Arcelia weather in October

In October, Arcelia sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 115 mm of rain across 14.6 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in October, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Arcelia's 8th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Arcelia's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
11th warmest
Overnight low
21°
5th coldest
Rainfall
115 mm
14.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:39 AM – 6:13 PM
Cloud cover
58%
8th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Arcelia is municipal seat of Arcelia, State of Guerrero, Mexico.

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1893

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 31°C through the month.

A typical October day in Arcelia reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and about 1°C cooler than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How October really feels in Arcelia

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 28 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
28
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in October is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Arcelia weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 18°70.7115.5
Feb33° / 20°50.511.44.5
Mar35° / 22°20.411.93.2
Apr37° / 24°10.112.41.9
May37° / 24°234.312.81.6
Jun34° / 23°17419.713.12.4
Jul32° / 22°21521.9133.0
Aug31° / 22°22824.312.62.9
Sep30° / 22°26024.512.13.1
Oct31° / 21°11514.611.64.1
Nov32° / 19°163.211.15.1
Dec32° / 18°30.610.95.5

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23466
33565
43763
53961
64060
74258
84357
94456
104357
114555
124555
134456
144654
154654
164753
174852
184852
195050
205149
215347
225446
235545
245743
255842
265941
276040
286238
296436
306535
316634

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Arcelia gets around 115 mm of rain over 14.6 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 48% and peaks near 74% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
174
272
371
470
568
667
765
864
962
1060
1159
1257
1355
1453
1551
1649
1747
1845
1943
2040
2138
2235
2333
2432
2530
2628
2727
2826
2925
3023
3122

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the muggy band about 66% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 78% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
10156925
20167023
30167122
40177121
50177220
60187219
70187318
80297217
90297316
1002107315
1102117215
1202127214
1302137213
1402147212
1502157211
1602167111
1703177010
181318699
191319698
201420687
211422667
222523646
232624635
243625615
253726604
264827574
275928553
2851028543
2961029532
3071129512
3181329482

Wind in October

Winds average 4 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
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174calm
184calm
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264calm
274calm
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304calm
314calm

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 6:35 AM to 6:45 AM, and sunset from 6:25 PM to 6:05 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:356:25
211.86:356:24
311.86:356:23
411.86:366:23
511.86:366:22
611.76:366:21
711.76:366:20
811.76:376:19
911.76:376:19
1011.76:376:18
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1211.66:386:16
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1911.56:406:11
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2711.46:436:07
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2911.46:446:06
3011.46:446:05
3111.36:456:05

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.02 kWh/m² to a high of 7.47 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 5.18 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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275.2Bright
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315.2Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Arcelia

In seasonPeak

None of Arcelia's seasonal hazards are active in October. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Arcelia's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is October a good time to visit Arcelia?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Arcelia for sightseeing.

What to pack for Arcelia in October

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

In October, Arcelia sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Arcelia in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Arcelia peaks around March 22 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highHighMar 22UV 13Dec 14UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Extreme
Oct9Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Arcelia 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 Arcelia is worst in May — around 42 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.5× the cleanest month (February, 9 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateModerateMay 1540 µg/m³Feb 1810 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb9Good
Mar11Good
Apr26Moderate
May42Poor
Jun15Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Arcelia?

Arcelia sits at 18.3°N, 100.3°W, 393 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Ciudad Altamirano, 41 km away.

Topography around Arcelia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Arcelia has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 369 m around an average of 421 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,297 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,860 m.

The land around Arcelia is covered by shrubs (27%), trees (25%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, trees (43%) and shrubs (30%) within 16 km, and trees (50%) and shrubs (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
369 m
16 km
1,297 m
80 km
2,860 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Ciudad Altamirano 41 km · Teloloapan 44 km · Tejupilco de Hidalgo 67 km · Huetamo de Núñez 74 km · Taxco de Alarcón 76 km · Iguala de la Independencia 78 km · Ixtapan de la Sal 86 km · Valle de Bravo 99 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 Arcelia (18.3185°, -100.2815°, elevation 393 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).