Las Margaritas weather in October

In October, Las Margaritas sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 144 mm of rain across 16.9 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 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in October, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Las Margaritas's 8th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Las Margaritas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
8th warmest
Overnight low
15°
7th coldest
Rainfall
144 mm
16.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:04 AM – 5:42 PM
Cloud cover
71%
8th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.77 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Las Margaritas is municipal seat of Las Margaritas, State of Chiapas, Mexico.

Founded
1800

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 24°C through the month.

A typical October day in Las Margaritas reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 1°C cooler than September and about 1°C warmer than November.

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Las Margaritas 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan22° / 12°164.411.17.9
Feb24° / 12°123.511.58.4
Mar26° / 13°215.611.97.9
Apr27° / 14°5210.212.46.7
May26° / 16°14518.212.85.3
Jun25° / 16°24623.7134.5
Jul25° / 16°981712.95.6
Aug25° / 16°15820.412.55.1
Sep25° / 16°23122.912.14.6
Oct24° / 15°14416.911.65.7
Nov23° / 13°417.411.27.3
Dec22° / 12°174.2117.9

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11882
21981
32179
42179
52179
62377
72377
82377
92476
102476
112575
122773
132773
142872
152872
163070
173070
183169
193268
203466
213466
223664
233664
243763
253961
264060
274159
284258
294258
304357
314456

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Las Margaritas gets around 144 mm of rain over 16.9 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 55% and peaks near 74% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
174
273
372
470
568
667
766
864
963
1062
1161
1260
1359
1458
1557
1655
1754
1853
1952
2051
2149
2248
2347
2445
2544
2643
2742
2841
2940
3039
3138

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 48% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
122870
222969
323068
433166
533265
633364
733562
843660
943759
1043858
1143957
1254154
1354253
1454451
1564549
1664647
1774746
1884844
1984843
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22114939
23125038
24135037
25145135
26145234
27155233
28165331
29165430
30175528
31175627

Wind in October

Winds average 7 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
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66calm
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127calm
137calm
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318calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 24 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 6:01 AM to 6:09 AM, and sunset from 5:53 PM to 5:34 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:015:53
211.86:015:52
311.86:025:51
411.86:025:50
511.86:025:49
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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 4.77 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.57 kWh/m² to a high of 6.71 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 4.77 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
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34.7Bright
44.7Bright
54.7Bright
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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Las Margaritas

In seasonPeak

In October, Las Margaritas sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Las Margaritas's monsoon runs May–June, 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 Las Margaritas?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Las Margaritas for sightseeing.

What to pack for Las Margaritas in October

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

In October, Las Margaritas sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 15°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Las Margaritas in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Las Margaritas peaks around April 12 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highApr 12UV 14Dec 16UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Las Margaritas 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 Las Margaritas is worst in April — around 57 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.1× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateGoodApr 1955 µg/m³Dec 189 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb16Moderate
Mar33Moderate
Apr57Unhealthy
May45Poor
Jun19Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Las Margaritas?

Las Margaritas sits at 16.3°N, 92.0°W, 1,513 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Comitán, 18 km away.

Topography around Las Margaritas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Las Margaritas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 182 m around an average of 1,543 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 906 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,128 m.

The land around Las Margaritas is covered by trees (41%) and grassland (34%) within 3 km, trees (46%) and grassland (38%) within 16 km, and trees (69%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
182 m
16 km
906 m
80 km
3,128 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Comitán 18 km · Las Rosas 42 km · Teopisca 58 km · Venustiano Carranza 62 km · Ocosingo 67 km · Comalapa 75 km · Jacaltenango 77 km · San Cristóbal de las Casas 84 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 Las Margaritas (16.3128°, -91.9822°, elevation 1,513 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).