les Escaldes weather in October

In October, les Escaldes sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 66 mm of precipitation across 9.8 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 10°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of October to 10 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is les Escaldes's 8th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see les Escaldes's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
6th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
66 mm
9.8 wet days
Daylight
10 h 48 min
7:14 AM – 6:04 PM
Cloud cover
58%
8th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
3.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

les Escaldes is human settlement.

Founded
1978

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 10°C by the end.

A typical October day in les Escaldes reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 6°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 5°C cooler than September and about 6°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1144
2144
3144
4133
5133
6133
7133
8133
9133
10133
11123
12123
13122
14122
15122
16122
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22111
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25101
26101
27101
28100
29100
3090
3190

How October really feels in les Escaldes

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 12 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
12
wind chill below the day's low

The story in October is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

les Escaldes weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -6°7310.210.69.20.0
Feb / -6°549.910.210.30.0
Mar / -4°6611.510.311.60.1
Apr / -2°9214.19.913.10.9
May12° / 106164.514.42.8
Jun17° / 9513.7115.14.9
Jul20° / 10°7011.4014.86.3
Aug20° / 7011.8013.76.3
Sep16° / 6610.50.612.35.1
Oct12° / 669.8310.83.0
Nov / -3°8110.88.39.60.5
Dec / -5°63109.58.90.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25050
34951
44951
54852
64852
74852
84753
94753
104555
114555
124555
134555
144555
154555
164555
174555
184555
194555
204555
214555
224654
234753
244753
254852
264852
274852
284852
294852
304951
314951

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

les Escaldes gets around 66 mm of rain and snow over 9.8 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 32% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1347
2347
3347
4347
5348
6348
7348
8348
9348
10349
11349
12339
13339
14339
15339
16339
17329
18329
19319
20309
21309
222910
232910
242911
252911
262912
272913
283014
293015
303116
313217

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of October feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, October lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in October

Winds average 6 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of October to 10 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 78 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:57 AM to 7:33 AM, and sunset from 6:29 PM to 5:42 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:576:29
211.56:586:27
311.46:596:26
411.47:006:24
511.37:016:22
611.37:026:20
711.37:036:19
811.27:056:17
911.27:066:15
1011.17:076:13
1111.17:086:12
1211.07:096:10
1311.07:116:08
1410.97:126:07
1510.97:136:05
1610.87:146:04
1710.87:156:02
1810.77:176:00
1910.77:185:59
2010.67:195:57
2110.67:205:56
2210.57:225:54
2310.57:235:53
2410.57:245:51
2510.47:255:50
2610.47:275:49
2710.37:285:47
2810.37:295:46
2910.27:305:45
3010.27:325:43
3110.27:335:42

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 3.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.94 kWh/m² to a high of 6.68 kWh/m² in July across the year — October's 3.34 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Moderate
23.9Moderate
33.9Moderate
43.9Moderate
53.8Moderate
63.8Moderate
73.7Moderate
83.7Moderate
93.6Moderate
103.6Moderate
113.5Moderate
123.5Moderate
133.4Moderate
143.4Moderate
153.4Moderate
163.3Moderate
173.3Moderate
183.2Moderate
193.2Moderate
203.1Moderate
213.1Moderate
223.1Moderate
233.0Moderate
243.0Moderate
253.0Moderate
263.0Moderate
272.9Moderate
282.9Moderate
292.8Moderate
302.8Moderate
312.8Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit les Escaldes?

Our two travel scores rate October for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.0
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in les Escaldes.

What to pack for les Escaldes in October

From October's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In October, les Escaldes sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in les Escaldes in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in les Escaldes peaks around July 16 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highModerateLowJul 16UV 10Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5High
Apr7High
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is les Escaldes?

les Escaldes sits at 42.5°N, 1.5°E, 1,033 m above sea level, in Andorra. The nearest listed city is Andorra la Vella, 1.0 km away.

Topography around les Escaldes

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of les Escaldes.

Within 3 km, the terrain around les Escaldes has very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,477 m around an average of 1,520 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,201 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,138 m.

The land around les Escaldes is covered by trees (84%) within 3 km, trees (55%) and grassland (31%) within 16 km, and trees (62%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,477 m
16 km
2,201 m
80 km
3,138 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainmoss and lichen
October weather nearby: Andorra la Vella 1.0 km · Berga 52 km · Pamiers 68 km · Vilaseca 77 km · Manlleu 83 km · Olot 87 km · Vic 87 km · Manresa 90 km

Andorra travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 68% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$54,292
2025
Safe drinking water
91%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.6
per 100k, 2020
Road deaths
7.6
per 100k/yr, 2013
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
other 9%unaffiliated 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for les Escaldes (42.5073°, 1.5341°, elevation 1,033 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).