Barranca weather in October

In October, Barranca sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.3 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in October, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of October to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Barranca's 6th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Barranca's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
9th warmest
Overnight low
16°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:49 AM – 6:03 PM
Cloud cover
61%
6th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.93 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.7
out of 10

Barranca is capital city of Barranca, Lima, Peru.

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 21°C through the month.

A typical October day in Barranca reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and about 1°C cooler than November.

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Barranca weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 9th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 20°134.512.67.4
Feb25° / 20°257.112.46.7
Mar24° / 20°236.812.16.9
Apr23° / 19°51.511.87.9
May22° / 17°20.511.58.3
Jun21° / 17°20.211.48.2
Jul20° / 16°20.211.48.1
Aug20° / 15°30.611.68.0
Sep20° / 15°20.211.97.9
Oct21° / 16°20.312.27.7
Nov22° / 17°20.412.57.8
Dec23° / 18°51.412.67.7

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16436
26535
36535
46436
56535
66436
76337
86238
96139
106040
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145446
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314060

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Barranca gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.3 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 1% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of October feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, October lands in the comfortable band about 88% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
110864
210864
310855
49865
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88875
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Wind in October

Winds average 13 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
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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 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:57 AM to 5:43 AM, and sunset from 6:03 PM to 6:06 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.15:576:03
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412.15:556:03
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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 6.93 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.14 kWh/m² to a high of 7.15 kWh/m² in November across the year — October's 6.93 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Barranca?

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

7.7
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

October is one of the better times to visit Barranca for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Barranca in October

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

In October, Barranca sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 16°C. Pack sun protection.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Barranca in October

The nearest coast averages about 17°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 18 km away) is warmest in February at about 22°C and coldest in September near 17°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Dec 29 to Apr 12 — about 3.5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

16°18°20°22°24°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan21Refreshing
Feb22Refreshing
Mar21Refreshing
Apr20Cool
May19Cool
Jun19Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct17Cool
Nov18Cool
Dec19Cool

UV index in Barranca in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Barranca peaks around February 13 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 13UV 16Jul 10UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Barranca?

Barranca sits at 10.8°S, 77.8°W, 52 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Paramonga, 12 km away.

Yanacancha

Topography around Barranca

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Barranca has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 147 m around an average of 40 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 772 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,156 m.

The land around Barranca is covered by water (35%) within 3 km, water (45%) and bare terrain (25%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (40%) and water (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
147 m
16 km
772 m
80 km
5,156 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Paramonga 12 km · Huaura 40 km · Hualmay 42 km · Huacho 44 km · Huarmey 87 km · Huaral 103 km · Chancay 106 km · Yanacancha 135 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 Barranca (-10.75°, -77.7667°, elevation 52 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).