Climate averages 1991–2020
Santiago del Estero weather
in October.
A hot, moderately wet month: the 5th warmest and the 6th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a hot month in Santiago del Estero: daytime highs average 29.3°C and nights cool to about 18.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 60 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes October a moderately wet month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 44 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Catamarca (167 km away). In October its highs average 26.6°C, 2.7°C cooler than Santiago del Estero, with 65 mm of rain.
Among the 67 cities listed in Argentina, Santiago del Estero ranks 2nd 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; Santiago del Estero is 7.0°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs rise by 1.6°C to 30.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 60 mm to 86 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
Santiago del Estero climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32.4°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 147 | 12.8 | 13.714 h |
| February | 31.0°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 116 | 10.6 | 13.113 h |
| March | 28.9°C20.7°C | 20.7°C | 124 | 11.3 | 12.312 h |
| April | 25.4°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 68 | 8.2 | 11.411 h |
| May | 22.4°C14.3°C | 14.3°C | 22 | 4.6 | 10.811 h |
| June | 20.2°C11.4°C | 11.4°C | 15 | 3.7 | 10.410 h |
| July | 20.4°C10.0°C | 10.0°C | 11 | 2.5 | 10.611 h |
| August | 24.3°C12.3°C | 12.3°C | 11 | 2.0 | 11.111 h |
| September | 27.0°C14.9°C | 14.9°C | 28 | 3.8 | 11.912 h |
| October, selected | 29.3°C18.2°C | 18.2°C | 60 | 7.3 | 12.713 h |
| November | 30.9°C20.3°C | 20.3°C | 86 | 9.3 | 13.513 h |
| December | 32.2°C22.3°C | 22.3°C | 130 | 11.7 | 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
- Catamarca in OctoberArgentina · 167 kmHigh 26.6°C · Low 15.9°C · 65 mm rain
- Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña in OctoberArgentina · 394 kmHigh 28.2°C · Low 17.8°C · 134 mm rain
- Córdoba in OctoberArgentina · 401 kmHigh 23.8°C · Low 12.6°C · 85 mm rain
- Rafaela in OctoberArgentina · 468 kmHigh 24.3°C · Low 14.0°C · 130 mm rain
- Reconquista in OctoberArgentina · 475 kmHigh 25.5°C · Low 16.2°C · 148 mm rain
- Goya in OctoberArgentina · 511 kmHigh 25.5°C · Low 16.5°C · 152 mm rain
- San Ramón de la Nueva Orán in OctoberArgentina · 519 kmHigh 30.0°C · Low 18.6°C · 66 mm rain
- Resistencia in OctoberArgentina · 521 kmHigh 26.7°C · Low 17.7°C · 180 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 Santiago del Estero) is explained once on the Santiago del Estero year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.