Sayula weather in October

In October, Sayula sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 65 mm of rain across 10.7 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in October, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Sayula's 8th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sayula's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
6th warmest
Overnight low
14°
7th coldest
Rainfall
65 mm
10.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:53 AM – 6:26 PM
Cloud cover
56%
8th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.07 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Sayula is municipal seat of Sayula, State of Jalisco, Mexico.

Density
3,152/km²
people per km²

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 26°C through the month.

A typical October day in Sayula reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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112614
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312612

Sayula weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 272.710.98.4
Feb25° / 182.511.38.4
Mar27° / 10°142.111.98.0
Apr30° / 12°7212.46.5
May30° / 14°346.712.95.5
Jun28° / 16°13018.313.24.8
Jul26° / 15°16223.713.14.5
Aug26° / 15°14523.512.74.6
Sep25° / 15°1352012.15.0
Oct26° / 14°6510.711.56.6
Nov25° / 11°24411.18.2
Dec24° / 122.110.88.5

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% 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 50%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23169
33268
43367
53565
63664
73862
83961
94159
104258
114357
124555
134654
144753
154852
165050
175149
185347
195644
205743
215941
226040
236238
246238
256436
266535
276535
286733
296733
306832
316931

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Sayula gets around 65 mm of rain over 10.7 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 36% and peaks near 51% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
151
250
349
448
547
646
745
844
944
1043
1142
1241
1340
1439
1538
1637
1735
1834
1932
2031
2130
2228
2327
2426
2525
2625
2724
2823
2922
3022
3121

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of October feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, October lands in the comfortable band about 49% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1134640
2144739
3154837
4154936
5165034
6165133
7175132
8185131
9195130
10195328
11215227
12225226
13235225
14245323
15265222
16285121
17295120
18315118
19335017
20354915
21384914
22404812
23414711
24434710
2545469
2647458
2748457
2850446
2952435
3053425
3155414

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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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
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45calm
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65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
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115calm
125calm
135calm
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155calm
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265calm
275calm
285calm
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305calm
315calm

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 6:49 AM to 7:00 AM, and sunset from 6:38 PM to 6:16 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:496:38
211.86:496:37
311.86:496:36
411.86:506:35
511.76:506:34
611.76:506:34
711.76:506:33
811.76:516:32
911.76:516:31
1011.66:516:30
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1211.66:526:29
1311.66:526:28
1411.66:536:27
1511.66:536:26
1611.56:536:26
1711.56:546:25
1811.56:546:24
1911.56:546:23
2011.56:556:23
2111.46:556:22
2211.46:566:21
2311.46:566:21
2411.46:566:20
2511.46:576:20
2611.46:576:19
2711.36:586:18
2811.36:586:18
2911.36:596:17
3011.36:596:17
3111.37:006:16

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.07 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.75 kWh/m² to a high of 7.5 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 5.07 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
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95.0Bright
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115.0Bright
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135.0Bright
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155.0Bright
165.0Bright
175.0Bright
185.0Bright
195.1Bright
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215.1Bright
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255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Sayula

In seasonPeak

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

Sayula'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 Sayula?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Sayula for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Sayula in October

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

In October, Sayula sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Sayula in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sayula peaks around May 12 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 highMay 12UV 14Dec 15UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Sayula 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 Sayula is worst in May — around 44 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.2× the cleanest month (July, 14 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMay 1342 µg/m³Jul 2114 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb18Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr33Moderate
May44Poor
Jun17Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec21Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Sayula?

Sayula sits at 19.9°N, 103.6°W, 1,351 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Ciudad Guzmán, 25 km away.

Topography around Sayula

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sayula has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 504 m around an average of 1,403 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,349 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,910 m.

The land around Sayula is covered by cropland (26%), grassland (23%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, trees (42%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (53%) within 80 km.

3 km
504 m
16 km
1,349 m
80 km
3,910 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Ciudad Guzmán 25 km · Zapotiltic 34 km · Zacoalco de Torres 38 km · Tamazula de Gordiano 43 km · Tuxpan 43 km · Jocotepec 48 km · Cocula 58 km · Chapala 63 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 Sayula (19.8837°, -103.6007°, elevation 1,351 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).