Puno weather in October

In October, Puno sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 81 mm of precipitation across 15.9 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 16°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Puno's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Puno's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
81 mm
15.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:14 AM – 5:36 PM
Cloud cover
62%
7th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
7.9 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Puno is Capital city of Puno, Peru.

Founded
1668

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 16°C through the month.

A typical October day in Puno reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1164
2164
3164
4164
5164
6164
7164
8164
9164
10164
11164
12164
13164
14164
15164
16164
17165
18165
19165
20165
21165
22165
23165
24165
25165
26165
27175
28175
29175
30175
31175

How October really feels in Puno

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 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
0
wind chill below the day's low

October sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Puno weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan14° / 22427.70.912.82.4
Feb14° / 205250.512.52.4
Mar14° / 17426.10.412.12.6
Apr15° / 7917.20.311.73.6
May15° / 205.6011.35.4
Jun15° / -1°82.20.111.15.8
Jul15° / -1°92.80.311.25.7
Aug16° / 205.20.611.55.7
Sep16° / 5111.40.811.95.1
Oct16° / 8115.91.112.44.5
Nov17° / 8516.10.312.74.4
Dec15° / 15523.50.512.93.1

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% 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 56%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16040
25941
35842
45743
55644
65545
75446
85347
95248
105050
114951
124753
134753
144456
154357
164159
174159
184060
193862
203763
213664
223565
233466
243466
253466
263466
273367
283367
293466
303565
313466

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Puno gets around 81 mm of rain and snow over 15.9 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 51% and peaks near 53% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1464
2464
3474
4474
5474
6484
7484
8494
9504
10514
11514
12524
13534
14534
15534
16534
17534
18534
19534
20533
21533
22533
23533
24523
25523
26512
27512
28512
29502
30502
31492

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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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in October

Winds average 9 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 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 30 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:25 AM to 5:07 AM, and sunset from 5:33 PM to 5:41 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.15:255:33
212.25:245:33
312.25:235:34
412.25:235:34
512.25:225:34
612.25:215:34
712.25:205:34
812.25:205:34
912.35:195:35
1012.35:185:35
1112.35:185:35
1212.35:175:35
1312.35:165:35
1412.35:165:36
1512.35:155:36
1612.45:145:36
1712.45:145:36
1812.45:135:37
1912.45:125:37
2012.45:125:37
2112.45:115:37
2212.45:115:38
2312.55:105:38
2412.55:105:38
2512.55:095:39
2612.55:095:39
2712.55:085:39
2812.55:085:40
2912.55:075:40
3012.65:075:40
3112.65:075:41

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 7.9 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.56 kWh/m² to a high of 8.12 kWh/m² in November across the year — October's 7.9 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.7Intense
27.7Intense
37.8Intense
47.8Intense
57.8Intense
67.8Intense
77.8Intense
87.8Intense
97.8Intense
107.8Intense
117.9Intense
127.9Intense
137.9Intense
147.9Intense
157.9Intense
167.9Intense
177.9Intense
187.9Intense
197.9Intense
207.9Intense
217.9Intense
228.0Intense
238.0Intense
248.0Intense
258.0Intense
268.0Intense
278.0Intense
288.1Intense
298.1Intense
308.1Intense
318.1Intense
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Puno

In seasonPeak

None of Puno's seasonal hazards are active in October. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Puno's monsoon runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is October a good time to visit Puno?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

October is a reasonable time to visit Puno for sightseeing.

What to pack for Puno in October

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

In October, Puno sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 4°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer. About 16 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectiona warm layer

UV index in Puno in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 17 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Puno peaks around February 9 at about 19 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 9UV 19Jun 21UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan19Extreme
Feb19Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug13Extreme
Sep15Extreme
Oct17Extreme
Nov17Extreme
Dec17Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Puno?

Puno sits at 15.8°S, 70.0°W, 3,792 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Juliaca, 40 km away.

AyaviriSorataLa Rinconada

Topography around Puno

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Puno has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 452 m around an average of 3,930 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 695 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,785 m.

The land around Puno is covered by grassland (47%) and artificial surfaces (31%) within 3 km, grassland (69%) within 16 km, and grassland (60%) and water (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
452 m
16 km
695 m
80 km
1,785 m
grasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
October weather nearby: Juliaca 40 km · San Miguel 42 km · Ilave 47 km · Isla del Sol 96 km · Copacabana 107 km · Ayaviri 122 km · Sorata 147 km · La Rinconada 148 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 Puno (-15.84°, -70.022°, elevation 3,792 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).