Rio Rancho weather in October

In October, Rio Rancho sees average daytime highs of 69°F and overnight lows near 45°F, with 1.1 in of precipitation across 4.1 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 75°F in the first days to 62°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of October to 10 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Rio Rancho's 1st-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rio Rancho's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 69°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 45°; 7th coldest
Precipitation: 1.1 in; 4.1 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 06 min; 6:19 AM – 5:25 PM
Cloud cover: 29%; 1st clearest
Wind: 5 mph; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 4.78 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.8; out of 10

Rio Rancho is city in Sandoval and Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States.

Density: 326/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1961

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

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Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 75°F in the first days to 62°F by the end.

A typical October day in Rio Rancho reaches about 69°F in the afternoon and slips back to 45°F overnight — a 24°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 58°F and 78°F. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 12°F cooler than September and about 13°F warmer than November.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°F)	75	75	74	74	74	73	73	72	72	71	71	70	70	69	69	69	68	68	67	67	66	66	65	65	64	64	63	63	62	62	62
Avg low (°F)	51	51	50	50	49	49	48	48	47	47	47	46	46	45	45	45	44	44	43	43	43	42	42	41	41	41	40	40	39	39	39

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	75	51
2	75	51
3	74	50
4	74	50
5	74	49
6	73	49
7	73	48
8	72	48
9	72	47
10	71	47
11	71	47
12	70	46
13	70	46
14	69	45
15	69	45
16	69	45
17	68	44
18	68	44
19	67	43
20	67	43
21	66	43
22	66	42
23	65	42
24	65	41
25	64	41
26	64	41
27	63	40
28	63	40
29	62	39
30	62	39
31	62	39

How October really feels in Rio Rancho

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 32°F

wind chill below the day's low

October sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Rio Rancho weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	46° / 25°	0.6	4.2	2.4	9.9	1.3
Feb	52° / 29°	0.6	3.6	1.7	10.7	3.2
Mar	60° / 35°	0.6	3.6	0.8	11.7	5.9
Apr	68° / 42°	0.6	2.8	0.4	12.9	7.7
May	78° / 51°	0.7	3.2	0	13.8	8.1
Jun	88° / 61°	0.4	2.3	0	14.3	5.6
Jul	89° / 66°	1.2	6.6	0	14.1	4.7
Aug	86° / 64°	1.1	6.2	0	13.3	5.6
Sep	80° / 57°	1.1	4.4	0	12.2	7.8
Oct	69° / 45°	1.1	4.1	0.2	11.1	7.8
Nov	55° / 33°	0.6	3.2	0.9	10.1	4.5
Dec	45° / 25°	0.8	3.8	2.3	9.7	1.2

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in October, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	83	83	83	83	82	82	82	82	81	81	81	80	79	79	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	78
Cloudier (%)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	20	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	84	16
2	84	16
3	84	16
4	84	16
5	84	16
6	84	16
7	84	16
8	83	17
9	83	17
10	83	17
11	83	17
12	82	18
13	82	18
14	82	18
15	82	18
16	81	19
17	81	19
18	81	19
19	80	20
20	79	21
21	79	21
22	78	22
23	78	22
24	78	22
25	78	22
26	78	22
27	78	22
28	78	22
29	78	22
30	78	22
31	78	22

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Rio Rancho gets around 1.1 in of rain and snow over 4.1 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 13% and peaks near 13% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12

	Rain chance (%)
1	12
2	12
3	12
4	13
5	13
6	13
7	13
8	13
9	13
10	13
11	13
12	13
13	13
14	13
15	13
16	13
17	13
18	13
19	13
20	13
21	13
22	13
23	13
24	13
25	13
26	13
27	13
28	13
29	12
30	12
31	12

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Comfortable (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

Wind in October

Winds average 5 mph in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 5 mph on the calmest days to 5 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (mph)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (mph)	Feels
1	5	calm
2	5	calm
3	5	calm
4	5	calm
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29	5	calm
30	5	calm
31	5	calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of October to 10 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 60 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:06 AM to 6:33 AM, and sunset from 5:45 PM to 5:08 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.3	11.3	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.0	11.0	11.0	10.9	10.9	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.6	10.6	10.6
Sunrise (AM)	6:06	6:07	6:08	6:09	6:09	6:10	6:11	6:12	6:13	6:14	6:14	6:15	6:16	6:17	6:18	6:19	6:20	6:21	6:22	6:22	6:23	6:24	6:25	6:26	6:27	6:28	6:29	6:30	6:31	6:32	6:33
Sunset (PM)	5:45	5:44	5:42	5:41	5:39	5:38	5:37	5:35	5:34	5:32	5:31	5:30	5:28	5:27	5:26	5:25	5:23	5:22	5:21	5:20	5:18	5:17	5:16	5:15	5:14	5:13	5:12	5:11	5:10	5:09	5:08

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.6	6:06	5:45
2	11.6	6:07	5:44
3	11.6	6:08	5:42
4	11.5	6:09	5:41
5	11.5	6:09	5:39
6	11.5	6:10	5:38
7	11.4	6:11	5:37
8	11.4	6:12	5:35
9	11.4	6:13	5:34
10	11.3	6:14	5:32
11	11.3	6:14	5:31
12	11.2	6:15	5:30
13	11.2	6:16	5:28
14	11.2	6:17	5:27
15	11.1	6:18	5:26
16	11.1	6:19	5:25
17	11.1	6:20	5:23
18	11.0	6:21	5:22
19	11.0	6:22	5:21
20	11.0	6:22	5:20
21	10.9	6:23	5:18
22	10.9	6:24	5:17
23	10.8	6:25	5:16
24	10.8	6:26	5:15
25	10.8	6:27	5:14
26	10.7	6:28	5:13
27	10.7	6:29	5:12
28	10.7	6:30	5:11
29	10.6	6:31	5:10
30	10.6	6:32	5:09
31	10.6	6:33	5:08

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.78 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.05 kWh/m² to a high of 8.27 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 4.78 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.2	5.1	5.1	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.5	4.5	4.4	4.4	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.2	4.2	4.1
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.5	Bright
2	5.4	Bright
3	5.4	Bright
4	5.3	Bright
5	5.3	Bright
6	5.3	Bright
7	5.2	Bright
8	5.2	Bright
9	5.1	Bright
10	5.1	Bright
11	5.0	Bright
12	5.0	Bright
13	4.9	Bright
14	4.9	Bright
15	4.8	Bright
16	4.8	Bright
17	4.8	Bright
18	4.7	Bright
19	4.7	Bright
20	4.6	Bright
21	4.6	Bright
22	4.5	Bright
23	4.5	Bright
24	4.4	Bright
25	4.4	Bright
26	4.3	Bright
27	4.3	Bright
28	4.3	Bright
29	4.2	Bright
30	4.2	Bright
31	4.1	Bright

Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Rio Rancho?

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

7.8

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

4.3

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

October is one of the better times to visit Rio Rancho for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Rio Rancho in October

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

In October, Rio Rancho sees daytime highs around 69°F and nights near 45°F. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Rio Rancho in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Rio Rancho peaks around June 23 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	4	5	6	8	9	12	12	11	9	6	4	3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	4	Moderate
Feb	5	Moderate
Mar	6	High
Apr	8	Very high
May	9	Very high
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	6	High
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Rio Rancho?

Rio Rancho sits at 35.2°N, 106.7°W, 5,282 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Enchanted Hills, 8.1 mi away.

Topography around Rio Rancho

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Rio Rancho has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 469 ft around an average of 5,246 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,156 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6,522 ft.

The land around Rio Rancho is covered by artificial surfaces (68%) and bare terrain (20%) within 2 miles, grassland (39%), artificial surfaces (29%) and bare terrain (20%) within 10 miles, and grassland (55%) and trees (20%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

469 ft

artificial surfaces 68%

10 miles

3,156 ft

grassland 39%

50 miles

6,522 ft

grassland 55%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain

← September Rio Rancho year-round climate November →Best places to visit in October

October weather nearby: Enchanted Hills 8.1 mi · Albuquerque 11 mi · South Valley 16 mi · Los Lunas 30 mi · Santa Fe 52 mi · Gallup 119 mi · Farmington 135 mi · Durango 157 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

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 Rio Rancho (35.2334°, -106.6645°, elevation 5,282 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	75	51
2	75	51
3	74	50
4	74	50
5	74	49
6	73	49
7	73	48
8	72	48
9	72	47
10	71	47
11	71	47
12	70	46
13	70	46
14	69	45
15	69	45
16	69	45
17	68	44
18	68	44
19	67	43
20	67	43
21	66	43
22	66	42
23	65	42
24	65	41
25	64	41
26	64	41
27	63	40
28	63	40
29	62	39
30	62	39
31	62	39

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	84	16
2	84	16
3	84	16
4	84	16
5	84	16
6	84	16
7	84	16
8	83	17
9	83	17
10	83	17
11	83	17
12	82	18
13	82	18
14	82	18
15	82	18
16	81	19
17	81	19
18	81	19
19	80	20
20	79	21
21	79	21
22	78	22
23	78	22
24	78	22
25	78	22
26	78	22
27	78	22
28	78	22
29	78	22
30	78	22
31	78	22

	Rain chance (%)
1	12
2	12
3	12
4	13
5	13
6	13
7	13
8	13
9	13
10	13
11	13
12	13
13	13
14	13
15	13
16	13
17	13
18	13
19	13
20	13
21	13
22	13
23	13
24	13
25	13
26	13
27	13
28	13
29	12
30	12
31	12

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	75	51
2	75	51
3	74	50
4	74	50
5	74	49
6	73	49
7	73	48
8	72	48
9	72	47
10	71	47
11	71	47
12	70	46
13	70	46
14	69	45
15	69	45
16	69	45
17	68	44
18	68	44
19	67	43
20	67	43
21	66	43
22	66	42
23	65	42
24	65	41
25	64	41
26	64	41
27	63	40
28	63	40
29	62	39
30	62	39
31	62	39

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	84	16
2	84	16
3	84	16
4	84	16
5	84	16
6	84	16
7	84	16
8	83	17
9	83	17
10	83	17
11	83	17
12	82	18
13	82	18
14	82	18
15	82	18
16	81	19
17	81	19
18	81	19
19	80	20
20	79	21
21	79	21
22	78	22
23	78	22
24	78	22
25	78	22
26	78	22
27	78	22
28	78	22
29	78	22
30	78	22
31	78	22

	Rain chance (%)
1	12
2	12
3	12
4	13
5	13
6	13
7	13
8	13
9	13
10	13
11	13
12	13
13	13
14	13
15	13
16	13
17	13
18	13
19	13
20	13
21	13
22	13
23	13
24	13
25	13
26	13
27	13
28	13
29	12
30	12
31	12

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	75	51
2	75	51
3	74	50
4	74	50
5	74	49
6	73	49
7	73	48
8	72	48
9	72	47
10	71	47
11	71	47
12	70	46
13	70	46
14	69	45
15	69	45
16	69	45
17	68	44
18	68	44
19	67	43
20	67	43
21	66	43
22	66	42
23	65	42
24	65	41
25	64	41
26	64	41
27	63	40
28	63	40
29	62	39
30	62	39
31	62	39

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	84	16
2	84	16
3	84	16
4	84	16
5	84	16
6	84	16
7	84	16
8	83	17
9	83	17
10	83	17
11	83	17
12	82	18
13	82	18
14	82	18
15	82	18
16	81	19
17	81	19
18	81	19
19	80	20
20	79	21
21	79	21
22	78	22
23	78	22
24	78	22
25	78	22
26	78	22
27	78	22
28	78	22
29	78	22
30	78	22
31	78	22

	Rain chance (%)
1	12
2	12
3	12
4	13
5	13
6	13
7	13
8	13
9	13
10	13
11	13
12	13
13	13
14	13
15	13
16	13
17	13
18	13
19	13
20	13
21	13
22	13
23	13
24	13
25	13
26	13
27	13
28	13
29	12
30	12
31	12

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0