Cuauhtémoc weather in October

In October, Cuauhtémoc sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 20 mm of rain across 4.1 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% 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 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Cuauhtémoc's 1st-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cuauhtémoc's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 23°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 9°; 7th coldest
Rainfall: 20 mm; 4.1 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 18 min; 6:13 AM – 5:32 PM
Cloud cover: 29%; 1st clearest
Wind: 9 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 5.38 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.3; out of 10

Cuauhtémoc is municipal seat of Cuauhtémoc, State of Chihuahua, Mexico.

Founded: 1948

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical October day in Cuauhtémoc reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 2°C cooler than September and about 4°C warmer than November.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	21
Avg low (°C)	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	24	12
2	24	11
3	24	11
4	24	11
5	24	11
6	24	11
7	24	11
8	24	10
9	24	10
10	24	10
11	24	10
12	24	10
13	23	10
14	23	10
15	23	9
16	23	9
17	23	9
18	23	9
19	23	9
20	23	8
21	23	8
22	22	8
23	22	8
24	22	8
25	22	8
26	22	7
27	22	7
28	22	7
29	22	7
30	21	7
31	21	7

How October really feels in Cuauhtémoc

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Cuauhtémoc 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	15° / 1°	12	2.5	0.5	10.4	5.9
Feb	18° / 2°	8	1.8	0.2	11	7.1
Mar	21° / 5°	8	1.8	0.1	11.8	8.0
Apr	24° / 8°	7	1.7	0	12.7	8.6
May	28° / 11°	11	2.3	0	13.4	7.6
Jun	30° / 15°	34	7.1	0	13.8	5.6
Jul	27° / 16°	119	16.6	0	13.6	5.6
Aug	26° / 15°	105	15.4	0	13	6.0
Sep	25° / 13°	71	11.4	0	12.2	6.9
Oct	23° / 9°	20	4.1	0	11.3	8.3
Nov	19° / 5°	14	2.2	0.2	10.6	7.8
Dec	16° / 1°	10	2.3	0.7	10.2	6.1

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in October, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	80	81	81	81	81	81	81	81	81	81	81	81	81	80	80	80	80	79	79	80	80	80	81	81	81	82	82	81	81	81	82
Cloudier (%)	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	21	21	20	20	20	19	19	19	18	18	19	19	19	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	80	20
2	81	19
3	81	19
4	81	19
5	81	19
6	81	19
7	81	19
8	81	19
9	81	19
10	81	19
11	81	19
12	81	19
13	81	19
14	80	20
15	80	20
16	80	20
17	80	20
18	79	21
19	79	21
20	80	20
21	80	20
22	80	20
23	81	19
24	81	19
25	81	19
26	82	18
27	82	18
28	81	19
29	81	19
30	81	19
31	82	18

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Cuauhtémoc gets around 20 mm of rain over 4.1 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 13% and peaks near 22% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	22	21	20	19	19	18	18	17	16	16	15	15	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	11	11	10	10	10	9	9	9	8	8	8	8

	Rain chance (%)
1	22
2	21
3	20
4	19
5	19
6	18
7	18
8	17
9	16
10	16
11	15
12	15
13	14
14	14
15	13
16	13
17	12
18	12
19	12
20	11
21	11
22	10
23	10
24	10
25	9
26	9
27	9
28	8
29	8
30	8
31	8

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 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	82	84	86	87	87	88	89	90	91	92	93	94	95	96	96	97	97	98	98	99	99	99	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Comfortable (%)	16	14	13	12	12	11	10	9	8	7	7	6	5	4	4	3	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Humid (%)	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	82	16	2
2	84	14	2
3	86	13	1
4	87	12	1
5	87	12	1
6	88	11	1
7	89	10	1
8	90	9	1
9	91	8	1
10	92	7	1
11	93	7	0
12	94	6	0
13	95	5	0
14	96	4	0
15	96	4	0
16	97	3	0
17	97	3	0
18	98	2	0
19	98	2	0
20	99	1	0
21	99	1	0
22	99	1	0
23	99	1	0
24	100	0	0
25	100	0	0
26	100	0	0
27	100	0	0
28	100	0	0
29	100	0	0
30	100	0	0
31	100	0	0

Wind in October

Winds average 9 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	9	calm
2	9	calm
3	9	calm
4	9	calm
5	9	calm
6	9	calm
7	9	calm
8	9	calm
9	9	calm
10	9	calm
11	9	calm
12	9	calm
13	9	calm
14	9	calm
15	9	calm
16	9	calm
17	9	calm
18	9	calm
19	9	calm
20	9	calm
21	9	calm
22	10	calm
23	10	calm
24	10	calm
25	10	calm
26	10	calm
27	10	calm
28	10	calm
29	10	calm
30	10	calm
31	10	calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of October to 10 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 48 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:05 AM to 6:24 AM, and sunset from 5:48 PM to 5:18 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	10.9	10.9
Sunrise (AM)	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:09	6:10	6:10	6:11	6:11	6:12	6:13	6:13	6:14	6:15	6:15	6:16	6:17	6:17	6:18	6:19	6:19	6:20	6:21	6:21	6:22	6:23	6:24
Sunset (PM)	5:48	5:47	5:46	5:45	5:44	5:43	5:41	5:40	5:39	5:38	5:37	5:36	5:35	5:34	5:33	5:32	5:31	5:30	5:29	5:28	5:27	5:26	5:25	5:24	5:23	5:22	5:22	5:21	5:20	5:19	5:18

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.7	6:05	5:48
2	11.7	6:05	5:47
3	11.7	6:06	5:46
4	11.6	6:06	5:45
5	11.6	6:07	5:44
6	11.6	6:07	5:43
7	11.6	6:08	5:41
8	11.5	6:08	5:40
9	11.5	6:09	5:39
10	11.5	6:10	5:38
11	11.4	6:10	5:37
12	11.4	6:11	5:36
13	11.4	6:11	5:35
14	11.4	6:12	5:34
15	11.3	6:13	5:33
16	11.3	6:13	5:32
17	11.3	6:14	5:31
18	11.3	6:15	5:30
19	11.2	6:15	5:29
20	11.2	6:16	5:28
21	11.2	6:17	5:27
22	11.1	6:17	5:26
23	11.1	6:18	5:25
24	11.1	6:19	5:24
25	11.1	6:19	5:23
26	11.0	6:20	5:22
27	11.0	6:21	5:22
28	11.0	6:21	5:21
29	11.0	6:22	5:20
30	10.9	6:23	5:19
31	10.9	6:24	5:18

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.38 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.03 kWh/m² to a high of 8.07 kWh/m² in May across the year — October's 5.38 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.0	5.0	5.0	4.9
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.7	Bright
2	5.7	Bright
3	5.6	Bright
4	5.6	Bright
5	5.6	Bright
6	5.6	Bright
7	5.6	Bright
8	5.6	Bright
9	5.5	Bright
10	5.5	Bright
11	5.5	Bright
12	5.5	Bright
13	5.4	Bright
14	5.4	Bright
15	5.4	Bright
16	5.4	Bright
17	5.3	Bright
18	5.3	Bright
19	5.3	Bright
20	5.3	Bright
21	5.2	Bright
22	5.2	Bright
23	5.2	Bright
24	5.2	Bright
25	5.1	Bright
26	5.1	Bright
27	5.1	Bright
28	5.0	Bright
29	5.0	Bright
30	5.0	Bright
31	4.9	Bright

Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Cuauhtémoc?

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

8.3

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

6.3

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Cuauhtémoc in October

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

In October, Cuauhtémoc sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Cuauhtémoc in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Cuauhtémoc peaks around June 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 5 (moderate).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	6	7	10	12	13	13	13	12	11	8	6	5
Level	High	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	6	High
Feb	7	High
Mar	10	Very high
Apr	12	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	13	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	8	Very high
Nov	6	High
Dec	5	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Cuauhtémoc?

Cuauhtémoc sits at 28.4°N, 106.9°W, 2,086 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Chihuahua, 80 km away.

Topography around Cuauhtémoc

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cuauhtémoc has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 183 m around an average of 2,060 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 594 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,664 m.

The land around Cuauhtémoc is covered by artificial surfaces (62%) within 3 km, grassland (37%) and cropland (32%) within 16 km, and grassland (35%), shrubs (33%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km

183 m

artificial surfaces 62%

16 km

594 m

grassland 37%

80 km

1,664 m

grassland 35%

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← September Cuauhtémoc year-round climate November →Best places to visit in October

October weather nearby: Chihuahua 80 km · Juan Aldama 105 km · Pedro Meoqui 137 km · Ciudad Delicias 139 km · Madera 152 km · Santa Rosalía de Camargo 185 km · Hidalgo del Parral 202 km · José Mariano Jiménez 238 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

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 Cuauhtémoc (28.4063°, -106.8667°, elevation 2,086 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	24	12
2	24	11
3	24	11
4	24	11
5	24	11
6	24	11
7	24	11
8	24	10
9	24	10
10	24	10
11	24	10
12	24	10
13	23	10
14	23	10
15	23	9
16	23	9
17	23	9
18	23	9
19	23	9
20	23	8
21	23	8
22	22	8
23	22	8
24	22	8
25	22	8
26	22	7
27	22	7
28	22	7
29	22	7
30	21	7
31	21	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	80	20
2	81	19
3	81	19
4	81	19
5	81	19
6	81	19
7	81	19
8	81	19
9	81	19
10	81	19
11	81	19
12	81	19
13	81	19
14	80	20
15	80	20
16	80	20
17	80	20
18	79	21
19	79	21
20	80	20
21	80	20
22	80	20
23	81	19
24	81	19
25	81	19
26	82	18
27	82	18
28	81	19
29	81	19
30	81	19
31	82	18

	Rain chance (%)
1	22
2	21
3	20
4	19
5	19
6	18
7	18
8	17
9	16
10	16
11	15
12	15
13	14
14	14
15	13
16	13
17	12
18	12
19	12
20	11
21	11
22	10
23	10
24	10
25	9
26	9
27	9
28	8
29	8
30	8
31	8

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	82	16	2
2	84	14	2
3	86	13	1
4	87	12	1
5	87	12	1
6	88	11	1
7	89	10	1
8	90	9	1
9	91	8	1
10	92	7	1
11	93	7	0
12	94	6	0
13	95	5	0
14	96	4	0
15	96	4	0
16	97	3	0
17	97	3	0
18	98	2	0
19	98	2	0
20	99	1	0
21	99	1	0
22	99	1	0
23	99	1	0
24	100	0	0
25	100	0	0
26	100	0	0
27	100	0	0
28	100	0	0
29	100	0	0
30	100	0	0
31	100	0	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	24	12
2	24	11
3	24	11
4	24	11
5	24	11
6	24	11
7	24	11
8	24	10
9	24	10
10	24	10
11	24	10
12	24	10
13	23	10
14	23	10
15	23	9
16	23	9
17	23	9
18	23	9
19	23	9
20	23	8
21	23	8
22	22	8
23	22	8
24	22	8
25	22	8
26	22	7
27	22	7
28	22	7
29	22	7
30	21	7
31	21	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	80	20
2	81	19
3	81	19
4	81	19
5	81	19
6	81	19
7	81	19
8	81	19
9	81	19
10	81	19
11	81	19
12	81	19
13	81	19
14	80	20
15	80	20
16	80	20
17	80	20
18	79	21
19	79	21
20	80	20
21	80	20
22	80	20
23	81	19
24	81	19
25	81	19
26	82	18
27	82	18
28	81	19
29	81	19
30	81	19
31	82	18

	Rain chance (%)
1	22
2	21
3	20
4	19
5	19
6	18
7	18
8	17
9	16
10	16
11	15
12	15
13	14
14	14
15	13
16	13
17	12
18	12
19	12
20	11
21	11
22	10
23	10
24	10
25	9
26	9
27	9
28	8
29	8
30	8
31	8

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	82	16	2
2	84	14	2
3	86	13	1
4	87	12	1
5	87	12	1
6	88	11	1
7	89	10	1
8	90	9	1
9	91	8	1
10	92	7	1
11	93	7	0
12	94	6	0
13	95	5	0
14	96	4	0
15	96	4	0
16	97	3	0
17	97	3	0
18	98	2	0
19	98	2	0
20	99	1	0
21	99	1	0
22	99	1	0
23	99	1	0
24	100	0	0
25	100	0	0
26	100	0	0
27	100	0	0
28	100	0	0
29	100	0	0
30	100	0	0
31	100	0	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	24	12
2	24	11
3	24	11
4	24	11
5	24	11
6	24	11
7	24	11
8	24	10
9	24	10
10	24	10
11	24	10
12	24	10
13	23	10
14	23	10
15	23	9
16	23	9
17	23	9
18	23	9
19	23	9
20	23	8
21	23	8
22	22	8
23	22	8
24	22	8
25	22	8
26	22	7
27	22	7
28	22	7
29	22	7
30	21	7
31	21	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	80	20
2	81	19
3	81	19
4	81	19
5	81	19
6	81	19
7	81	19
8	81	19
9	81	19
10	81	19
11	81	19
12	81	19
13	81	19
14	80	20
15	80	20
16	80	20
17	80	20
18	79	21
19	79	21
20	80	20
21	80	20
22	80	20
23	81	19
24	81	19
25	81	19
26	82	18
27	82	18
28	81	19
29	81	19
30	81	19
31	82	18

	Rain chance (%)
1	22
2	21
3	20
4	19
5	19
6	18
7	18
8	17
9	16
10	16
11	15
12	15
13	14
14	14
15	13
16	13
17	12
18	12
19	12
20	11
21	11
22	10
23	10
24	10
25	9
26	9
27	9
28	8
29	8
30	8
31	8

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	82	16	2
2	84	14	2
3	86	13	1
4	87	12	1
5	87	12	1
6	88	11	1
7	89	10	1
8	90	9	1
9	91	8	1
10	92	7	1
11	93	7	0
12	94	6	0
13	95	5	0
14	96	4	0
15	96	4	0
16	97	3	0
17	97	3	0
18	98	2	0
19	98	2	0
20	99	1	0
21	99	1	0
22	99	1	0
23	99	1	0
24	100	0	0
25	100	0	0
26	100	0	0
27	100	0	0
28	100	0	0
29	100	0	0
30	100	0	0
31	100	0	0