El Salto weather in October

In October, El Salto sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 58 mm of rain across 7.8 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% 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 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is El Salto's 8th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see El Salto's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
7th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
58 mm
7.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
7:03 AM – 6:30 PM
Cloud cover
43%
8th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.1
out of 10

El Salto is municipal seat of Pueblo Nuevo, State of Durango, Mexico.

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

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical October day in El Salto reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 1°C cooler than September and about 3°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1229
2229
3229
4229
5229
6229
7229
8229
9229
10228
11228
12228
13228
14228
15228
16218
17217
18217
19217
20217
21217
22217
23217
24216
25216
26216
27216
28216
29206
30206
31205

How October really feels in El Salto

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.

El Salto 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan15° / 374.20.510.75.6
Feb17° / 2830.311.26.6
Mar19° / 2030.211.87.6
Apr22° / 153.3012.57.9
May24° / 327.1013.17.7
Jun24° / 11°11715013.46.1
Jul23° / 11°21521.9013.34.9
Aug23° / 11°19321.8012.84.9
Sep22° / 10°16518.2012.15.3
Oct21° / 587.8011.47.1
Nov19° / 343.6010.97.4
Dec16° / 323.50.210.66.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

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

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25446
35545
45644
55743
65842
76040
86139
96238
106337
116436
126535
136535
146733
156832
166931
177030
187129
197327
207327
217525
227525
237723
247723
257723
267822
277723
287723
297723
307723
317525

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

El Salto gets around 58 mm of rain over 7.8 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 26% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
142
241
339
438
537
635
734
833
932
1031
1130
1229
1328
1427
1526
1625
1724
1823
1922
2021
2121
2220
2319
2418
2517
2617
2716
2816
2915
3015
3114

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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1937
2946
3946
4955
5955
6964
7964
8973
9973
10982
11982
12982
13982
14982
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
20991
21991
22991
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000
311000

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
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of October to 11 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 42 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:57 AM to 7:11 AM, and sunset from 6:44 PM to 6:19 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:576:44
211.86:576:43
311.76:586:42
411.76:586:41
511.76:596:40
611.76:596:39
711.66:596:38
811.67:006:37
911.67:006:36
1011.67:016:35
1111.57:016:34
1211.57:026:33
1311.57:026:32
1411.57:026:31
1511.57:036:30
1611.47:036:30
1711.47:046:29
1811.47:046:28
1911.47:056:27
2011.37:056:26
2111.37:066:25
2211.37:066:25
2311.37:076:24
2411.37:076:23
2511.27:086:22
2611.27:096:22
2711.27:096:21
2811.27:106:20
2911.27:106:20
3011.17:116:19
3111.17:116:19

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.46 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.56 kWh/m² to a high of 7.71 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 5.46 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.4Bright
35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
75.4Bright
85.4Bright
95.4Bright
105.4Bright
115.4Bright
125.4Bright
135.4Bright
145.5Bright
155.5Bright
165.5Bright
175.5Bright
185.5Bright
195.5Bright
205.5Bright
215.4Bright
225.4Bright
235.4Bright
245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for El Salto

In seasonPeak

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

El Salto'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 El Salto?

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

7.1
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

October is one of the better times to visit El Salto for general sightseeing.

What to pack for El Salto in October

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

In October, El Salto sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in El Salto 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 El Salto peaks around May 21 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 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 highHighMay 21UV 14Dec 21UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7High
Feb10Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov7Very high
Dec7High
Location & terrain

Where is El Salto?

El Salto sits at 23.8°N, 105.4°W, 2,520 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Pueblo Nuevo, 44 km away.

Topography around El Salto

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around El Salto has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 375 m around an average of 2,568 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,385 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,188 m.

The land around El Salto is covered by trees (61%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, trees (78%) within 16 km, and trees (83%) within 80 km.

3 km
375 m
16 km
1,385 m
80 km
3,188 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
October weather nearby: Pueblo Nuevo 44 km · Victoria de Durango 76 km · El Rosario 101 km · Escuinapa de Hidalgo 113 km · Mazatlan 124 km · Vicente Guerrero 140 km · Santiago Papasquiaro 141 km · Acaponeta 143 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 El Salto (23.7785°, -105.3604°, elevation 2,520 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).