Climate averages 1991–2020
Chihuahua weather
in October.
A warm, fairly dry month: the 7th warmest and the 9th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a warm month in Chihuahua: daytime highs average 25.9°C and nights cool to about 12.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 21 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes October a fairly dry month (the 9th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 30 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Ciudad Delicias (78 km away). In October its highs average 28.2°C, 2.3°C warmer than Chihuahua, with 17 mm of rain.
Among the 153 cities listed in Mexico, Chihuahua ranks joint 72nd of 153 for the warmest October highs and 16th of 153 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 153 cities is 25.7°C; Chihuahua is 0.2°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 4.4°C to 21.5°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 21 mm to 15 mm.
The annual picture
October in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Chihuahua climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 17.9°C3.6°C | 3.6°C | 11 | 2.3 | 10.511 h |
| February | 20.6°C5.6°C | 5.6°C | 7.2 | 1.4 | 11.211 h |
| March | 24.1°C8.4°C | 8.4°C | 7.0 | 1.3 | 12.012 h |
| April | 28.0°C11.9°C | 11.9°C | 7.1 | 1.5 | 12.813 h |
| May | 31.7°C15.9°C | 15.9°C | 13 | 2.8 | 13.614 h |
| June | 33.8°C20.2°C | 20.2°C | 20 | 4.0 | 13.914 h |
| July | 31.1°C20.3°C | 20.3°C | 65 | 9.3 | 13.814 h |
| August | 29.8°C19.7°C | 19.7°C | 65 | 9.5 | 13.213 h |
| September | 27.8°C17.5°C | 17.5°C | 57 | 8.1 | 12.412 h |
| October, selected | 25.9°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 21 | 3.4 | 11.512 h |
| November | 21.5°C7.9°C | 7.9°C | 15 | 1.9 | 10.811 h |
| December | 17.9°C3.8°C | 3.8°C | 8.6 | 1.8 | 10.410 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
October in nearby cities
- Ciudad Delicias in OctoberMexico · 78 kmHigh 28.2°C · Low 14.6°C · 17 mm rain
- Cuauhtémoc in OctoberMexico · 80 kmHigh 21.5°C · Low 9.1°C · 20 mm rain
- Hidalgo del Parral in OctoberMexico · 194 kmHigh 25.2°C · Low 11.3°C · 28 mm rain
- Ciudad Juárez in OctoberMexico · 345 kmHigh 25.9°C · Low 12.5°C · 18 mm rain
- El Paso in OctoberUnited States · 349 kmHigh 25.8°C · Low 12.5°C · 18 mm rain
- Navojoa in OctoberMexico · 373 kmHigh 34.8°C · Low 21.0°C · 31 mm rain
- Ciudad Obregón in OctoberMexico · 399 kmHigh 34.6°C · Low 20.7°C · 26 mm rain
- Guamúchil in OctoberMexico · 404 kmHigh 33.8°C · Low 21.7°C · 35 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Chihuahua) is explained once on the Chihuahua year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.