When to go · El Salto
El Salto in October
Mixed month. Outside the best window (Nov–Mar (dry, cooler evenings)). Across Mexico: Storm risk continues early in the month; highlands dry out and turn green.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Mixed
- Temperature
- 25°C (77°F)77°F (25°C) / 10°C (50°F)50°F (10°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 9
- Crowds
- Low
- Mexico overall
- Prices
- Low
- Mexico overall
Verdict
Outside the best window (Nov–Mar (dry, cooler evenings)). Across Mexico: Storm risk continues early in the month; highlands dry out and turn green.
Is another month better than October?
October is rated mixed. These months rate higher:
Weather in October
- El SaltoHighs around 25 °C (77 °F), lows around 10 °C (50 °F), rain on about 9 daysHighs around 77 °F (25 °C), lows around 50 °F (10 °C), rain on about 9 days
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Día de Muertos big impact
31 Oct – 2 Nov · Mexico
Altars and cemetery vigils; Oaxaca, Pátzcuaro and Mexico City book out months ahead.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Mexico overall
- Low
- Prices · Mexico overall
- Low
Mexico overall: Storm risk continues early in the month; highlands dry out and turn green.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in El Salto, side by side.
Verdict
Oct: Mixed
Jan: Great (better)
Daytime high
Oct: 25 °C (77 °F)77 °F (25 °C)
Jan: 15 °C (59 °F)59 °F (15 °C)
Night low
Oct: 10 °C (50 °F)50 °F (10 °C)
Jan: 2 °C (36 °F)36 °F (2 °C)
Rain days
Oct: 9
Jan: 5 (better)
Crowds
Oct: Low
Jan: High
Prices
Oct: Low
Jan: High
Festivals listed
Oct: 1
Jan: 0
October: Outside the best window (Nov–Mar (dry, cooler evenings)). Across Mexico: Storm risk continues early in the month; highlands dry out and turn green.
January: Inside El Salto's best window: Nov–Mar (dry, cooler evenings).
El Salto: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm layer for the evenings