Climate averages 1991–2020
Rio Rancho weather
in October.
A mild, fairly dry month: the joint 6th warmest and the joint 10th 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 Rio Rancho: daytime highs average 20.5°C and nights cool to about 8.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 29 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes October a fairly dry month (the joint 10th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 20 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Enchanted Hills (13 km away). In October its highs average 20.3°C, about as warm as Rio Rancho, with 36 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Rio Rancho ranks joint 274th of 498 for the warmest October highs and 121st of 498 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 498 cities is 21.4°C; Rio Rancho is 0.9°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 7.3°C to 13.2°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 29 mm to 17 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
Rio Rancho climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.4°C-3.4°C | -3.4°C | 16 | 4.2 | 10.110 h |
| February | 10.9°C-1.4°C | -1.4°C | 15 | 3.6 | 10.911 h |
| March | 16.0°C2.2°C | 2.2°C | 16 | 3.5 | 11.912 h |
| April | 20.5°C6.0°C | 6.0°C | 15 | 2.8 | 13.113 h |
| May | 25.9°C11.5°C | 11.5°C | 18 | 3.2 | 14.014 h |
| June | 31.7°C17.0°C | 17.0°C | 11 | 2.3 | 14.514 h |
| July | 32.0°C19.4°C | 19.4°C | 31 | 6.6 | 14.314 h |
| August | 30.6°C18.3°C | 18.3°C | 28 | 6.1 | 13.513 h |
| September | 27.1°C14.5°C | 14.5°C | 29 | 4.4 | 12.412 h |
| October, selected | 20.5°C8.1°C | 8.1°C | 29 | 4.1 | 11.311 h |
| November | 13.2°C1.5°C | 1.5°C | 17 | 3.2 | 10.310 h |
| December | 7.3°C-3.2°C | -3.2°C | 19 | 3.8 | 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
- Enchanted Hills in OctoberUnited States · 13 kmHigh 20.3°C · Low 8.0°C · 36 mm rain
- Albuquerque in OctoberUnited States · 17 kmHigh 21.2°C · Low 8.8°C · 22 mm rain
- Santa Fe, United States in OctoberUnited States · 83 kmHigh 17.1°C · Low 5.0°C · 30 mm rain
- Las Cruces in OctoberUnited States · 325 kmHigh 25.5°C · Low 12.2°C · 20 mm rain
- Pueblo in OctoberUnited States · 383 kmHigh 19.6°C · Low 4.8°C · 26 mm rain
- El Paso in OctoberUnited States · 387 kmHigh 25.8°C · Low 12.5°C · 18 mm rain
- Ciudad Juárez in OctoberMexico · 391 kmHigh 25.9°C · Low 12.5°C · 18 mm rain
- Colorado Springs in OctoberUnited States · 432 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 Rio Rancho) is explained once on the Rio Rancho year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.