Moche weather in October

In October, Moche sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 5 mm of rain across 1 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 18°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% 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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Moche's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Moche's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 18°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 16°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 5 mm; 1 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 12 min; 5:56 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover: 74%; 8th clearest
Wind: 15 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 6.63 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.8; out of 10

Moche is city in La Libertad Region, 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 18°C through the month.

A typical October day in Moche reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 19°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)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18
Avg low (°C)	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16

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

Moche weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 10th-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	22° / 20°	11	3.1	12.4	7.3
Feb	24° / 21°	20	5.2	12.3	7.1
Mar	23° / 21°	21	6.6	12.1	6.9
Apr	22° / 19°	8	2.4	11.8	7.4
May	20° / 18°	3	0.8	11.6	7.7
Jun	19° / 17°	4	1	11.5	7.6
Jul	19° / 16°	5	1.3	11.6	7.4
Aug	18° / 16°	5	1.2	11.7	7.4
Sep	18° / 16°	6	1.3	12	6.9
Oct	18° / 16°	5	1	12.2	6.8
Nov	19° / 16°	3	0.6	12.4	7.0
Dec	21° / 18°	6	1.6	12.5	7.2

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 17% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%.

	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 (%)	30	29	29	29	29	28	28	27	25	25	24	24	24	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23
Cloudier (%)	70	71	71	71	71	72	72	73	75	75	76	76	76	77	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	77	77	77	77	77

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	30	70
2	29	71
3	29	71
4	29	71
5	29	71
6	28	72
7	28	72
8	27	73
9	25	75
10	25	75
11	24	76
12	24	76
13	24	76
14	23	77
15	22	78
16	22	78
17	22	78
18	22	78
19	22	78
20	22	78
21	22	78
22	22	78
23	22	78
24	22	78
25	22	78
26	22	78
27	23	77
28	23	77
29	23	77
30	23	77
31	23	77

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Moche gets around 5 mm of rain over 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 3% and peaks near 4% 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 (%)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

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

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 70% 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
Comfortable (%)	80	79	78	78	77	77	76	76	75	74	74	73	72	72	71	70	70	69	68	68	67	67	65	64	63	62	62	60	59	58	57
Humid (%)	19	20	21	21	22	23	24	24	25	26	26	27	28	28	29	30	30	31	32	32	33	33	34	35	36	37	37	38	39	40	41
Muggy (%)	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	80	19	1
2	79	20	1
3	78	21	1
4	78	21	1
5	77	22	1
6	77	23	0
7	76	24	0
8	76	24	0
9	75	25	0
10	74	26	0
11	74	26	0
12	73	27	0
13	72	28	0
14	72	28	0
15	71	29	0
16	70	30	0
17	70	30	0
18	69	31	0
19	68	32	0
20	68	32	0
21	67	33	0
22	67	33	0
23	65	34	1
24	64	35	1
25	63	36	1
26	62	37	1
27	62	37	1
28	60	38	2
29	59	39	2
30	58	40	2
31	57	41	2

Wind in October

Winds average 15 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 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)	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	16	light breeze
2	16	light breeze
3	16	light breeze
4	15	light breeze
5	15	light breeze
6	15	light breeze
7	15	light breeze
8	15	light breeze
9	15	light breeze
10	15	light breeze
11	15	light breeze
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15	15	light breeze
16	15	light breeze
17	15	light breeze
18	15	light breeze
19	15	light breeze
20	15	light breeze
21	15	light breeze
22	15	light breeze
23	15	light breeze
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25	15	light breeze
26	15	light breeze
27	15	light breeze
28	15	light breeze
29	15	light breeze
30	15	light breeze
31	15	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of October to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:03 AM to 5:51 AM, and sunset from 6:07 PM to 6:08 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	12.1	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	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	6:03	6:02	6:02	6:01	6:01	6:00	6:00	5:59	5:59	5:58	5:58	5:57	5:57	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:55	5:55	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:51	5:51	5:51
Sunset (PM)	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.1	6:03	6:07
2	12.1	6:02	6:07
3	12.1	6:02	6:07
4	12.1	6:01	6:07
5	12.1	6:01	6:07
6	12.1	6:00	6:07
7	12.1	6:00	6:07
8	12.1	5:59	6:07
9	12.1	5:59	6:07
10	12.1	5:58	6:07
11	12.1	5:58	6:07
12	12.2	5:57	6:07
13	12.2	5:57	6:07
14	12.2	5:56	6:07
15	12.2	5:56	6:07
16	12.2	5:56	6:07
17	12.2	5:55	6:07
18	12.2	5:55	6:07
19	12.2	5:54	6:07
20	12.2	5:54	6:07
21	12.2	5:54	6:07
22	12.2	5:53	6:07
23	12.2	5:53	6:07
24	12.2	5:53	6:07
25	12.2	5:52	6:07
26	12.3	5:52	6:07
27	12.3	5:52	6:08
28	12.3	5:52	6:08
29	12.3	5:51	6:08
30	12.3	5:51	6:08
31	12.3	5:51	6:08

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 6.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.23 kWh/m² to a high of 6.88 kWh/m² in November across the year — October's 6.63 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)	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.8	6.8	6.8
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	6.5	Intense
2	6.5	Intense
3	6.5	Intense
4	6.5	Intense
5	6.5	Intense
6	6.5	Intense
7	6.6	Intense
8	6.6	Intense
9	6.6	Intense
10	6.6	Intense
11	6.6	Intense
12	6.6	Intense
13	6.6	Intense
14	6.6	Intense
15	6.6	Intense
16	6.6	Intense
17	6.7	Intense
18	6.7	Intense
19	6.7	Intense
20	6.7	Intense
21	6.7	Intense
22	6.7	Intense
23	6.7	Intense
24	6.7	Intense
25	6.7	Intense
26	6.7	Intense
27	6.7	Intense
28	6.7	Intense
29	6.8	Intense
30	6.8	Intense
31	6.8	Intense

Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Moche?

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

6.8

Sightseeing

12th-best month of the year

2.4

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Moche for sightseeing.

What to pack for Moche in October

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

In October, Moche sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 16°C. Pack sun protection.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Moche 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 14 km away) is warmest in February at about 22°C and coldest in October near 17°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jan 7 to Apr 12 — about 3.2 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	21	22	22	20	19	19	18	17	17	17	18	19
Comfort	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	21	Refreshing
Feb	22	Refreshing
Mar	22	Refreshing
Apr	20	Cool
May	19	Cool
Jun	19	Cool
Jul	18	Cool
Aug	17	Cool
Sep	17	Cool
Oct	17	Cool
Nov	18	Cool
Dec	19	Cool

UV index in Moche 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 Moche peaks around February 15 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 9 (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	16	15	13	11	9	10	11	11	13	13	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Moche?

Moche sits at 8.2°S, 79.0°W, 13 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Trujillo, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Moche

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Moche has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 103 m around an average of 14 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,349 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,296 m.

The land around Moche is covered by water (27%) and bare terrain (25%) within 3 km, water (41%) and bare terrain (32%) within 16 km, and water (32%) and bare terrain (31%) within 80 km.

3 km

103 m

water 27%

16 km

1,349 m

water 41%

80 km

4,296 m

water 32%

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

October weather nearby: Trujillo 7.0 km · Laredo 11 km · Santiago de Cao 35 km · Virú 39 km · Chocope 48 km · Paiján 58 km · San Pedro de Lloc 99 km · Coishco 104 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 Moche (-8.1711°, -79.0092°, elevation 13 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	18	15
2	18	15
3	18	15
4	18	15
5	18	16
6	18	16
7	18	16
8	18	16
9	18	16
10	18	16
11	18	16
12	18	16
13	18	16
14	18	16
15	18	16
16	18	16
17	18	16
18	18	16
19	18	16
20	18	16
21	18	16
22	18	16
23	18	16
24	18	16
25	18	16
26	18	16
27	18	16
28	18	16
29	18	16
30	18	16
31	18	16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	30	70
2	29	71
3	29	71
4	29	71
5	29	71
6	28	72
7	28	72
8	27	73
9	25	75
10	25	75
11	24	76
12	24	76
13	24	76
14	23	77
15	22	78
16	22	78
17	22	78
18	22	78
19	22	78
20	22	78
21	22	78
22	22	78
23	22	78
24	22	78
25	22	78
26	22	78
27	23	77
28	23	77
29	23	77
30	23	77
31	23	77

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

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	80	19	1
2	79	20	1
3	78	21	1
4	78	21	1
5	77	22	1
6	77	23	0
7	76	24	0
8	76	24	0
9	75	25	0
10	74	26	0
11	74	26	0
12	73	27	0
13	72	28	0
14	72	28	0
15	71	29	0
16	70	30	0
17	70	30	0
18	69	31	0
19	68	32	0
20	68	32	0
21	67	33	0
22	67	33	0
23	65	34	1
24	64	35	1
25	63	36	1
26	62	37	1
27	62	37	1
28	60	38	2
29	59	39	2
30	58	40	2
31	57	41	2

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	30	70
2	29	71
3	29	71
4	29	71
5	29	71
6	28	72
7	28	72
8	27	73
9	25	75
10	25	75
11	24	76
12	24	76
13	24	76
14	23	77
15	22	78
16	22	78
17	22	78
18	22	78
19	22	78
20	22	78
21	22	78
22	22	78
23	22	78
24	22	78
25	22	78
26	22	78
27	23	77
28	23	77
29	23	77
30	23	77
31	23	77

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

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	80	19	1
2	79	20	1
3	78	21	1
4	78	21	1
5	77	22	1
6	77	23	0
7	76	24	0
8	76	24	0
9	75	25	0
10	74	26	0
11	74	26	0
12	73	27	0
13	72	28	0
14	72	28	0
15	71	29	0
16	70	30	0
17	70	30	0
18	69	31	0
19	68	32	0
20	68	32	0
21	67	33	0
22	67	33	0
23	65	34	1
24	64	35	1
25	63	36	1
26	62	37	1
27	62	37	1
28	60	38	2
29	59	39	2
30	58	40	2
31	57	41	2

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	30	70
2	29	71
3	29	71
4	29	71
5	29	71
6	28	72
7	28	72
8	27	73
9	25	75
10	25	75
11	24	76
12	24	76
13	24	76
14	23	77
15	22	78
16	22	78
17	22	78
18	22	78
19	22	78
20	22	78
21	22	78
22	22	78
23	22	78
24	22	78
25	22	78
26	22	78
27	23	77
28	23	77
29	23	77
30	23	77
31	23	77

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

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	80	19	1
2	79	20	1
3	78	21	1
4	78	21	1
5	77	22	1
6	77	23	0
7	76	24	0
8	76	24	0
9	75	25	0
10	74	26	0
11	74	26	0
12	73	27	0
13	72	28	0
14	72	28	0
15	71	29	0
16	70	30	0
17	70	30	0
18	69	31	0
19	68	32	0
20	68	32	0
21	67	33	0
22	67	33	0
23	65	34	1
24	64	35	1
25	63	36	1
26	62	37	1
27	62	37	1
28	60	38	2
29	59	39	2
30	58	40	2
31	57	41	2