Ario de Rosales weather in October

In October, Ario de Rosales sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 187 mm of rain across 22.8 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in October, and the air most often feels humid.

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

Daytime high
25°
8th warmest
Overnight low
14°
7th coldest
Rainfall
187 mm
22.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:45 AM – 6:18 PM
Cloud cover
64%
8th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Ario de Rosales is municipal seat of Ario, State of Michoacán, Mexico.

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 25°C through the month.

A typical October day in Ario de Rosales reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

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Ario de Rosales weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 161.9118.7
Feb25° / 10°121.311.38.8
Mar27° / 11°11111.98.5
Apr29° / 13°20.612.47.2
May29° / 15°469.812.95.8
Jun26° / 16°29825.813.14.1
Jul25° / 16°38830.3133.6
Aug25° / 16°43730.212.73.6
Sep25° / 15°41828.912.13.7
Oct25° / 14°18722.811.64.9
Nov25° / 12°407.311.17.7
Dec24° / 71.510.98.8

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 59%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12179
22179
32377
42575
52575
62773
72773
82971
92971
103169
113268
123367
133466
143565
153763
163862
174060
184060
194357
204654
214852
224951
235248
245446
255545
265743
275941
286040
296238
306436
316535

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Ario de Rosales gets around 187 mm of rain over 22.8 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 74% and peaks near 91% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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1973
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2167
2265
2362
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2557
2655
2753
2851
2949
3047
3145

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1216802
2317782
3318772
4319762
5320752
6321742
7421732
8422722
9423721
10424711
11525691
12526681
13527671
14629641
15630640
16731620
17733600
18834580
19936550
201037530
211139500
221240470
231342450
241443430
251544410
261745390
271845370
281946350
292047330
302247310
312348290

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 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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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 6:41 AM to 6:51 AM, and sunset from 6:31 PM to 6:09 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
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511.86:426:27
611.76:426:26
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Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.48 kWh/m² to a high of 7.44 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 4.66 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Ario de Rosales

In seasonPeak

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

Ario de Rosales'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 Ario de Rosales?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Ario de Rosales for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ario de Rosales in October

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

In October, Ario de Rosales sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 14°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Ario de Rosales in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ario de Rosales peaks around April 11 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highApr 11UV 13Dec 15UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Ario de Rosales 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 Ario de Rosales is worst in May — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (February, 13 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1031 µg/m³Feb 1613 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr31Moderate
May32Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ario de Rosales?

Ario de Rosales sits at 19.2°N, 101.7°W, 1,868 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Tacámbaro de Codallos, 27 km away.

Topography around Ario de Rosales

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ario de Rosales has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 524 m around an average of 1,900 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,054 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,662 m.

The land around Ario de Rosales is covered by trees (67%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, trees (75%) within 16 km, and trees (57%) and shrubs (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
524 m
16 km
2,054 m
80 km
3,662 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Tacámbaro de Codallos 27 km · Pátzcuaro 35 km · Uruapan 43 km · Nueva Italia de Ruiz 45 km · Paracho de Verduzco 60 km · Zacapu 68 km · Apatzingán 69 km · Morelia 78 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 Ario de Rosales (19.2083°, -101.709°, elevation 1,868 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).