Chaupimarca weather in October

In October, Chaupimarca sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 136 mm of precipitation across 26.8 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 11°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% 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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Chaupimarca's 7th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chaupimarca's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 11°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 1°; 6th coldest
Precipitation: 136 mm; 26.8 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 12 min; 5:44 AM – 5:58 PM
Cloud cover: 80%; 7th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 6.26 kWh/m²
Travel score: 1.7; out of 10

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Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 11°C through the month.

A typical October day in Chaupimarca reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 13°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and about 1°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)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Avg low (°C)	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	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	11	0
2	11	0
3	11	0
4	11	0
5	11	0
6	11	0
7	11	0
8	11	0
9	11	0
10	11	0
11	11	1
12	11	1
13	11	1
14	11	1
15	11	1
16	11	1
17	11	1
18	11	1
19	11	1
20	11	1
21	11	1
22	11	1
23	11	1
24	11	1
25	11	1
26	11	1
27	11	1
28	11	1
29	11	1
30	11	1
31	11	1

How October really feels in Chaupimarca

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 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

The story in October is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Chaupimarca weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	12° / 2°	182	27.8	2.2	12.5	1.7
Feb	11° / 2°	187	26.3	2.3	12.3	1.5
Mar	11° / 2°	190	29.5	1.6	12.1	1.5
Apr	11° / 1°	117	25.2	1	11.8	1.7
May	11° / 0°	75	19.6	0.7	11.5	2.1
Jun	10° / -1°	39	10.5	1.5	11.4	2.3
Jul	10° / -2°	37	10.4	2.5	11.5	2.3
Aug	10° / -1°	52	13.3	2.7	11.7	2.3
Sep	11° / -0°	93	22	2.2	11.9	1.8
Oct	11° / 1°	136	26.8	1.9	12.2	1.7
Nov	12° / 1°	135	24.2	1.2	12.5	1.9
Dec	12° / 2°	181	27.1	2.1	12.6	1.8

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 88%.

	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 (%)	20	19	19	20	20	19	19	18	18	17	16	15	15	14	13	12	11	9	8	8	7	7	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	8
Cloudier (%)	80	81	81	80	80	81	81	82	82	83	84	85	85	86	87	88	89	91	92	92	93	93	94	94	93	93	93	93	93	93	92

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	20	80
2	19	81
3	19	81
4	20	80
5	20	80
6	19	81
7	19	81
8	18	82
9	18	82
10	17	83
11	16	84
12	15	85
13	15	85
14	14	86
15	13	87
16	12	88
17	11	89
18	9	91
19	8	92
20	8	92
21	7	93
22	7	93
23	6	94
24	6	94
25	7	93
26	7	93
27	7	93
28	7	93
29	7	93
30	7	93
31	8	92

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Chaupimarca gets around 136 mm of rain and snow over 26.8 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 86% and peaks near 89% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring 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 (%)	85	85	85	85	85	84	84	84	83	83	83	83	84	84	85	85	86	87	87	88	89	89	89	89	89	89	88	88	87	86	85
Snow chance (%)	8	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	85	8
2	85	9
3	85	9
4	85	8
5	85	8
6	84	8
7	84	8
8	84	8
9	83	8
10	83	8
11	83	7
12	83	7
13	84	7
14	84	6
15	85	6
16	85	6
17	86	5
18	87	5
19	87	5
20	88	5
21	89	4
22	89	4
23	89	4
24	89	4
25	89	4
26	89	4
27	88	4
28	88	4
29	87	4
30	86	3
31	85	4

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	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

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

Wind in October

Winds average 6 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 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)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
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	6	calm
2	6	calm
3	6	calm
4	6	calm
5	6	calm
6	6	calm
7	6	calm
8	6	calm
9	6	calm
10	6	calm
11	6	calm
12	6	calm
13	6	calm
14	6	calm
15	6	calm
16	6	calm
17	6	calm
18	6	calm
19	6	calm
20	5	calm
21	5	calm
22	5	calm
23	5	calm
24	5	calm
25	5	calm
26	5	calm
27	5	calm
28	5	calm
29	5	calm
30	5	calm
31	5	calm

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 5:52 AM to 5:38 AM, and sunset from 5:58 PM to 6:00 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)	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.4	12.4	12.4
Sunrise (AM)	5:52	5:51	5:51	5:50	5:50	5:49	5:49	5:48	5:47	5:47	5:46	5:46	5:45	5:45	5:44	5:44	5:43	5:43	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:38
Sunset (PM)	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.1	5:52	5:58
2	12.1	5:51	5:58
3	12.1	5:51	5:58
4	12.1	5:50	5:58
5	12.1	5:50	5:57
6	12.1	5:49	5:57
7	12.1	5:49	5:58
8	12.2	5:48	5:58
9	12.2	5:47	5:58
10	12.2	5:47	5:58
11	12.2	5:46	5:58
12	12.2	5:46	5:58
13	12.2	5:45	5:58
14	12.2	5:45	5:58
15	12.2	5:44	5:58
16	12.2	5:44	5:58
17	12.2	5:43	5:58
18	12.3	5:43	5:58
19	12.3	5:42	5:58
20	12.3	5:42	5:58
21	12.3	5:42	5:58
22	12.3	5:41	5:59
23	12.3	5:41	5:59
24	12.3	5:41	5:59
25	12.3	5:40	5:59
26	12.3	5:40	5:59
27	12.3	5:40	6:00
28	12.3	5:39	6:00
29	12.4	5:39	6:00
30	12.4	5:39	6:00
31	12.4	5:38	6:00

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 6.26 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.31 kWh/m² to a high of 6.4 kWh/m² in November across the year — October's 6.26 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	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)	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.3	6.3
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.3	Intense
2	6.3	Intense
3	6.3	Intense
4	6.3	Intense
5	6.3	Intense
6	6.3	Intense
7	6.3	Intense
8	6.3	Intense
9	6.3	Intense
10	6.3	Intense
11	6.3	Intense
12	6.3	Intense
13	6.3	Intense
14	6.3	Intense
15	6.3	Intense
16	6.3	Intense
17	6.3	Intense
18	6.2	Intense
19	6.2	Intense
20	6.2	Intense
21	6.2	Intense
22	6.2	Intense
23	6.2	Intense
24	6.2	Intense
25	6.2	Intense
26	6.2	Intense
27	6.2	Intense
28	6.2	Intense
29	6.2	Intense
30	6.3	Intense
31	6.3	Intense

Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Chaupimarca

In seasonPeak

In October, Chaupimarca sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Chaupimarca's rainy season runs September–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is October a good time to visit Chaupimarca?

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

1.7

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

—

Beach & pool

never really warm enough

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Chaupimarca.

What to pack for Chaupimarca in October

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

In October, Chaupimarca sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Chaupimarca in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 18 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Chaupimarca peaks around February 14 at about 19 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 11 (extreme).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	18	19	18	16	14	11	12	14	15	18	17	17
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	18	Extreme
Feb	19	Extreme
Mar	18	Extreme
Apr	16	Extreme
May	14	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	14	Extreme
Sep	15	Extreme
Oct	18	Extreme
Nov	17	Extreme
Dec	17	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Chaupimarca?

Chaupimarca sits at 10.4°S, 76.5°W, 3,446 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Yanacancha, 27 km away.

Topography around Chaupimarca

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chaupimarca has very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,546 m around an average of 3,488 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,180 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,181 m.

The land around Chaupimarca is covered by grassland (83%) within 3 km, grassland (92%) within 16 km, and grassland (83%) within 80 km.

3 km

1,546 m

grassland 83%

16 km

2,180 m

grassland 92%

80 km

5,181 m

grassland 83%

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

October weather nearby: Yanacancha 27 km · Yanacancha 37 km · Cerro de Pasco 37 km · Huánuco 58 km · Junín 98 km · Tingo María 134 km · La Oroya 138 km · Tarma 141 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

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 Chaupimarca (-10.407°, -76.4617°, elevation 3,446 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. 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	11	0
2	11	0
3	11	0
4	11	0
5	11	0
6	11	0
7	11	0
8	11	0
9	11	0
10	11	0
11	11	1
12	11	1
13	11	1
14	11	1
15	11	1
16	11	1
17	11	1
18	11	1
19	11	1
20	11	1
21	11	1
22	11	1
23	11	1
24	11	1
25	11	1
26	11	1
27	11	1
28	11	1
29	11	1
30	11	1
31	11	1

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	20	80
2	19	81
3	19	81
4	20	80
5	20	80
6	19	81
7	19	81
8	18	82
9	18	82
10	17	83
11	16	84
12	15	85
13	15	85
14	14	86
15	13	87
16	12	88
17	11	89
18	9	91
19	8	92
20	8	92
21	7	93
22	7	93
23	6	94
24	6	94
25	7	93
26	7	93
27	7	93
28	7	93
29	7	93
30	7	93
31	8	92

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	85	8
2	85	9
3	85	9
4	85	8
5	85	8
6	84	8
7	84	8
8	84	8
9	83	8
10	83	8
11	83	7
12	83	7
13	84	7
14	84	6
15	85	6
16	85	6
17	86	5
18	87	5
19	87	5
20	88	5
21	89	4
22	89	4
23	89	4
24	89	4
25	89	4
26	89	4
27	88	4
28	88	4
29	87	4
30	86	3
31	85	4

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

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	11	0
2	11	0
3	11	0
4	11	0
5	11	0
6	11	0
7	11	0
8	11	0
9	11	0
10	11	0
11	11	1
12	11	1
13	11	1
14	11	1
15	11	1
16	11	1
17	11	1
18	11	1
19	11	1
20	11	1
21	11	1
22	11	1
23	11	1
24	11	1
25	11	1
26	11	1
27	11	1
28	11	1
29	11	1
30	11	1
31	11	1

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	20	80
2	19	81
3	19	81
4	20	80
5	20	80
6	19	81
7	19	81
8	18	82
9	18	82
10	17	83
11	16	84
12	15	85
13	15	85
14	14	86
15	13	87
16	12	88
17	11	89
18	9	91
19	8	92
20	8	92
21	7	93
22	7	93
23	6	94
24	6	94
25	7	93
26	7	93
27	7	93
28	7	93
29	7	93
30	7	93
31	8	92

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	85	8
2	85	9
3	85	9
4	85	8
5	85	8
6	84	8
7	84	8
8	84	8
9	83	8
10	83	8
11	83	7
12	83	7
13	84	7
14	84	6
15	85	6
16	85	6
17	86	5
18	87	5
19	87	5
20	88	5
21	89	4
22	89	4
23	89	4
24	89	4
25	89	4
26	89	4
27	88	4
28	88	4
29	87	4
30	86	3
31	85	4

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

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	11	0
2	11	0
3	11	0
4	11	0
5	11	0
6	11	0
7	11	0
8	11	0
9	11	0
10	11	0
11	11	1
12	11	1
13	11	1
14	11	1
15	11	1
16	11	1
17	11	1
18	11	1
19	11	1
20	11	1
21	11	1
22	11	1
23	11	1
24	11	1
25	11	1
26	11	1
27	11	1
28	11	1
29	11	1
30	11	1
31	11	1

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	20	80
2	19	81
3	19	81
4	20	80
5	20	80
6	19	81
7	19	81
8	18	82
9	18	82
10	17	83
11	16	84
12	15	85
13	15	85
14	14	86
15	13	87
16	12	88
17	11	89
18	9	91
19	8	92
20	8	92
21	7	93
22	7	93
23	6	94
24	6	94
25	7	93
26	7	93
27	7	93
28	7	93
29	7	93
30	7	93
31	8	92

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	85	8
2	85	9
3	85	9
4	85	8
5	85	8
6	84	8
7	84	8
8	84	8
9	83	8
10	83	8
11	83	7
12	83	7
13	84	7
14	84	6
15	85	6
16	85	6
17	86	5
18	87	5
19	87	5
20	88	5
21	89	4
22	89	4
23	89	4
24	89	4
25	89	4
26	89	4
27	88	4
28	88	4
29	87	4
30	86	3
31	85	4

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