Comalapa weather in October

In October, Comalapa sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 135 mm of rain across 16 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in October, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Comalapa's 8th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Comalapa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
10th warmest
Overnight low
19°
6th coldest
Rainfall
135 mm
16 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:04 AM – 5:43 PM
Cloud cover
70%
8th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.95 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Comalapa is municipal seat of Frontera Comalapa, State of Chiapas, Mexico.

Founded
1600

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 28°C through the month.

A typical October day in Comalapa reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 1°C cooler than September and on par with November.

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

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.

Comalapa weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 10th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 15°92.411.27.9
Feb29° / 16°61.811.56.7
Mar31° / 17°92.311.95.5
Apr33° / 19°285.112.34.3
May31° / 20°10512.912.73.9
Jun29° / 20°26123.312.93.7
Jul29° / 19°11915.712.84.4
Aug30° / 19°15616.712.54.2
Sep28° / 19°24222.412.14.0
Oct28° / 19°1351611.65.4
Nov28° / 17°326.111.37.2
Dec28° / 16°153.411.17.9

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11981
22080
32179
42179
52278
62377
72377
82377
92575
102575
112674
122674
132674
142773
152872
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193268
203367
213466
223565
233763
243961
254060
264258
274357
284456
294654
304654
314852

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Comalapa gets around 135 mm of rain over 16 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 52% and peaks near 72% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
172
271
370
468
567
665
764
863
962
1061
1159
1258
1357
1455
1553
1652
1750
1848
1947
2045
2144
2243
2342
2440
2539
2638
2737
2836
2935
3035
3134

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of October feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, October lands in the humid band about 47% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 42% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1023959
2024058
3024157
4024256
5034354
6034354
7044452
8044551
9044551
10054550
11064549
12064648
13074647
14074745
15084844
16094842
170104941
180114940
190124938
201134937
211144936
221164935
231174934
241184932
251194931
261205029
271215127
282225026
292225224
302235223
313245221

Wind in October

Winds average 3 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
13calm
23calm
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43calm
53calm
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113calm
123calm
133calm
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153calm
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314calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 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 30 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:02 AM to 6:09 AM, and sunset from 5:53 PM to 5:35 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:025:53
211.86:025:53
311.86:025:52
411.86:025:51
511.86:025:50
611.86:025:50
711.86:035:49
811.86:035:48
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2711.56:085:37
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2911.56:085:36
3011.56:095:36
3111.46:095:35

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.95 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.95 kWh/m² to a high of 6.81 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 4.95 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
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34.8Bright
44.8Bright
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94.8Bright
104.9Bright
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205.0Bright
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255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Comalapa

In seasonPeak

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

Comalapa's monsoon runs June–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 Comalapa?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Comalapa for sightseeing.

What to pack for Comalapa in October

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

In October, Comalapa sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Comalapa 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 Comalapa peaks around April 13 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highApr 13UV 14Dec 16UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Comalapa 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 Comalapa is worst in May — around 40 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.4× the cleanest month (January, 12 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMay 1439 µg/m³Jan 1612 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb12Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr32Moderate
May40Poor
Jun23Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Comalapa?

Comalapa sits at 15.7°N, 92.1°W, 659 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Motozintla, 35 km away.

Topography around Comalapa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Comalapa has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 646 m around an average of 692 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,926 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,175 m.

The land around Comalapa is covered by trees (49%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, trees (66%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (71%) within 80 km.

3 km
646 m
16 km
1,926 m
80 km
4,175 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Motozintla 35 km · Jacaltenango 46 km · Comitán 64 km · Huixtla 67 km · Cacahoatán 74 km · Las Margaritas 75 km · Comitancillo 76 km · Soloma 76 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 Comalapa (15.66°, -92.1411°, elevation 659 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).