Weather in Spain in October

October in Spain is mild enough that walking is the default. This is a city-break month more than a sea-holiday month.

A country pin in October is a warning: one region of Spain will not match another. Use a city page if you already know where you are going. Compared with July and January, October sits in the middle of Spain's year.

Average temp: 15°C
11–20°C

Rainfall: 64 mm
Showers likely

Sunshine: 5.8 h
hours per day

What to expect

Daytime

Mild afternoons in Spain are the prize in October. You can eat outside on the good days. You still want something for the breeze.

This is walking weather. Shade is useful, not essential the way it is in the hot months. A long outdoor day is a reasonable plan.

Rain

October is the wet side of the year in Spain, the wettest stretch on these averages. Days can be heavy. Plans that cannot survive rain are the wrong plans.

This is not a reason to skip Spain if you like the place. It is a reason to pack for weather and to stop treating every grey hour as a failed holiday.