Progreso weather in October

In October, Progreso sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 80 mm of rain across 13.4 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in October, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of October to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Progreso's 9th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Progreso's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
7th warmest
Overnight low
24°
7th coldest
Rainfall
80 mm
13.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
5:59 AM – 5:29 PM
Cloud cover
55%
9th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Progreso is city in Yucatan, Mexico.

Founded
1856

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 30°C through the month.

A typical October day in Progreso reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 1°C cooler than September and about 2°C warmer than November.

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How October really feels in Progreso

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 29 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
29
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in October is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Progreso weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 20°214.610.87.7
Feb28° / 21°163.511.37.5
Mar29° / 22°122.411.86.6
Apr31° / 23°163.712.55.3
May32° / 25°346.5134.5
Jun32° / 25°10214.713.33.6
Jul32° / 25°6614.213.23.7
Aug32° / 25°8115.412.73.7
Sep31° / 25°11818.712.13.5
Oct30° / 24°8013.411.54.8
Nov28° / 22°306.1116.9
Dec27° / 21°213.610.77.7

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 43%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Progreso gets around 80 mm of rain over 13.4 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 44% and peaks near 61% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the oppressive band about 44% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 96% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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Wind in October

Winds average 13 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in October

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Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of October to 11 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 36 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:53 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 5:42 PM to 5:19 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.85:535:42
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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 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.02 kWh/m² to a high of 6.97 kWh/m² in May across the year — October's 5 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Progreso

In seasonPeak

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

Progreso sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

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

Atlantic hurricane
Rainy season
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Apr
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Is October a good time to visit Progreso?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
6.4
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Progreso in October

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

In October, Progreso sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Progreso in October

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in October — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in September at about 28°C and coldest in January near 24°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

22°24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan24Refreshing
Feb24Warm
Mar25Warm
Apr26Warm
May26Warm
Jun27Warm
Jul27Warm
Aug28Warm
Sep28Tropical
Oct28Warm
Nov26Warm
Dec25Warm

UV index in Progreso 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 Progreso peaks around June 16 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 6 (high).

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

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan7High
Feb9Very high
Mar11Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov7High
Dec6High

Air quality in Progreso 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 Progreso is worst in June — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.4× the cleanest month (November, 8 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 2025 µg/m³Nov 228 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb9Good
Mar11Good
Apr21Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov8Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Progreso?

Progreso sits at 21.3°N, 89.7°W, 1 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Merida, 35 km away.

Topography around Progreso

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Progreso has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 10 m around an average of 1 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 15 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m.

The land around Progreso is covered by water (50%) and mangroves (28%) within 3 km, water (56%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and trees (50%) and water (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
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October weather nearby: Merida 35 km · Hunucmá 37 km · Kanasín 40 km · Motul 44 km · Umán 45 km · Izamal 77 km · Ticul 99 km · Oxkutzkab 111 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 Progreso (21.2822°, -89.6629°, elevation 1 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).