Mollendo weather in October

In October, Mollendo sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 7 mm of rain across 1.2 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in October, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of October to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Mollendo's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mollendo's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 20°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 14°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 7 mm; 1.2 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 24 min; 5:21 AM – 5:45 PM
Cloud cover: 82%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 6.24 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.9; out of 10

Mollendo is city of Peru.

Founded: 1871

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 20°C through the month.

A typical October day in Mollendo reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 21°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)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20
Avg low (°C)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15

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

Mollendo weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 8th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	24° / 19°	22	7.5	12.9	6.7
Feb	24° / 19°	20	6.7	12.6	6.7
Mar	24° / 19°	12	3.9	12.1	7.2
Apr	22° / 17°	8	2.3	11.6	7.3
May	21° / 15°	11	3.3	11.2	6.8
Jun	18° / 14°	19	6.9	11	5.8
Jul	17° / 13°	21	7.6	11.1	5.3
Aug	17° / 13°	14	4.9	11.4	5.7
Sep	18° / 13°	9	2.7	11.9	6.5
Oct	20° / 14°	7	1.2	12.4	6.9
Nov	21° / 16°	8	1.9	12.8	7.0
Dec	22° / 17°	14	4.4	13	6.8

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 81%.

	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 (%)	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	20	20	20	19	18	18	18	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15
Cloudier (%)	76	76	76	77	77	77	77	77	77	78	78	78	78	80	80	80	81	82	82	82	83	84	84	84	84	84	84	85	85	85	85

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	24	76
2	24	76
3	24	76
4	23	77
5	23	77
6	23	77
7	23	77
8	23	77
9	23	77
10	22	78
11	22	78
12	22	78
13	22	78
14	20	80
15	20	80
16	20	80
17	19	81
18	18	82
19	18	82
20	18	82
21	17	83
22	16	84
23	16	84
24	16	84
25	16	84
26	16	84
27	16	84
28	15	85
29	15	85
30	15	85
31	15	85

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Mollendo gets around 7 mm of rain over 1.2 wet days in October, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 4% and peaks near 5% 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	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5

	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	5
14	5
15	5
16	5
17	5
18	4
19	4
20	4
21	4
22	4
23	4
24	4
25	4
26	4
27	4
28	4
29	4
30	4
31	5

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 82% 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 (%)	33	32	31	30	29	28	27	26	25	24	23	21	20	19	17	16	14	13	12	10	9	8	8	7	6	5	5	4	4	3	3
Comfortable (%)	65	66	67	69	70	71	72	73	74	75	76	78	79	80	82	83	85	86	87	89	90	91	91	92	92	93	93	94	94	95	95
Humid (%)	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	33	65	2
2	32	66	2
3	31	67	2
4	30	69	1
5	29	70	1
6	28	71	1
7	27	72	1
8	26	73	1
9	25	74	1
10	24	75	1
11	23	76	1
12	21	78	1
13	20	79	1
14	19	80	1
15	17	82	1
16	16	83	1
17	14	85	1
18	13	86	1
19	12	87	1
20	10	89	1
21	9	90	1
22	8	91	1
23	8	91	1
24	7	92	1
25	6	92	2
26	5	93	2
27	5	93	2
28	4	94	2
29	4	94	2
30	3	95	2
31	3	95	2

Wind in October

Winds average 11 km/h in October, the windiest month of the year.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 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)	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
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	11	calm
2	11	calm
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4	11	calm
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31	11	calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of October to 12 h 36 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 5:32 AM to 5:13 AM, and sunset from 5:42 PM to 5:50 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)	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6
Sunrise (AM)	5:32	5:32	5:31	5:30	5:29	5:29	5:28	5:27	5:26	5:26	5:25	5:24	5:23	5:23	5:22	5:21	5:21	5:20	5:19	5:19	5:18	5:18	5:17	5:17	5:16	5:16	5:15	5:15	5:14	5:14	5:13
Sunset (PM)	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:49	5:50	5:50

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.2	5:32	5:42
2	12.2	5:32	5:42
3	12.2	5:31	5:42
4	12.2	5:30	5:42
5	12.2	5:29	5:42
6	12.2	5:29	5:43
7	12.2	5:28	5:43
8	12.3	5:27	5:43
9	12.3	5:26	5:43
10	12.3	5:26	5:43
11	12.3	5:25	5:44
12	12.3	5:24	5:44
13	12.3	5:23	5:44
14	12.4	5:23	5:44
15	12.4	5:22	5:45
16	12.4	5:21	5:45
17	12.4	5:21	5:45
18	12.4	5:20	5:45
19	12.4	5:19	5:46
20	12.5	5:19	5:46
21	12.5	5:18	5:46
22	12.5	5:18	5:47
23	12.5	5:17	5:47
24	12.5	5:17	5:47
25	12.5	5:16	5:48
26	12.5	5:16	5:48
27	12.6	5:15	5:48
28	12.6	5:15	5:49
29	12.6	5:14	5:49
30	12.6	5:14	5:50
31	12.6	5:13	5:50

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 6.24 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.83 kWh/m² to a high of 6.77 kWh/m² in December across the year — October's 6.24 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	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)	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.6	6.6
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	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	5.9	Bright
2	5.9	Bright
3	5.9	Bright
4	5.9	Bright
5	6.0	Bright
6	6.0	Bright
7	6.0	Intense
8	6.0	Intense
9	6.1	Intense
10	6.1	Intense
11	6.1	Intense
12	6.1	Intense
13	6.2	Intense
14	6.2	Intense
15	6.2	Intense
16	6.2	Intense
17	6.3	Intense
18	6.3	Intense
19	6.3	Intense
20	6.3	Intense
21	6.4	Intense
22	6.4	Intense
23	6.4	Intense
24	6.4	Intense
25	6.5	Intense
26	6.5	Intense
27	6.5	Intense
28	6.5	Intense
29	6.5	Intense
30	6.6	Intense
31	6.6	Intense

Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Mollendo?

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

6.9

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

3.4

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Mollendo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mollendo in October

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

In October, Mollendo sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 14°C. Pack sun protection.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Mollendo in October

The nearest coast averages about 18°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 16 km away) is warmest in February at about 23°C and coldest in August near 17°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Nov 29 to May 6 — about 5.2 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	22	23	22	21	20	19	18	17	17	18	20	21
Comfort	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Refreshing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	22	Refreshing
Feb	23	Refreshing
Mar	22	Refreshing
Apr	21	Refreshing
May	20	Cool
Jun	19	Cool
Jul	18	Cool
Aug	17	Cool
Sep	17	Cool
Oct	18	Cool
Nov	20	Cool
Dec	21	Refreshing

UV index in Mollendo 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 Mollendo peaks around February 9 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 7 (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	12	11	9	7	7	9	11	13	13	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	12	Extreme
Apr	11	Extreme
May	9	Very high
Jun	7	Very high
Jul	7	High
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Mollendo?

Mollendo sits at 17.0°S, 72.0°W, 70 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is El Pedregal, 76 km away.

Topography around Mollendo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mollendo has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 407 m around an average of 82 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,294 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,397 m.

The land around Mollendo is covered by bare terrain (45%) and water (36%) within 3 km, water (44%) and bare terrain (43%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (59%) and water (36%) within 80 km.

3 km

407 m

bare terrain 45%

16 km

1,294 m

water 44%

80 km

3,397 m

bare terrain 59%

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

October weather nearby: El Pedregal 76 km · Jacobo Hunter 81 km · Ciudad Satelite 84 km · Arequipa 86 km · Camaná 86 km · Selva Alegre 89 km · Cono Norte 90 km · Ilo 98 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 Mollendo (-17.0231°, -72.0147°, elevation 70 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	19	14
2	19	14
3	19	14
4	19	14
5	19	14
6	19	14
7	19	14
8	19	14
9	19	14
10	19	14
11	19	14
12	19	14
13	19	14
14	19	14
15	20	14
16	20	14
17	20	14
18	20	14
19	20	15
20	20	15
21	20	15
22	20	15
23	20	15
24	20	15
25	20	15
26	20	15
27	20	15
28	20	15
29	20	15
30	20	15
31	20	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	24	76
2	24	76
3	24	76
4	23	77
5	23	77
6	23	77
7	23	77
8	23	77
9	23	77
10	22	78
11	22	78
12	22	78
13	22	78
14	20	80
15	20	80
16	20	80
17	19	81
18	18	82
19	18	82
20	18	82
21	17	83
22	16	84
23	16	84
24	16	84
25	16	84
26	16	84
27	16	84
28	15	85
29	15	85
30	15	85
31	15	85

	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	5
14	5
15	5
16	5
17	5
18	4
19	4
20	4
21	4
22	4
23	4
24	4
25	4
26	4
27	4
28	4
29	4
30	4
31	5

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	33	65	2
2	32	66	2
3	31	67	2
4	30	69	1
5	29	70	1
6	28	71	1
7	27	72	1
8	26	73	1
9	25	74	1
10	24	75	1
11	23	76	1
12	21	78	1
13	20	79	1
14	19	80	1
15	17	82	1
16	16	83	1
17	14	85	1
18	13	86	1
19	12	87	1
20	10	89	1
21	9	90	1
22	8	91	1
23	8	91	1
24	7	92	1
25	6	92	2
26	5	93	2
27	5	93	2
28	4	94	2
29	4	94	2
30	3	95	2
31	3	95	2

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	24	76
2	24	76
3	24	76
4	23	77
5	23	77
6	23	77
7	23	77
8	23	77
9	23	77
10	22	78
11	22	78
12	22	78
13	22	78
14	20	80
15	20	80
16	20	80
17	19	81
18	18	82
19	18	82
20	18	82
21	17	83
22	16	84
23	16	84
24	16	84
25	16	84
26	16	84
27	16	84
28	15	85
29	15	85
30	15	85
31	15	85

	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	5
14	5
15	5
16	5
17	5
18	4
19	4
20	4
21	4
22	4
23	4
24	4
25	4
26	4
27	4
28	4
29	4
30	4
31	5

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	33	65	2
2	32	66	2
3	31	67	2
4	30	69	1
5	29	70	1
6	28	71	1
7	27	72	1
8	26	73	1
9	25	74	1
10	24	75	1
11	23	76	1
12	21	78	1
13	20	79	1
14	19	80	1
15	17	82	1
16	16	83	1
17	14	85	1
18	13	86	1
19	12	87	1
20	10	89	1
21	9	90	1
22	8	91	1
23	8	91	1
24	7	92	1
25	6	92	2
26	5	93	2
27	5	93	2
28	4	94	2
29	4	94	2
30	3	95	2
31	3	95	2

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	24	76
2	24	76
3	24	76
4	23	77
5	23	77
6	23	77
7	23	77
8	23	77
9	23	77
10	22	78
11	22	78
12	22	78
13	22	78
14	20	80
15	20	80
16	20	80
17	19	81
18	18	82
19	18	82
20	18	82
21	17	83
22	16	84
23	16	84
24	16	84
25	16	84
26	16	84
27	16	84
28	15	85
29	15	85
30	15	85
31	15	85

	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	5
14	5
15	5
16	5
17	5
18	4
19	4
20	4
21	4
22	4
23	4
24	4
25	4
26	4
27	4
28	4
29	4
30	4
31	5

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	33	65	2
2	32	66	2
3	31	67	2
4	30	69	1
5	29	70	1
6	28	71	1
7	27	72	1
8	26	73	1
9	25	74	1
10	24	75	1
11	23	76	1
12	21	78	1
13	20	79	1
14	19	80	1
15	17	82	1
16	16	83	1
17	14	85	1
18	13	86	1
19	12	87	1
20	10	89	1
21	9	90	1
22	8	91	1
23	8	91	1
24	7	92	1
25	6	92	2
26	5	93	2
27	5	93	2
28	4	94	2
29	4	94	2
30	3	95	2
31	3	95	2