Sayulita weather in October

In October, Sayulita sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 92 mm of rain across 11.7 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in October, and the air most often feels miserable.

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 Sayulita's 8th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sayulita's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
4th warmest
Overnight low
27°
9th coldest
Rainfall
92 mm
11.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
7:01 AM – 6:32 PM
Cloud cover
46%
8th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.9 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Sayulita is town in Bahía de Banderas Municipality, State of Nayarit, 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 28°C through the month.

A typical October day in Sayulita reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 27°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and about 2°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12927
22927
32927
42927
52927
62927
72927
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How October really feels in Sayulita

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 24 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
24
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in October is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Sayulita weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 4th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 23°151.810.98.6
Feb23° / 22°201.911.38.6
Mar23° / 22°90.911.98.9
Apr24° / 23°10.312.58.9
May26° / 25°30.8138.7
Jun28° / 26°849.513.26.5
Jul29° / 27°11916.113.14.6
Aug29° / 27°1752012.74.1
Sep29° / 27°19621.212.14.0
Oct28° / 27°9211.711.55.8
Nov27° / 25°223.3117.9
Dec25° / 23°222.410.88.3

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 37%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24555
34753
44951
55050
65149
75347
85446
95545
105644
115842
125941
136040
146139
156139
166337
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186535
196832
206931
217129
227228
237327
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317624

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Sayulita gets around 92 mm of rain over 11.7 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 38% and peaks near 60% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
160
258
356
454
552
650
749
847
946
1044
1143
1242
1341
1440
1539
1638
1736
1835
1934
2033
2132
2231
2329
2428
2527
2626
2725
2823
2922
3021
3120

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the miserable band about 52% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1002971
2003070
3003169
4003268
5003268
6003367
7003466
8003565
9003664
10003763
11013861
12013960
13014059
14014158
15014356
16014455
17014554
18014752
19024850
20024948
21035146
22035344
23045442
24045640
25055738
26056035
27056233
28166231
29166330
30166528
31176626

Wind in October

Winds average 9 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 8 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
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
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3110calm

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 6:56 AM to 7:08 AM, and sunset from 6:45 PM to 6:22 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:566:45
211.86:576:44
311.86:576:43
411.76:576:42
511.76:586:41
611.76:586:40
711.76:586:40
811.76:596:39
911.66:596:38
1011.66:596:37
1111.67:006:36
1211.67:006:35
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1411.67:016:34
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1911.57:036:30
2011.47:036:29
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2211.47:046:28
2311.47:046:27
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2611.37:066:25
2711.37:066:25
2811.37:076:24
2911.37:076:23
3011.37:086:23
3111.27:086:22

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.9 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.44 kWh/m² to a high of 7.37 kWh/m² in May across the year — October's 4.9 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.7Bright
34.7Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.8Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.8Bright
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244.9Bright
254.9Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Sayulita

In seasonPeak

In October, Sayulita sits inside its pacific hurricane and monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Sayulita sits in the eastern Pacific hurricane zone; the season peaks August–September.

Sayulita's monsoon runs July–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Pacific hurricane
Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is October a good time to visit Sayulita?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Sayulita in October

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

In October, Sayulita sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Sayulita in October

The nearest coast averages about 30°C in October — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 30°C and coldest in March near 24°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

22°24°26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan25Warm
Feb25Warm
Mar24Warm
Apr25Warm
May27Warm
Jun28Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov28Tropical
Dec26Warm

UV index in Sayulita in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sayulita peaks around May 13 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 6 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highHighMay 13UV 12Dec 15UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7High
Feb9Very high
Mar11Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct9Very high
Nov6High
Dec6High
Location & terrain

Where is Sayulita?

Sayulita sits at 20.9°N, 105.4°W, 0 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Bucerías, 16 km away.

Topography around Sayulita

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sayulita has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 287 m around an average of 58 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 658 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,708 m.

The land around Sayulita is covered by trees (60%) and water (37%) within 3 km, water (55%) and trees (43%) within 16 km, and trees (48%) and water (45%) within 80 km.

3 km
287 m
16 km
658 m
80 km
2,708 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Bucerías 16 km · Mezcales 22 km · San José del Valle 25 km · Ixtapa 30 km · Puerto Vallarta 35 km · Compostela 69 km · Xalisco 85 km · Tepic 91 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 Sayulita (20.8665°, -105.4394°, elevation 0 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).