Yecapixtla weather in October

In October, Yecapixtla sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 165 mm of rain across 18.5 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 21°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% 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 Yecapixtla's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Yecapixtla's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
7th warmest
Overnight low
10°
6th coldest
Rainfall
165 mm
18.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:34 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover
64%
8th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.38 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Yecapixtla is municipal seat of Yecapixtla, State of Morelos, 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 21°C through the month.

A typical October day in Yecapixtla reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

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Yecapixtla 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
Jan19° / 153.3117.6
Feb21° / 173.711.47.9
Mar22° / 356.711.97.7
Apr23° / 10°8611.412.46.8
May23° / 11°26822.312.95.0
Jun22° / 12°40626.313.14.0
Jul22° / 11°34727.2133.9
Aug22° / 11°38727.712.63.9
Sep21° / 11°41326.512.13.8
Oct21° / 10°16518.511.65.2
Nov20° / 488.911.16.8
Dec19° / 112.510.97.7

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% 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
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42674
52773
62872
73070
83169
93268
103367
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Yecapixtla gets around 165 mm of rain over 18.5 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 61% and peaks near 78% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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772
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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 89% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
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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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Sunrise & sunset in October

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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 6:30 AM to 6:40 AM, and sunset from 6:19 PM to 5:58 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
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2711.46:386:00
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Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.38 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.07 kWh/m² to a high of 7.08 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 5.38 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Yecapixtla

In seasonPeak

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

Yecapixtla'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 Yecapixtla?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
3.2
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Yecapixtla for sightseeing.

What to pack for Yecapixtla in October

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

In October, Yecapixtla sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 10°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Yecapixtla 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 Yecapixtla peaks around April 10 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highApr 10UV 14Dec 14UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct9Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Yecapixtla 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 Yecapixtla is worst in November — around 103 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.8× the cleanest month (April, 57 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyNov 21103 µg/m³Apr 957 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan79Unhealthy
Feb70Unhealthy
Mar58Unhealthy
Apr57Unhealthy
May78Unhealthy
Jun69Unhealthy
Jul69Unhealthy
Aug70Unhealthy
Sep82Unhealthy
Oct90Unhealthy
Nov103Unhealthy
Dec101Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Yecapixtla?

Yecapixtla sits at 18.9°N, 98.9°W, 1,590 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Cuautla, 11 km away.

Topography around Yecapixtla

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Yecapixtla has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 240 m around an average of 1,597 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,581 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,674 m.

The land around Yecapixtla is covered by cropland (44%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, trees (32%) and cropland (30%) within 16 km, and trees (41%) and shrubs (21%) within 80 km.

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240 m
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1,581 m
80 km
4,674 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
October weather nearby: Cuautla 11 km · Ozumba de Alzate 19 km · Yautepec 21 km · Juchitepec 24 km · Amecameca 29 km · Jiutepec 33 km · Emiliano Zapata 34 km · Tres de Mayo 36 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 Yecapixtla (18.8833°, -98.865°, elevation 1,590 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).