Climate averages 1991–2020
Enchanted Hills weather
in October.
A mild, fairly dry month: the joint 6th 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 mild month in Enchanted Hills: daytime highs average 20.3°C and nights cool to about 8.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 36 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes October a fairly dry month (the 9th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 19 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Rio Rancho (13 km away). In October its highs average 20.5°C, about as warm as Enchanted Hills, with 29 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Enchanted Hills ranks 278th of 498 for the warmest October highs and 133rd of 498 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 498 cities is 21.4°C; Enchanted Hills is 1.1°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 7.4°C to 12.9°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 36 mm to 20 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
Enchanted Hills climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.1°C-3.6°C | -3.6°C | 19 | 4.4 | 10.110 h |
| February | 10.5°C-1.5°C | -1.5°C | 19 | 4.6 | 10.911 h |
| March | 15.6°C2.1°C | 2.1°C | 22 | 4.8 | 11.912 h |
| April | 20.3°C6.0°C | 6.0°C | 19 | 3.6 | 13.113 h |
| May | 25.7°C11.4°C | 11.4°C | 25 | 4.2 | 14.014 h |
| June | 31.5°C16.9°C | 16.9°C | 21 | 3.9 | 14.514 h |
| July | 31.9°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 59 | 10.2 | 14.314 h |
| August | 30.4°C18.1°C | 18.1°C | 50 | 9.8 | 13.513 h |
| September | 26.9°C14.3°C | 14.3°C | 39 | 5.5 | 12.412 h |
| October, selected | 20.3°C8.0°C | 8.0°C | 36 | 4.8 | 11.311 h |
| November | 12.9°C1.4°C | 1.4°C | 20 | 4.2 | 10.310 h |
| December | 6.9°C-3.4°C | -3.4°C | 22 | 4.6 | 9.810 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
- Rio Rancho in OctoberUnited States · 13 kmHigh 20.5°C · Low 8.1°C · 29 mm rain
- Albuquerque in OctoberUnited States · 29 kmHigh 21.2°C · Low 8.8°C · 22 mm rain
- Santa Fe, United States in OctoberUnited States · 71 kmHigh 17.1°C · Low 5.0°C · 30 mm rain
- Las Cruces in OctoberUnited States · 337 kmHigh 25.5°C · Low 12.2°C · 20 mm rain
- Pueblo in OctoberUnited States · 369 kmHigh 19.6°C · Low 4.8°C · 26 mm rain
- El Paso in OctoberUnited States · 398 kmHigh 25.8°C · Low 12.5°C · 18 mm rain
- Ciudad Juárez in OctoberMexico · 402 kmHigh 25.9°C · Low 12.5°C · 18 mm rain
- Colorado Springs in OctoberUnited States · 419 kmHigh 17.1°C · Low 2.4°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 Enchanted Hills) is explained once on the Enchanted Hills year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.