Dolores Hidalgo weather in October

In October, Dolores Hidalgo sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 38 mm of rain across 6 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% 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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Dolores Hidalgo's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dolores Hidalgo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
8th warmest
Overnight low
11°
6th coldest
Rainfall
38 mm
6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:44 AM – 6:14 PM
Cloud cover
52%
8th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.28 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.7
out of 10

Dolores Hidalgo is city in Guanajuato, Mexico.

Founded
1810

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 24°C through the month.

A typical October day in Dolores Hidalgo reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and about 1°C warmer than November.

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Dolores Hidalgo 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
Jan21° / 132.610.98.0
Feb24° / 132.111.38.5
Mar26° / 142.511.98.3
Apr28° / 12°173.812.57.1
May29° / 13°437.8136.2
Jun27° / 14°8911.313.36.2
Jul26° / 14°9913.113.26.3
Aug26° / 14°8211.412.76.5
Sep24° / 14°9511.912.16.5
Oct24° / 11°38611.57.7
Nov23° / 152.8118.4
Dec22° / 71.310.78.3

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24456
34555
44555
54654
64654
74555
84654
94753
104753
114852
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155149
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286634
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316931

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Dolores Hidalgo gets around 38 mm of rain over 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 20% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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228
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427
526
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725
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1123
1223
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1521
1620
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1819
1918
2017
2117
2216
2316
2415
2515
2614
2714
2813
2913
3013
3112

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 79% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
164342
266322
367312
468302
569292
670282
771272
872262
973261
1074251
1175241
1276231
1376231
1477221
1578211
1679201
1780191
1881181
1983170
2084160
2185150
2286140
2387130
2487130
2588120
2688120
2789110
2890100
2990100
309190
319280

Wind in October

Winds average 10 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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
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199calm
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319calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of October to 11 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 36 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:38 AM to 6:51 AM, and sunset from 6:27 PM to 6:04 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:386:27
211.86:396:26
311.86:396:25
411.76:396:24
511.76:406:23
611.76:406:22
711.76:406:21
811.76:416:21
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1411.56:436:15
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1611.56:446:14
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1811.56:446:12
1911.46:456:12
2011.46:456:11
2111.46:466:10
2211.46:466:10
2311.46:476:09
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2511.36:486:08
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2811.36:496:06
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3011.26:506:05
3111.26:516:04

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.28 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.75 kWh/m² to a high of 7.48 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 5.28 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Dolores Hidalgo

In seasonPeak

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

Dolores Hidalgo's rainy season runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is October a good time to visit Dolores Hidalgo?

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

7.7
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Dolores Hidalgo in October

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

In October, Dolores Hidalgo sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Dolores Hidalgo in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Dolores Hidalgo peaks around June 13 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highJun 13UV 14Dec 15UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Dolores Hidalgo 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 Dolores Hidalgo is worst in May — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1521 µg/m³Oct 1614 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Dolores Hidalgo?

Dolores Hidalgo sits at 21.2°N, 100.9°W, 1,918 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is San Miguel de Allende, 33 km away.

Topography around Dolores Hidalgo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dolores Hidalgo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 79 m around an average of 1,935 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 508 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,981 m.

The land around Dolores Hidalgo is covered by artificial surfaces (37%) and shrubs (33%) within 3 km, shrubs (49%) and cropland (25%) within 16 km, and shrubs (51%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
79 m
16 km
508 m
80 km
1,981 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
October weather nearby: San Miguel de Allende 33 km · Guanajuato 37 km · Marfil 41 km · San Luis de la Paz 46 km · San Felipe 46 km · Comonfort 52 km · Silao de la Victoria 56 km · Juventino Rosas 57 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 Dolores Hidalgo (21.1561°, -100.9325°, elevation 1,918 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).