Chapala weather in October

In October, Chapala sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 45 mm of rain across 8.3 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% 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 Chapala's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chapala's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
7th warmest
Overnight low
15°
7th coldest
Rainfall
45 mm
8.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:52 AM – 6:24 PM
Cloud cover
53%
8th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.17 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

Chapala is municipal seat of Chapala, State of Jalisco, Mexico.

Density
3,599/km²
people per km²
Founded
1200

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 26°C through the month.

A typical October day in Chapala reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and about 1°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Chapala weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 10°171.710.98.6
Feb26° / 11°111.611.38.5
Mar28° / 13°6111.97.9
Apr30° / 15°30.912.56.2
May31° / 16°164.212.95.3
Jun29° / 18°1161813.24.6
Jul26° / 17°17324.713.14.4
Aug26° / 17°15723.912.74.5
Sep26° / 17°13819.812.15.0
Oct26° / 15°458.311.57.0
Nov25° / 13°122.1118.5
Dec24° / 11°6110.88.7

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% 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 45%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23763
33961
44060
54159
64258
74555
84555
94753
104753
114951
125050
135248
145347
155347
165446
175644
185743
195941
206139
216238
226337
236436
246535
256634
266733
276832
286931
296931
307030
317030

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Chapala gets around 45 mm of rain over 8.3 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 28% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
148
246
345
444
543
642
741
839
938
1037
1136
1234
1333
1432
1530
1629
1727
1825
1923
2022
2120
2218
2317
2416
2515
2614
2714
2813
2912
3012
3111

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 42% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1123157
2123256
3133354
4133453
5143551
6143650
7143749
8153748
9153847
10163945
11164044
12174142
13184240
14194338
15204436
16224434
17234532
18254529
19274627
20294625
21314623
22334621
23354719
24364717
25384615
26404614
27424613
28434511
29454510
3046449
3148448

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
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135calm
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155calm
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255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

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 6:47 AM to 6:59 AM, and sunset from 6:36 PM to 6:14 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:476:36
211.86:486:35
311.86:486:34
411.86:486:34
511.76:486:33
611.76:496:32
711.76:496:31
811.76:496:30
911.76:506:29
1011.66:506:28
1111.66:506:28
1211.66:516:27
1311.66:516:26
1411.66:516:25
1511.56:526:24
1611.56:526:24
1711.56:526:23
1811.56:536:22
1911.56:536:21
2011.56:546:21
2111.46:546:20
2211.46:546:19
2311.46:556:19
2411.46:556:18
2511.46:566:17
2611.36:566:17
2711.36:576:16
2811.36:576:16
2911.36:586:15
3011.36:586:15
3111.36:596:14

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.17 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.74 kWh/m² to a high of 7.5 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 5.17 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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55.1Bright
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315.2Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Chapala

In seasonPeak

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

Chapala sits in the eastern Pacific hurricane zone; the season peaks August–September.

Chapala's rainy season runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is October a good time to visit Chapala?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

October is one of the better times to visit Chapala for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Chapala in October

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

In October, Chapala sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Chapala 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 Chapala peaks around May 13 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 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 highMay 13UV 14Dec 16UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Chapala 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 Chapala is worst in May — around 44 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.2× the cleanest month (July, 14 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMay 1342 µg/m³Jul 2114 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb18Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr33Moderate
May44Poor
Jun17Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec21Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Chapala?

Chapala sits at 20.3°N, 103.2°W, 1,561 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is San José del Castillo, 25 km away.

Topography around Chapala

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chapala has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 211 m around an average of 1,544 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 957 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,137 m.

The land around Chapala is covered by water (52%) within 3 km, water (50%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and trees (37%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
211 m
16 km
957 m
80 km
2,137 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: San José del Castillo 25 km · Jocotepec 25 km · San José del Quince 29 km · Hacienda Santa Fe 32 km · Las Pintitas 32 km · Lomas del Sur 33 km · Tlajomulco de Zúñiga 34 km · Las Pintas de Arriba 34 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 Chapala (20.2925°, -103.1896°, elevation 1,561 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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).