Perote weather in October

In October, Perote sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 134 mm of rain across 16.1 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 18°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% 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 Perote's 9th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Perote's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 18°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 10°; 6th coldest
Rainfall: 134 mm; 16.1 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 30 min; 6:28 AM – 6:00 PM
Cloud cover: 69%; 9th clearest
Wind: 7 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 4.68 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.0; out of 10

Perote is municipal seat of Perote, State of Veracruz, Mexico.

Founded: 1525

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 18°C through the month.

A typical October day in Perote reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 1°C cooler than September and about 1°C warmer than 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)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18
Avg low (°C)	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9

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

Perote weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 8th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	16° / 6°	24	6.5	11	5.8
Feb	18° / 7°	26	6.9	11.3	6.5
Mar	20° / 9°	53	12.6	11.9	6.2
Apr	21° / 11°	97	17.5	12.4	5.5
May	21° / 12°	113	20.2	12.9	5.0
Jun	20° / 12°	152	20.8	13.2	4.6
Jul	20° / 11°	100	16.1	13.1	5.2
Aug	20° / 11°	129	19.2	12.7	4.9
Sep	19° / 11°	194	22	12.1	4.2
Oct	18° / 10°	134	16.1	11.5	5.0
Nov	17° / 8°	55	10.2	11.1	5.6
Dec	17° / 7°	21	5.9	10.8	5.9

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% 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 68%. 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 (%)	19	19	19	20	21	22	22	24	24	26	26	27	29	30	31	33	35	36	38	39	39	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42
Cloudier (%)	81	81	81	80	79	78	78	76	76	74	74	73	71	70	69	67	65	64	62	61	61	58	58	58	58	58	58	58	58	58	58

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	19	81
2	19	81
3	19	81
4	20	80
5	21	79
6	22	78
7	22	78
8	24	76
9	24	76
10	26	74
11	26	74
12	27	73
13	29	71
14	30	70
15	31	69
16	33	67
17	35	65
18	36	64
19	38	62
20	39	61
21	39	61
22	42	58
23	42	58
24	42	58
25	42	58
26	42	58
27	42	58
28	42	58
29	42	58
30	42	58
31	42	58

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Perote gets around 134 mm of rain over 16.1 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 53% and peaks near 68% 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 (%)	68	68	67	66	65	63	62	61	60	59	58	56	55	54	52	51	49	48	47	46	46	45	45	45	44	44	44	44	44	44	43

	Rain chance (%)
1	68
2	68
3	67
4	66
5	65
6	63
7	62
8	61
9	60
10	59
11	58
12	56
13	55
14	54
15	52
16	51
17	49
18	48
19	47
20	46
21	46
22	45
23	45
24	45
25	44
26	44
27	44
28	44
29	44
30	44
31	43

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 87% 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 (%)	77	77	78	78	78	79	79	80	80	81	81	82	83	84	85	86	87	89	90	91	91	92	93	93	94	95	95	96	96	97	97
Comfortable (%)	23	23	22	22	22	21	21	20	20	19	19	18	17	16	15	14	13	11	10	9	9	8	7	7	6	5	5	4	4	3	3

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	77	23
2	77	23
3	78	22
4	78	22
5	78	22
6	79	21
7	79	21
8	80	20
9	80	20
10	81	19
11	81	19
12	82	18
13	83	17
14	84	16
15	85	15
16	86	14
17	87	13
18	89	11
19	90	10
20	91	9
21	91	9
22	92	8
23	93	7
24	93	7
25	94	6
26	95	5
27	95	5
28	96	4
29	96	4
30	97	3
31	97	3

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 7 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)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	7	calm
2	7	calm
3	7	calm
4	7	calm
5	7	calm
6	7	calm
7	7	calm
8	7	calm
9	7	calm
10	7	calm
11	7	calm
12	7	calm
13	7	calm
14	7	calm
15	7	calm
16	7	calm
17	7	calm
18	7	calm
19	7	calm
20	7	calm
21	7	calm
22	7	calm
23	7	calm
24	7	calm
25	7	calm
26	7	calm
27	7	calm
28	7	calm
29	7	calm
30	7	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 6:23 AM to 6:34 AM, and sunset from 6:13 PM to 5:51 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	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.5	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)	6:23	6:23	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:30	6:30	6:31	6:31	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:33	6:33	6:34
Sunset (PM)	6:13	6:12	6:11	6:10	6:09	6:08	6:07	6:07	6:06	6:05	6:04	6:03	6:03	6:02	6:01	6:00	6:00	5:59	5:58	5:58	5:57	5:56	5:56	5:55	5:54	5:54	5:53	5:53	5:52	5:52	5:51

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.8	6:23	6:13
2	11.8	6:23	6:12
3	11.8	6:24	6:11
4	11.8	6:24	6:10
5	11.7	6:24	6:09
6	11.7	6:25	6:08
7	11.7	6:25	6:07
8	11.7	6:25	6:07
9	11.7	6:25	6:06
10	11.7	6:26	6:05
11	11.6	6:26	6:04
12	11.6	6:26	6:03
13	11.6	6:27	6:03
14	11.6	6:27	6:02
15	11.6	6:27	6:01
16	11.5	6:28	6:00
17	11.5	6:28	6:00
18	11.5	6:28	5:59
19	11.5	6:29	5:58
20	11.5	6:29	5:58
21	11.5	6:29	5:57
22	11.4	6:30	5:56
23	11.4	6:30	5:56
24	11.4	6:31	5:55
25	11.4	6:31	5:54
26	11.4	6:32	5:54
27	11.4	6:32	5:53
28	11.3	6:32	5:53
29	11.3	6:33	5:52
30	11.3	6:33	5:52
31	11.3	6:34	5:51

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.12 kWh/m² to a high of 6.3 kWh/m² in May across the year — October's 4.68 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)	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.5	4.5	4.5
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	4.7	Bright
2	4.7	Bright
3	4.6	Bright
4	4.6	Bright
5	4.6	Bright
6	4.6	Bright
7	4.6	Bright
8	4.6	Bright
9	4.6	Bright
10	4.6	Bright
11	4.7	Bright
12	4.7	Bright
13	4.7	Bright
14	4.7	Bright
15	4.7	Bright
16	4.7	Bright
17	4.7	Bright
18	4.7	Bright
19	4.7	Bright
20	4.7	Bright
21	4.7	Bright
22	4.7	Bright
23	4.7	Bright
24	4.6	Bright
25	4.6	Bright
26	4.6	Bright
27	4.6	Bright
28	4.6	Bright
29	4.5	Bright
30	4.5	Bright
31	4.5	Bright

Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Perote

In seasonPeak

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

Perote's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

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Oct

Nov

Dec

Is October a good time to visit Perote?

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

5.0

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

1.8

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Perote for sightseeing.

What to pack for Perote in October

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

In October, Perote sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 10°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Perote 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 Perote peaks around April 12 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 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	11	13	15	9	14	13	14	13	11	9	8
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	9	Very high
Feb	11	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	9	Very high
Jun	14	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	14	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	8	Very high

Air quality in Perote 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 Perote is worst in May — around 69 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.9× the cleanest month (October, 38 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	53	54	56	63	69	48	41	38	39	38	49	59
Level	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	53	Poor
Feb	54	Poor
Mar	56	Unhealthy
Apr	63	Unhealthy
May	69	Unhealthy
Jun	48	Poor
Jul	41	Poor
Aug	38	Poor
Sep	39	Poor
Oct	38	Poor
Nov	49	Poor
Dec	59	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Perote?

Perote sits at 19.6°N, 97.2°W, 2,416 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Altotonga, 23 km away.

Topography around Perote

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Perote has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 355 m around an average of 2,442 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,643 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,558 m.

The land around Perote is covered by grassland (35%), artificial surfaces (22%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, grassland (29%), trees (28%) and cropland (28%) within 16 km, and trees (58%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km

355 m

grassland 35%

16 km

2,643 m

grassland 29%

80 km

5,558 m

trees 58%

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

October weather nearby: Altotonga 23 km · Xico 29 km · Teziutlan 31 km · Coatepec 32 km · Banderilla 32 km · Xalapa de Enríquez 34 km · Zaragoza 40 km · Tlapacoyan 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

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 Perote (19.5623°, -97.2424°, elevation 2,416 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	19	11
2	19	11
3	19	11
4	19	11
5	19	11
6	19	11
7	19	10
8	19	10
9	19	10
10	19	10
11	19	10
12	19	10
13	19	10
14	18	10
15	18	10
16	18	10
17	18	10
18	18	10
19	18	10
20	18	10
21	18	10
22	18	9
23	18	9
24	18	9
25	18	9
26	18	9
27	18	9
28	18	9
29	18	9
30	18	9
31	18	9

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	19	81
2	19	81
3	19	81
4	20	80
5	21	79
6	22	78
7	22	78
8	24	76
9	24	76
10	26	74
11	26	74
12	27	73
13	29	71
14	30	70
15	31	69
16	33	67
17	35	65
18	36	64
19	38	62
20	39	61
21	39	61
22	42	58
23	42	58
24	42	58
25	42	58
26	42	58
27	42	58
28	42	58
29	42	58
30	42	58
31	42	58

	Rain chance (%)
1	68
2	68
3	67
4	66
5	65
6	63
7	62
8	61
9	60
10	59
11	58
12	56
13	55
14	54
15	52
16	51
17	49
18	48
19	47
20	46
21	46
22	45
23	45
24	45
25	44
26	44
27	44
28	44
29	44
30	44
31	43

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	77	23
2	77	23
3	78	22
4	78	22
5	78	22
6	79	21
7	79	21
8	80	20
9	80	20
10	81	19
11	81	19
12	82	18
13	83	17
14	84	16
15	85	15
16	86	14
17	87	13
18	89	11
19	90	10
20	91	9
21	91	9
22	92	8
23	93	7
24	93	7
25	94	6
26	95	5
27	95	5
28	96	4
29	96	4
30	97	3
31	97	3

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	19	81
2	19	81
3	19	81
4	20	80
5	21	79
6	22	78
7	22	78
8	24	76
9	24	76
10	26	74
11	26	74
12	27	73
13	29	71
14	30	70
15	31	69
16	33	67
17	35	65
18	36	64
19	38	62
20	39	61
21	39	61
22	42	58
23	42	58
24	42	58
25	42	58
26	42	58
27	42	58
28	42	58
29	42	58
30	42	58
31	42	58

	Rain chance (%)
1	68
2	68
3	67
4	66
5	65
6	63
7	62
8	61
9	60
10	59
11	58
12	56
13	55
14	54
15	52
16	51
17	49
18	48
19	47
20	46
21	46
22	45
23	45
24	45
25	44
26	44
27	44
28	44
29	44
30	44
31	43

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	77	23
2	77	23
3	78	22
4	78	22
5	78	22
6	79	21
7	79	21
8	80	20
9	80	20
10	81	19
11	81	19
12	82	18
13	83	17
14	84	16
15	85	15
16	86	14
17	87	13
18	89	11
19	90	10
20	91	9
21	91	9
22	92	8
23	93	7
24	93	7
25	94	6
26	95	5
27	95	5
28	96	4
29	96	4
30	97	3
31	97	3

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	19	81
2	19	81
3	19	81
4	20	80
5	21	79
6	22	78
7	22	78
8	24	76
9	24	76
10	26	74
11	26	74
12	27	73
13	29	71
14	30	70
15	31	69
16	33	67
17	35	65
18	36	64
19	38	62
20	39	61
21	39	61
22	42	58
23	42	58
24	42	58
25	42	58
26	42	58
27	42	58
28	42	58
29	42	58
30	42	58
31	42	58

	Rain chance (%)
1	68
2	68
3	67
4	66
5	65
6	63
7	62
8	61
9	60
10	59
11	58
12	56
13	55
14	54
15	52
16	51
17	49
18	48
19	47
20	46
21	46
22	45
23	45
24	45
25	44
26	44
27	44
28	44
29	44
30	44
31	43

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	77	23
2	77	23
3	78	22
4	78	22
5	78	22
6	79	21
7	79	21
8	80	20
9	80	20
10	81	19
11	81	19
12	82	18
13	83	17
14	84	16
15	85	15
16	86	14
17	87	13
18	89	11
19	90	10
20	91	9
21	91	9
22	92	8
23	93	7
24	93	7
25	94	6
26	95	5
27	95	5
28	96	4
29	96	4
30	97	3
31	97	3