Sombrerete weather in October

In October, Sombrerete sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 37 mm of rain across 5.4 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% 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 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Sombrerete's 6th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sombrerete's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
8th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Rainfall
37 mm
5.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:56 AM – 6:23 PM
Cloud cover
42%
6th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.54 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.7
out of 10

Sombrerete is town in Sombrerete Municipality, Zacatecas, Mexico.

Founded
1555

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 22°C through the month.

A typical October day in Sombrerete reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 25°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)
12311
22311
32311
42311
52311
62310
72310
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31227

How October really feels in Sombrerete

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

October sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Sombrerete weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan18° / 172.710.77.2
Feb20° / 112.111.27.8
Mar22° / 11211.88.4
Apr25° / 71.812.58.4
May27° / 12°194.713.17.6
Jun27° / 14°8110.313.46.6
Jul24° / 13°14415.413.36.2
Aug24° / 13°11314.912.86.2
Sep23° / 12°11714.312.16.1
Oct22° / 375.411.47.7
Nov21° / 142.610.98.0
Dec18° / 91.810.67.4

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 31%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
25941
36040
46139
56139
66139
76337
86337
96337
106436
116535
126535
136634
146634
156832
166931
177030
187129
197228
207327
217426
227525
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317624

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Sombrerete gets around 37 mm of rain over 5.4 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 19% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
130
229
328
427
526
625
724
824
923
1023
1122
1222
1321
1420
1520
1619
1718
1817
1916
2015
2114
2214
2313
2412
2512
2611
2711
2810
2910
3010
3110

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 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
18812
29010
3919
4919
5928
6937
7937
8946
9946
10946
11955
12955
13955
14955
15955
16964
17964
18964
19973
20973
21982
22982
23982
24991
25991
26991
27991
281000
291000
301000
311000

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 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
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of October to 11 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 42 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:50 AM to 7:04 AM, and sunset from 6:37 PM to 6:12 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:506:37
211.86:506:36
311.76:516:35
411.76:516:34
511.76:526:33
611.76:526:32
711.66:526:31
811.66:536:30
911.66:536:29
1011.66:546:28
1111.66:546:27
1211.56:556:26
1311.56:556:25
1411.56:556:25
1511.56:566:24
1611.46:566:23
1711.46:576:22
1811.46:576:21
1911.46:586:20
2011.46:586:19
2111.36:596:19
2211.36:596:18
2311.37:006:17
2411.37:006:16
2511.27:016:16
2611.27:026:15
2711.27:026:14
2811.27:036:14
2911.27:036:13
3011.17:046:12
3111.17:046:12

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.54 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.6 kWh/m² to a high of 7.75 kWh/m² in May across the year — October's 5.54 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
25.6Bright
35.6Bright
45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
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275.4Bright
285.4Bright
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305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Sombrerete

In seasonPeak

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

Sombrerete'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 Sombrerete?

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

7.7
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

October is one of the better times to visit Sombrerete for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Sombrerete in October

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

In October, Sombrerete sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Sombrerete 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 Sombrerete peaks around May 19 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highHighMay 19UV 14Dec 19UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7High
Feb10Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov7Very high
Dec7High
Location & terrain

Where is Sombrerete?

Sombrerete sits at 23.6°N, 103.6°W, 2,381 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Vicente Guerrero, 37 km away.

Topography around Sombrerete

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sombrerete has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 348 m around an average of 2,371 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,029 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,755 m.

The land around Sombrerete is covered by shrubs (37%) and grassland (37%) within 3 km, cropland (42%), shrubs (32%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and shrubs (46%) and cropland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
348 m
16 km
1,029 m
80 km
1,755 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
October weather nearby: Vicente Guerrero 37 km · Río Grande 66 km · Juan Aldama 78 km · Fresnillo 94 km · Guadalupe Victoria 103 km · Victoria de Durango 112 km · Víctor Rosales 122 km · Jerez de García Salinas 128 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 Sombrerete (23.6314°, -103.6413°, elevation 2,381 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).