Iztapalapa weather in October

In October, Iztapalapa sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 120 mm of rain across 14 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% 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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Iztapalapa's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Iztapalapa's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 20°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 9°; 6th coldest
Rainfall: 120 mm; 14 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 36 min; 6:35 AM – 6:08 PM
Cloud cover: 66%; 8th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 5.19 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.6; out of 10

Iztapalapa is central historical city of Iztapalapa, Mexico City.

Air quality: High; PM2.5 26.1 µg/m³ · 2016
Density: 15,823/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1928

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

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Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month.

A typical October day in Iztapalapa reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20
Avg low (°C)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	20	10
2	20	10
3	20	10
4	20	10
5	20	10
6	20	10
7	20	10
8	20	10
9	20	9
10	20	9
11	20	9
12	20	9
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15	20	9
16	20	9
17	20	9
18	20	9
19	20	9
20	20	8
21	20	8
22	20	8
23	20	8
24	20	8
25	20	8
26	20	8
27	20	8
28	20	8
29	20	8
30	20	8
31	20	7

Iztapalapa weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	19° / 5°	19	3.4	11	7.3
Feb	20° / 6°	17	3.5	11.3	7.8
Mar	22° / 8°	22	5.2	11.9	7.8
Apr	23° / 9°	40	6.9	12.4	7.5
May	23° / 10°	79	12.5	12.9	6.6
Jun	22° / 11°	243	20.1	13.1	4.9
Jul	20° / 10°	345	27	13.1	3.8
Aug	20° / 10°	337	26.5	12.7	3.8
Sep	20° / 11°	273	23.6	12.1	4.1
Oct	20° / 9°	120	14	11.6	5.6
Nov	19° / 6°	35	5.7	11.1	7.0
Dec	19° / 5°	12	2.2	10.9	7.5

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	22	22	23	24	25	26	26	27	28	29	29	30	31	32	33	35	36	38	40	41	43	44	45	47	48	49	49	51	52	53	53
Cloudier (%)	78	78	77	76	75	74	74	73	72	71	71	70	69	68	67	65	64	62	60	59	57	56	55	53	52	51	51	49	48	47	47

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	22	78
2	22	78
3	23	77
4	24	76
5	25	75
6	26	74
7	26	74
8	27	73
9	28	72
10	29	71
11	29	71
12	30	70
13	31	69
14	32	68
15	33	67
16	35	65
17	36	64
18	38	62
19	40	60
20	41	59
21	43	57
22	44	56
23	45	55
24	47	53
25	48	52
26	49	51
27	49	51
28	51	49
29	52	48
30	53	47
31	53	47

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Iztapalapa gets around 120 mm of rain over 14 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 46% and peaks near 62% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	62	62	61	60	60	59	58	57	56	55	54	53	52	51	49	48	46	44	42	40	39	37	36	35	34	34	33	32	31	30	29

	Rain chance (%)
1	62
2	62
3	61
4	60
5	60
6	59
7	58
8	57
9	56
10	55
11	54
12	53
13	52
14	51
15	49
16	48
17	46
18	44
19	42
20	40
21	39
22	37
23	36
24	35
25	34
26	34
27	33
28	32
29	31
30	30
31	29

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 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	92	93	93	94	94	95	95	95	96	96	96	96	96	97	97	97	97	97	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	99
Comfortable (%)	8	7	7	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	92	8
2	93	7
3	93	7
4	94	6
5	94	6
6	95	5
7	95	5
8	95	5
9	96	4
10	96	4
11	96	4
12	96	4
13	96	4
14	97	3
15	97	3
16	97	3
17	97	3
18	97	3
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2
31	99	1

Wind in October

Winds average 6 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	6	calm
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3	6	calm
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29	6	calm
30	6	calm
31	6	calm

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 6:30 AM to 6:41 AM, and sunset from 6:20 PM to 5:59 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3
Sunrise (AM)	6:30	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:36	6:36	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:38	6:38	6:39	6:39	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:41
Sunset (PM)	6:20	6:19	6:18	6:17	6:17	6:16	6:15	6:14	6:13	6:12	6:12	6:11	6:10	6:09	6:09	6:08	6:07	6:06	6:06	6:05	6:04	6:04	6:03	6:02	6:02	6:01	6:01	6:00	6:00	5:59	5:59

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.8	6:30	6:20
2	11.8	6:31	6:19
3	11.8	6:31	6:18
4	11.8	6:31	6:17
5	11.8	6:31	6:17
6	11.7	6:32	6:16
7	11.7	6:32	6:15
8	11.7	6:32	6:14
9	11.7	6:33	6:13
10	11.7	6:33	6:12
11	11.6	6:33	6:12
12	11.6	6:33	6:11
13	11.6	6:34	6:10
14	11.6	6:34	6:09
15	11.6	6:34	6:09
16	11.6	6:35	6:08
17	11.5	6:35	6:07
18	11.5	6:35	6:06
19	11.5	6:36	6:06
20	11.5	6:36	6:05
21	11.5	6:37	6:04
22	11.4	6:37	6:04
23	11.4	6:37	6:03
24	11.4	6:38	6:02
25	11.4	6:38	6:02
26	11.4	6:39	6:01
27	11.4	6:39	6:01
28	11.3	6:40	6:00
29	11.3	6:40	6:00
30	11.3	6:40	5:59
31	11.3	6:41	5:59

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.19 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.99 kWh/m² to a high of 6.91 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 5.19 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.1	Bright
2	5.1	Bright
3	5.1	Bright
4	5.1	Bright
5	5.1	Bright
6	5.1	Bright
7	5.1	Bright
8	5.1	Bright
9	5.1	Bright
10	5.1	Bright
11	5.1	Bright
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13	5.1	Bright
14	5.2	Bright
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27	5.2	Bright
28	5.2	Bright
29	5.2	Bright
30	5.2	Bright
31	5.2	Bright

Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Iztapalapa

In seasonPeak

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

Iztapalapa's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon

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Is October a good time to visit Iztapalapa?

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

5.6

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

2.9

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Iztapalapa for sightseeing.

What to pack for Iztapalapa in October

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

In October, Iztapalapa sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 9°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Iztapalapa 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 Iztapalapa peaks around April 9 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 8 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	9	12	14	14	11	14	12	13	11	11	9	8
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	9	Very high
Feb	12	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	14	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	8	Very high

Air quality in Iztapalapa 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 Iztapalapa is worst in December — around 33 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Iztapalapa's WHO annual average of 26.1 µg/m³.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	28	26	24	21	25	24	25	24	25	26	33	33
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	28	Moderate
Feb	26	Moderate
Mar	24	Moderate
Apr	21	Moderate
May	25	Moderate
Jun	24	Moderate
Jul	25	Moderate
Aug	24	Moderate
Sep	25	Moderate
Oct	26	Moderate
Nov	33	Moderate
Dec	33	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Iztapalapa?

Iztapalapa sits at 19.4°N, 99.1°W, 2,238 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Iztacalco, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Iztapalapa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Iztapalapa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 210 m around an average of 2,241 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 526 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,477 m.

The land around Iztapalapa is covered by artificial surfaces (87%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (70%) within 16 km, and trees (33%) and cropland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km

210 m

artificial surfaces 87%

16 km

526 m

artificial surfaces 70%

80 km

4,477 m

trees 33%

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← September Iztapalapa year-round climate November →Best places to visit in October

October weather nearby: Iztacalco 6.0 km · Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl 7.0 km · Colonia Nativitas 8.0 km · Los Reyes Acaquilpan 9.0 km · Emiliano Zapata 9.0 km · Tláhuac 10 km · Benito Juárez 10 km · Coyoacán 10 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

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 Iztapalapa (19.3553°, -99.0622°, elevation 2,238 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	20	10
2	20	10
3	20	10
4	20	10
5	20	10
6	20	10
7	20	10
8	20	10
9	20	9
10	20	9
11	20	9
12	20	9
13	20	9
14	20	9
15	20	9
16	20	9
17	20	9
18	20	9
19	20	9
20	20	8
21	20	8
22	20	8
23	20	8
24	20	8
25	20	8
26	20	8
27	20	8
28	20	8
29	20	8
30	20	8
31	20	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	22	78
2	22	78
3	23	77
4	24	76
5	25	75
6	26	74
7	26	74
8	27	73
9	28	72
10	29	71
11	29	71
12	30	70
13	31	69
14	32	68
15	33	67
16	35	65
17	36	64
18	38	62
19	40	60
20	41	59
21	43	57
22	44	56
23	45	55
24	47	53
25	48	52
26	49	51
27	49	51
28	51	49
29	52	48
30	53	47
31	53	47

	Rain chance (%)
1	62
2	62
3	61
4	60
5	60
6	59
7	58
8	57
9	56
10	55
11	54
12	53
13	52
14	51
15	49
16	48
17	46
18	44
19	42
20	40
21	39
22	37
23	36
24	35
25	34
26	34
27	33
28	32
29	31
30	30
31	29

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	92	8
2	93	7
3	93	7
4	94	6
5	94	6
6	95	5
7	95	5
8	95	5
9	96	4
10	96	4
11	96	4
12	96	4
13	96	4
14	97	3
15	97	3
16	97	3
17	97	3
18	97	3
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2
31	99	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	20	10
2	20	10
3	20	10
4	20	10
5	20	10
6	20	10
7	20	10
8	20	10
9	20	9
10	20	9
11	20	9
12	20	9
13	20	9
14	20	9
15	20	9
16	20	9
17	20	9
18	20	9
19	20	9
20	20	8
21	20	8
22	20	8
23	20	8
24	20	8
25	20	8
26	20	8
27	20	8
28	20	8
29	20	8
30	20	8
31	20	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	22	78
2	22	78
3	23	77
4	24	76
5	25	75
6	26	74
7	26	74
8	27	73
9	28	72
10	29	71
11	29	71
12	30	70
13	31	69
14	32	68
15	33	67
16	35	65
17	36	64
18	38	62
19	40	60
20	41	59
21	43	57
22	44	56
23	45	55
24	47	53
25	48	52
26	49	51
27	49	51
28	51	49
29	52	48
30	53	47
31	53	47

	Rain chance (%)
1	62
2	62
3	61
4	60
5	60
6	59
7	58
8	57
9	56
10	55
11	54
12	53
13	52
14	51
15	49
16	48
17	46
18	44
19	42
20	40
21	39
22	37
23	36
24	35
25	34
26	34
27	33
28	32
29	31
30	30
31	29

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	92	8
2	93	7
3	93	7
4	94	6
5	94	6
6	95	5
7	95	5
8	95	5
9	96	4
10	96	4
11	96	4
12	96	4
13	96	4
14	97	3
15	97	3
16	97	3
17	97	3
18	97	3
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2
31	99	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	20	10
2	20	10
3	20	10
4	20	10
5	20	10
6	20	10
7	20	10
8	20	10
9	20	9
10	20	9
11	20	9
12	20	9
13	20	9
14	20	9
15	20	9
16	20	9
17	20	9
18	20	9
19	20	9
20	20	8
21	20	8
22	20	8
23	20	8
24	20	8
25	20	8
26	20	8
27	20	8
28	20	8
29	20	8
30	20	8
31	20	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	22	78
2	22	78
3	23	77
4	24	76
5	25	75
6	26	74
7	26	74
8	27	73
9	28	72
10	29	71
11	29	71
12	30	70
13	31	69
14	32	68
15	33	67
16	35	65
17	36	64
18	38	62
19	40	60
20	41	59
21	43	57
22	44	56
23	45	55
24	47	53
25	48	52
26	49	51
27	49	51
28	51	49
29	52	48
30	53	47
31	53	47

	Rain chance (%)
1	62
2	62
3	61
4	60
5	60
6	59
7	58
8	57
9	56
10	55
11	54
12	53
13	52
14	51
15	49
16	48
17	46
18	44
19	42
20	40
21	39
22	37
23	36
24	35
25	34
26	34
27	33
28	32
29	31
30	30
31	29

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	92	8
2	93	7
3	93	7
4	94	6
5	94	6
6	95	5
7	95	5
8	95	5
9	96	4
10	96	4
11	96	4
12	96	4
13	96	4
14	97	3
15	97	3
16	97	3
17	97	3
18	97	3
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2
31	99	1