Weather at Mexico Beaches in October

This page pulls together weather information for October at popular resort beaches in Mexico.

You can compare this month's averages for temperature, total rainfall and ocean temperature at vacation spots along the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea.

The temperatures here are in degrees Fahrenheit and Celsius. Total rainfall is given in days, inches and millimetres.

Yucatan temperatures begin to cool a little in October from their summertime highs. But October is the rainiest month of the year at Mexico's Caribbean beaches.

Along the Pacific Ocean, the rain eases off considerably in October. This month is still a potentially active time, though, for hurricanes in the Atlantic and tropical cyclones in the Pacific.

Temperature

Average October temperatures
High °F Low °F Beach High °C Low °C
Pacific Beaches
91 69 Cabo San Lucas 33 21
87 75 Mazatlán 30 24
87 67 Puerto Vallarta 30 20
89 76 Manzanillo 32 24
91 74 Zihuatanejo 33 23
89 77 Acapulco 32 25
92 69 Huatulco 33 20
Caribbean Beaches
89 74 Cancun 32 23
87 74 Cozumel 31 23
89 69 Tulum 31 20

Rainfall

Total average October precipitation
Days Beach Inches Milli­metres
Pacific Beaches
1 Cabo San Lucas 1.2 30
4 Mazatlán 3.2 82
9 Puerto Vallarta 4.9 125
7 Manzanillo 5.0 126
6 Zihuatanejo 4.1 103
8 Acapulco 5.8 147
7 Huatulco 5.4 138
Caribbean Beaches
17 Cancun 11.1 282
16 Cozumel 9.5 243
10 Tulum 6.6 168

Ocean Temperature

Average water temperature in October at beaches in Mexico
Beach °F °C
Pacific Beaches
Cabo San Lucas 82 28
Mazatlán 84 29
Puerto Vallarta 86 30
Manzanillo 84 29
Zihuatanejo 85 29
Acapulco 85 29
Huatulco 83 28
Caribbean Beaches
Cancun 82 28
Cozumel 83 28
Tulum 83 28
References

CONAGUA. Comisión Nacional Del Agua. Servicio Meteorológico Nacional, México. Normales Climatológicas por Estación

NOAA. National Oceanographic Data Center. Ocean Climate Laboratory. World Ocean Atlas 2009.

NOAA. National Weather Service. National Hurricane Center.

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