Climate averages 1991–2020
Catamarca weather
in October.
A warm, moderately wet month: the 5th warmest and the joint 6th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a warm month in Catamarca: daytime highs average 26.6°C and nights cool to about 15.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 65 mm of rain on roughly 10 days, which makes October a moderately wet month (the joint 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 45 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Santiago del Estero (167 km away). In October its highs average 29.3°C, 2.7°C warmer than Catamarca, with 60 mm of rain.
Among the 67 cities listed in Argentina, Catamarca ranks joint 6th of 67 for the warmest October highs and 14th of 67 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 67 cities is 22.2°C; Catamarca is 4.4°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs rise by 1.4°C to 28.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 65 mm to 98 mm.
The annual picture
October in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Catamarca climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.2°C20.9°C | 20.9°C | 167 | 16.7 | 13.714 h |
| February | 28.0°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 118 | 13.8 | 13.113 h |
| March | 26.0°C17.9°C | 17.9°C | 109 | 13.1 | 12.312 h |
| April | 22.7°C13.8°C | 13.8°C | 65 | 9.7 | 11.411 h |
| May | 19.4°C9.6°C | 9.6°C | 37 | 6.9 | 10.711 h |
| June | 17.6°C6.3°C | 6.3°C | 20 | 4.1 | 10.410 h |
| July | 17.4°C5.5°C | 5.5°C | 15 | 3.3 | 10.511 h |
| August | 21.3°C8.7°C | 8.7°C | 17 | 3.3 | 11.111 h |
| September | 24.2°C12.3°C | 12.3°C | 32 | 5.4 | 11.912 h |
| October, selected | 26.6°C15.9°C | 15.9°C | 65 | 10.0 | 12.813 h |
| November | 28.0°C18.3°C | 18.3°C | 98 | 12.8 | 13.514 h |
| December | 29.3°C20.3°C | 20.3°C | 129 | 15.4 | 13.914 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
October in nearby cities
- Santiago del Estero in OctoberArgentina · 167 kmHigh 29.3°C · Low 18.2°C · 60 mm rain
- Córdoba in OctoberArgentina · 361 kmHigh 23.8°C · Low 12.6°C · 85 mm rain
- San Juan, Argentina in OctoberArgentina · 431 kmHigh 25.1°C · Low 11.8°C · 21 mm rain
- Rawson in OctoberArgentina · 436 kmHigh 24.7°C · Low 11.2°C · 21 mm rain
- Copiapó in OctoberChile · 463 kmHigh 26.6°C · Low 15.1°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Villa María in OctoberArgentina · 501 kmHigh 23.8°C · Low 13.6°C · 97 mm rain
- Rafaela in OctoberArgentina · 517 kmHigh 24.3°C · Low 14.0°C · 130 mm rain
- Río Cuarto in OctoberArgentina · 536 kmHigh 23.0°C · Low 12.5°C · 84 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Catamarca) is explained once on the Catamarca year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.