Ciudad Apodaca weather in October

In October, Ciudad Apodaca sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 59 mm of rain across 7.2 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% 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 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Ciudad Apodaca's 3rd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ciudad Apodaca's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
7th warmest
Overnight low
17°
7th coldest
Rainfall
59 mm
7.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:44 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover
41%
3rd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.76 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

Ciudad Apodaca is municipal seat of Apodaca, State of Nuevo León, Mexico.

Founded
1585

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

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical October day in Ciudad Apodaca reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 3°C cooler than September and about 4°C warmer than November.

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

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

October sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Ciudad Apodaca weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan20° / 376.310.67.0
Feb23° / 11°335.711.17.6
Mar26° / 14°467.111.87.5
Apr29° / 17°466.712.66.1
May31° / 20°527.713.24.7
Jun33° / 22°395.413.63.9
Jul34° / 23°414.713.43.6
Aug34° / 23°314.512.93.6
Sep30° / 21°11710.412.24.9
Oct27° / 17°597.211.47.0
Nov23° / 13°386.310.77.7
Dec20° / 10°325.710.47.2

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% 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 34%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17030
26931
36931
46931
56931
66832
76832
86733
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Ciudad Apodaca gets around 59 mm of rain over 7.2 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 23% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
126
226
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425
525
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1025
1125
1225
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3121

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 32% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 37% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11014214113
21114224113
31114224112
41214224112
51214224011
61214234011
71314234010
81314233910
9131424399
10141425389
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15171629336
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26291928231
27302027230
28322026220
29332125210
30342124200
31352224190

Wind in October

Winds average 7 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
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47calm
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67calm
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117calm
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

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

Days shrink by about 48 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:37 AM to 6:53 AM, and sunset from 6:23 PM to 5:55 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:376:23
211.76:376:21
311.76:386:20
411.76:386:19
511.76:396:18
611.66:396:17
711.66:406:16
811.66:406:15
911.66:416:14
1011.56:416:13
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1211.56:426:11
1311.56:436:10
1411.46:436:09
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1711.46:456:06
1811.36:456:05
1911.36:466:05
2011.36:476:04
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2211.26:486:02
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2411.26:496:00
2511.26:506:00
2611.16:505:59
2711.16:515:58
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3011.16:535:56
3111.06:535:55

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.76 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.66 kWh/m² to a high of 6.78 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 4.76 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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284.5Bright
294.4Bright
304.4Bright
314.4Bright
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Ciudad Apodaca?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ciudad Apodaca in October

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

In October, Ciudad Apodaca sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ciudad Apodaca in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ciudad Apodaca peaks around June 21 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighJun 21UV 11Dec 19UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5High
Feb7Very high
Mar9Very high
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Ciudad Apodaca 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 Ciudad Apodaca is worst in December — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateDec 1724 µg/m³Aug 1518 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May22Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec24Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ciudad Apodaca?

Ciudad Apodaca sits at 25.8°N, 100.2°W, 431 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is San Nicolás de los Garza, 12 km away.

Topography around Ciudad Apodaca

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ciudad Apodaca has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 56 m around an average of 429 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 988 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,530 m.

The land around Ciudad Apodaca is covered by artificial surfaces (56%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (45%) and shrubs (28%) within 16 km, and shrubs (58%) and trees (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
56 m
16 km
988 m
80 km
3,530 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
October weather nearby: San Nicolás de los Garza 12 km · Ciudad General Escobedo 13 km · Guadalupe 14 km · Fraccionamiento Real Palmas 14 km · Monterrey 17 km · Jardines de la Silla 17 km · Ciudad Benito Juárez 18 km · Ciénega de Flores 19 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 Ciudad Apodaca (25.7814°, -100.1891°, elevation 431 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).