Valladolid weather in October

October in Valladolid: sweltering, rainy, with clean air — fine if you can take 39°C afternoons.

Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

Valladolid🇲🇽 Mexico · Yucatán & Belize · City65
  1. 81Jan
  2. 79Feb
  3. 72Mar
  4. 62Apr
  5. 54May
  6. 51Jun
  7. 56Jul
  8. 52Aug
  9. 55Sep
  10. 65Oct
  11. 75Nov
  12. 79Dec

#6 of 12 months in Valladolid · #1044 of 1413 destinations to visit in October · comfort 65/100 (tier C)

Days
34°C
Nights
23°C
Wet days
16
Sun
9.8 h
Humidity
80%
Daylight
12 h
Valladolid, Mexico
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Traveller notes on Valladolid in October

Other months in Valladolid

Valladolid-forum threads on September weather don't sugarcoat it - one visitor's own thread title says it plainly, caught in a real rain storm mid-trip. Regulars confirm September is one of the wettest months on the local calendar, with an intense downpour typically landing in the mid-afternoon window, an hour or two of heavy rain before it clears and leaves behind high, sticky humidity for the rest of the day. Posters are blunt that September isn't the best month here weather-wise, and the standing advice is a proper raincoat rather than just an umbrella, since the rain tends to arrive with real force rather than a light drizzle. The heat itself runs high nearly every day regardless of the rain, making the cenotes around town the go-to break from both the humidity and the afternoon downpour alike. The record: a scorching 35.4C by day feeling like a punishing 41C, 23.6C nights, a notably high 113mm across 20.1 days, 82 percent humidity and 10.5 hours of sun.
ZaciSeptemberRegular · September · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗
Valladolid-forum threads on April weather are direct that this sits inside the region's hottest, driest stretch, temperatures regularly into the mid-90s Fahrenheit by early afternoon. The standing local rhythm, per regulars, is to treat 10am to 5pm as pool-or-shade time, following the pattern locals themselves keep rather than pushing through the midday heat on foot. The town's cenotes get singled out specifically as the practical escape - Zaci right in town, plus Oxman and Selva Maya just outside it - all noticeably cooler than the plaza and colonial streets above ground. Posters call the rest of the day, morning and early evening, genuinely pleasant for walking and sightseeing, so the heat is more a scheduling problem than a reason to skip the visit. Almost no rain is expected this month, one of the driest entries on the local calendar. The record: a scorching 36.3C by day feeling like 39C, 21.6C nights, just 20mm across 4 days, a dry 64 percent humidity and 11.5 hours of sun.
ZaciAprilRegular · April · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗
Valladolid-forum threads on general trip planning place November inside the region's most popular travel window, the low-rain season running roughly November through spring - reliably clear skies and warm-but-manageable temperatures that make it one of the year's sweet spots, smaller crowds and better rates than the peak winter months that follow. Regulars point visitors toward the cenotes around town - Oxman, Selva Maya, and the in-town Zaci - as the natural break from walking the colonial center in the day's heat. The record: 32.2C days feeling like a sticky 35C, 20.3C nights, 34mm across 8.4 days, 77 percent humidity and 9.8 hours of sun - warmer than the manageable framing suggests, genuinely low on precipitation by the numbers.
CenoteZaciNovemberRegular · November · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗
December is when the Yucatan interior becomes walkable again. Regulars describe November into mid-December as mostly sunny, highs in the high 70s to low 80s Fahrenheit and noticeably less humid than spring and summer, which is the difference between seeing four cenotes in a day and managing two. Our row gives 31.1C days against 18.8C nights - a wide gap for the tropics - with 24.8mm of rain across 4.9 days. What they suggest doing with it: Cenote Zaci is in the town itself, an easy walk from the main square; Hacienda San Lorenzo Oxman is the quieter favourite; and hiring a taxi for the day is the usual way to string several together. The record: feels-like 33C, humidity 75 percent, 9.4 hours of sun and AQI 29.
CenotesWithoutTheHeat · December · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗

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Valladolid climate normals — October

Daytime high34°C / 93°F🔥 sweltering
Nighttime low23°C / 73°F
Feels like (high)39°C / 102°F
Rainfall100 mm / 3.9 in🌧 rainy
Rainy days16 days
Humidity80%💦 very humid
Dew point24°C / 75°F
Sunshine9.8 h/day
Daylight11.7 h
Wind12 km/h / 7 mph
Air quality (US AQI)29🍃 good

Monthly averages from ERA5 reanalysis. AQI is the mean US Air Quality Index for the month.

Crowds in Valladolid in October

How busy the place itself is — school and mass holidays, the months an editor tagged, and how sought-after the weather makes them. Never part of the comfort score.

Shoulder seasonan ordinary month(estimated)

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Best months for Valladolid's weather

Ranked by this destination's own climate comfort score across the year — a different thing from how busy it gets (see Crowds above).

Fair weatherValladolid's weather peaks December–February, best around January.

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What's on in Valladolid in October

Recurring seasonal events, natural spectacles, closures and holidays — curated and sourced.

  • Season

    Rainy season

    20 May – 15 OctMonsoon

    Storms in the late afternoon and heavy air before them, and the jungle around the cenotes green rather than grey. Mornings at the ruins are the way to use these months.

  • Hazard

    Hurricane season

    1 Jun – 30 Nov

    The Atlantic season runs June to November. Inland Yucatan gets the rain and the wind of a storm rather than the surge, but the buses and the coast road stop for a day or two around one. Source ↗

  • Festival

    Hanal Pixan

    31 Oct – 2 NovMajor festival

    The Yucatec Day of the Dead: altars in the houses, cemeteries lit at night and mucbipollo baked in a pit in the ground. Smaller and more domestic here than the versions on the coast. Source ↗

What's on around the world in October →

Nearby, and something's on

Within 300 km of Valladolid — a day trip or a short hop — with something on this month. Never part of the comfort score.

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Valladolid in October — FAQ

Is October a good time to visit Valladolid?
October in Valladolid: sweltering, rainy, with clean air — fine if you can take 39°C afternoons. It ranks #6 of 12 months for Valladolid on SeasonMap's comfort score (65/100).
What is the weather like in Valladolid in October?
In October, Valladolid averages a daily high of 34°C and a low of 22.5°C, with about 100.3 mm of rain over roughly 16.1 rainy days.
What is the air quality in Valladolid in October?
Valladolid has a mean US Air Quality Index of about 29 in October.

Within 300 km: Tulum's Sea turtle nesting on 1 May – 31 Oct, and Playa del Carmen's Sea turtle nesting on 1 May – 31 Oct.