Spoleto weather in October

In October, Spoleto sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 81 mm of rain across 9.9 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% 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 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Spoleto's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Spoleto's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
6th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Rainfall
81 mm
9.9 wet days
Daylight
10 h 48 min
6:30 AM – 5:18 PM
Cloud cover
50%
5th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
3 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Spoleto is chief town of the homonym municipality.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 8.5 µg/m³ · 2019

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 20°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical October day in Spoleto reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 22°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)
12011
22011
32011
42011
52010
62010
72010
81910
91910
101910
111910
121910
13199
14189
15189
16189
17189
18189
19189
20189
21179
22179
23178
24178
25178
26178
27168
28168
29168
30168
31168

How October really feels in Spoleto

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 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
0
wind chill below the day's low

October sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Spoleto weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 619.12.19.21.1
Feb / 709.32.710.31.6
Mar12° / 8310.4211.63.2
Apr15° / 9112.40.513.14.5
May20° / 10°8011.1014.46.3
Jun25° / 14°518.2015.17.4
Jul28° / 16°305014.87.4
Aug28° / 16°336.1013.77.0
Sep23° / 13°698.5012.37.2
Oct18° / 819.9010.86.0
Nov12° / 10911.60.79.63.3
Dec / 9110.228.91.5

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% 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 42%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16436
26436
36238
46238
56238
66139
76139
86040
96040
105941
115941
125941
135941
145941
155842
165842
175842
185842
195842
205842
215743
225743
235644
245545
255446
265545
275446
285347
295347
305347
315248

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Spoleto gets around 81 mm of rain over 9.9 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 32% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
131
231
331
431
531
631
731
831
932
1032
1132
1232
1332
1432
1532
1632
1732
1832
1932
2032
2132
2232
2332
2432
2532
2633
2733
2834
2934
3035
3135

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 91% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
182171
282171
384160
485150
586140
686140
787130
888120
989110
1089110
1190100
1290100
139190
149280
159280
169370
179370
189460
199460
209460
219550
229550
239550
249550
259640
269640
279640
289730
299730
309730
319730

Wind in October

Winds average 7 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of October to 10 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 84 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:12 AM to 6:49 AM, and sunset from 5:44 PM to 4:57 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:125:44
211.56:135:42
311.46:145:41
411.46:155:39
511.36:165:37
611.36:185:35
711.26:195:34
811.26:205:32
911.16:215:30
1011.16:225:28
1111.16:245:27
1211.06:255:25
1311.06:265:23
1410.96:275:22
1510.96:285:20
1610.86:305:18
1710.86:315:17
1810.76:325:15
1910.76:335:14
2010.66:355:12
2110.66:365:11
2210.56:375:09
2310.56:385:08
2410.46:405:06
2510.46:415:05
2610.46:425:03
2710.36:435:02
2810.36:455:01
2910.26:464:59
3010.26:474:58
3110.16:494:57

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 3 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.49 kWh/m² to a high of 6.9 kWh/m² in July across the year — October's 3 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.6Moderate
23.6Moderate
33.5Moderate
43.5Moderate
53.5Moderate
63.4Moderate
73.4Moderate
83.3Moderate
93.3Moderate
103.3Moderate
113.2Moderate
123.2Moderate
133.1Moderate
143.1Moderate
153.1Moderate
163.0Moderate
173.0Moderate
182.9Moderate
192.9Moderate
202.9Moderate
212.8Moderate
222.8Moderate
232.7Moderate
242.7Moderate
252.6Moderate
262.6Moderate
272.5Moderate
282.5Moderate
292.5Moderate
302.4Moderate
312.4Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Spoleto?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
2.1
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Spoleto for sightseeing.

What to pack for Spoleto in October

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

In October, Spoleto sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Spoleto 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 Spoleto peaks around July 15 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 10Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5High
Apr6High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Spoleto?

Spoleto sits at 42.7°N, 12.7°E, 396 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Terni, 21 km away.

Topography around Spoleto

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Spoleto has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 689 m around an average of 422 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,467 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,813 m.

The land around Spoleto is covered by trees (58%) within 3 km, trees (69%) within 16 km, and trees (65%) within 80 km.

3 km
689 m
16 km
1,467 m
80 km
2,813 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Terni 21 km · Foligno 24 km · Todi 27 km · Assisi 37 km · Rieti 39 km · Bastia umbra 39 km · Perugia 50 km · Viterbo 63 km

Italy travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F / L
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 69% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$43,309
2025
Happiness
6.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
97%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.6
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
5.3
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 513
Religion
Christian 81%unaffiliated 13%Muslim 5%other 1%

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 Spoleto (42.7407°, 12.739°, elevation 396 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).