Edinburg weather in October

In October, Edinburg sees average daytime highs of 87°F and overnight lows near 68°F, with 2.3 in of rain across 6.7 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 90°F in the first days to 84°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in October, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of October to 11 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Edinburg's 1st-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Edinburg's year-round climate.

Daytime high
87°
7th warmest
Overnight low
68°
7th coldest
Rainfall
2.3 in
6.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:37 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover
41%
1st clearest
Wind
9 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Edinburg is city and seat of Hidalgo County, State of Texas, United States.

Density
813/km²
people per km²
Founded
1908

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 90°F in the first days to 84°F by the end.

A typical October day in Edinburg reaches about 87°F in the afternoon and slips back to 68°F overnight — a 19°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 79°F and 95°F. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 5°F cooler than September and about 8°F warmer than November.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
19071
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How October really feels in Edinburg

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 15 days that feel above 90°F and 0 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F
15
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in October is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Edinburg weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan72° / 52°1.04.410.57.5
Feb76° / 56°0.94.411.17.7
Mar82° / 62°1.45.211.86.8
Apr88° / 68°1.75.312.65.0
May92° / 73°2.26.613.33.5
Jun96° / 77°2.07.113.62.4
Jul98° / 78°2.15.813.52.0
Aug98° / 78°1.66.812.91.8
Sep93° / 75°3.511.812.23.1
Oct87° / 68°2.36.711.45.2
Nov79° / 60°1.45.310.77.5
Dec73° / 54°1.25.110.47.6

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in October, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 30%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17228
27228
37228
47228
57129
67129
77228
87228
97129
107129
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Edinburg gets around 2.3 in of rain over 6.7 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 22% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
127
227
327
427
527
627
727
826
926
1025
1125
1224
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Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the oppressive band about 32% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 60% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1481523428
2581523428
3581523418
4581523418
5681524407
6681524407
7781524397
8781524397
9881524387
10981524376
11981624376
121081624366
131181624355
141181724345
151281724344
161381724334
171481824324
181581824313
191691824303
201791824293
211891824282
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2824121725221
2925121725210
3026131725190
3126141725180

Wind in October

Winds average 9 mph in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 8 mph on the calmest days to 10 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
18light breeze
28light breeze
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68light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of October to 11 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 48 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:29 AM to 6:46 AM, and sunset from 6:14 PM to 5:46 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:296:14
211.76:296:13
311.76:306:12
411.76:306:11
511.66:316:10
611.66:316:09
711.66:326:08
811.66:326:07
911.56:336:06
1011.56:336:05
1111.56:346:04
1211.56:346:03
1311.46:356:02
1411.46:366:01
1511.46:366:00
1611.46:375:59
1711.36:375:58
1811.36:385:57
1911.36:385:56
2011.36:395:55
2111.26:405:54
2211.26:405:53
2311.26:415:52
2411.26:415:52
2511.16:425:51
2611.16:435:50
2711.16:435:49
2811.16:445:49
2911.16:455:48
3011.06:455:47
3111.06:465:46

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.06 kWh/m² to a high of 6.78 kWh/m² in July across the year — October's 4.59 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
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244.3Bright
254.3Bright
264.3Bright
274.2Bright
284.2Bright
294.1Bright
304.1Bright
314.0Bright
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Edinburg?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Edinburg for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Edinburg in October

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

In October, Edinburg sees daytime highs around 87°F and nights near 68°F. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Edinburg in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Edinburg peaks around June 21 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeExtremeVery highHighJun 21UV 12Dec 22UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb7High
Mar8Very high
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Edinburg 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 Edinburg is worst in July — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.5× the cleanest month (November, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1625 µg/m³Nov 107 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb10Good
Mar11Good
Apr13Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul26Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep12Moderate
Oct8Good
Nov7Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Edinburg?

Edinburg sits at 26.3°N, 98.2°W, 98 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Pharr, 7.5 mi away.

Topography around Edinburg

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Edinburg.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Edinburg has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 52 ft around an average of 98 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 167 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 892 ft.

The land around Edinburg is covered by artificial surfaces (45%), trees (22%) and grassland (21%) within 2 miles, cropland (27%), trees (26%) and grassland (24%) within 10 miles, and cropland (34%) and grassland (28%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
52 ft
10 miles
167 ft
50 miles
892 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
October weather nearby: Pharr 7.5 mi · San Juan 8.1 mi · McAllen 8.1 mi · Alamo 8.7 mi · Alton 9.3 mi · Donna 11 mi · Mission 12 mi · Weslaco 14 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 100% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$90,027
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
5.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 2%

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 Edinburg (26.3017°, -98.1633°, elevation 98 ft), 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).