San Felipe weather in October

In October, San Felipe sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 54 mm of rain across 7.7 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% 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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is San Felipe's 8th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see San Felipe's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
8th warmest
Overnight low
10°
7th coldest
Rainfall
54 mm
7.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:45 AM – 6:15 PM
Cloud cover
52%
8th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.31 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.1
out of 10

San Felipe is municipal seat of San Felipe, State of Guanajuato, Mexico.

Founded
1562

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 22°C through the month.

A typical October day in San Felipe reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and about 1°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12211
22211
32211
42211
52211
62211
72211
82211
92211
102211
112211
122210
132210
142210
152210
162210
172210
182210
192210
202210
212210
22229
23229
24229
25229
26229
27229
28229
29229
30229
31228

San Felipe weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan20° / 193.410.87.4
Feb22° / 162.811.38.1
Mar24° / 193.511.88.4
Apr26° / 10°234.112.57.7
May27° / 12°599136.9
Jun25° / 13°11612.413.36.4
Jul24° / 13°13414.213.26.4
Aug24° / 13°11212.112.76.6
Sep23° / 12°12514.212.16.0
Oct22° / 10°547.711.57.1
Nov21° / 213.9117.8
Dec20° / 101.810.77.8

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24357
34456
44555
54555
64555
74555
84654
94654
104753
114753
124852
134951
145050
155149
165149
175347
185347
195545
205644
215743
225941
236040
246139
256238
266337
276337
286436
296535
306634
316634

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

San Felipe gets around 54 mm of rain over 7.7 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 26% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
135
235
334
433
533
632
731
831
931
1030
1130
1229
1329
1428
1528
1627
1726
1825
1924
2023
2122
2221
2320
2420
2519
2619
2718
2818
2917
3017
3116

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 88% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
17624
27723
37921
48020
58119
68218
78218
88317
98416
108515
118515
128614
138713
148713
158812
168911
179010
18919
19919
20928
21937
22946
23946
24955
25955
26955
27964
28964
29964
30973
31973

Wind in October

Winds average 9 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

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 6:40 AM to 6:52 AM, and sunset from 6:28 PM to 6:05 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:406:28
211.86:406:27
311.86:406:26
411.76:416:25
511.76:416:24
611.76:416:23
711.76:426:22
811.76:426:22
911.66:426:21
1011.66:436:20
1111.66:436:19
1211.66:436:18
1311.66:446:17
1411.56:446:16
1511.56:456:16
1611.56:456:15
1711.56:456:14
1811.56:466:13
1911.46:466:12
2011.46:476:12
2111.46:476:11
2211.46:486:10
2311.46:486:10
2411.36:496:09
2511.36:496:08
2611.36:496:08
2711.36:506:07
2811.36:506:06
2911.26:516:06
3011.26:526:05
3111.26:526:05

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.31 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.75 kWh/m² to a high of 7.51 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 5.31 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.3Bright
85.3Bright
95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
125.3Bright
135.3Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
175.3Bright
185.3Bright
195.3Bright
205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.3Bright
245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for San Felipe

In seasonPeak

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

San Felipe's rainy season runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is October a good time to visit San Felipe?

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

7.1
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

October is one of the better times to visit San Felipe for general sightseeing.

What to pack for San Felipe in October

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

In October, San Felipe sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in San Felipe 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 San Felipe peaks around June 10 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 10UV 14Dec 16UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high
Location & terrain

Where is San Felipe?

San Felipe sits at 21.5°N, 101.2°W, 2,089 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Dolores Hidalgo, 46 km away.

Topography around San Felipe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around San Felipe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 77 m around an average of 2,092 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 972 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,421 m.

The land around San Felipe is covered by cropland (33%), shrubs (28%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, shrubs (44%), cropland (23%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and shrubs (54%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
77 m
16 km
972 m
80 km
1,421 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Dolores Hidalgo 46 km · Guanajuato 51 km · Marfil 54 km · Medina 56 km · León de los Aldama 63 km · Silao de la Victoria 63 km · La Ermita 65 km · Centro Familiar la Soledad 67 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 San Felipe (21.4788°, -101.2158°, elevation 2,089 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).