Ciudad Serdán weather in October

In October, Ciudad Serdán sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 97 mm of rain across 14.6 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 20°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Ciudad Serdán's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ciudad Serdán's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
8th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Rainfall
97 mm
14.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:28 AM – 6:02 PM
Cloud cover
64%
8th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.17 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Ciudad Serdán is municipal seat of Chalchicomula, State of Puebla, Mexico.

Density
65/km²
people per km²
Founded
1560

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 20°C through the month.

A typical October day in Ciudad Serdán reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

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Ciudad Serdán 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
Jan18° / 123.3117.3
Feb20° / 123.111.47.7
Mar21° / 297.611.97.3
Apr22° / 6512.912.46.4
May22° / 10°1201912.95.4
Jun21° / 11°20920.313.14.8
Jul21° / 13016.5135.3
Aug21° / 10°14919.312.65.0
Sep20° / 10°1852112.14.5
Oct20° / 9714.611.65.6
Nov19° / 297.111.16.8
Dec19° / 92.710.97.4

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22773
32872
42971
53070
63169
73367
83367
93466
103664
113763
123862
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Ciudad Serdán gets around 97 mm of rain over 14.6 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 48% and peaks near 63% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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658
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3136

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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1973
2973
3982
4982
5982
6982
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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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67calm
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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 6:24 AM to 6:34 AM, and sunset from 6:14 PM to 5:53 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:246:14
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1911.56:296:00
2011.56:295:59
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2311.46:315:57
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2611.46:325:55
2711.46:325:55
2811.46:335:54
2911.36:335:54
3011.36:345:53
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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 5.17 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.82 kWh/m² to a high of 6.92 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 5.17 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Ciudad Serdán

In seasonPeak

In October, Ciudad Serdán sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Ciudad Serdán's monsoon runs May–October, 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 Ciudad Serdán?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
2.9
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Ciudad Serdán for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ciudad Serdán in October

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

In October, Ciudad Serdán sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 9°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Ciudad Serdán 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 Serdán peaks around April 11 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 11UV 15Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May9Very high
Jun14Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Ciudad Serdán 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 Serdán is worst in May — around 38 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.9× the cleanest month (January, 20 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModerateMay 1737 µg/m³Jan 2220 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr29Moderate
May38Poor
Jun30Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec23Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ciudad Serdán?

Ciudad Serdán sits at 19.0°N, 97.4°W, 2,548 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Palmarito Tochapan, 22 km away.

Topography around Ciudad Serdán

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ciudad Serdán has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 273 m around an average of 2,591 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,346 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,479 m.

The land around Ciudad Serdán is covered by grassland (37%) and cropland (26%) within 3 km, cropland (41%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and trees (36%), shrubs (23%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
273 m
16 km
2,346 m
80 km
5,479 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
October weather nearby: Palmarito Tochapan 22 km · San Salvador El Seco 26 km · Tecamachalco 32 km · Ciudad Mendoza 35 km · Nogales 35 km · Río Blanco 35 km · Acatzingo 35 km · Los Reyes de Juárez 38 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 Serdán (18.9886°, -97.4464°, elevation 2,548 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).