Cocula weather in October

In October, Cocula sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 87 mm of rain across 11.5 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% 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 Cocula's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cocula's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
6th warmest
Overnight low
14°
7th coldest
Rainfall
87 mm
11.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:55 AM – 6:26 PM
Cloud cover
56%
8th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

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

Density
5,853/km²
people per km²
Founded
1532

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 25°C through the month.

A typical October day in Cocula reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

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Cocula weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 242.610.98.4
Feb25° / 162.111.38.6
Mar27° / 10°91.511.98.2
Apr29° / 12°61.312.56.6
May30° / 14°326.4135.5
Jun28° / 16°20621.113.24.4
Jul25° / 16°3052813.13.9
Aug25° / 16°27926.912.74.1
Sep25° / 16°2312312.14.6
Oct25° / 14°8711.511.56.6
Nov25° / 11°214118.3
Dec23° / 112.210.88.5

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% 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 49%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
23070
33169
43268
53466
63664
73763
83961
94159
104258
114456
124555
134753
144951
155050
165149
175446
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195644
205842
216040
226139
236238
246436
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286733
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306931
316931

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Cocula gets around 87 mm of rain over 11.5 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 39% and peaks near 59% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
159
257
356
455
554
653
752
851
950
1048
1147
1246
1345
1444
1542
1641
1739
1837
1935
2033
2131
2229
2327
2426
2524
2623
2722
2821
2920
3020
3119

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 46% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1124147
2134245
3134443
4144542
5144640
6144739
7154837
8164936
9164934
10175033
11185032
12195031
13205129
14225028
15235126
16255025
17275023
18294922
19324920
20344818
21374716
22394615
23424613
24444512
25464410
2648439
2751418
2853407
2954397
3056386
3157385

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
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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 6:50 AM to 7:01 AM, and sunset from 6:39 PM to 6:17 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:506:39
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1911.56:566:24
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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 5.15 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.72 kWh/m² to a high of 7.52 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 5.15 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Cocula

In seasonPeak

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

Cocula's monsoon runs June–September, 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 Cocula?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Cocula for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Cocula in October

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

In October, Cocula sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Cocula 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 Cocula peaks around April 23 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highApr 23UV 13Dec 16UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Cocula 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 Cocula 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 Cocula?

Cocula sits at 20.4°N, 103.8°W, 1,349 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Zacoalco de Torres, 31 km away.

Topography around Cocula

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cocula has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 260 m around an average of 1,360 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 2,409 m.

The land around Cocula is covered by cropland (31%) and shrubs (28%) within 3 km, cropland (32%) and trees (31%) within 16 km, and trees (43%) within 80 km.

3 km
260 m
16 km
1,063 m
80 km
2,409 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Zacoalco de Torres 31 km · Ameca 31 km · Tala 34 km · Ahualulco de Mercado 41 km · Tlajomulco de Zúñiga 41 km · Jocotepec 42 km · San Agustín 42 km · Lomas del Sur 44 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 Cocula (20.3652°, -103.8221°, elevation 1,349 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).