Puebla in Fall

In fall (September, October and November), Puebla sees average daytime highs around 23°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 275 mm of rain over about 36 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Across fall, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 23°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time across fall, and the air most often feels dry.

Fall is Puebla's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Puebla's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
23°C
3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
12°C
Rainfall
275 mm
36 wet days
Avg wind
8 km/h
Travel score
6.7
3rd-best season
Months
Sep · Oct · Nov

Temperature in Puebla in Fall

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across fall, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 23°C.

A typical fall day in Puebla reaches about 23°C and drops to 12°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is October, the coolest November.

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Puebla weather by month

How the three fall months (September, October and November) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan22° / 91.4118.6
Feb24° / 10°81.611.48.9
Mar26° / 11°173.811.98.3
Apr27° / 13°367.912.47.1
May26° / 14°8916.112.95.9
Jun24° / 14°17420.213.15.2
Jul24° / 14°13918.3135.5
Aug24° / 14°15320.212.65.3
Sep23° / 14°1842112.15.0
Oct24° / 13°7311.711.66.7
Nov24° / 10°183.511.18.4
Dec23° / 51.110.98.8

Cloud cover in Fall

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time across fall.

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Chance of precipitation in Fall

Any precipitation

Puebla gets around 275 mm of rain over 36 wet days across fall. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Fall

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Fall

Winds average 8 km/h across fall.

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Sunrise & sunset in Fall

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min in early September to 10 h 54 min by late November. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Fall

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across fall, about 5.4 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in fall

Hazard calendar for Puebla

In seasonPeak

In fall, Puebla overlaps its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Puebla's monsoon runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is fall a good time to visit Puebla?

Our two travel scores rate fall for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

6.7
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

fall is a reasonable time to visit Puebla for sightseeing.

What to pack for Puebla in Fall

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

In fall, Puebla sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 12°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 36 days see rain.

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UV index in Puebla in Fall

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across fall averages 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 Puebla peaks around April 11 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highApr 11UV 15Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Puebla in Fall

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where fall falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Puebla is worst in November — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Puebla's WHO annual average of 16 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateNov 2220 µg/m³Mar 2113 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar13Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov20Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Puebla?

Puebla sits at 19.0°N, 98.2°W, 2,166 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Santiago Momoxpan, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Puebla

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Puebla has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 155 m around an average of 2,150 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 560 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,438 m.

The land around Puebla is covered by artificial surfaces (91%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (42%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (32%), trees (25%) and shrubs (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
155 m
16 km
560 m
80 km
4,438 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
Fall weather nearby: Santiago Momoxpan 7.0 km · Sanctorum 8.0 km · San Bernardino Tlaxcalancingo 8.0 km · Cuautlancingo 8.0 km · Villa Vicente Guerrero 9.0 km · San Andrés Cholula 9.0 km · Casa Blanca 9.0 km · Cholula 10 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 Puebla (19.0478°, -98.2072°, elevation 2,166 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.