San Vicente de Cañete weather in October

In October, San Vicente de Cañete sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 12th-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 42% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is San Vicente de Cañete's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see San Vicente de Cañete's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
9th warmest
Overnight low
16°
4th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:42 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover
51%
6th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
7.08 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.1
out of 10

San Vicente de Cañete is capital city of Cañete, Lima, Peru.

Founded
1556

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 18°C through the month.

A typical October day in San Vicente de Cañete reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and about 1°C cooler than November.

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San Vicente de Cañete weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 9th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan22° / 20°72.112.77.3
Feb23° / 21°92.712.47.3
Mar22° / 21°72.212.17.4
Apr21° / 19°20.411.77.8
May19° / 18°20.311.47.8
Jun18° / 16°20.311.27.4
Jul17° / 15°30.511.37.1
Aug17° / 15°20.311.67.0
Sep17° / 15°10.111.97.0
Oct18° / 16°1012.37.1
Nov19° / 17°10.112.67.3
Dec20° / 18°20.412.87.4

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 38%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17723
27723
37723
47624
57624
67525
77426
87426
97327
107129
117030
126931
136733
146634
156337
166238
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185842
195743
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225248
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245050
254951
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284852
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314852

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

San Vicente de Cañete gets around 1 mm of rain over 0 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 0% and peaks near 0% on the wettest days.

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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 86% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
11936
21936
31927
41927
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3107129

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
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916light breeze
1016light breeze
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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 5:51 AM to 5:35 AM, and sunset from 5:58 PM to 6:03 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.15:515:58
212.15:505:58
312.15:505:58
412.25:495:58
512.25:485:58
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712.25:475:58
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1212.25:445:59
1312.35:435:59
1412.35:435:59
1512.35:425:59
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1712.35:416:00
1812.35:416:00
1912.35:406:00
2012.35:406:00
2112.45:396:00
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2312.45:386:01
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2512.45:376:01
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2712.45:376:02
2812.45:366:02
2912.45:366:02
3012.55:356:03
3112.55:356:03

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 7.08 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.86 kWh/m² to a high of 7.24 kWh/m² in November across the year — October's 7.08 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.9Intense
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67.0Intense
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Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit San Vicente de Cañete?

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

7.1
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
2.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

October is one of the better times to visit San Vicente de Cañete for general sightseeing.

What to pack for San Vicente de Cañete in October

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

In October, San Vicente de Cañete sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 16°C. Pack sun protection.

sun protection

Sea temperature near San Vicente de Cañete 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 offshore is warmest in February at about 21°C and coldest in September near 17°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jan 1 to Apr 21 — about 3.6 months when the water holds above 20°C.

16°18°20°22°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan21Refreshing
Feb21Refreshing
Mar21Refreshing
Apr20Refreshing
May19Cool
Jun18Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct17Cool
Nov18Cool
Dec19Cool

UV index in San Vicente de Cañete 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 San Vicente de Cañete peaks around February 12 at about 16 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 12UV 16Jun 22UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is San Vicente de Cañete?

San Vicente de Cañete sits at 13.1°S, 76.4°W, 45 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Imperial, 4.0 km away.

Topography around San Vicente de Cañete

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of San Vicente de Cañete.

Within 3 km, the terrain around San Vicente de Cañete has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 189 m around an average of 47 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 873 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,960 m.

The land around San Vicente de Cañete is covered by cropland (43%) within 3 km, bare terrain (35%) and water (31%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (37%) and water (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
189 m
16 km
873 m
80 km
4,960 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Imperial 4.0 km · Nuevo Imperial 7.0 km · Chincha Alta 46 km · Mala 54 km · San Clemente 70 km · Pisco 73 km · Paracas 89 km · Villa Poeta José Gálvez Barrenechea 111 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 San Vicente de Cañete (-13.0756°, -76.3853°, elevation 45 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).