Heroica Caborca weather in October

In October, Heroica Caborca sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 13 mm of rain across 1.5 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 30°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 82% 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 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Heroica Caborca's 3rd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Heroica Caborca's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
6th warmest
Overnight low
19°
7th coldest
Rainfall
13 mm
1.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
6:37 AM – 5:51 PM
Cloud cover
18%
3rd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.3 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Heroica Caborca is municipal seat of Caborca, State of Sonora, Mexico.

Founded
1688

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 35°C in the first days to 30°C by the end.

A typical October day in Heroica Caborca reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 5°C cooler than September and about 6°C warmer than November.

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

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 19 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
19
heat index over the day's high
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.

Heroica Caborca weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan22° / 162.110.28.5
Feb24° / 182.810.98.5
Mar27° / 12°111.811.88.3
Apr30° / 15°30.612.76.5
May34° / 19°10.313.54.0
Jun38° / 24°20.613.91.1
Jul39° / 28°23613.80.4
Aug39° / 28°368.513.10.7
Sep37° / 25°294.812.21.8
Oct33° / 19°131.511.24.9
Nov27° / 12°101.410.48.3
Dec22° / 203108.2

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 82% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 11%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1919
2919
3928
4928
5928
6928
7919
8919
9919
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11919
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Heroica Caborca gets around 13 mm of rain over 1.5 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 5% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
18
28
38
47
57
67
77
86
96
106
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135
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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 74% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 5% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
15117141251
25517131140
35617131130
45916121030
5611612920
6621611920
7641611810
8671510710
9671510710
1070159600
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2280136100
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2785113100
2886113000
2988102000
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319091000

Wind in October

Winds average 10 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of October to 10 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 54 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:26 AM to 6:48 AM, and sunset from 6:09 PM to 5:36 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:266:09
211.76:276:07
311.66:286:06
411.66:286:05
511.66:296:04
611.56:306:03
711.56:306:01
811.56:316:00
911.56:325:59
1011.46:325:58
1111.46:335:57
1211.46:345:55
1311.36:345:54
1411.36:355:53
1511.36:365:52
1611.26:375:51
1711.26:375:50
1811.26:385:49
1911.16:395:48
2011.16:395:47
2111.16:405:46
2211.16:415:45
2311.06:425:44
2411.06:425:43
2511.06:435:42
2610.96:445:41
2710.96:455:40
2810.96:465:39
2910.96:465:38
3010.86:475:37
3110.86:485:36

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.3 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.58 kWh/m² to a high of 8.38 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 5.3 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
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45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
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145.4Bright
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165.3Bright
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185.2Bright
195.2Bright
205.2Bright
215.1Bright
225.1Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
255.0Bright
264.9Bright
274.9Bright
284.8Bright
294.8Bright
304.8Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Heroica Caborca?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Heroica Caborca in October

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

In October, Heroica Caborca sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Heroica Caborca in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Heroica Caborca peaks around June 22 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 22UV 11Dec 19UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar6High
Apr9Very high
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct7High
Nov5Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Heroica Caborca 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 Heroica Caborca is worst in January — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.9× the cleanest month (September, 8 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateJan 1522 µg/m³Sep 198 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan24Moderate
Feb11Good
Mar9Good
Apr10Good
May9Good
Jun10Good
Jul10Good
Aug9Good
Sep8Good
Oct8Good
Nov10Good
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Heroica Caborca?

Heroica Caborca sits at 30.7°N, 112.2°W, 288 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Magdalena de Kino, 115 km away.

SahuaritaCananea

Topography around Heroica Caborca

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Heroica Caborca has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 105 m around an average of 289 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 469 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,615 m.

The land around Heroica Caborca is covered by artificial surfaces (46%) and bare terrain (44%) within 3 km, bare terrain (50%) and shrubs (41%) within 16 km, and shrubs (68%) and bare terrain (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
105 m
16 km
469 m
80 km
1,615 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
October weather nearby: Magdalena de Kino 115 km · Nogales 133 km · Nogales 136 km · Rio Rico 140 km · Puerto Peñasco 147 km · Green Valley 168 km · Sahuarita 179 km · Cananea 180 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 Heroica Caborca (30.7183°, -112.1584°, elevation 288 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).