Climate averages 1991–2020
Orizaba weather
in October.
A warm, very wet month: the 8th warmest and the joint 8th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a warm month in Orizaba: daytime highs average 23.0°C and nights cool to about 14.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 192 mm of rain on roughly 21 days, which makes October a very wet month (the joint 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 44 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Córdoba, Mexico (19 km away). In October its highs average 23.5°C, 0.6°C warmer than Orizaba, with 177 mm of rain.
Among the 153 cities listed in Mexico, Orizaba ranks 110th of 153 for the warmest October highs and 138th of 153 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 153 cities is 25.7°C; Orizaba is 2.7°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 1.6°C to 21.3°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 192 mm to 140 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
Orizaba climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 20.3°C10.5°C | 10.5°C | 111 | 15.8 | 11.111 h |
| February | 22.0°C11.1°C | 11.1°C | 97 | 13.1 | 11.512 h |
| March | 23.9°C12.4°C | 12.4°C | 151 | 16.7 | 12.012 h |
| April | 25.7°C14.4°C | 14.4°C | 192 | 18.7 | 12.613 h |
| May | 25.7°C15.6°C | 15.6°C | 211 | 21.0 | 13.013 h |
| June | 24.8°C16.2°C | 16.2°C | 227 | 23.0 | 13.213 h |
| July | 24.5°C15.1°C | 15.1°C | 145 | 18.1 | 13.113 h |
| August | 24.8°C15.7°C | 15.7°C | 142 | 19.9 | 12.813 h |
| September | 24.0°C16.3°C | 16.3°C | 204 | 23.9 | 12.312 h |
| October, selected | 23.0°C14.9°C | 14.9°C | 192 | 20.9 | 11.712 h |
| November | 21.3°C12.6°C | 12.6°C | 140 | 16.7 | 11.311 h |
| December | 20.7°C11.0°C | 11.0°C | 93 | 14.6 | 11.011 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
- Córdoba, Mexico in OctoberMexico · 19 kmHigh 23.5°C · Low 16.1°C · 177 mm rain
- Tehuacán in OctoberMexico · 53 kmHigh 23.1°C · Low 13.5°C · 65 mm rain
- Xalapa de Enríquez in OctoberMexico · 78 kmHigh 20.8°C · Low 13.9°C · 147 mm rain
- Amozoc de Mota in OctoberMexico · 102 kmHigh 21.0°C · Low 10.4°C · 74 mm rain
- Veracruz in OctoberMexico · 107 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 22.7°C · 116 mm rain
- Teziutlan in OctoberMexico · 111 kmHigh 18.6°C · Low 12.1°C · 249 mm rain
- Puebla in OctoberMexico · 119 kmHigh 21.3°C · Low 11.5°C · 73 mm rain
- Cholula in OctoberMexico · 129 kmHigh 21.4°C · Low 11.2°C · 73 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 Orizaba) is explained once on the Orizaba year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.