San Francisco Acuautla weather in October

In October, San Francisco Acuautla sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 135 mm of rain across 16 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 19°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% 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 San Francisco Acuautla's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see San Francisco Acuautla's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
8th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Rainfall
135 mm
16 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:34 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover
66%
8th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.2 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

San Francisco Acuautla is town in Ixtapaluca Municipality, State of México, Mexico.

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 19°C through the month.

A typical October day in San Francisco Acuautla reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

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San Francisco Acuautla 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
Jan17° / 285.3116.5
Feb19° / 285.911.37.0
Mar20° / 539.811.96.7
Apr21° / 9713.912.46.0
May21° / 16619.112.95.2
Jun20° / 27423.313.14.2
Jul19° / 27626.7133.7
Aug19° / 28626.812.73.7
Sep19° / 27424.712.13.8
Oct19° / 1351611.65.2
Nov18° / 498.211.16.4
Dec18° / 193.910.96.8

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12179
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

San Francisco Acuautla gets around 135 mm of rain over 16 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 52% and peaks near 69% 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 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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Wind in October

Winds average 5 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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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 6:30 AM to 6:40 AM, and sunset from 6:19 PM to 5:58 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:306:19
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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 5.2 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.02 kWh/m² to a high of 6.88 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 5.2 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for San Francisco Acuautla

In seasonPeak

In October, San Francisco Acuautla sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

San Francisco Acuautla's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
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Is October a good time to visit San Francisco Acuautla?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
2.2
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit San Francisco Acuautla for sightseeing.

What to pack for San Francisco Acuautla in October

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

In October, San Francisco Acuautla sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 7°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer and sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

rain geara warm layersun protection

UV index in San Francisco Acuautla 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 Francisco Acuautla peaks around April 10 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 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 10UV 15Dec 14UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in San Francisco Acuautla 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 San Francisco Acuautla is worst in December — around 179 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0306090120150180210JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyVery unhealthyDec 11178 µg/m³Apr 14115 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan149Unhealthy
Feb141Unhealthy
Mar126Unhealthy
Apr113Unhealthy
May134Unhealthy
Jun126Unhealthy
Jul135Unhealthy
Aug127Unhealthy
Sep136Unhealthy
Oct137Unhealthy
Nov174Very unhealthy
Dec179Very unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is San Francisco Acuautla?

San Francisco Acuautla sits at 19.3°N, 98.9°W, 2,288 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Ixtapaluca, 4.0 km away.

Topography around San Francisco Acuautla

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around San Francisco Acuautla has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 201 m around an average of 2,320 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,841 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,460 m.

The land around San Francisco Acuautla is covered by cropland (32%), grassland (28%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (32%), trees (25%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (31%) and cropland (30%) within 80 km.

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201 m
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80 km
4,460 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
October weather nearby: Ixtapaluca 4.0 km · San Buenaventura 5.0 km · San Jerónimo Cuatro Vientos 6.0 km · San Martín Cuautlalpan 8.0 km · Chicoloapan 9.0 km · San Isidro 9.0 km · Magdalena Atlicpac 10 km · Chalco 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 San Francisco Acuautla (19.3456°, -98.8603°, elevation 2,288 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).