Andahuaylas weather in October

In October, Andahuaylas sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 109 mm of rain across 24.9 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-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 7% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of October to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Andahuaylas's 7th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Andahuaylas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Rainfall
109 mm
24.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:29 AM – 5:48 PM
Cloud cover
75%
7th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Andahuaylas is capital city of Andahuaylas, Apurímac, Peru.

Density
47/km²
people per km²

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 Andahuaylas reaches about 16°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 14°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

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Andahuaylas weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan15° / 24329.412.72.4
Feb15° / 23526.912.52.3
Mar15° / 21029.512.12.3
Apr15° / 8922.411.73.0
May15° / 3110.911.44.3
Jun14° / 133.911.24.8
Jul14° / 154.411.34.7
Aug14° / 257.211.54.7
Sep15° / 4916.311.94.0
Oct16° / 10924.912.33.2
Nov16° / 13824.812.63.1
Dec15° / 21128.112.82.7

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% 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 77%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
23862
33862
43763
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63565
73367
83169
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112773
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Andahuaylas gets around 109 mm of rain over 24.9 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 80% and peaks near 85% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Wind in October

Winds average 4 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of October to 12 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:39 AM to 5:23 AM, and sunset from 5:46 PM to 5:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.15:395:46
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312.15:385:46
412.25:375:46
512.25:365:46
612.25:355:47
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912.25:335:47
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1112.25:325:47
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1312.35:315:47
1412.35:305:48
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2012.45:275:49
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2812.55:245:51
2912.55:235:51
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Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 6.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.83 kWh/m² to a high of 6.71 kWh/m² in November across the year — October's 6.59 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Andahuaylas

In seasonPeak

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

Andahuaylas's monsoon runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is October a good time to visit Andahuaylas?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Andahuaylas.

What to pack for Andahuaylas in October

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

In October, Andahuaylas sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 6°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer. About 25 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectiona warm layer

UV index in Andahuaylas in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 16 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Andahuaylas peaks around February 10 at about 19 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 10 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 10UV 19Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan18Extreme
Feb19Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct16Extreme
Nov16Extreme
Dec16Extreme

Air quality in Andahuaylas 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 Andahuaylas is worst in September — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.6× the cleanest month (January, 6 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1616 µg/m³Jan 146 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb7Good
Mar7Good
Apr7Good
May6Good
Jun6Good
Jul8Good
Aug14Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov12Moderate
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Andahuaylas?

Andahuaylas sits at 13.7°S, 73.4°W, 2,902 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Abancay, 54 km away.

Santa AnaQuillabambaHuantaSantiago

Topography around Andahuaylas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Andahuaylas has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 838 m around an average of 3,118 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,266 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,135 m.

The land around Andahuaylas is covered by trees (34%), grassland (29%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, grassland (65%) within 16 km, and grassland (75%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
838 m
16 km
2,266 m
80 km
5,135 m
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October weather nearby: Abancay 54 km · Ayacucho 106 km · Machu Picchu 109 km · Aguas Calientes 109 km · Santa Ana 114 km · Quillabamba 116 km · Huanta 123 km · Santiago 152 km

Peru travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B / C
220 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 51% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$9,684
2025
Happiness
6.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
49%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
8.6
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
13.6
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 519
Religion
Catholic 76%Evangelical Christian 16%no religion 5%other religions 3%

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 Andahuaylas (-13.6556°, -73.3872°, elevation 2,902 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).