Climate averages 1991–2020
Ensenada weather
in October.
A warm, very dry month: the 4th warmest and the 6th 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 Ensenada: daytime highs average 24.8°C and nights cool to about 15.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 12 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes October a very dry month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 25 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Rosarito (69 km away). In October its highs average 22.5°C, 2.3°C cooler than Ensenada, with 13 mm of rain.
Among the 153 cities listed in Mexico, Ensenada ranks joint 90th of 153 for the warmest October highs and 3rd of 153 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 153 cities is 25.7°C; Ensenada is 0.9°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 3.1°C to 21.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 12 mm to 22 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
Ensenada climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 18.7°C9.0°C | 9.0°C | 58 | 5.2 | 10.310 h |
| February | 18.3°C9.4°C | 9.4°C | 72 | 6.1 | 11.011 h |
| March | 19.2°C10.4°C | 10.4°C | 48 | 5.0 | 12.012 h |
| April | 20.5°C12.0°C | 12.0°C | 21 | 3.2 | 12.913 h |
| May | 21.9°C14.2°C | 14.2°C | 7.2 | 1.5 | 13.814 h |
| June | 24.7°C16.8°C | 16.8°C | 1.0 | 0.1 | 14.214 h |
| July | 27.2°C19.8°C | 19.8°C | 1.1 | 0.2 | 14.014 h |
| August | 28.4°C20.8°C | 20.8°C | 1.8 | 0.3 | 13.313 h |
| September | 27.8°C19.5°C | 19.5°C | 4.3 | 0.7 | 12.412 h |
| October, selected | 24.8°C15.7°C | 15.7°C | 12 | 1.9 | 11.411 h |
| November | 21.6°C12.0°C | 12.0°C | 22 | 3.3 | 10.611 h |
| December | 18.5°C9.1°C | 9.1°C | 45 | 4.9 | 10.110 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
- Rosarito in OctoberMexico · 69 kmHigh 22.5°C · Low 16.0°C · 13 mm rain
- Tijuana in OctoberMexico · 80 kmHigh 22.3°C · Low 15.2°C · 15 mm rain
- Chula Vista in OctoberUnited States · 97 kmHigh 22.3°C · Low 15.3°C · 15 mm rain
- San Diego in OctoberUnited States · 108 kmHigh 23.0°C · Low 15.2°C · 12 mm rain
- El Cajon in OctoberUnited States · 108 kmHigh 24.6°C · Low 14.6°C · 15 mm rain
- Mexicali in OctoberMexico · 137 kmHigh 31.9°C · Low 18.4°C · 5.2 mm rain
- Escondido in OctoberUnited States · 146 kmHigh 24.8°C · Low 13.5°C · 20 mm rain
- San Marcos in OctoberUnited States · 151 kmHigh 23.3°C · Low 13.7°C · 17 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 Ensenada) is explained once on the Ensenada year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.