Santa María Totoltepec weather in October

In October, Santa María Totoltepec sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 99 mm of rain across 14.4 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 19% 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 Santa María Totoltepec's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santa María Totoltepec's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 19°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 7°; 7th coldest
Rainfall: 99 mm; 14.4 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 36 min; 6:37 AM – 6:10 PM
Cloud cover: 66%; 8th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 5.12 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.4; out of 10

Santa María Totoltepec is town in Toluca municipality, State of Mexico, Mexico.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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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 Santa María Totoltepec 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 21°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

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Avg high (°C)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19
Avg low (°C)	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	19	9
2	19	8
3	19	8
4	19	8
5	19	8
6	19	8
7	19	8
8	19	8
9	19	8
10	19	8
11	19	8
12	19	8
13	19	8
14	19	8
15	19	8
16	19	7
17	19	7
18	19	7
19	19	7
20	19	7
21	19	7
22	19	7
23	19	7
24	19	7
25	19	7
26	19	7
27	19	6
28	19	6
29	19	6
30	19	6
31	19	6

Santa María Totoltepec 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	17° / 3°	24	4.9	11	6.6
Feb	19° / 4°	24	5.6	11.3	7.1
Mar	21° / 5°	32	7.6	11.9	7.1
Apr	22° / 7°	60	11.1	12.4	6.6
May	22° / 8°	129	17	12.9	5.6
Jun	21° / 9°	232	21.1	13.1	4.5
Jul	19° / 9°	301	27.8	13	3.6
Aug	19° / 9°	282	26.7	12.7	3.7
Sep	19° / 9°	226	23.4	12.1	4.0
Oct	19° / 7°	99	14.4	11.6	5.4
Nov	18° / 5°	34	6.5	11.1	6.7
Dec	18° / 3°	14	3.5	10.9	7.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	21	21	22	22	23	23	24	25	26	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	34	36	36	39	40	43	43	45	47	48	50	50	52	54	54
Cloudier (%)	79	79	78	78	77	77	76	75	74	74	73	72	71	70	69	68	66	64	64	61	60	57	57	55	53	52	50	50	48	46	46

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	21	79
2	21	79
3	22	78
4	22	78
5	23	77
6	23	77
7	24	76
8	25	75
9	26	74
10	26	74
11	27	73
12	28	72
13	29	71
14	30	70
15	31	69
16	32	68
17	34	66
18	36	64
19	36	64
20	39	61
21	40	60
22	43	57
23	43	57
24	45	55
25	47	53
26	48	52
27	50	50
28	50	50
29	52	48
30	54	46
31	54	46

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Santa María Totoltepec gets around 99 mm of rain over 14.4 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 47% and peaks near 62% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	62	61	61	60	59	58	57	56	56	55	54	53	52	51	49	48	46	45	43	42	40	39	39	38	37	37	36	35	34	33	32

	Rain chance (%)
1	62
2	61
3	61
4	60
5	59
6	58
7	57
8	56
9	56
10	55
11	54
12	53
13	52
14	51
15	49
16	48
17	46
18	45
19	43
20	42
21	40
22	39
23	39
24	38
25	37
26	37
27	36
28	35
29	34
30	33
31	32

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	6	calm
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30	6	calm
31	6	calm

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 6:33 AM to 6:43 AM, and sunset from 6:22 PM to 6:01 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3
Sunrise (AM)	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:40	6:40	6:41	6:41	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:43
Sunset (PM)	6:22	6:21	6:20	6:20	6:19	6:18	6:17	6:16	6:15	6:15	6:14	6:13	6:12	6:11	6:11	6:10	6:09	6:09	6:08	6:07	6:07	6:06	6:05	6:05	6:04	6:03	6:03	6:02	6:02	6:01	6:01

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.8	6:33	6:22
2	11.8	6:33	6:21
3	11.8	6:33	6:20
4	11.8	6:33	6:20
5	11.8	6:34	6:19
6	11.7	6:34	6:18
7	11.7	6:34	6:17
8	11.7	6:34	6:16
9	11.7	6:35	6:15
10	11.7	6:35	6:15
11	11.6	6:35	6:14
12	11.6	6:36	6:13
13	11.6	6:36	6:12
14	11.6	6:36	6:11
15	11.6	6:37	6:11
16	11.6	6:37	6:10
17	11.5	6:37	6:09
18	11.5	6:38	6:09
19	11.5	6:38	6:08
20	11.5	6:38	6:07
21	11.5	6:39	6:07
22	11.4	6:39	6:06
23	11.4	6:39	6:05
24	11.4	6:40	6:05
25	11.4	6:40	6:04
26	11.4	6:41	6:03
27	11.4	6:41	6:03
28	11.3	6:42	6:02
29	11.3	6:42	6:02
30	11.3	6:42	6:01
31	11.3	6:43	6:01

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.12 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.95 kWh/m² to a high of 7.09 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 5.12 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1
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	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.0	Bright
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3	5.0	Bright
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5	5.0	Bright
6	5.0	Bright
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28	5.1	Bright
29	5.1	Bright
30	5.1	Bright
31	5.1	Bright

Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Santa María Totoltepec

In seasonPeak

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

Santa María Totoltepec's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon

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Is October a good time to visit Santa María Totoltepec?

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

5.4

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

2.2

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Santa María Totoltepec for sightseeing.

What to pack for Santa María Totoltepec in October

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

In October, Santa María Totoltepec sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 7°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

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UV index in Santa María Totoltepec 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 Santa María Totoltepec peaks around March 23 at about 14 (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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	10	12	15	14	12	15	12	13	11	11	9	8
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	10	Very high
Feb	12	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	15	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	8	Very high

Air quality in Santa María Totoltepec 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 Santa María Totoltepec is worst in December — around 79 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	67	62	55	52	57	59	69	65	70	66	77	79
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	67	Unhealthy
Feb	62	Unhealthy
Mar	55	Poor
Apr	52	Poor
May	57	Unhealthy
Jun	59	Unhealthy
Jul	69	Unhealthy
Aug	65	Unhealthy
Sep	70	Unhealthy
Oct	66	Unhealthy
Nov	77	Unhealthy
Dec	79	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Santa María Totoltepec?

Santa María Totoltepec sits at 19.3°N, 99.6°W, 2,601 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is San Pedro Totoltepec, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Santa María Totoltepec

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santa María Totoltepec has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 48 m around an average of 2,598 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 580 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,710 m.

The land around Santa María Totoltepec is covered by artificial surfaces (70%) and cropland (24%) within 3 km, cropland (43%) and artificial surfaces (33%) within 16 km, and trees (43%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km

48 m

artificial surfaces 70%

16 km

580 m

cropland 43%

80 km

3,710 m

trees 43%

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← September Santa María Totoltepec year-round climate November →Best places to visit in October

October weather nearby: San Pedro Totoltepec 2.0 km · San Jerónimo 3.0 km · San Mateo Otzacatipan 3.0 km · San José Guadalupe Otzacatipan 4.0 km · San Salvador Tizatlalli 5.0 km · San Francisco Cuaxusco 5.0 km · Metepec 5.0 km · San Andrés Cuexcontitlán 7.0 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

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 Santa María Totoltepec (19.3065°, -99.5928°, elevation 2,601 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	19	9
2	19	8
3	19	8
4	19	8
5	19	8
6	19	8
7	19	8
8	19	8
9	19	8
10	19	8
11	19	8
12	19	8
13	19	8
14	19	8
15	19	8
16	19	7
17	19	7
18	19	7
19	19	7
20	19	7
21	19	7
22	19	7
23	19	7
24	19	7
25	19	7
26	19	7
27	19	6
28	19	6
29	19	6
30	19	6
31	19	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	21	79
2	21	79
3	22	78
4	22	78
5	23	77
6	23	77
7	24	76
8	25	75
9	26	74
10	26	74
11	27	73
12	28	72
13	29	71
14	30	70
15	31	69
16	32	68
17	34	66
18	36	64
19	36	64
20	39	61
21	40	60
22	43	57
23	43	57
24	45	55
25	47	53
26	48	52
27	50	50
28	50	50
29	52	48
30	54	46
31	54	46

	Rain chance (%)
1	62
2	61
3	61
4	60
5	59
6	58
7	57
8	56
9	56
10	55
11	54
12	53
13	52
14	51
15	49
16	48
17	46
18	45
19	43
20	42
21	40
22	39
23	39
24	38
25	37
26	37
27	36
28	35
29	34
30	33
31	32

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	19	9
2	19	8
3	19	8
4	19	8
5	19	8
6	19	8
7	19	8
8	19	8
9	19	8
10	19	8
11	19	8
12	19	8
13	19	8
14	19	8
15	19	8
16	19	7
17	19	7
18	19	7
19	19	7
20	19	7
21	19	7
22	19	7
23	19	7
24	19	7
25	19	7
26	19	7
27	19	6
28	19	6
29	19	6
30	19	6
31	19	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	21	79
2	21	79
3	22	78
4	22	78
5	23	77
6	23	77
7	24	76
8	25	75
9	26	74
10	26	74
11	27	73
12	28	72
13	29	71
14	30	70
15	31	69
16	32	68
17	34	66
18	36	64
19	36	64
20	39	61
21	40	60
22	43	57
23	43	57
24	45	55
25	47	53
26	48	52
27	50	50
28	50	50
29	52	48
30	54	46
31	54	46

	Rain chance (%)
1	62
2	61
3	61
4	60
5	59
6	58
7	57
8	56
9	56
10	55
11	54
12	53
13	52
14	51
15	49
16	48
17	46
18	45
19	43
20	42
21	40
22	39
23	39
24	38
25	37
26	37
27	36
28	35
29	34
30	33
31	32

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	19	9
2	19	8
3	19	8
4	19	8
5	19	8
6	19	8
7	19	8
8	19	8
9	19	8
10	19	8
11	19	8
12	19	8
13	19	8
14	19	8
15	19	8
16	19	7
17	19	7
18	19	7
19	19	7
20	19	7
21	19	7
22	19	7
23	19	7
24	19	7
25	19	7
26	19	7
27	19	6
28	19	6
29	19	6
30	19	6
31	19	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	21	79
2	21	79
3	22	78
4	22	78
5	23	77
6	23	77
7	24	76
8	25	75
9	26	74
10	26	74
11	27	73
12	28	72
13	29	71
14	30	70
15	31	69
16	32	68
17	34	66
18	36	64
19	36	64
20	39	61
21	40	60
22	43	57
23	43	57
24	45	55
25	47	53
26	48	52
27	50	50
28	50	50
29	52	48
30	54	46
31	54	46

	Rain chance (%)
1	62
2	61
3	61
4	60
5	59
6	58
7	57
8	56
9	56
10	55
11	54
12	53
13	52
14	51
15	49
16	48
17	46
18	45
19	43
20	42
21	40
22	39
23	39
24	38
25	37
26	37
27	36
28	35
29	34
30	33
31	32

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100