City break

Arequipa weather in October

Temperature, rain and sunshine in October: long-term averages from 30 years of weather data, not a forecast.

100

Holiday weather in October

Excellent

Best time to visit: April – December

What is the weather like in Arequipa in October?

In October, Arequipa is warm: daytime highs average 22 °C, and nights cool down to about 11 °C. The sun shines for around 9 hours a day. It hardly ever rains. All in all, October is an excellent month for a holiday in Arequipa.

October compared

How the weather changes from September to November. Tap a month to open it.

SeptemberSepOctoberOctNovemberNov
Score99100100
Day21°22°21°
Night10°11°12°
Sun9 h9 h9 h
Rain days111

More details for October

Daylight
12 h 27 min05:18 – 17:45
UV index
15 · extremeclear sky, noon (estimate)All months
Muggy days
0 daysdew point 18 °C or moreAll months
Wind
13 km/haverage daily peakAll months
Cloud cover
43 %on averageAll months
Hot days
0 days30 °C or more
Time zone
UTC−5America/Lima

How the score comes together

  • Temperatureweight 50 %100 %
  • Sunshineweight 20 %98 %
  • Few rainy daysweight 30 %100 %

Each factor is rated from 0 to 100 % and weighted for the travel style “City break”.

What to pack in October

  • Sunscreen
  • Sunglasses & sun hat
  • A jumper for the evenings

Arequipa in October: quick answers

Is Arequipa hot in October?

Warm rather than hot: in October, daytime highs in Arequipa average 22 °C and nights cool to about 11 °C.

Does it rain much in Arequipa in October?

It hardly ever rains.

Arequipa month by month

Climate averages 1996–2025, not a forecast. Data: Copernicus ERA5 / ERA5-Land via Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0), NOAA OISST, WMO 1991–2020 (NOAA NCEI), GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sources & licences