Climate averages 1991–2020
San José del Cabo weather
in October.
A hot, fairly dry month: the 4th warmest and the 10th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a hot month in San José del Cabo: daytime highs average 31.8°C and nights cool to about 23.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 25 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes October a fairly dry month (the 10th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 38 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Cabo San Lucas (28 km away). In October its highs average 30.4°C, 1.4°C cooler than San José del Cabo, with 24 mm of rain.
Among the 153 cities listed in Mexico, San José del Cabo ranks 11th of 153 for the warmest October highs and 19th of 153 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 153 cities is 25.7°C; San José del Cabo is 6.1°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 2.5°C to 29.3°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 25 mm to 18 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
San José del Cabo climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.8°C15.4°C | 15.4°C | 8.3 | 1.3 | 10.911 h |
| February | 26.4°C15.5°C | 15.5°C | 8.4 | 0.8 | 11.411 h |
| March | 27.8°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 1.2 | 0.2 | 12.012 h |
| April | 29.4°C18.3°C | 18.3°C | 0.5 | 0.1 | 12.713 h |
| May | 31.2°C20.6°C | 20.6°C | 0.4 | 0.2 | 13.213 h |
| June | 32.2°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 5.7 | 0.6 | 13.514 h |
| July | 33.1°C25.7°C | 25.7°C | 21 | 3.7 | 13.413 h |
| August | 32.8°C26.2°C | 26.2°C | 73 | 9.1 | 12.913 h |
| September | 31.4°C25.4°C | 25.4°C | 140 | 10.5 | 12.312 h |
| October, selected | 31.8°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 25 | 3.1 | 11.612 h |
| November | 29.3°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 18 | 1.8 | 11.111 h |
| December | 26.2°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 9.2 | 1.1 | 10.711 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
- Cabo San Lucas in OctoberMexico · 28 kmHigh 30.4°C · Low 25.2°C · 24 mm rain
- La Paz, Mexico in OctoberMexico · 136 kmHigh 31.9°C · Low 22.9°C · 13 mm rain
- Culiacán in OctoberMexico · 305 kmHigh 32.7°C · Low 21.9°C · 43 mm rain
- Guasave in OctoberMexico · 306 kmHigh 33.9°C · Low 22.1°C · 33 mm rain
- Los Mochis in OctoberMexico · 313 kmHigh 33.6°C · Low 22.7°C · 26 mm rain
- Guamúchil in OctoberMexico · 314 kmHigh 33.8°C · Low 21.7°C · 35 mm rain
- Mazatlán in OctoberMexico · 336 kmHigh 29.6°C · Low 23.8°C · 65 mm rain
- Navojoa in OctoberMexico · 447 kmHigh 34.8°C · Low 21.0°C · 31 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 San José del Cabo) is explained once on the San José del Cabo year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.