Climate averages 1991–2020
San Rafael weather
in October.
A warm, moderately wet month: the 6th warmest and the wettest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a warm month in San Rafael: daytime highs average 22.7°C and nights cool to about 10.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 60 mm of rain on roughly 8 days, which makes October a moderately wet month (the wettest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 56 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is San Martín (171 km away). In October its highs average 24.9°C, 2.2°C warmer than San Rafael, with 20 mm of rain.
Among the 67 cities listed in Argentina, San Rafael ranks joint 27th of 67 for the warmest October highs and joint 11th of 67 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 67 cities is 22.2°C; San Rafael is 0.5°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs rise by 3.7°C to 26.3°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 60 mm to 53 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
San Rafael climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.5°C18.3°C | 18.3°C | 45 | 8.8 | 14.214 h |
| February | 28.7°C17.0°C | 17.0°C | 48 | 7.2 | 13.413 h |
| March | 25.7°C14.6°C | 14.6°C | 48 | 6.8 | 12.312 h |
| April | 20.9°C10.1°C | 10.1°C | 42 | 6.0 | 11.211 h |
| May | 17.1°C6.5°C | 6.5°C | 31 | 5.0 | 10.310 h |
| June | 14.6°C2.7°C | 2.7°C | 18 | 3.7 | 9.910 h |
| July | 13.8°C1.5°C | 1.5°C | 16 | 3.2 | 10.110 h |
| August | 16.5°C3.2°C | 3.2°C | 22 | 3.4 | 10.811 h |
| September | 19.4°C6.3°C | 6.3°C | 28 | 4.7 | 11.812 h |
| October, selected | 22.7°C10.0°C | 10.0°C | 60 | 7.6 | 12.913 h |
| November | 26.3°C13.7°C | 13.7°C | 53 | 8.0 | 13.914 h |
| December | 29.3°C16.7°C | 16.7°C | 53 | 8.6 | 14.414 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
- San Martín in OctoberArgentina · 171 kmHigh 24.9°C · Low 12.5°C · 20 mm rain
- Mendoza in OctoberArgentina · 198 kmHigh 21.9°C · Low 9.9°C · 43 mm rain
- Rancagua in OctoberChile · 226 kmHigh 20.1°C · Low 6.8°C · 60 mm rain
- Puente Alto in OctoberChile · 235 kmHigh 19.7°C · Low 6.4°C · 62 mm rain
- San Luis in OctoberArgentina · 237 kmHigh 23.9°C · Low 12.5°C · 66 mm rain
- Paine in OctoberChile · 239 kmHigh 21.6°C · Low 8.3°C · 38 mm rain
- Peñalolén in OctoberChile · 240 kmHigh 18.9°C · Low 7.4°C · 62 mm rain
- San Bernardo in OctoberChile · 246 kmHigh 20.9°C · Low 7.5°C · 39 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 San Rafael) is explained once on the San Rafael year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.