Climate averages 1991–2020
Rafaela weather
in October.
A warm, wet month: the 6th warmest and the 11th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a warm month in Rafaela: daytime highs average 24.3°C and nights cool to about 14.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 130 mm of rain on roughly 10 days, which makes October a wet month (the 11th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 50 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Santa Fe (86 km away). In October its highs average 24.1°C, about as warm as Rafaela, with 132 mm of rain.
Among the 67 cities listed in Argentina, Rafaela ranks 15th of 67 for the warmest October highs and 56th of 67 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 67 cities is 22.2°C; Rafaela is 2.1°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs rise by 2.8°C to 27.1°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 130 mm to 123 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
Rafaela climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.1°C20.3°C | 20.3°C | 119 | 9.5 | 13.914 h |
| February | 28.6°C19.4°C | 19.4°C | 126 | 8.9 | 13.213 h |
| March | 26.8°C17.7°C | 17.7°C | 139 | 8.9 | 12.312 h |
| April | 23.1°C14.6°C | 14.6°C | 109 | 8.0 | 11.311 h |
| May | 19.6°C11.5°C | 11.5°C | 65 | 6.1 | 10.611 h |
| June | 17.0°C8.6°C | 8.6°C | 40 | 4.8 | 10.110 h |
| July | 16.5°C7.3°C | 7.3°C | 30 | 4.2 | 10.310 h |
| August | 19.4°C8.8°C | 8.8°C | 42 | 4.2 | 11.011 h |
| September | 21.8°C11.0°C | 11.0°C | 57 | 5.7 | 11.912 h |
| October, selected | 24.3°C14.0°C | 14.0°C | 130 | 9.7 | 12.813 h |
| November | 27.1°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 123 | 8.5 | 13.714 h |
| December | 29.2°C18.9°C | 18.9°C | 129 | 9.4 | 14.114 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
- Santa Fe in OctoberArgentina · 86 kmHigh 24.1°C · Low 14.4°C · 132 mm rain
- Paraná in OctoberArgentina · 106 kmHigh 23.6°C · Low 14.0°C · 122 mm rain
- Rosario in OctoberArgentina · 205 kmHigh 23.2°C · Low 13.1°C · 111 mm rain
- Villa María in OctoberArgentina · 209 kmHigh 23.8°C · Low 13.6°C · 97 mm rain
- Gobernador Gálvez in OctoberArgentina · 213 kmHigh 23.1°C · Low 13.3°C · 111 mm rain
- Córdoba in OctoberArgentina · 257 kmHigh 23.8°C · Low 12.6°C · 85 mm rain
- San Nicolás de los Arroyos in OctoberArgentina · 261 kmHigh 22.7°C · Low 13.3°C · 112 mm rain
- Venado Tuerto in OctoberArgentina · 281 kmHigh 22.8°C · Low 12.6°C · 111 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 Rafaela) is explained once on the Rafaela year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.