Apizaco weather in October

In October, Apizaco sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 54 mm of rain across 9.3 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Apizaco's 8th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Apizaco's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
9th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Rainfall
54 mm
9.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:31 AM – 6:04 PM
Cloud cover
58%
8th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.13 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Apizaco is municipal seat of Apizaco, State of Tlaxcala, Mexico.

Founded
1987

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

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month.

A typical October day in Apizaco reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 12°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 on par with September and on par with November.

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Apizaco weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 9th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan19° / 112.5117.7
Feb21° / 112.611.38.1
Mar23° / 236.511.97.8
Apr24° / 10°4110.812.47.0
May24° / 11°5412.812.96.7
Jun22° / 11°11116.113.15.6
Jul22° / 11°9317.413.15.4
Aug22° / 11°10117.612.75.3
Sep21° / 11°11217.212.15.2
Oct21° / 549.311.66.5
Nov20° / 174.111.17.5
Dec20° / 71.810.97.9

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23466
33466
43565
53763
63763
73862
83862
94060
104159
114258
124357
134456
144654
154753
164852
175050
185248
195347
205545
215644
225644
235842
245941
255941
266040
276040
286139
296139
306139
316238

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Apizaco gets around 54 mm of rain over 9.3 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 31% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
144
244
343
442
541
640
739
838
937
1036
1135
1234
1333
1432
1531
1630
1728
1827
1926
2025
2125
2224
2324
2424
2524
2623
2723
2823
2923
3022
3122

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the dry band about 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1964
2973
3973
4973
5973
6982
7982
8982
9982
10982
11982
12982
13982
14982
15982
16982
17991
18991
19991
20991
21991
22991
23991
24991
25991
26991
27991
28991
29991
30991
31991

Wind in October

Winds average 8 km/h in October, the windiest month of the year.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 6:27 AM to 6:37 AM, and sunset from 6:16 PM to 5:55 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:276:16
211.86:276:15
311.86:276:15
411.86:286:14
511.86:286:13
611.76:286:12
711.76:286:11
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1611.56:316:04
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1911.56:326:02
2011.56:336:01
2111.56:336:01
2211.46:336:00
2311.46:345:59
2411.46:345:59
2511.46:355:58
2611.46:355:58
2711.46:355:57
2811.36:365:56
2911.36:365:56
3011.36:375:55
3111.36:375:55

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.13 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.9 kWh/m² to a high of 6.84 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 5.13 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Apizaco

In seasonPeak

In October, Apizaco sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Apizaco's rainy season runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is October a good time to visit Apizaco?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Apizaco for sightseeing.

What to pack for Apizaco in October

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

In October, Apizaco sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Apizaco 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 Apizaco peaks around April 12 at about 15 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highApr 12UV 15Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Apizaco 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 Apizaco is worst in December — around 165 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyVery unhealthyDec 13163 µg/m³Aug 15114 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan137Unhealthy
Feb131Unhealthy
Mar122Unhealthy
Apr120Unhealthy
May143Unhealthy
Jun121Unhealthy
Jul118Unhealthy
Aug113Unhealthy
Sep120Unhealthy
Oct121Unhealthy
Nov155Very unhealthy
Dec165Very unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Apizaco?

Apizaco sits at 19.4°N, 98.1°W, 2,424 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Tetla, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Apizaco

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Apizaco has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 184 m around an average of 2,420 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 698 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,925 m.

The land around Apizaco is covered by artificial surfaces (53%) within 3 km, cropland (37%), trees (27%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (33%) and trees (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
184 m
16 km
698 m
80 km
4,925 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
October weather nearby: Tetla 5.0 km · Contla 10 km · Santa Ana Chiautempan 13 km · Tlaxcala 15 km · La Magdalena Tlaltelulco 16 km · Teolocholco 20 km · Zacatelco 24 km · Huamantla 25 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
Catholic 78%no religion 11%other Evangelical Churches 8%Jehovah Witness 1%

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 Apizaco (19.4133°, -98.1436°, elevation 2,424 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).