Purépero de Echáiz weather in October

In October, Purépero de Echáiz sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 80 mm of rain across 10.9 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% 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 Purépero de Echáiz's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Purépero de Echáiz's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
8th warmest
Overnight low
12°
7th coldest
Rainfall
80 mm
10.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:47 AM – 6:19 PM
Cloud cover
58%
8th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Purépero de Echáiz is municipal seat of Purépero, State of Michoacán, Mexico.

Founded
1530

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 25°C through the month.

A typical October day in Purépero de Echáiz reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

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Purépero de Echáiz 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
Jan23° / 203.110.98.2
Feb25° / 162.811.38.4
Mar27° / 10°162.311.98.0
Apr29° / 12°102.612.46.5
May30° / 14°437.412.95.6
Jun27° / 15°16819.113.24.8
Jul25° / 14°24425.713.14.4
Aug25° / 14°21124.112.74.5
Sep25° / 14°19421.412.14.9
Oct25° / 12°8010.911.56.7
Nov24° / 254.711.18.2
Dec23° / 91.910.88.5

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% 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 53%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23367
33367
43466
53664
63763
73862
83961
94060
104060
114159
124258
134258
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205149
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225446
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255842
265941
276040
286139
296238
306337
316436

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Purépero de Echáiz gets around 80 mm of rain over 10.9 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 37% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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2131
2229
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2525
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2724
2823
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3021
3121

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 54% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
134606
235605
336595
436595
537594
638584
739583
840573
940573
1041563
1143543
1244533
1346513
1448502
1550482
1652462
1754442
1856422
1958402
2060382
2163361
2264351
2366331
2467321
2568311
2670291
2772280
2873270
2975250
3076240
3178220

Wind in October

Winds average 6 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 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 6:42 AM to 6:53 AM, and sunset from 6:32 PM to 6:10 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:426:32
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2011.56:486:16
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2711.36:516:12
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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 5.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.8 kWh/m² to a high of 7.38 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 5.16 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Purépero de Echáiz

In seasonPeak

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

Purépero de Echáiz's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
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Feb
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Apr
May
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Oct
Nov
Dec

Is October a good time to visit Purépero de Echáiz?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Purépero de Echáiz for sightseeing.

What to pack for Purépero de Echáiz in October

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

In October, Purépero de Echáiz sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Purépero de Echáiz 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 Purépero de Echáiz peaks around June 13 at about 14 (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 highJun 13UV 14Dec 16UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Purépero de Echáiz 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 Purépero de Echáiz is worst in May — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (August, 16 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1031 µg/m³Aug 1316 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr31Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov20Moderate
Dec28Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Purépero de Echáiz?

Purépero de Echáiz sits at 19.9°N, 102.0°W, 2,022 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Tangancícuaro de Arista, 21 km away.

Topography around Purépero de Echáiz

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Purépero de Echáiz has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 698 m around an average of 2,084 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,423 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,357 m.

The land around Purépero de Echáiz is covered by grassland (32%) and cropland (26%) within 3 km, trees (33%) and grassland (29%) within 16 km, and trees (40%) and cropland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
698 m
16 km
1,423 m
80 km
3,357 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Tangancícuaro de Arista 21 km · Zacapu 25 km · Paracho de Verduzco 30 km · Zamora de Hidalgo 30 km · Jacona de Plancarte 32 km · La Piedad de Cabadas 48 km · Puruándiro 55 km · Uruapan 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 Purépero de Echáiz (19.9103°, -102.0069°, elevation 2,022 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).