Zaragoza weather in October

In October, Zaragoza sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 244 mm of rain across 22.9 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 20°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in October, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Zaragoza's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zaragoza's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
8th warmest
Overnight low
12°
6th coldest
Rainfall
244 mm
22.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:29 AM – 6:01 PM
Cloud cover
72%
8th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.44 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Zaragoza is municipal seat of Zaragoza, State of Puebla, Mexico.

Founded
1880

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 20°C through the month.

A typical October day in Zaragoza reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 1°C cooler than September and about 1°C warmer than November.

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Zaragoza 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° / 6111.410.95.4
Feb19° / 5810.911.35.9
Mar20° / 11°9816.511.95.5
Apr22° / 12°13619.212.45.3
May23° / 13°14522.212.95.0
Jun22° / 14°27126.913.23.9
Jul22° / 13°24630.213.13.5
Aug22° / 13°29330.412.73.5
Sep21° / 13°32727.612.13.6
Oct20° / 12°24422.911.54.4
Nov19° / 10°11415.211.15.2
Dec18° / 551110.85.6

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11684
21684
31684
41684
51783
61783
71882
82080
92080
102080
112179
122179
132377
142476
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Zaragoza gets around 244 mm of rain over 22.9 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 74% and peaks near 83% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
183
283
383
483
583
683
783
882
982
1081
1181
1280
1379
1477
1576
1674
1773
1871
1970
2069
2168
2267
2366
2466
2565
2665
2765
2864
2964
3064
3164

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of October feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, October lands in the comfortable band about 54% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
125714
226704
327694
428684
528684
629674
730664
831654
931654
1032644
1134624
1235614
1336604
1438584
1540564
1642544
1744533
1846513
1948493
2050482
2152462
2253452
2354442
2456431
2557421
2658411
2759401
2861390
2962380
3063370
3164360

Wind in October

Winds average 6 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 5 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 6:25 AM to 6:35 AM, and sunset from 6:14 PM to 5:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:256:14
211.86:256:13
311.86:256:12
411.86:256:11
511.76:266:10
611.76:266:09
711.76:266:09
811.76:266:08
911.76:276:07
1011.76:276:06
1111.66:276:05
1211.66:286:05
1311.66:286:04
1411.66:286:03
1511.66:296:02
1611.56:296:01
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1811.56:306:00
1911.56:305:59
2011.56:315:59
2111.56:315:58
2211.46:315:57
2311.46:325:57
2411.46:325:56
2511.46:335:55
2611.46:335:55
2711.36:335:54
2811.36:345:54
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3011.36:355:53
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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 4.44 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.81 kWh/m² to a high of 6.09 kWh/m² in May across the year — October's 4.44 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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264.3Bright
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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Zaragoza

In seasonPeak

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

Zaragoza'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 Zaragoza?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
2.2
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Zaragoza for sightseeing.

What to pack for Zaragoza in October

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

In October, Zaragoza sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 12°C. Pack rain gear. About 23 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Zaragoza 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 Zaragoza peaks around April 12 at about 15 (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 highApr 12UV 15Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May10Very high
Jun14Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Zaragoza 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 Zaragoza is worst in May — around 69 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.9× the cleanest month (October, 38 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyMay 1268 µg/m³Oct 1138 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan53Poor
Feb54Poor
Mar56Unhealthy
Apr63Unhealthy
May69Unhealthy
Jun48Poor
Jul41Poor
Aug38Poor
Sep39Poor
Oct38Poor
Nov49Poor
Dec59Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Zaragoza?

Zaragoza sits at 19.8°N, 97.6°W, 2,311 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Teziutlan, 21 km away.

Topography around Zaragoza

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zaragoza has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 400 m around an average of 2,312 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,682 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,381 m.

The land around Zaragoza is covered by cropland (40%) and trees (39%) within 3 km, trees (53%) and cropland (26%) within 16 km, and trees (54%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
400 m
16 km
1,682 m
80 km
4,381 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
October weather nearby: Teziutlan 21 km · Altotonga 32 km · Libres 37 km · Perote 40 km · Tlapacoyan 42 km · Zacatlán 46 km · Chignahuapan 50 km · Villa Independencia 61 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 Zaragoza (19.771°, -97.5551°, elevation 2,311 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).