Jacona de Plancarte weather in October

In October, Jacona de Plancarte sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 90 mm of rain across 12.1 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in October, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Jacona de Plancarte's 8th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jacona de Plancarte's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
6th warmest
Overnight low
13°
7th coldest
Rainfall
90 mm
12.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:48 AM – 6:20 PM
Cloud cover
58%
8th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Jacona de Plancarte is municipal seat of Jacona, State of Michoacán, Mexico.

Founded
1555

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 25°C through the month.

A typical October day in Jacona de Plancarte reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

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Jacona de Plancarte weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 192.810.98.4
Feb25° / 152.411.38.5
Mar27° / 10°14211.98.0
Apr29° / 12°72.212.46.5
May30° / 14°418.512.95.3
Jun28° / 15°19120.613.24.5
Jul25° / 15°28527.313.14.1
Aug25° / 15°26326.212.74.2
Sep25° / 14°22322.912.14.6
Oct25° / 13°9012.111.56.5
Nov25° / 10°244.211.18.2
Dec24° / 91.810.88.6

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% 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 53%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23367
33367
43466
53565
63664
73664
83763
93961
104060
114060
124159
134159
144258
154456
164456
174753
184852
195050
205149
215347
225545
235644
245842
255941
266139
276238
286436
296535
306634
316634

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Jacona de Plancarte gets around 90 mm of rain over 12.1 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 40% and peaks near 57% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
157
256
355
454
553
652
751
850
950
1049
1148
1247
1346
1445
1544
1642
1741
1839
1937
2036
2134
2232
2331
2429
2528
2627
2725
2824
2923
3022
3121

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the comfortable band about 48% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1295813
2295912
3305911
4305911
5315910
6315910
732599
832599
933589
1034588
1135578
1236568
1338557
1439547
1541527
1644506
1746486
1848465
1950455
2053434
2156413
2257403
2359383
2461372
2562362
2665341
2766331
2867321
2968311
3070291
3171281

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
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66calm
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316calm

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 6:44 AM to 6:55 AM, and sunset from 6:33 PM to 6:11 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:446:33
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511.76:456:29
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1911.56:496:18
2011.56:506:17
2111.46:506:17
2211.46:516:16
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2711.36:536:13
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2911.36:546:12
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Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.79 kWh/m² to a high of 7.41 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 5.18 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Jacona de Plancarte

In seasonPeak

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

Jacona de Plancarte'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 Jacona de Plancarte?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Jacona de Plancarte for sightseeing.

What to pack for Jacona de Plancarte in October

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

In October, Jacona de Plancarte sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Jacona de Plancarte 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 Jacona de Plancarte peaks around June 9 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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 highJun 9UV 14Dec 15UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Jacona de Plancarte 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 Jacona de Plancarte is worst in May — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (August, 16 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1031 µg/m³Aug 1316 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr31Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov20Moderate
Dec28Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Jacona de Plancarte?

Jacona de Plancarte sits at 20.0°N, 102.3°W, 1,599 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Zamora de Hidalgo, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Jacona de Plancarte

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jacona de Plancarte has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 194 m around an average of 1,595 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,225 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,387 m.

The land around Jacona de Plancarte is covered by artificial surfaces (30%) and cropland (29%) within 3 km, cropland (30%), shrubs (27%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and trees (39%) and cropland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
194 m
16 km
1,225 m
80 km
3,387 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Zamora de Hidalgo 4.0 km · Tangancícuaro de Arista 13 km · Purépero de Echáiz 32 km · Yurécuaro 43 km · Jiquilpan de Juárez 43 km · Paracho de Verduzco 44 km · Sahuayo de Morelos 44 km · Los Reyes de Salgado 45 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 Jacona de Plancarte (19.9563°, -102.3056°, elevation 1,599 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).