Évora weather in October

In October, Évora sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 79 mm of rain across 8.4 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 25°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% 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 Évora's 6th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Évora's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
6th warmest
Overnight low
13°
8th coldest
Rainfall
79 mm
8.4 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
6:47 AM – 5:46 PM
Cloud cover
51%
6th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
3.62 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.1
out of 10

Évora is city seat of Évora municipality.

Air quality
Excellent
PM2.5 4.1 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 25°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical October day in Évora reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 5°C cooler than September and about 5°C warmer than November.

10°20°30°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12615
22615
32515
42514
52514
62514
72514
82414
92414
102414
112414
122414
132314
142314
152313
162313
172213
182213
192213
202213
212213
222213
232113
242113
252113
262113
272112
282112
292012
302012
312012

How October really feels in Évora

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.

Évora 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
Jan14° / 598.19.64.2
Feb15° / 506.910.55.0
Mar18° / 587.611.76.3
Apr20° / 10°618.5136.6
May24° / 12°477.414.17.4
Jun29° / 15°122.614.67.1
Jul32° / 17°20.714.45.4
Aug32° / 17°41.213.55.3
Sep28° / 16°314.712.37.0
Oct23° / 13°798.4117.1
Nov17° / 10°728.59.95.8
Dec14° / 778.49.44.4

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% 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 45%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16535
26535
36535
46436
56337
66337
76139
86040
95941
105842
115743
125545
135545
145347
155347
165248
175149
185149
195050
205050
215050
225050
234951
244951
255050
264951
274951
284852
294852
304852
314951

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Évora gets around 79 mm of rain over 8.4 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 28% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
120
221
321
422
522
623
723
824
924
1025
1126
1227
1328
1429
1530
1631
1731
1831
1931
2031
2131
2232
2332
2431
2531
2631
2731
2831
2931
3031
3131

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 61% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1612613
2612613
3622513
4622513
5622612
6622612
7622612
8632611
9622711
10632710
11622810
12612910
13612910
14603010
15603010
16593110
1759329
1859329
1959329
2059329
2159329
2259329
2359329
2460319
2560319
2661309
2762299
2863298
2964288
3065278
3168257

Wind in October

Winds average 11 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

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 7:03 AM, and sunset from 6:09 PM to 5:27 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
511.46:366:02
611.46:376:01
711.46:385:59
811.36:395:58
911.36:405:56
1011.26:415:55
1111.26:425:53
1211.16:435:52
1311.16:445:50
1411.16:455:49
1511.06:465:47
1611.06:475:46
1710.96:485:45
1810.96:495:43
1910.96:505:42
2010.86:515:40
2110.86:535:39
2210.76:545:38
2310.76:555:37
2410.76:565:35
2510.66:575:34
2610.66:585:33
2710.56:595:32
2810.57:005:30
2910.57:015:29
3010.47:025:28
3110.47:035:27

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 3.62 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.03 kWh/m² to a high of 7.73 kWh/m² in July across the year — October's 3.62 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
24.4Bright
34.3Bright
44.3Bright
54.2Bright
64.2Bright
74.1Bright
84.0Bright
94.0Moderate
103.9Moderate
113.9Moderate
123.8Moderate
133.7Moderate
143.7Moderate
153.6Moderate
163.5Moderate
173.5Moderate
183.4Moderate
193.4Moderate
203.3Moderate
213.3Moderate
223.3Moderate
233.2Moderate
243.2Moderate
253.1Moderate
263.1Moderate
273.1Moderate
283.0Moderate
293.0Moderate
303.0Moderate
312.9Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Évora?

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

7.1
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Évora in October

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

In October, Évora sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes and rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Évora 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 Évora peaks around July 13 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJul 13UV 9Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Évora?

Évora sits at 38.6°N, 7.9°W, 242 m above sea level, in Portugal. The nearest listed city is Beja, 61 km away.

Topography around Évora

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Évora has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 119 m around an average of 260 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 244 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 622 m.

The land around Évora is covered by grassland (50%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 3 km, grassland (67%) within 16 km, and grassland (64%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
119 m
16 km
244 m
80 km
622 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Beja 61 km · Setúbal 86 km · Palmela 87 km · Pinhal Novo 88 km · Badajoz 88 km · Portalegre 91 km · Montijo 94 km · Moita 95 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 Évora (38.5659°, -7.904°, elevation 242 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).