Jiquilpan de Juárez weather in October

In October, Jiquilpan de Juárez sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 67 mm of rain across 12.3 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% 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 Jiquilpan de Juárez's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jiquilpan de Juárez's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
7th warmest
Overnight low
14°
7th coldest
Rainfall
67 mm
12.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:50 AM – 6:22 PM
Cloud cover
56%
8th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Jiquilpan de Juárez is municipal seat of Jiquilpan, State of Michoacán, Mexico.

Density
2,203/km²
people per km²
Founded
1450

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 27°C through the month.

A typical October day in Jiquilpan de Juárez reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

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Jiquilpan de Juárez weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 212.910.98.5
Feb26° / 10°142.111.38.3
Mar28° / 12°142.111.97.6
Apr30° / 13°72.212.46.0
May31° / 15°419.312.94.9
Jun28° / 17°14721.613.24.1
Jul27° / 16°16226.413.14.1
Aug27° / 16°15725.812.74.1
Sep26° / 16°15122.512.14.6
Oct27° / 14°6712.311.56.3
Nov26° / 11°213.811.18.0
Dec24° / 102.110.88.5

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 19% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23466
33664
43664
53763
63961
74060
84060
94258
104456
114555
124654
134753
144852
154951
165050
175248
185347
195545
205743
215941
226040
236238
246337
256436
266535
276733
286733
296832
306931
316931

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Jiquilpan de Juárez gets around 67 mm of rain over 12.3 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 58% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
158
257
356
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554
653
752
851
950
1049
1148
1247
1346
1445
1543
1642
1740
1839
1937
2035
2133
2232
2330
2429
2527
2626
2725
2824
2922
3021
3120

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 45% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1214534
2224632
3234631
4234730
5234829
6244828
7244927
8254926
9255025
10265024
11275023
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19414514
20434413
21454412
22464311
2348429
2450429
2551418
2652417
2754406
2854406
2955405
3057394
3157394

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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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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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 6:45 AM to 6:56 AM, and sunset from 6:34 PM to 6:13 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:456:34
211.86:466:34
311.86:466:33
411.86:466:32
511.76:466:31
611.76:476:30
711.76:476:29
811.76:476:28
911.76:486:27
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1311.66:496:24
1411.66:496:23
1511.66:506:23
1611.56:506:22
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1811.56:516:20
1911.56:516:20
2011.56:516:19
2111.46:526:18
2211.46:526:18
2311.46:536:17
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2611.46:546:15
2711.36:546:15
2811.36:556:14
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3011.36:566:13
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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 4.76 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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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Jiquilpan de Juárez

In seasonPeak

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

Jiquilpan de Juárez's rainy season runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
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Is October a good time to visit Jiquilpan de Juárez?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Jiquilpan de Juárez in October

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

In October, Jiquilpan de Juárez sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Jiquilpan de Juárez 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 Jiquilpan de Juárez peaks around May 15 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 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 highMay 15UV 13Dec 16UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Jiquilpan de Juárez 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 Jiquilpan de Juárez is worst in May — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (July, 15 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1032 µg/m³Jul 2015 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan22Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr31Moderate
May32Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov20Moderate
Dec25Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Jiquilpan de Juárez?

Jiquilpan de Juárez sits at 20.0°N, 102.7°W, 1,598 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Sahuayo de Morelos, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Jiquilpan de Juárez

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jiquilpan de Juárez has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 344 m around an average of 1,617 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,046 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,472 m.

The land around Jiquilpan de Juárez is covered by grassland (25%), cropland (22%) and shrubs (21%) within 3 km, trees (24%), grassland (24%) and cropland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (41%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
344 m
16 km
1,046 m
80 km
3,472 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Sahuayo de Morelos 7.0 km · Jamay 34 km · La Barca 38 km · Ocotlán 40 km · Jacona de Plancarte 43 km · Zamora de Hidalgo 45 km · Los Reyes de Salgado 52 km · Tangancícuaro de Arista 55 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 Jiquilpan de Juárez (19.9917°, -102.7184°, elevation 1,598 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).