San Miguel de Allende weather in October

In October, San Miguel de Allende sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 37 mm of rain across 6.4 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 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% 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 Miguel de Allende's 8th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see San Miguel de Allende's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
8th warmest
Overnight low
12°
6th coldest
Rainfall
37 mm
6.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:43 AM – 6:13 PM
Cloud cover
51%
8th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.24 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.5
out of 10

San Miguel de Allende is municipal seat of Allende, State of Guanajuato, Mexico.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 12 µg/m³ · 2018
Founded
1542

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 San Miguel de Allende 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 21°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and about 1°C warmer than November.

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San Miguel de Allende 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
Jan22° / 122.310.98.3
Feb25° / 13211.38.6
Mar27° / 10°122.211.98.0
Apr29° / 13°153.712.56.3
May30° / 14°447.6135.5
Jun28° / 15°10312.113.25.6
Jul26° / 15°11214.813.15.9
Aug26° / 15°10112.612.76.2
Sep25° / 14°10012.212.16.3
Oct25° / 12°376.411.57.5
Nov24° / 10°122.3118.6
Dec23° / 4110.88.6

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% 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 45%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24555
34555
44654
54654
64753
74852
84852
94951
105050
115050
125149
135248
145248
155347
165446
175446
185644
195644
205842
215941
226139
236139
246238
256337
266436
276535
286535
296634
306733
316832

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

San Miguel de Allende gets around 37 mm of rain over 6.4 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 21% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
128
228
327
427
527
627
726
826
926
1025
1125
1224
1323
1422
1521
1621
1720
1819
1918
2017
2117
2216
2316
2415
2515
2615
2714
2814
2913
3013
3113

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 76% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
161363
262353
363343
464333
565323
666313
767303
868293
969283
1070273
1171263
1272253
1374242
1475232
1576222
1677212
1778202
1879192
1980182
2082171
2182171
2283161
2384151
2484151
2585141
2685141
2787130
2888120
2989110
3089110
3190100

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 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
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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 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 6:38 AM to 6:49 AM, and sunset from 6:26 PM to 6:04 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:386:26
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411.76:396:23
511.76:396:23
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1411.56:426:15
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1911.56:446:11
2011.46:446:10
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2211.46:456:09
2311.46:466:08
2411.46:466:08
2511.36:476:07
2611.36:476:06
2711.36:476:06
2811.36:486:05
2911.36:486:05
3011.36:496:04
3111.26:496:04

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.24 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.75 kWh/m² to a high of 7.44 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 5.24 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for San Miguel de Allende

In seasonPeak

None of San Miguel de Allende'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 Miguel de Allende'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 Miguel de Allende?

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

7.5
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is one of the better times to visit San Miguel de Allende for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for San Miguel de Allende in October

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

In October, San Miguel de Allende sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in San Miguel de Allende 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 Miguel de Allende peaks around June 13 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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 15UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high
Location & terrain

Where is San Miguel de Allende?

San Miguel de Allende sits at 20.9°N, 100.7°W, 1,917 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Comonfort, 22 km away.

Topography around San Miguel de Allende

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around San Miguel de Allende has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 296 m around an average of 1,958 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 997 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,147 m.

The land around San Miguel de Allende is covered by artificial surfaces (42%) and shrubs (35%) within 3 km, shrubs (54%) and cropland (21%) within 16 km, and shrubs (47%) and cropland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
296 m
16 km
997 m
80 km
2,147 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Comonfort 22 km · Dolores Hidalgo 33 km · Santa Rosa Jáuregui 36 km · San José Iturbide 38 km · Juventino Rosas 40 km · Apaseo el Grande 42 km · Celaya 44 km · San Luis de la Paz 49 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 Miguel de Allende (20.9153°, -100.7439°, elevation 1,917 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).