Ciudad de Huajuapan de León weather in October

In October, Ciudad de Huajuapan de León sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 91 mm of rain across 11 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% 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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Ciudad de Huajuapan de León's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ciudad de Huajuapan de León's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
8th warmest
Overnight low
12°
6th coldest
Rainfall
91 mm
11 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:28 AM – 6:04 PM
Cloud cover
62%
8th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.35 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Ciudad de Huajuapan de León is municipal seat of Huajuapan, State of Oaxaca, 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 23°C through the month.

A typical October day in Ciudad de Huajuapan de León reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

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Ciudad de Huajuapan de León weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 71.511.18.7
Feb25° / 10°71.411.48.8
Mar27° / 11°13311.98.1
Apr28° / 13°316.612.47.1
May27° / 14°9213.712.86.0
Jun25° / 14°23419.3135.2
Jul24° / 13°18116.7135.7
Aug24° / 13°20018.112.65.5
Sep23° / 14°23819.712.15.1
Oct23° / 12°911111.66.7
Nov23° / 10°163.311.28.3
Dec23° / 61118.8

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22773
32872
43070
53169
63367
73367
83466
93763
103763
113961
123961
134159
144159
154456
164456
174654
184852
194852
205050
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225248
235446
245446
255545
265644
275743
285743
295842
305941
315941

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Ciudad de Huajuapan de León gets around 91 mm of rain over 11 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 36% and peaks near 55% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
155
254
353
451
550
648
747
845
944
1042
1141
1239
1338
1436
1534
1632
1731
1829
1928
2027
2127
2226
2326
2426
2526
2626
2725
2825
2925
3024
3123

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 56% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
133643
234633
336622
437612
539592
641581
743561
844551
946531
1048511
1149501
1251481
1352471
1454451
1556431
1658411
1761390
1862380
1964360
2065350
2166340
2267330
2367330
2468320
2569310
2670300
2771290
2872280
2973270
3075250
3176240

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
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318calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of October to 11 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:25 AM to 6:34 AM, and sunset from 6:15 PM to 5:55 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:256:15
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311.86:256:14
411.86:256:13
511.86:266:12
611.86:266:11
711.76:266:10
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911.76:276:09
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1311.66:286:06
1411.66:286:05
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1611.66:286:04
1711.66:296:03
1811.66:296:02
1911.56:296:02
2011.56:306:01
2111.56:306:01
2211.56:306:00
2311.56:315:59
2411.56:315:59
2511.46:325:58
2611.46:325:58
2711.46:325:57
2811.46:335:57
2911.46:335:56
3011.46:345:56
3111.46:345:55

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.35 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.15 kWh/m² to a high of 7.19 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 5.35 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Ciudad de Huajuapan de León

In seasonPeak

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

Ciudad de Huajuapan de León's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
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Aug
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Dec

Is October a good time to visit Ciudad de Huajuapan de León?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Ciudad de Huajuapan de León for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ciudad de Huajuapan de León in October

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

In October, Ciudad de Huajuapan de León sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Ciudad de Huajuapan de León in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ciudad de Huajuapan de León peaks around April 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeVery highApr 12UV 15Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May9Very high
Jun14Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Ciudad de Huajuapan de León 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 de Huajuapan de León is worst in May — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (January, 11 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateMay 1626 µg/m³Jan 1811 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb12Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May27Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov12Moderate
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ciudad de Huajuapan de León?

Ciudad de Huajuapan de León sits at 17.8°N, 97.8°W, 1,594 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Acatlán de Osorio, 52 km away.

Topography around Ciudad de Huajuapan de León

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ciudad de Huajuapan de León has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 354 m around an average of 1,631 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,063 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,755 m.

The land around Ciudad de Huajuapan de León is covered by artificial surfaces (41%) and shrubs (36%) within 3 km, shrubs (63%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and shrubs (51%) and trees (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
354 m
16 km
1,063 m
80 km
2,755 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
October weather nearby: Acatlán de Osorio 52 km · Heroica Ciudad de Tlaxiaco 61 km · Altepexi 81 km · Zinacatepec 81 km · Tehuacán 83 km · Ajalpan 84 km · Tlapa de Comonfort 89 km · Izúcar de Matamoros 114 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 de Huajuapan de León (17.8079°, -97.7796°, elevation 1,594 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).