October Weather in Paracas Peru

Daily high temperatures increase by 2°F, from 68°F to 70°F, rarely falling below 65°F or exceeding 73°F.

Daily low temperatures increase by 2°F, from 57°F to 59°F, rarely falling below 54°F or exceeding 62°F.

For reference, on February 14, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Paracas typically range from 69°F to 81°F, while on August 6, the coldest day of the year, they range from 56°F to 66°F.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on October. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

San Bartolomé, Spain (5,126 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Paracas (view comparison).

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The month of October in Paracas experiences gradually increasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy increasing from 43% to 51%.

The clearest day of the month is October 1, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 57% of the time.

For reference, on February 20, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 75%, while on August 4, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 75%.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Paracas, the chance of a wet day over the course of October is essentially constant, remaining around 1% throughout.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 1% on October 18, and its lowest chance is -0% on July 9.

Over the course of October in Paracas, the length of the day is gradually increasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day increases by 22 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 45 seconds, and weekly increase of 5 minutes, 14 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is October 1, with 12 hours, 14 minutes of daylight and the longest day is October 31, with 12 hours, 36 minutes of daylight.

The latest sunrise of the month in Paracas is 5:47 AM on October 1 and the earliest sunrise is 17 minutes earlier at 5:30 AM on October 31.

The earliest sunset is 6:01 PM on October 1 and the latest sunset is 5 minutes later at 6:06 PM on October 31.

Daylight saving time is not observed in Paracas during 2024.

For reference, on December 21, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:35 AM and sets 12 hours, 57 minutes later, at 6:31 PM, while on June 20, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 6:27 AM and sets 11 hours, 18 minutes later, at 5:46 PM.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for October 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Paracas is essentially constant during October, remaining within 1% of 1% throughout.

For reference, on February 17, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 72% of the time, while on September 24, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Paracas is gradually decreasing during October, decreasing from 11.6 miles per hour to 11.0 miles per hour over the course of the month.

For reference, on July 31, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 11.8 miles per hour, while on February 20, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 9.2 miles per hour.

The hourly average wind direction in Paracas throughout October is predominantly from the south, with a peak proportion of 99% on October 1.

Paracas is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average surface water temperature in Paracas is essentially constant during October, remaining within 1°F of 62°F throughout.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

Temperatures in Paracas are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Paracas are increasing during October, increasing by 391°F, from 1,013°F to 1,404°F, over the course of the month.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Paracas is essentially constant during October, remaining within 0.1 kWh of 7.4 kWh throughout.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Paracas are -13.867 deg latitude, -76.267 deg longitude, and 7 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Paracas contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 367 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 72 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (1,660 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (10,650 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Paracas is covered by bare soil (76%) and water (23%), within 10 miles by bare soil (61%) and water (37%), and within 50 miles by water (56%) and bare soil (31%).