Escuinapa de Hidalgo weather in October

In October, Escuinapa de Hidalgo sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 88 mm of rain across 9.6 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in October, and the air most often feels miserable.

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 Escuinapa de Hidalgo's 9th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Escuinapa de Hidalgo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
5th warmest
Overnight low
23°
8th coldest
Rainfall
88 mm
9.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:04 AM – 5:32 PM
Cloud cover
46%
9th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Escuinapa de Hidalgo is municipal seat of Escuinapa, State of Sinaloa, Mexico.

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 32°C through the month.

A typical October day in Escuinapa de Hidalgo reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and about 1°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How October really feels in Escuinapa de Hidalgo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 31 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
31
8 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in October is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Escuinapa de Hidalgo weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 14°19210.87.2
Feb29° / 15°171.211.26.8
Mar30° / 15°40.611.86.2
Apr32° / 17°10.212.55.3
May33° / 20°20.313.14.4
Jun34° / 24°506.513.43.4
Jul33° / 25°18820.613.32.6
Aug32° / 25°24424.212.82.5
Sep32° / 24°22922.612.12.8
Oct32° / 23°889.611.54.2
Nov31° / 19°262.310.95.7
Dec29° / 15°152.110.66.9

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 35%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24654
34852
45050
55248
65347
75446
85644
95842
105941
116139
126337
136436
146535
156733
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217426
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Escuinapa de Hidalgo gets around 88 mm of rain over 9.6 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 31% and peaks near 55% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
155
253
351
449
547
645
743
841
940
1038
1136
1235
1333
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1530
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1826
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2123
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3015
3114

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the miserable band about 49% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 98% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
100011584
200011683
300011782
400011980
500012079
600012277
700022375
800022573
900022672
1000032869
1100033067
1200043264
1300053461
1400053659
1500063856
1600074053
1701184348
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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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315calm

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 5:58 AM to 6:12 AM, and sunset from 5:46 PM to 5:21 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.85:585:46
211.85:595:45
311.75:595:44
411.75:595:43
511.76:005:42
611.76:005:41
711.76:015:40
811.66:015:39
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1011.66:025:37
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1211.56:035:35
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1511.56:045:33
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1711.46:055:31
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1911.46:065:30
2011.46:065:29
2111.46:075:28
2211.36:075:27
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2411.36:085:26
2511.36:095:25
2611.36:095:24
2711.26:105:24
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2911.26:115:23
3011.26:115:22
3111.26:125:21

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.86 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.29 kWh/m² to a high of 7.65 kWh/m² in May across the year — October's 4.86 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Escuinapa de Hidalgo

In seasonPeak

In October, Escuinapa de Hidalgo sits inside its pacific hurricane season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Escuinapa de Hidalgo sits in the eastern Pacific hurricane zone; the season peaks August–September.

Escuinapa de Hidalgo's monsoon runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Pacific hurricane
Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is October a good time to visit Escuinapa de Hidalgo?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Escuinapa de Hidalgo in October

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

In October, Escuinapa de Hidalgo sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Escuinapa de Hidalgo in October

The nearest coast averages about 30°C in October — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 25 km away) is warmest in August at about 30°C and coldest in March near 23°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan24Warm
Feb23Refreshing
Mar23Refreshing
Apr24Refreshing
May26Warm
Jun28Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov28Warm
Dec25Warm

UV index in Escuinapa de Hidalgo in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Escuinapa de Hidalgo peaks around May 15 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighMay 15UV 12Dec 19UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb9Very high
Mar11Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct9Very high
Nov6High
Dec6High
Location & terrain

Where is Escuinapa de Hidalgo?

Escuinapa de Hidalgo sits at 22.8°N, 105.8°W, 41 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is El Rosario, 19 km away.

Topography around Escuinapa de Hidalgo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Escuinapa de Hidalgo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 147 m around an average of 28 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 915 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,746 m.

The land around Escuinapa de Hidalgo is covered by trees (37%) and cropland (28%) within 3 km, trees (49%) within 16 km, and trees (54%) and water (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
147 m
16 km
915 m
80 km
2,746 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
October weather nearby: El Rosario 19 km · Acaponeta 57 km · Pueblo Nuevo 74 km · Mazatlan 78 km · Tuxpan 111 km · El Salto 113 km · Santiago Ixcuintla 128 km · La Cruz 166 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 Escuinapa de Hidalgo (22.8347°, -105.7777°, elevation 41 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).