Beja weather in October

In October, Beja sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 66 mm of rain across 7.3 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of October to 10 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Beja's 6th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Beja's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
6th warmest
Overnight low
13°
8th coldest
Rainfall
66 mm
7.3 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
6:47 AM – 5:46 PM
Cloud cover
50%
6th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
3.74 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
out of 10

Beja is city seat of Beja municipality.

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 26°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical October day in Beja reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 5°C cooler than September and about 5°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12615
22615
32615
42615
52614
62614
72514
82514
92514
102514
112514
122414
132414
142414
152414
162413
172313
182313
192313
202313
212313
222313
232213
242213
252213
262212
272212
282212
292112
302112
312112

How October really feels in Beja

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.

Beja weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan15° / 466.89.74.8
Feb16° / 41610.55.6
Mar19° / 486.511.76.7
Apr21° / 10°447.4137.0
May25° / 13°366147.6
Jun29° / 16°101.714.66.9
Jul32° / 17°20.414.45.1
Aug32° / 18°40.813.55.1
Sep29° / 16°253.712.36.9
Oct24° / 13°667.3117.3
Nov18° / 607.49.96.3
Dec15° / 627.69.45.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16634
26535
36535
46436
56337
66337
76238
86139
96040
105941
115842
125743
135644
145644
155545
165446
175347
185347
195347
205248
215347
225248
235248
245248
255248
265248
275248
285149
295149
305149
315149

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Beja gets around 66 mm of rain over 7.3 wet days in October, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 24% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
116
217
317
418
518
619
719
820
921
1022
1123
1224
1325
1426
1527
1627
1728
1828
1928
2028
2128
2228
2328
2428
2528
2628
2728
2828
2928
3027
3127

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 60% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15728141
25827141
35827141
45827141
55927131
65927131
75927131
85928121
95928121
105928121
115929111
125929111
135830111
145830111
155731111
165731111
175632111
185732101
195732101
205732101
215732101
225732101
23593191
24593191
25603091
26603091
27612991
28632881
29642781
30662680
31682570

Wind in October

Winds average 10 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
2410calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of October to 10 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 72 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:32 AM to 7:02 AM, and sunset from 6:09 PM to 5:28 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:326:09
211.66:336:07
311.56:346:06
411.56:356:04
511.46:366:03
611.46:376:01
711.46:386:00
811.36:395:58
911.36:405:56
1011.26:415:55
1111.26:425:54
1211.26:435:52
1311.16:445:51
1411.16:455:49
1511.06:465:48
1611.06:475:46
1711.06:485:45
1810.96:495:44
1910.96:505:42
2010.86:515:41
2110.86:525:40
2210.86:535:38
2310.76:545:37
2410.76:555:36
2510.66:565:35
2610.66:575:33
2710.66:585:32
2810.56:595:31
2910.57:005:30
3010.57:015:29
3110.47:025:28

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 3.74 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.1 kWh/m² to a high of 7.86 kWh/m² in July across the year — October's 3.74 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.5Bright
34.4Bright
44.4Bright
54.3Bright
64.3Bright
74.2Bright
84.2Bright
94.1Bright
104.0Bright
114.0Moderate
123.9Moderate
133.8Moderate
143.8Moderate
153.7Moderate
163.7Moderate
173.6Moderate
183.5Moderate
193.5Moderate
203.5Moderate
213.4Moderate
223.4Moderate
233.3Moderate
243.3Moderate
253.3Moderate
263.2Moderate
273.2Moderate
283.1Moderate
293.1Moderate
303.1Moderate
313.1Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Beja?

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

7.3
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is one of the better times to visit Beja for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Beja in October

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

In October, Beja sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes. About 7 days see rain.

light clothes

UV index in Beja in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Beja peaks around July 12 at about 9 (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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highHighModerateJul 12UV 9Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Beja?

Beja sits at 38.0°N, 7.9°W, 286 m above sea level, in Portugal. The nearest listed city is Évora, 61 km away.

Topography around Beja

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Beja has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 129 m around an average of 222 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 219 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 698 m.

The land around Beja is covered by cropland (37%) and grassland (30%) within 3 km, grassland (40%), trees (29%) and cropland (28%) within 16 km, and grassland (62%) within 80 km.

3 km
129 m
16 km
219 m
80 km
698 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Évora 61 km · Ayamonte 98 km · Loulé 98 km · Tavira 100 km · Lepe 102 km · Isla Cristina 103 km · Cartaya 103 km · Laranjeiro 105 km

Portugal travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / E / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 60% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$32,082
2025
Happiness
6.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
95%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.7
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
8.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 612
Religion
Catholic 68%not applicable 13%no religion 12%no response 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 Beja (38.0147°, -7.8628°, elevation 286 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).