Xonacatlán weather in October

In October, Xonacatlán sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 97 mm of rain across 13.5 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-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 23% 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 Xonacatlán's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Xonacatlán's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
9th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Rainfall
97 mm
13.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:37 AM – 6:10 PM
Cloud cover
64%
8th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.07 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Xonacatlán is municipal seat of Xonacatlán, State of Mexico, 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 19°C through the month.

A typical October day in Xonacatlán reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

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Xonacatlán weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 9th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan18° / 194117.2
Feb20° / 174.111.37.6
Mar22° / 245.811.97.7
Apr23° / 448.812.47.2
May23° / 9113.812.96.3
Jun22° / 10°2111913.15.0
Jul20° / 10°23825.913.14.0
Aug20° / 10°23024.612.74.1
Sep20° / 10°21421.812.14.4
Oct19° / 9713.511.65.6
Nov19° / 295.511.16.9
Dec19° / 132.510.97.4

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% 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 61%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22674
32773
42773
52773
62971
73070
83070
93169
103268
113367
123466
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204456
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224654
234753
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295248
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315446

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Xonacatlán gets around 97 mm of rain over 13.5 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 45% and peaks near 58% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
158
258
357
456
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654
753
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2139
2238
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3129

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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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
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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 6:32 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)
111.86:326:22
211.86:336:21
311.86:336:20
411.86:336:19
511.86:336:18
611.76:346:18
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1911.56:386:08
2011.56:386:07
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2211.46:396:06
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2611.46:416:03
2711.46:416:03
2811.36:416:02
2911.36:426:02
3011.36:426:01
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 5.07 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.91 kWh/m² to a high of 7.08 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 5.07 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Xonacatlán

In seasonPeak

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

Xonacatlán's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
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May
Jun
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Aug
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Oct
Nov
Dec

Is October a good time to visit Xonacatlán?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
2.6
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Xonacatlán for sightseeing.

What to pack for Xonacatlán in October

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

In October, Xonacatlán sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Xonacatlán 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 Xonacatlán peaks around March 24 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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 highMar 24UV 14Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun15Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Xonacatlán 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 Xonacatlán is worst in December — around 79 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyDec 1078 µg/m³Apr 1353 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan67Unhealthy
Feb62Unhealthy
Mar55Poor
Apr52Poor
May57Unhealthy
Jun59Unhealthy
Jul69Unhealthy
Aug65Unhealthy
Sep70Unhealthy
Oct66Unhealthy
Nov77Unhealthy
Dec79Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Xonacatlán?

Xonacatlán sits at 19.4°N, 99.5°W, 2,585 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is San José Guadalupe Otzacatipan, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Xonacatlán

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Xonacatlán has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 128 m around an average of 2,581 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,205 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,666 m.

The land around Xonacatlán is covered by cropland (59%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (36%), cropland (27%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 16 km, and trees (39%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

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128 m
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1,205 m
80 km
3,666 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: San José Guadalupe Otzacatipan 9.0 km · San Andrés Cuexcontitlán 11 km · San Mateo Otzacatipan 11 km · San Pedro Totoltepec 11 km · Santa María Totoltepec 13 km · Lerma de Villada 13 km · San Pablo Autopan 15 km · San Jerónimo 15 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 Xonacatlán (19.4051°, -99.5281°, elevation 2,585 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).