October Weather in Sierra Grande Argentina

Daily high temperatures increase by 7°F, from 63°F to 70°F, rarely falling below 53°F or exceeding 81°F.

Daily low temperatures increase by 5°F, from 45°F to 49°F, rarely falling below 38°F or exceeding 56°F.

For reference, on January 17, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Sierra Grande typically range from 60°F to 80°F, while on July 15, the coldest day of the year, they range from 35°F to 52°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.

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The month of October in Sierra Grande experiences gradually decreasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy decreasing from 41% to 35%.

The clearest day of the month is October 30, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 65% of the time.

For reference, on May 28, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 52%, while on January 22, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 77%.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Sierra Grande, the chance of a wet day over the course of October is gradually decreasing, starting the month at 11% and ending it at 9%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 13% on March 1, and its lowest chance is 7% on December 21.

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during October in Sierra Grande is essentially constant, remaining about 0.7 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 2.1 inches.

The highest average 31-day accumulation is 0.7 inches on October 7.

Over the course of October in Sierra Grande, the length of the day is rapidly increasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day increases by 1 hour, 21 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 2 minutes, 42 seconds, and weekly increase of 18 minutes, 52 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is October 1, with 12 hours, 34 minutes of daylight and the longest day is October 31, with 13 hours, 55 minutes of daylight.

The latest sunrise of the month in Sierra Grande is 6:54 AM on October 1 and the earliest sunrise is 46 minutes earlier at 6:07 AM on October 31.

The earliest sunset is 7:28 PM on October 1 and the latest sunset is 35 minutes later at 8:02 PM on October 31.

Daylight saving time is not observed in Sierra Grande during 2024.

For reference, on December 21, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:43 AM and sets 15 hours, 12 minutes later, at 8:55 PM, while on June 20, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 8:48 AM and sets 9 hours, 9 minutes later, at 5:57 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 Sierra Grande is essentially constant during October, remaining around 0% throughout.

For reference, on February 23, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 1% of the time, while on April 21, 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 Sierra Grande is essentially constant during October, remaining within 0.2 miles per hour of 12.7 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on January 25, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 13.6 miles per hour, while on October 8, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 12.5 miles per hour.

The lowest daily average wind speed during October is 12.5 miles per hour on October 8.

The hourly average wind direction in Sierra Grande throughout October is predominantly from the west, with a peak proportion of 35% on October 24.

Sierra Grande 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 Sierra Grande is gradually increasing during October, rising by 3°F, from 53°F to 56°F, over the course of the month.

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).

The growing season in Sierra Grande typically lasts for 7.7 months (233 days), from around September 15 to around May 6, rarely starting before August 13 or after October 14, and rarely ending before April 6 or after June 8.

The month of October in Sierra Grande is very likely fully outside of the growing season, with the chance that a given day is in the growing season rapidly increasing from 78% to 98% over the course of the month.

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 Sierra Grande are increasing during October, increasing by 225°F, from 200°F to 425°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 Sierra Grande is rapidly increasing during October, rising by 1.7 kWh, from 5.3 kWh to 6.9 kWh, over the course of the month.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Sierra Grande are -41.606 deg latitude, -65.356 deg longitude, and 804 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Sierra Grande contains significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 784 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 857 feet. Within 10 miles contains significant variations in elevation (1,280 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (2,762 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Sierra Grande is covered by bare soil (33%), trees (31%), and grassland (27%), within 10 miles by trees (39%) and grassland (29%), and within 50 miles by water (31%) and trees (27%).