Tulancingo weather in October

In October, Tulancingo sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 185 mm of rain across 19 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 5th-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 15% 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 Tulancingo's 8th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tulancingo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
8th warmest
Overnight low
10°
7th coldest
Rainfall
185 mm
19 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:33 AM – 6:04 PM
Cloud cover
69%
8th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Tulancingo is locality of Mexico.

Air quality
Good
PM10 28 µg/m³ · 2018

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 19°C through the month.

A typical October day in Tulancingo reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and about 1°C warmer than November.

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Tulancingo 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
Jan17° / 429.610.95.5
Feb19° / 429.611.36.1
Mar20° / 6314.611.95.9
Apr22° / 10°10018.812.45.3
May22° / 11°11120.312.95.2
Jun21° / 12°22723.213.24.4
Jul20° / 11°22028.113.13.7
Aug20° / 12°22327.512.73.8
Sep20° / 12°26025.712.13.8
Oct19° / 10°1851911.54.8
Nov18° / 8213115.4
Dec17° / 359.110.85.7

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% 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 69%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12179
22179
32179
42179
52278
62278
72278
82377
92377
102476
112575
122773
132773
142872
153070
163169
173367
183466
193565
203763
213862
223961
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253961
264060
274060
284060
293961
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Tulancingo gets around 185 mm of rain over 19 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 62% and peaks near 74% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
174
273
373
472
572
671
770
869
969
1068
1167
1266
1365
1464
1563
1661
1760
1858
1957
2056
2155
2255
2354
2454
2554
2654
2754
2853
2953
3053
3152

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 79% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
16634
26733
36733
46832
56931
67030
77030
87129
97129
107228
117327
127426
137525
147624
157723
167822
178020
188119
198317
208416
218515
228713
238812
248812
258911
269010
27919
28928
29928
30937
31946

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
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316calm

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 6:28 AM to 6:39 AM, and sunset from 6:17 PM to 5:55 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:286:17
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311.86:286:15
411.86:296:14
511.76:296:13
611.76:296:13
711.76:306:12
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1611.56:336:04
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1811.56:336:03
1911.56:346:02
2011.56:346:02
2111.46:346:01
2211.46:356:00
2311.46:356:00
2411.46:365:59
2511.46:365:58
2611.46:375:58
2711.36:375:57
2811.36:385:57
2911.36:385:56
3011.36:385:56
3111.36:395:55

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.3 kWh/m² to a high of 6.57 kWh/m² in May across the year — October's 4.7 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
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54.7Bright
64.6Bright
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84.6Bright
94.6Bright
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314.5Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Tulancingo

In seasonPeak

In October, Tulancingo sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Tulancingo's rainy season runs June–October, 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 Tulancingo?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
2.1
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Tulancingo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tulancingo in October

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

In October, Tulancingo sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 10°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Tulancingo 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 Tulancingo peaks around June 19 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highJun 19UV 14Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Tulancingo 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 Tulancingo is worst in December — around 95 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.0× the cleanest month (September, 49 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyDec 2194 µg/m³Sep 1649 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan88Unhealthy
Feb89Unhealthy
Mar85Unhealthy
Apr90Unhealthy
May85Unhealthy
Jun59Unhealthy
Jul56Unhealthy
Aug52Poor
Sep49Poor
Oct52Poor
Nov70Unhealthy
Dec95Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Tulancingo?

Tulancingo sits at 20.1°N, 98.4°W, 2,187 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Santiago Tulantepec, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Tulancingo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tulancingo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 249 m around an average of 2,177 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 907 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,732 m.

The land around Tulancingo is covered by artificial surfaces (50%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, cropland (37%), trees (28%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
249 m
16 km
907 m
80 km
3,732 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
October weather nearby: Santiago Tulantepec 5.0 km · Cuautepec de Hinojosa 8.0 km · Huauchinango 34 km · La Providencia Siglo XXI 37 km · Tepeapulco 38 km · Pachuca de Soto 39 km · Ciudad Sahagun 41 km · Apan 42 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 Tulancingo (20.0835°, -98.3629°, elevation 2,187 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).