Minas de Marcona weather in October

In October, Minas de Marcona sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 9th-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 38% 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 Minas de Marcona's 3rd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Minas de Marcona's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 21°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 14°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 1 mm; 0.1 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 18 min; 5:35 AM – 5:56 PM
Cloud cover: 52%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 7.24 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.1; out of 10

Minas de Marcona is human settlement in Peru.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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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 Minas de Marcona reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 1°C warmer than 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)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22
Avg low (°C)	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14

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

Minas de Marcona weather by month

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

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	25° / 18°	14	4	12.8	7.2
Feb	26° / 19°	16	4.7	12.5	6.9
Mar	26° / 19°	8	2.3	12.1	7.4
Apr	24° / 17°	2	0.5	11.7	8.3
May	22° / 15°	1	0.2	11.3	8.3
Jun	20° / 14°	1	0.1	11.1	7.8
Jul	19° / 13°	1	0.2	11.2	7.6
Aug	19° / 13°	1	0.1	11.5	7.8
Sep	20° / 13°	0	0	11.9	8.1
Oct	21° / 14°	1	0.1	12.3	8.1
Nov	23° / 15°	0	0	12.7	8.1
Dec	24° / 17°	3	0.6	12.9	8.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 41%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	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 (%)	68	68	67	68	67	67	66	67	66	65	65	64	63	63	61	60	58	58	56	56	54	54	53	52	52	52	52	51	51	50	50
Cloudier (%)	32	32	33	32	33	33	34	33	34	35	35	36	37	37	39	40	42	42	44	44	46	46	47	48	48	48	48	49	49	50	50

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	68	32
2	68	32
3	67	33
4	68	32
5	67	33
6	67	33
7	66	34
8	67	33
9	66	34
10	65	35
11	65	35
12	64	36
13	63	37
14	63	37
15	61	39
16	60	40
17	58	42
18	58	42
19	56	44
20	56	44
21	54	46
22	54	46
23	53	47
24	52	48
25	52	48
26	52	48
27	52	48
28	51	49
29	51	49
30	50	50
31	50	50

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Minas de Marcona gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.1 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 0% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

	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 (%)	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	1	1

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

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 73% 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 (%)	90	89	88	87	86	85	84	83	82	81	80	79	78	77	76	75	74	72	71	70	68	67	65	63	62	60	58	56	54	51	49
Comfortable (%)	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	28	29	30	32	33	35	37	38	40	42	44	46	49	51

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	90	10
2	89	11
3	88	12
4	87	13
5	86	14
6	85	15
7	84	16
8	83	17
9	82	18
10	81	19
11	80	20
12	79	21
13	78	22
14	77	23
15	76	24
16	75	25
17	74	26
18	72	28
19	71	29
20	70	30
21	68	32
22	67	33
23	65	35
24	63	37
25	62	38
26	60	40
27	58	42
28	56	44
29	54	46
30	51	49
31	49	51

Wind in October

Winds average 13 km/h in October, the windiest month of the year.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 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)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	13	light breeze
2	13	light breeze
3	13	light breeze
4	13	light breeze
5	13	light breeze
6	13	light breeze
7	13	light breeze
8	13	light breeze
9	13	light breeze
10	13	light breeze
11	13	light breeze
12	13	light breeze
13	13	light breeze
14	13	light breeze
15	13	light breeze
16	13	light breeze
17	13	light breeze
18	13	light breeze
19	13	light breeze
20	12	light breeze
21	12	light breeze
22	12	light breeze
23	12	light breeze
24	12	light breeze
25	12	light breeze
26	12	light breeze
27	12	light breeze
28	12	light breeze
29	12	light breeze
30	12	light breeze
31	12	light breeze

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 5:45 AM to 5:28 AM, and sunset from 5:53 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	12.2	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	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5
Sunrise (AM)	5:45	5:45	5:44	5:43	5:42	5:42	5:41	5:40	5:40	5:39	5:38	5:38	5:37	5:36	5:36	5:35	5:34	5:34	5:33	5:33	5:32	5:32	5:31	5:31	5:30	5:30	5:29	5:29	5:28	5:28	5:28
Sunset (PM)	5:53	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:00

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.1	5:45	5:53
2	12.1	5:45	5:54
3	12.2	5:44	5:54
4	12.2	5:43	5:54
5	12.2	5:42	5:54
6	12.2	5:42	5:54
7	12.2	5:41	5:54
8	12.2	5:40	5:54
9	12.2	5:40	5:55
10	12.3	5:39	5:55
11	12.3	5:38	5:55
12	12.3	5:38	5:55
13	12.3	5:37	5:55
14	12.3	5:36	5:55
15	12.3	5:36	5:56
16	12.3	5:35	5:56
17	12.4	5:34	5:56
18	12.4	5:34	5:56
19	12.4	5:33	5:57
20	12.4	5:33	5:57
21	12.4	5:32	5:57
22	12.4	5:32	5:57
23	12.4	5:31	5:58
24	12.5	5:31	5:58
25	12.5	5:30	5:58
26	12.5	5:30	5:59
27	12.5	5:29	5:59
28	12.5	5:29	5:59
29	12.5	5:28	6:00
30	12.5	5:28	6:00
31	12.5	5:28	6:00

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 7.24 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.68 kWh/m² to a high of 7.46 kWh/m² in November across the year — October's 7.24 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)	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.4	7.4	7.4	7.4	7.4	7.4	7.4	7.4
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	7.0	Intense
2	7.0	Intense
3	7.0	Intense
4	7.0	Intense
5	7.0	Intense
6	7.1	Intense
7	7.1	Intense
8	7.1	Intense
9	7.1	Intense
10	7.2	Intense
11	7.2	Intense
12	7.2	Intense
13	7.2	Intense
14	7.2	Intense
15	7.2	Intense
16	7.3	Intense
17	7.3	Intense
18	7.3	Intense
19	7.3	Intense
20	7.3	Intense
21	7.3	Intense
22	7.3	Intense
23	7.3	Intense
24	7.4	Intense
25	7.4	Intense
26	7.4	Intense
27	7.4	Intense
28	7.4	Intense
29	7.4	Intense
30	7.4	Intense
31	7.4	Intense

Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Minas de Marcona?

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

8.1

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

5.2

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

October is one of the better times to visit Minas de Marcona for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Minas de Marcona in October

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

In October, Minas de Marcona sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 14°C. Pack sun protection.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Minas de Marcona in October

The nearest coast averages about 16°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 21°C and coldest in August near 16°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jan 4 to Mar 19 — about 2.5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	21	21	20	19	18	17	16	16	16	16	17	19
Comfort	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	21	Refreshing
Feb	21	Refreshing
Mar	20	Refreshing
Apr	19	Cool
May	18	Cool
Jun	17	Cool
Jul	16	Cool
Aug	16	Cool
Sep	16	Cool
Oct	16	Cool
Nov	17	Cool
Dec	19	Cool

UV index in Minas de Marcona in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Minas de Marcona peaks around February 10 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 8 (very high).

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)	15	15	13	12	9	8	8	10	11	13	13	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	9	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Minas de Marcona?

Minas de Marcona sits at 15.2°S, 75.1°W, 776 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Nazca, 46 km away.

Topography around Minas de Marcona

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Minas de Marcona has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 358 m around an average of 783 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,119 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,640 m.

The land around Minas de Marcona is covered by bare terrain (100%) within 3 km, bare terrain (92%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (60%) and water (32%) within 80 km.

3 km

358 m

bare terrain 100%

16 km

1,119 m

bare terrain 92%

80 km

3,640 m

bare terrain 60%

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← September Minas de Marcona year-round climate November →Best places to visit in October

October weather nearby: Nazca 46 km · Ica 143 km · Paracas 195 km · Pisco 204 km · San Clemente 205 km · Chincha Alta 229 km · Ayacucho 247 km · Andahuaylas 254 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 Minas de Marcona (-15.2119°, -75.1103°, elevation 776 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	68	32
2	68	32
3	67	33
4	68	32
5	67	33
6	67	33
7	66	34
8	67	33
9	66	34
10	65	35
11	65	35
12	64	36
13	63	37
14	63	37
15	61	39
16	60	40
17	58	42
18	58	42
19	56	44
20	56	44
21	54	46
22	54	46
23	53	47
24	52	48
25	52	48
26	52	48
27	52	48
28	51	49
29	51	49
30	50	50
31	50	50

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	90	10
2	89	11
3	88	12
4	87	13
5	86	14
6	85	15
7	84	16
8	83	17
9	82	18
10	81	19
11	80	20
12	79	21
13	78	22
14	77	23
15	76	24
16	75	25
17	74	26
18	72	28
19	71	29
20	70	30
21	68	32
22	67	33
23	65	35
24	63	37
25	62	38
26	60	40
27	58	42
28	56	44
29	54	46
30	51	49
31	49	51

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	68	32
2	68	32
3	67	33
4	68	32
5	67	33
6	67	33
7	66	34
8	67	33
9	66	34
10	65	35
11	65	35
12	64	36
13	63	37
14	63	37
15	61	39
16	60	40
17	58	42
18	58	42
19	56	44
20	56	44
21	54	46
22	54	46
23	53	47
24	52	48
25	52	48
26	52	48
27	52	48
28	51	49
29	51	49
30	50	50
31	50	50

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	90	10
2	89	11
3	88	12
4	87	13
5	86	14
6	85	15
7	84	16
8	83	17
9	82	18
10	81	19
11	80	20
12	79	21
13	78	22
14	77	23
15	76	24
16	75	25
17	74	26
18	72	28
19	71	29
20	70	30
21	68	32
22	67	33
23	65	35
24	63	37
25	62	38
26	60	40
27	58	42
28	56	44
29	54	46
30	51	49
31	49	51

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	68	32
2	68	32
3	67	33
4	68	32
5	67	33
6	67	33
7	66	34
8	67	33
9	66	34
10	65	35
11	65	35
12	64	36
13	63	37
14	63	37
15	61	39
16	60	40
17	58	42
18	58	42
19	56	44
20	56	44
21	54	46
22	54	46
23	53	47
24	52	48
25	52	48
26	52	48
27	52	48
28	51	49
29	51	49
30	50	50
31	50	50

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	90	10
2	89	11
3	88	12
4	87	13
5	86	14
6	85	15
7	84	16
8	83	17
9	82	18
10	81	19
11	80	20
12	79	21
13	78	22
14	77	23
15	76	24
16	75	25
17	74	26
18	72	28
19	71	29
20	70	30
21	68	32
22	67	33
23	65	35
24	63	37
25	62	38
26	60	40
27	58	42
28	56	44
29	54	46
30	51	49
31	49	51