La Oroya weather in October

In October, La Oroya sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 138 mm of precipitation across 26.3 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 10°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% 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 La Oroya's 7th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see La Oroya's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
138 mm
26.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:41 AM – 5:56 PM
Cloud cover
78%
7th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.61 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.5
out of 10

La Oroya is capital city of Yauli, Junín, 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 10°C through the month.

A typical October day in La Oroya reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to 0°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 12°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and about 1°C cooler than November.

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How October really feels in La Oroya

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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
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wind chill below the day's low

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

La Oroya 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan11° / 20527.66.312.61.4
Feb11° / 20326.45.612.41.3
Mar10° / 20529.25.812.11.3
Apr10° / 110241.811.81.6
May10° / -1°5516.51.511.52.0
Jun10° / -2°237.51.111.32.3
Jul10° / -3°227.72.211.42.3
Aug10° / -2°3911.53.111.62.2
Sep10° / -1°8621.34.111.91.6
Oct10° / 13826.34.612.31.5
Nov11° / 14924.33.712.51.7
Dec11° / 19826.95.812.71.5

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 85%.

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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

La Oroya gets around 138 mm of rain and snow over 26.3 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 84% and peaks near 88% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

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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 6 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in October

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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 5:50 AM to 5:35 AM, and sunset from 5:56 PM to 5:59 PM.

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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 6.61 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.42 kWh/m² to a high of 6.74 kWh/m² in November across the year — October's 6.61 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for La Oroya

In seasonPeak

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

La Oroya's rainy season runs October–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
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Is October a good time to visit La Oroya?

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

1.5
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in La Oroya.

What to pack for La Oroya in October

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

In October, La Oroya sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 0°C. Pack a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in La Oroya in October

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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 La Oroya peaks around February 12 at about 20 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 11 (extreme).

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

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan19Extreme
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Mar18Extreme
Apr16Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun11Extreme
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Dec18Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is La Oroya?

La Oroya sits at 11.5°S, 75.9°W, 3,765 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Tarma, 25 km away.

Topography around La Oroya

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around La Oroya has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 773 m around an average of 4,026 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,125 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,914 m.

The land around La Oroya is covered by bare terrain (61%) and grassland (35%) within 3 km, grassland (92%) within 16 km, and grassland (73%) within 80 km.

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October weather nearby: Tarma 25 km · Junín 41 km · Jauja 52 km · Huancayo 97 km · Chilca 98 km · Chosica 100 km · Cerro de Pasco 102 km · Yanacancha 102 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 La Oroya (-11.5189°, -75.8993°, elevation 3,765 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).