Ciudad Juárez weather in October

In October, Ciudad Juárez sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 18 mm of precipitation across 3.5 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 72% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of October to 10 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Ciudad Juárez's 2nd-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ciudad Juárez's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
7th warmest
Overnight low
12°
7th coldest
Precipitation
18 mm
3.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
6:15 AM – 5:27 PM
Cloud cover
26%
2nd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.14 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.2
out of 10

Ciudad Juárez is municipal seat of Juárez, State of Chihuahua, Mexico.

Density
4,709/km²
people per km²
Founded
1659

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 23°C by the end.

A typical October day in Ciudad Juárez reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 5°C cooler than September and about 7°C warmer than November.

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

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 Juárez 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 daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan14° / 1330.510.25.0
Feb17° / 122.60.110.86.8
Mar22° / 91.9011.88.3
Apr26° / 11°41012.88.6
May31° / 16°81.8013.65.9
Jun35° / 21°102.20143.2
Jul34° / 22°305.7013.93.2
Aug33° / 22°245.3013.23.9
Sep31° / 18°314.1012.25.8
Oct26° / 12°183.50.111.28.2
Nov19° / 122.30.110.47.5
Dec14° / 183.60.6104.8

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 72% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 17%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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28713
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58713
68713
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Ciudad Juárez gets around 18 mm of rain and snow over 3.5 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 11% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 94% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
18794
28884
38884
48983
58983
68983
78983
89172
99172
109172
119262
129361
139451
149451
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269820
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Wind in October

Winds average 11 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of October to 10 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 54 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:04 AM to 6:27 AM, and sunset from 5:46 PM to 5:12 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:045:46
211.76:055:44
311.66:055:43
411.66:065:42
511.66:075:40
611.56:075:39
711.56:085:38
811.56:095:37
911.46:105:35
1011.46:105:34
1111.46:115:33
1211.36:125:32
1311.36:125:31
1411.36:135:29
1511.26:145:28
1611.26:155:27
1711.26:155:26
1811.16:165:25
1911.16:175:24
2011.16:185:23
2111.16:185:22
2211.06:195:21
2311.06:205:20
2411.06:215:19
2510.96:225:18
2610.96:225:17
2710.96:235:16
2810.86:245:15
2910.86:255:14
3010.86:265:13
3110.86:275:12

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.14 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.45 kWh/m² to a high of 8.26 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 5.14 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
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284.7Bright
294.6Bright
304.6Bright
314.6Bright
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Ciudad Juárez?

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

8.2
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.6
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ciudad Juárez in October

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

In October, Ciudad Juárez sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ciudad Juárez in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 7 — 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 Juárez peaks around June 22 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 22UV 12Dec 19UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb6High
Mar8Very high
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct7High
Nov5High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Ciudad Juárez 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 Juárez is worst in December — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateDec 1716 µg/m³Aug 1211 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar13Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May12Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul12Good
Aug11Good
Sep13Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ciudad Juárez?

Ciudad Juárez sits at 31.7°N, 106.5°W, 1,124 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is El Paso, 5.0 km away.

Nuevo Casas Grandes

Topography around Ciudad Juárez

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ciudad Juárez has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 100 m around an average of 1,140 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 867 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,570 m.

The land around Ciudad Juárez is covered by artificial surfaces (97%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (49%), bare terrain (25%) and shrubs (22%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (42%) and shrubs (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
100 m
16 km
867 m
80 km
1,570 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
October weather nearby: El Paso 5.0 km · Sunland Park 14 km · Socorro 17 km · Socorro Mission Number 1 Colonia 19 km · Horizon City 24 km · Las Cruces 72 km · Alamogordo 139 km · Nuevo Casas Grandes 200 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 Juárez (31.7202°, -106.4608°, elevation 1,124 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).