Tenango de Arista weather in October

In October, Tenango de Arista sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 161 mm of rain across 19.5 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 6th-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 21% 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 Tenango de Arista's 8th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tenango de Arista's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
7th warmest
Overnight low
11°
7th coldest
Rainfall
161 mm
19.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:37 AM – 6:10 PM
Cloud cover
64%
8th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Tenango de Arista is municipal seat of Tenango del Valle, State of México, 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 22°C through the month.

A typical October day in Tenango de Arista reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

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Tenango de Arista weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan20° / 172.9117.8
Feb22° / 203.711.48.2
Mar24° / 275.611.98.1
Apr25° / 10°548.712.47.2
May25° / 11°20519.912.95.5
Jun23° / 12°36426.613.14.0
Jul22° / 12°30628.7133.8
Aug22° / 12°34629.112.63.7
Sep22° / 12°35727.512.13.8
Oct22° / 11°16119.511.65.2
Nov22° / 43811.17.2
Dec21° / 112.610.97.9

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% 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 60%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12476
22476
32575
42674
52872
62971
73169
83169
93367
103466
113466
123664
133664
143763
153862
164060
174159
184258
194357
204555
214555
224753
234852
245050
254951
265149
275347
285446
295545
305743
315842

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Tenango de Arista gets around 161 mm of rain over 19.5 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 64% and peaks near 82% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
182
281
380
479
579
678
777
876
975
1074
1173
1271
1370
1468
1566
1665
1763
1861
1959
2057
2156
2254
2353
2451
2550
2649
2748
2847
2946
3044
3143

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 (%)
15545
25743
35941
46040
56238
66337
76535
86634
96832
106931
117030
127129
137327
147426
157624
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218416
228515
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258812
268911
278911
289010
29919
30928
31928

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

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:336:22
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311.86:336:20
411.86:336:20
511.86:336:19
611.76:346:18
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1311.66:366:12
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1611.66:376:10
1711.56:376:09
1811.56:376:09
1911.56:386:08
2011.56:386:07
2111.56:386:07
2211.56:396:06
2311.46:396:05
2411.46:406:05
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2611.46:406:04
2711.46:416:03
2811.46:416:03
2911.36:426:02
3011.36:426:02
3111.36:436:01

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.22 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.99 kWh/m² to a high of 7.23 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 5.22 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Tenango de Arista

In seasonPeak

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

Tenango de Arista's monsoon runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is October a good time to visit Tenango de Arista?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Tenango de Arista for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tenango de Arista in October

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

In October, Tenango de Arista sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 11°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Tenango de Arista 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 Tenango de Arista 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 23UV 14Dec 14UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun15Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Tenango de Arista 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 Tenango de Arista is worst in November — around 50 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.1× the cleanest month (March, 24 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorModeratePoorNov 1150 µg/m³Mar 1725 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan38Poor
Feb30Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr30Moderate
May42Poor
Jun33Moderate
Jul34Moderate
Aug36Poor
Sep43Poor
Oct49Poor
Nov50Poor
Dec47Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Tenango de Arista?

Tenango de Arista sits at 19.1°N, 99.6°W, 2,610 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Santiago Tlacotepec, 16 km away.

Topography around Tenango de Arista

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tenango de Arista has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 448 m around an average of 2,661 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,341 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,973 m.

The land around Tenango de Arista is covered by cropland (46%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, trees (41%) and cropland (34%) within 16 km, and trees (46%) within 80 km.

3 km
448 m
16 km
2,341 m
80 km
3,973 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Santiago Tlacotepec 16 km · Capulhuac de Mirafuentes 16 km · San Jorge Pueblo Nuevo 17 km · Metepec 17 km · San Salvador Tizatlalli 17 km · San Francisco Cuaxusco 18 km · San Mateo Atenco 19 km · San Jerónimo 20 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 Tenango de Arista (19.1045°, -99.5898°, elevation 2,610 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).