The coolest places in South America in October
Stanley tops the list at 8.7 °C in October. Ranked from 1991–2020 climate normals across 50 destinations.
| # | Destination | Country | Avg high | Avg high | Rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stanley | Falkland Islands | 8.7 °C | 8.7 °C | 41 mm |
| 2 | Puerto Montt | Chile | 14 °C | 14 °C | 177 mm |
| 3 | La Paz | Bolivia | 14 °C | 14 °C | 55 mm |
| 4 | Valparaíso | Chile | 15 °C | 15 °C | 14 mm |
| 5 | Temuco | Chile | 16 °C | 16 °C | 103 mm |
| 6 | Juliaca | Peru | 16 °C | 16 °C | 77 mm |
| 7 | Talcahuano | Chile | 16 °C | 16 °C | 45 mm |
| 8 | Huancayo | Peru | 17 °C | 17 °C | 141 mm |
| 9 | Quito | Ecuador | 17 °C | 17 °C | 259 mm |
| 10 | Cusco | Peru | 17 °C | 17 °C | 85 mm |
| 11 | Concepción | Chile | 17 °C | 17 °C | 46 mm |
| 12 | Mar del Plata | Argentina | 17 °C | 17 °C | 80 mm |
| 13 | Tunja | Colombia | 17 °C | 17 °C | 158 mm |
| 14 | Latacunga | Ecuador | 18 °C | 18 °C | 148 mm |
| 15 | Ambato | Ecuador | 18 °C | 18 °C | 154 mm |
| 16 | Oruro | Bolivia | 18 °C | 18 °C | 34 mm |
| 17 | Pasto | Colombia | 18 °C | 18 °C | 209 mm |
| 18 | Cuenca | Ecuador | 18 °C | 18 °C | 130 mm |
| 19 | Montevideo | Uruguay | 18 °C | 18 °C | 115 mm |
| 20 | Soacha | Colombia | 19 °C | 19 °C | 223 mm |
| 21 | Bogotá | Colombia | 19 °C | 19 °C | 95 mm |
| 22 | Chillán | Chile | 19 °C | 19 °C | 63 mm |
| 23 | Riobamba | Ecuador | 19 °C | 19 °C | 108 mm |
| 24 | Viña del Mar | Chile | 19 °C | 19 °C | 14 mm |
| 25 | Rio Grande | Brazil | 19 °C | 19 °C | 137 mm |
| 26 | Cajamarca | Peru | 19 °C | 19 °C | 253 mm |
| 27 | Peñalolén | Chile | 19 °C | 19 °C | 59 mm |
| 28 | Manizales | Colombia | 20 °C | 20 °C | 1,053 mm |
| 29 | Puente Alto | Chile | 20 °C | 20 °C | 60 mm |
| 30 | Santa Anita - Los Ficus | Peru | 20 °C | 20 °C | 2 mm |
| 31 | La Plata | Argentina | 20 °C | 20 °C | 106 mm |
| 32 | Arica | Chile | 20 °C | 20 °C | 8 mm |
| 33 | Coquimbo | Chile | 20 °C | 20 °C | 5 mm |
| 34 | Rancagua | Chile | 20 °C | 20 °C | 58 mm |
| 35 | Buenos Aires | Argentina | 20 °C | 20 °C | 119 mm |
| 36 | Santiago | Chile | 20 °C | 20 °C | 38 mm |
| 37 | Avellaneda | Argentina | 20 °C | 20 °C | 111 mm |
| 38 | Antofagasta | Chile | 20 °C | 20 °C | 1 mm |
| 39 | Chimbote | Peru | 21 °C | 21 °C | 2 mm |
| 40 | Talca | Chile | 21 °C | 21 °C | 40 mm |
| 41 | Callao | Peru | 21 °C | 21 °C | 2 mm |
| 42 | Bahía Blanca | Argentina | 21 °C | 21 °C | 63 mm |
| 43 | Sucre | Bolivia | 21 °C | 21 °C | 66 mm |
| 44 | Pelotas | Brazil | 21 °C | 21 °C | 141 mm |
| 45 | Lages | Brazil | 21 °C | 21 °C | 194 mm |
| 46 | Popayán | Colombia | 21 °C | 21 °C | 467 mm |
| 47 | Ibarra | Ecuador | 21 °C | 21 °C | 128 mm |
| 48 | Caxias do Sul | Brazil | 21 °C | 21 °C | 213 mm |
| 49 | San Salvador de Jujuy | Argentina | 21 °C | 21 °C | 237 mm |
| 50 | Maipú | Chile | 21 °C | 21 °C | 38 mm |
Only destinations with a published page for that month are ranked. The ranking is ours; the underlying values are reproduced from the source.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: ranking order, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.