Iguala de la Independencia weather in October

In October, Iguala de la Independencia sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 87 mm of rain across 14.8 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in October, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of October to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Iguala de la Independencia's 8th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Iguala de la Independencia's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
9th warmest
Overnight low
20°
6th coldest
Rainfall
87 mm
14.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:36 AM – 6:10 PM
Cloud cover
56%
8th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.52 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Iguala de la Independencia is municipal seat of Iguala, State of Guerrero, Mexico.

Founded
1534

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 31°C through the month.

A typical October day in Iguala de la Independencia reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How October really feels in Iguala de la Independencia

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.

Iguala de la Independencia weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 9th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 16°71.1116.5
Feb32° / 18°50.911.45.4
Mar34° / 20°41.111.93.9
Apr36° / 21°61.712.42.6
May36° / 22°509.312.92.3
Jun32° / 21°17822.113.12.7
Jul32° / 21°18022.3133.0
Aug31° / 21°21025.412.62.8
Sep30° / 20°20825.312.13.0
Oct31° / 20°8714.811.64.1
Nov31° / 18°184.111.15.4
Dec30° / 17°40.910.96.5

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% 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 48%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23862
33961
44060
54258
64357
74456
84654
94654
104753
114753
124852
135050
145050
155050
165149
175347
185347
195446
205644
215743
225842
235842
246040
256139
266238
276337
286436
296535
306733
316733

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Iguala de la Independencia gets around 87 mm of rain over 14.8 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 48% and peaks near 73% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
173
272
370
468
567
665
763
861
959
1057
1155
1253
1352
1450
1548
1646
1744
1842
1941
2039
2138
2237
2336
2435
2535
2634
2733
2832
2931
3030
3129

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the humid band about 41% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 30% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1273160
2283258
3383356
4393454
53103552
64103650
74113847
84123945
94134043
105144140
115154238
125164336
136174433
146194431
157204529
167214527
178224625
189234623
1910234621
2011244520
2113244518
2214254417
2315254416
2417254315
2519254314
2620254213
2722254112
2823254011
2925263911
3026263810
312826379

Wind in October

Winds average 4 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of October to 11 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 30 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:32 AM to 6:42 AM, and sunset from 6:22 PM to 6:02 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:326:22
211.86:326:21
311.86:336:21
411.86:336:20
511.86:336:19
611.76:336:18
711.76:336:17
811.76:346:16
911.76:346:16
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1111.76:346:14
1211.66:356:13
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1611.66:366:10
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1811.56:376:09
1911.56:376:08
2011.56:376:08
2111.56:386:07
2211.56:386:07
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2411.46:396:05
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2711.46:406:04
2811.46:406:03
2911.46:416:03
3011.46:416:02
3111.36:426:02

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.52 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.1 kWh/m² to a high of 7.49 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 5.52 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Iguala de la Independencia

In seasonPeak

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

Iguala de la Independencia'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 Iguala de la Independencia?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Iguala de la Independencia for sightseeing.

What to pack for Iguala de la Independencia in October

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

In October, Iguala de la Independencia sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Iguala de la Independencia 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 Iguala de la Independencia peaks around April 10 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 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 highApr 10UV 13Dec 14UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Iguala de la Independencia 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 Iguala de la Independencia is worst in May — around 36 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.5× the cleanest month (March, 15 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1434 µg/m³Mar 1015 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr28Moderate
May36Poor
Jun19Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct28Moderate
Nov26Moderate
Dec24Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Iguala de la Independencia?

Iguala de la Independencia sits at 18.3°N, 99.5°W, 743 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Ciudad de Huitzuco, 22 km away.

Topography around Iguala de la Independencia

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Iguala de la Independencia.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Iguala de la Independencia has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 318 m around an average of 772 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,448 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,363 m.

The land around Iguala de la Independencia is covered by artificial surfaces (46%) and shrubs (22%) within 3 km, shrubs (41%) and trees (36%) within 16 km, and trees (43%) and shrubs (42%) within 80 km.

3 km
318 m
16 km
1,448 m
80 km
3,363 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Ciudad de Huitzuco 22 km · Taxco de Alarcón 24 km · Teloloapan 35 km · Puente de Ixtla 38 km · Jojutla 48 km · Xoxocotla 49 km · Zacatepec 51 km · Tlaquiltenango 51 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 Iguala de la Independencia (18.3454°, -99.5413°, elevation 743 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).