° / 10°	121	9.5	0	14.7	6.4

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 66%.

	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 (%)	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	32	33	33	33	33	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36
Cloudier (%)	70	70	69	69	69	69	69	68	67	67	67	67	66	66	65	65	65	65	65	65	64	64	64	64	64	64	64	64	64	64	64

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	30	70
2	30	70
3	31	69
4	31	69
5	31	69
6	31	69
7	31	69
8	32	68
9	33	67
10	33	67
11	33	67
12	33	67
13	34	66
14	34	66
15	35	65
16	35	65
17	35	65
18	35	65
19	35	65
20	35	65
21	36	64
22	36	64
23	36	64
24	36	64
25	36	64
26	36	64
27	36	64
28	36	64
29	36	64
30	36	64
31	36	64

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Villarrica gets around 183 mm of rain and snow over 13.7 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 44% and peaks near 45% 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 (%)	44	44	44	44	45	45	45	45	45	45	44	44	44	44	44	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43

	Rain chance (%)
1	44
2	44
3	44
4	44
5	45
6	45
7	45
8	45
9	45
10	45
11	44
12	44
13	44
14	44
15	44
16	43
17	43
18	43
19	43
20	43
21	43
22	43
23	43
24	43
25	43
26	43
27	43
28	43
29	43
30	43
31	43

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	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
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 8 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 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)	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9
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	9	calm
2	8	calm
3	8	calm
4	8	calm
5	8	calm
6	8	calm
7	8	calm
8	8	calm
9	8	calm
10	8	calm
11	8	calm
12	8	calm
13	8	calm
14	8	calm
15	8	calm
16	8	calm
17	8	calm
18	8	calm
19	8	calm
20	8	calm
21	8	calm
22	8	calm
23	8	calm
24	8	calm
25	8	calm
26	8	calm
27	8	calm
28	9	calm
29	9	calm
30	9	calm
31	9	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 7:26 AM to 6:43 AM, and sunset from 7:50 PM to 8:22 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	12.7	12.7	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.9	12.9	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.1	13.1	13.2	13.2	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.4	13.4	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.6	13.6	13.6
Sunrise (AM)	7:26	7:24	7:22	7:21	7:19	7:18	7:16	7:15	7:13	7:11	7:10	7:08	7:07	7:05	7:04	7:02	7:01	7:00	6:58	6:57	6:55	6:54	6:53	6:52	6:50	6:49	6:48	6:47	6:45	6:44	6:43
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	8:08	8:09	8:10	8:11	8:12	8:13	8:14	8:15	8:16	8:17	8:19	8:20	8:21	8:22

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.4	7:26	7:50
2	12.4	7:24	7:51
3	12.5	7:22	7:52
4	12.5	7:21	7:53
5	12.6	7:19	7:54
6	12.6	7:18	7:55
7	12.7	7:16	7:56
8	12.7	7:15	7:57
9	12.8	7:13	7:58
10	12.8	7:11	7:59
11	12.8	7:10	8:00
12	12.9	7:08	8:01
13	12.9	7:07	8:02
14	13.0	7:05	8:03
15	13.0	7:04	8:04
16	13.0	7:02	8:05
17	13.1	7:01	8:06
18	13.1	7:00	8:08
19	13.2	6:58	8:09
20	13.2	6:57	8:10
21	13.3	6:55	8:11
22	13.3	6:54	8:12
23	13.3	6:53	8:13
24	13.4	6:52	8:14
25	13.4	6:50	8:15
26	13.5	6:49	8:16
27	13.5	6:48	8:17
28	13.5	6:47	8:19
29	13.6	6:45	8:20
30	13.6	6:44	8:21
31	13.6	6:43	8:22

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.02 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.3 kWh/m² to a high of 7.48 kWh/m² in January across the year — October's 5.02 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)	4.4	4.4	4.5	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	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6
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	4.4	Bright
2	4.4	Bright
3	4.5	Bright
4	4.5	Bright
5	4.5	Bright
6	4.6	Bright
7	4.6	Bright
8	4.7	Bright
9	4.7	Bright
10	4.7	Bright
11	4.8	Bright
12	4.8	Bright
13	4.9	Bright
14	4.9	Bright
15	5.0	Bright
16	5.0	Bright
17	5.1	Bright
18	5.1	Bright
19	5.2	Bright
20	5.2	Bright
21	5.2	Bright
22	5.3	Bright
23	5.3	Bright
24	5.3	Bright
25	5.4	Bright
26	5.4	Bright
27	5.5	Bright
28	5.5	Bright
29	5.5	Bright
30	5.5	Bright
31	5.6	Bright

Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Villarrica

In seasonPeak

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

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

Rainy season

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Aug

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Oct

Nov

Dec

Is October a good time to visit Villarrica?

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

4.1

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

0.1

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Villarrica for sightseeing.

What to pack for Villarrica in October

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

In October, Villarrica sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Villarrica in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Villarrica peaks around December 20 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 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	8	4	2	2	2	3	5	8	9	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	4	Moderate
May	2	Moderate
Jun	2	Low
Jul	2	Moderate
Aug	3	Moderate
Sep	5	Moderate
Oct	8	Very high
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	12	Extreme

Air quality in Villarrica 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 Villarrica is worst in March — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.7× the cleanest month (January, 8 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)	8	9	28	19	11	8	9	10	11	10	9	8
Level	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	8	Good
Feb	9	Good
Mar	28	Moderate
Apr	19	Moderate
May	11	Good
Jun	8	Good
Jul	9	Good
Aug	10	Good
Sep	11	Good
Oct	10	Good
Nov	9	Good
Dec	8	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Villarrica?

Villarrica sits at 39.3°S, 72.2°W, 232 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is Pucon, 24 km away.

Topography around Villarrica

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Villarrica has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 144 m around an average of 259 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 902 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,725 m.

The land around Villarrica is covered by trees (29%) and water (24%) within 3 km, trees (45%) and grassland (33%) within 16 km, and trees (67%) within 80 km.

3 km

144 m

trees 29%

16 km

902 m

trees 45%

80 km

3,725 m

trees 67%

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

October weather nearby: Pucon 24 km · Loncoche 36 km · Panguipulli 41 km · Cunco 43 km · Pitrufquén 49 km · Freire 51 km · Padre Las Casas 67 km · Vilcún 69 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 Villarrica (-39.2857°, -72.2279°, elevation 232 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	6
2	14	6
3	14	6
4	14	6
5	14	6
6	14	6
7	14	6
8	14	6
9	14	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	15	6
22	15	6
23	15	6
24	15	7
25	16	7
26	16	7
27	16	7
28	16	7
29	16	7
30	16	7
31	16	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	30	70
2	30	70
3	31	69
4	31	69
5	31	69
6	31	69
7	31	69
8	32	68
9	33	67
10	33	67
11	33	67
12	33	67
13	34	66
14	34	66
15	35	65
16	35	65
17	35	65
18	35	65
19	35	65
20	35	65
21	36	64
22	36	64
23	36	64
24	36	64
25	36	64
26	36	64
27	36	64
28	36	64
29	36	64
30	36	64
31	36	64

	Rain chance (%)
1	44
2	44
3	44
4	44
5	45
6	45
7	45
8	45
9	45
10	45
11	44
12	44
13	44
14	44
15	44
16	43
17	43
18	43
19	43
20	43
21	43
22	43
23	43
24	43
25	43
26	43
27	43
28	43
29	43
30	43
31	43

	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	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
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	6
2	14	6
3	14	6
4	14	6
5	14	6
6	14	6
7	14	6
8	14	6
9	14	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	15	6
22	15	6
23	15	6
24	15	7
25	16	7
26	16	7
27	16	7
28	16	7
29	16	7
30	16	7
31	16	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	30	70
2	30	70
3	31	69
4	31	69
5	31	69
6	31	69
7	31	69
8	32	68
9	33	67
10	33	67
11	33	67
12	33	67
13	34	66
14	34	66
15	35	65
16	35	65
17	35	65
18	35	65
19	35	65
20	35	65
21	36	64
22	36	64
23	36	64
24	36	64
25	36	64
26	36	64
27	36	64
28	36	64
29	36	64
30	36	64
31	36	64

	Rain chance (%)
1	44
2	44
3	44
4	44
5	45
6	45
7	45
8	45
9	45
10	45
11	44
12	44
13	44
14	44
15	44
16	43
17	43
18	43
19	43
20	43
21	43
22	43
23	43
24	43
25	43
26	43
27	43
28	43
29	43
30	43
31	43

	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	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
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	6
2	14	6
3	14	6
4	14	6
5	14	6
6	14	6
7	14	6
8	14	6
9	14	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	15	6
22	15	6
23	15	6
24	15	7
25	16	7
26	16	7
27	16	7
28	16	7
29	16	7
30	16	7
31	16	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	30	70
2	30	70
3	31	69
4	31	69
5	31	69
6	31	69
7	31	69
8	32	68
9	33	67
10	33	67
11	33	67
12	33	67
13	34	66
14	34	66
15	35	65
16	35	65
17	35	65
18	35	65
19	35	65
20	35	65
21	36	64
22	36	64
23	36	64
24	36	64
25	36	64
26	36	64
27	36	64
28	36	64
29	36	64
30	36	64
31	36	64

	Rain chance (%)
1	44
2	44
3	44
4	44
5	45
6	45
7	45
8	45
9	45
10	45
11	44
12	44
13	44
14	44
15	44
16	43
17	43
18	43
19	43
20	43
21	43
22	43
23	43
24	43
25	43
26	43
27	43
28	43
29	43
30	43
31	43

	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	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1