Altotonga weather in October

In October, Altotonga sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 249 mm of rain across 22.2 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in October, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of October to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Altotonga's 8th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Altotonga's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 20°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 13°; 6th coldest
Rainfall: 249 mm; 22.2 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 30 min; 6:28 AM – 6:00 PM
Cloud cover: 73%; 8th clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 4.35 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.5; out of 10

Altotonga is municipal seat of Altotonga, State of Veracruz, Mexico.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month.

A typical October day in Altotonga reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 1°C cooler than September and about 2°C warmer than November.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20
Avg low (°C)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	21	14
2	21	14
3	21	14
4	21	14
5	21	14
6	21	14
7	21	14
8	21	14
9	21	14
10	21	14
11	21	14
12	21	13
13	21	13
14	21	13
15	21	13
16	21	13
17	21	13
18	21	13
19	20	13
20	20	13
21	20	13
22	20	13
23	20	13
24	20	13
25	20	12
26	20	12
27	20	12
28	20	12
29	20	12
30	20	12
31	20	12

Altotonga weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	17° / 9°	80	13.4	10.9	5.0
Feb	19° / 10°	76	12.5	11.3	5.5
Mar	20° / 12°	133	18.2	11.9	5.3
Apr	22° / 14°	184	20.5	12.4	5.0
May	23° / 15°	172	23.2	12.9	4.8
Jun	23° / 15°	260	27.1	13.2	4.0
Jul	22° / 15°	211	28.2	13.1	3.9
Aug	22° / 14°	258	29.1	12.7	3.8
Sep	22° / 15°	312	27	12.1	3.8
Oct	20° / 13°	249	22.2	11.5	4.5
Nov	19° / 11°	132	15.5	11.1	5.2
Dec	18° / 10°	69	12	10.8	5.4

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	17	17	18	18	20	20	23	24	25	27	28	29	30	31	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33
Cloudier (%)	85	85	85	85	84	84	84	84	83	83	82	82	80	80	77	76	75	73	72	71	70	69	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	15	85
2	15	85
3	15	85
4	15	85
5	16	84
6	16	84
7	16	84
8	16	84
9	17	83
10	17	83
11	18	82
12	18	82
13	20	80
14	20	80
15	23	77
16	24	76
17	25	75
18	27	73
19	28	72
20	29	71
21	30	70
22	31	69
23	33	67
24	33	67
25	33	67
26	33	67
27	33	67
28	33	67
29	33	67
30	33	67
31	33	67

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Altotonga gets around 249 mm of rain over 22.2 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 72% and peaks near 81% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	81	81	81	81	81	81	80	80	80	79	79	78	77	75	74	72	71	69	68	66	65	65	64	63	63	63	62	62	62	62	61

	Rain chance (%)
1	81
2	81
3	81
4	81
5	81
6	81
7	80
8	80
9	80
10	79
11	79
12	78
13	77
14	75
15	74
16	72
17	71
18	69
19	68
20	66
21	65
22	65
23	64
24	63
25	63
26	63
27	62
28	62
29	62
30	62
31	61

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of October feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, October lands in the comfortable band about 58% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	14	14	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	17	17	18	18	19	20	21	22	23	25	26	27	29	30	31	32	33	35	36	37	38	39
Comfortable (%)	54	55	55	56	56	56	57	57	58	58	59	58	59	59	60	60	60	61	60	60	60	59	59	58	58	58	57	56	56	56	55
Humid (%)	32	31	30	29	29	28	27	27	26	25	24	24	23	22	20	19	18	16	15	14	13	12	11	11	10	9	8	8	7	6	6

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	14	54	32
2	14	55	31
3	15	55	30
4	15	56	29
5	15	56	29
6	16	56	28
7	16	57	27
8	16	57	27
9	16	58	26
10	17	58	25
11	17	59	24
12	18	58	24
13	18	59	23
14	19	59	22
15	20	60	20
16	21	60	19
17	22	60	18
18	23	61	16
19	25	60	15
20	26	60	14
21	27	60	13
22	29	59	12
23	30	59	11
24	31	58	11
25	32	58	10
26	33	58	9
27	35	57	8
28	36	56	8
29	37	56	7
30	38	56	6
31	39	55	6

Wind in October

Winds average 5 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of October to 11 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 30 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:23 AM to 6:34 AM, and sunset from 6:13 PM to 5:51 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3
Sunrise (AM)	6:23	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:28	6:28	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:30	6:30	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:32	6:32	6:33	6:33	6:34	6:34
Sunset (PM)	6:13	6:12	6:11	6:10	6:09	6:08	6:07	6:07	6:06	6:05	6:04	6:03	6:02	6:02	6:01	6:00	5:59	5:59	5:58	5:57	5:57	5:56	5:55	5:55	5:54	5:54	5:53	5:52	5:52	5:51	5:51

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.8	6:23	6:13
2	11.8	6:24	6:12
3	11.8	6:24	6:11
4	11.8	6:24	6:10
5	11.7	6:24	6:09
6	11.7	6:25	6:08
7	11.7	6:25	6:07
8	11.7	6:25	6:07
9	11.7	6:26	6:06
10	11.7	6:26	6:05
11	11.6	6:26	6:04
12	11.6	6:26	6:03
13	11.6	6:27	6:02
14	11.6	6:27	6:02
15	11.6	6:27	6:01
16	11.5	6:28	6:00
17	11.5	6:28	5:59
18	11.5	6:29	5:59
19	11.5	6:29	5:58
20	11.5	6:29	5:57
21	11.5	6:30	5:57
22	11.4	6:30	5:56
23	11.4	6:31	5:55
24	11.4	6:31	5:55
25	11.4	6:31	5:54
26	11.4	6:32	5:54
27	11.3	6:32	5:53
28	11.3	6:33	5:52
29	11.3	6:33	5:52
30	11.3	6:34	5:51
31	11.3	6:34	5:51

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.35 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.62 kWh/m² to a high of 5.96 kWh/m² in May across the year — October's 4.35 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.1	4.1	4.1
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.4	Bright
2	4.4	Bright
3	4.4	Bright
4	4.4	Bright
5	4.4	Bright
6	4.3	Bright
7	4.3	Bright
8	4.3	Bright
9	4.3	Bright
10	4.3	Bright
11	4.3	Bright
12	4.3	Bright
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15	4.3	Bright
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18	4.3	Bright
19	4.3	Bright
20	4.3	Bright
21	4.3	Bright
22	4.3	Bright
23	4.3	Bright
24	4.3	Bright
25	4.2	Bright
26	4.2	Bright
27	4.2	Bright
28	4.2	Bright
29	4.1	Bright
30	4.1	Bright
31	4.1	Bright

Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Altotonga?

Our two travel scores rate October for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.5

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

2.5

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Altotonga for sightseeing.

What to pack for Altotonga in October

From October's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In October, Altotonga sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 13°C. Pack rain gear. About 22 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Altotonga in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Altotonga peaks around April 12 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 8 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	9	11	13	15	9	14	13	14	13	11	9	8
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	9	Very high
Feb	11	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	9	Very high
Jun	14	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	14	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	8	Very high

Air quality in Altotonga in October

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where October falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Altotonga is worst in May — around 69 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.9× the cleanest month (October, 38 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	53	54	56	63	69	48	41	38	39	38	49	59
Level	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	53	Poor
Feb	54	Poor
Mar	56	Unhealthy
Apr	63	Unhealthy
May	69	Unhealthy
Jun	48	Poor
Jul	41	Poor
Aug	38	Poor
Sep	39	Poor
Oct	38	Poor
Nov	49	Poor
Dec	59	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Altotonga?

Altotonga sits at 19.8°N, 97.2°W, 1,895 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Teziutlan, 13 km away.

Topography around Altotonga

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Altotonga.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Altotonga has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 533 m around an average of 1,875 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,598 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,115 m.

The land around Altotonga is covered by trees (55%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, trees (67%) within 16 km, and trees (57%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km

533 m

trees 55%

16 km

2,598 m

trees 67%

80 km

5,115 m

trees 57%

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← September Altotonga year-round climate November →Best places to visit in October

October weather nearby: Teziutlan 13 km · Tlapacoyan 22 km · Perote 23 km · Zaragoza 32 km · Banderilla 38 km · Villa Independencia 38 km · Martínez de la Torre 39 km · Xalapa de Enríquez 43 km

Mexico travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type A / B; 120 / 127 V · 60 Hz
Prices: ≈ 54% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $13,889; 2025
Happiness: 7.0 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 43%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 24.9; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 12.8; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
English: Very low; EF EPI 440
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Altotonga (19.7661°, -97.2451°, elevation 1,895 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	21	14
2	21	14
3	21	14
4	21	14
5	21	14
6	21	14
7	21	14
8	21	14
9	21	14
10	21	14
11	21	14
12	21	13
13	21	13
14	21	13
15	21	13
16	21	13
17	21	13
18	21	13
19	20	13
20	20	13
21	20	13
22	20	13
23	20	13
24	20	13
25	20	12
26	20	12
27	20	12
28	20	12
29	20	12
30	20	12
31	20	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	15	85
2	15	85
3	15	85
4	15	85
5	16	84
6	16	84
7	16	84
8	16	84
9	17	83
10	17	83
11	18	82
12	18	82
13	20	80
14	20	80
15	23	77
16	24	76
17	25	75
18	27	73
19	28	72
20	29	71
21	30	70
22	31	69
23	33	67
24	33	67
25	33	67
26	33	67
27	33	67
28	33	67
29	33	67
30	33	67
31	33	67

	Rain chance (%)
1	81
2	81
3	81
4	81
5	81
6	81
7	80
8	80
9	80
10	79
11	79
12	78
13	77
14	75
15	74
16	72
17	71
18	69
19	68
20	66
21	65
22	65
23	64
24	63
25	63
26	63
27	62
28	62
29	62
30	62
31	61

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	14	54	32
2	14	55	31
3	15	55	30
4	15	56	29
5	15	56	29
6	16	56	28
7	16	57	27
8	16	57	27
9	16	58	26
10	17	58	25
11	17	59	24
12	18	58	24
13	18	59	23
14	19	59	22
15	20	60	20
16	21	60	19
17	22	60	18
18	23	61	16
19	25	60	15
20	26	60	14
21	27	60	13
22	29	59	12
23	30	59	11
24	31	58	11
25	32	58	10
26	33	58	9
27	35	57	8
28	36	56	8
29	37	56	7
30	38	56	6
31	39	55	6

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	21	14
2	21	14
3	21	14
4	21	14
5	21	14
6	21	14
7	21	14
8	21	14
9	21	14
10	21	14
11	21	14
12	21	13
13	21	13
14	21	13
15	21	13
16	21	13
17	21	13
18	21	13
19	20	13
20	20	13
21	20	13
22	20	13
23	20	13
24	20	13
25	20	12
26	20	12
27	20	12
28	20	12
29	20	12
30	20	12
31	20	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	15	85
2	15	85
3	15	85
4	15	85
5	16	84
6	16	84
7	16	84
8	16	84
9	17	83
10	17	83
11	18	82
12	18	82
13	20	80
14	20	80
15	23	77
16	24	76
17	25	75
18	27	73
19	28	72
20	29	71
21	30	70
22	31	69
23	33	67
24	33	67
25	33	67
26	33	67
27	33	67
28	33	67
29	33	67
30	33	67
31	33	67

	Rain chance (%)
1	81
2	81
3	81
4	81
5	81
6	81
7	80
8	80
9	80
10	79
11	79
12	78
13	77
14	75
15	74
16	72
17	71
18	69
19	68
20	66
21	65
22	65
23	64
24	63
25	63
26	63
27	62
28	62
29	62
30	62
31	61

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	14	54	32
2	14	55	31
3	15	55	30
4	15	56	29
5	15	56	29
6	16	56	28
7	16	57	27
8	16	57	27
9	16	58	26
10	17	58	25
11	17	59	24
12	18	58	24
13	18	59	23
14	19	59	22
15	20	60	20
16	21	60	19
17	22	60	18
18	23	61	16
19	25	60	15
20	26	60	14
21	27	60	13
22	29	59	12
23	30	59	11
24	31	58	11
25	32	58	10
26	33	58	9
27	35	57	8
28	36	56	8
29	37	56	7
30	38	56	6
31	39	55	6

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	21	14
2	21	14
3	21	14
4	21	14
5	21	14
6	21	14
7	21	14
8	21	14
9	21	14
10	21	14
11	21	14
12	21	13
13	21	13
14	21	13
15	21	13
16	21	13
17	21	13
18	21	13
19	20	13
20	20	13
21	20	13
22	20	13
23	20	13
24	20	13
25	20	12
26	20	12
27	20	12
28	20	12
29	20	12
30	20	12
31	20	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	15	85
2	15	85
3	15	85
4	15	85
5	16	84
6	16	84
7	16	84
8	16	84
9	17	83
10	17	83
11	18	82
12	18	82
13	20	80
14	20	80
15	23	77
16	24	76
17	25	75
18	27	73
19	28	72
20	29	71
21	30	70
22	31	69
23	33	67
24	33	67
25	33	67
26	33	67
27	33	67
28	33	67
29	33	67
30	33	67
31	33	67

	Rain chance (%)
1	81
2	81
3	81
4	81
5	81
6	81
7	80
8	80
9	80
10	79
11	79
12	78
13	77
14	75
15	74
16	72
17	71
18	69
19	68
20	66
21	65
22	65
23	64
24	63
25	63
26	63
27	62
28	62
29	62
30	62
31	61

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	14	54	32
2	14	55	31
3	15	55	30
4	15	56	29
5	15	56	29
6	16	56	28
7	16	57	27
8	16	57	27
9	16	58	26
10	17	58	25
11	17	59	24
12	18	58	24
13	18	59	23
14	19	59	22
15	20	60	20
16	21	60	19
17	22	60	18
18	23	61	16
19	25	60	15
20	26	60	14
21	27	60	13
22	29	59	12
23	30	59	11
24	31	58	11
25	32	58	10
26	33	58	9
27	35	57	8
28	36	56	8
29	37	56	7
30	38	56	6
31	39	55	6