Albacete weather in October

In October, Albacete sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 35 mm of rain across 6.1 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 19°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 Albacete's 7th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Albacete's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 21°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 11°; 7th coldest
Rainfall: 35 mm; 6.1 wet days
Daylight: 11 hours; 7:24 AM – 6:21 PM
Cloud cover: 49%; 7th clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 3.75 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.2; out of 10

Albacete is city in Castilla-La Mancha, Spain.

Air quality: Good; PM2.5 8.6 µg/m³ · 2019
Founded: 1241

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

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Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical October day in Albacete reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 6°C cooler than September and about 6°C warmer than November.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	18	18
Avg low (°C)	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	8

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	24	13
2	24	12
3	23	12
4	23	12
5	23	12
6	23	12
7	23	12
8	23	12
9	22	12
10	22	11
11	22	11
12	22	11
13	22	11
14	21	11
15	21	11
16	21	11
17	21	11
18	21	10
19	20	10
20	20	10
21	20	10
22	20	10
23	20	10
24	20	10
25	19	9
26	19	9
27	19	9
28	19	9
29	19	9
30	18	9
31	18	8

How October really feels in Albacete

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Albacete 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	11° / 2°	28	5.3	0.7	9.6	3.1
Feb	13° / 3°	25	5	0.6	10.5	4.0
Mar	16° / 5°	39	6.3	0.3	11.7	5.6
Apr	19° / 7°	43	7.3	0.1	13	6.5
May	23° / 11°	38	6.4	0	14.1	7.5
Jun	29° / 16°	21	3.8	0	14.7	6.6
Jul	33° / 19°	7	1.9	0	14.5	4.5
Aug	32° / 19°	18	3.5	0	13.5	4.8
Sep	27° / 15°	35	5.4	0	12.3	7.3
Oct	21° / 11°	35	6.1	0	11	7.2
Nov	15° / 6°	37	6	0.2	9.9	5.0
Dec	12° / 3°	33	5.7	0.6	9.3	3.4

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 19% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 42%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	65	65	65	65	64	64	64	63	62	62	60	59	58	56	56	55	55	54	54	54	54	55	55	55	56	56	56	56	56	56	57
Cloudier (%)	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	37	38	38	40	41	42	44	44	45	45	46	46	46	46	45	45	45	44	44	44	44	44	44	43

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	65	35
2	65	35
3	65	35
4	65	35
5	64	36
6	64	36
7	64	36
8	63	37
9	62	38
10	62	38
11	60	40
12	59	41
13	58	42
14	56	44
15	56	44
16	55	45
17	55	45
18	54	46
19	54	46
20	54	46
21	54	46
22	55	45
23	55	45
24	55	45
25	56	44
26	56	44
27	56	44
28	56	44
29	56	44
30	56	44
31	57	43

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Albacete gets around 35 mm of rain over 6.1 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 20% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	19	19	20	21	22	22	23	23	24	24	23	23	23	22	22	22	21	21	21	20	20	19

	Rain chance (%)
1	17
2	17
3	17
4	17
5	17
6	17
7	18
8	18
9	18
10	19
11	19
12	20
13	21
14	22
15	22
16	23
17	23
18	24
19	24
20	23
21	23
22	23
23	22
24	22
25	22
26	21
27	21
28	21
29	20
30	20
31	19

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 89% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	79	80	82	82	83	84	84	85	85	87	87	87	87	88	88	88	89	90	90	91	91	92	92	93	93	94	94	95	96	96	97
Comfortable (%)	18	17	16	16	15	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	10	10	10	9	9	8	8	7	7	6	6	5	4	4	3
Humid (%)	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	79	18	3
2	80	17	3
3	82	16	2
4	82	16	2
5	83	15	2
6	84	14	2
7	84	14	2
8	85	13	2
9	85	13	2
10	87	12	1
11	87	12	1
12	87	12	1
13	87	12	1
14	88	11	1
15	88	11	1
16	88	11	1
17	89	10	1
18	90	10	0
19	90	10	0
20	91	9	0
21	91	9	0
22	92	8	0
23	92	8	0
24	93	7	0
25	93	7	0
26	94	6	0
27	94	6	0
28	95	5	0
29	96	4	0
30	96	4	0
31	97	3	0

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 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	10	calm
2	10	calm
3	10	calm
4	10	calm
5	10	calm
6	10	calm
7	10	calm
8	10	calm
9	10	calm
10	10	calm
11	10	calm
12	10	calm
13	10	calm
14	11	calm
15	11	calm
16	11	calm
17	11	calm
18	11	calm
19	11	calm
20	11	calm
21	11	calm
22	11	calm
23	11	calm
24	11	calm
25	11	calm
26	11	calm
27	11	calm
28	11	calm
29	11	calm
30	11	calm
31	12	calm

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 7:08 AM to 7:40 AM, and sunset from 6:44 PM to 6:02 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.6	11.6	11.5	11.5	11.4	11.4	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.2	11.2	11.1	11.1	11.0	11.0	11.0	10.9	10.9	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.7	10.7	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.5	10.5	10.4	10.4	10.4
Sunrise (AM)	7:08	7:09	7:10	7:11	7:12	7:13	7:14	7:15	7:16	7:17	7:18	7:19	7:20	7:22	7:23	7:24	7:25	7:26	7:27	7:28	7:29	7:30	7:31	7:32	7:33	7:34	7:35	7:37	7:38	7:39	7:40
Sunset (PM)	6:44	6:43	6:41	6:40	6:38	6:36	6:35	6:33	6:32	6:30	6:29	6:27	6:26	6:24	6:23	6:21	6:20	6:18	6:17	6:16	6:14	6:13	6:12	6:10	6:09	6:08	6:07	6:06	6:04	6:03	6:02

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.6	7:08	6:44
2	11.6	7:09	6:43
3	11.5	7:10	6:41
4	11.5	7:11	6:40
5	11.4	7:12	6:38
6	11.4	7:13	6:36
7	11.3	7:14	6:35
8	11.3	7:15	6:33
9	11.3	7:16	6:32
10	11.2	7:17	6:30
11	11.2	7:18	6:29
12	11.1	7:19	6:27
13	11.1	7:20	6:26
14	11.0	7:22	6:24
15	11.0	7:23	6:23
16	11.0	7:24	6:21
17	10.9	7:25	6:20
18	10.9	7:26	6:18
19	10.8	7:27	6:17
20	10.8	7:28	6:16
21	10.8	7:29	6:14
22	10.7	7:30	6:13
23	10.7	7:31	6:12
24	10.6	7:32	6:10
25	10.6	7:33	6:09
26	10.6	7:34	6:08
27	10.5	7:35	6:07
28	10.5	7:37	6:06
29	10.4	7:38	6:04
30	10.4	7:39	6:03
31	10.4	7:40	6:02

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 3.75 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.1 kWh/m² to a high of 7.74 kWh/m² in July across the year — October's 3.75 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.4	4.4	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.2	4.2	4.1	4.1	4.0	4.0	3.9	3.9	3.8	3.8	3.7	3.6	3.6	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.3	3.3	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.1	3.1
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.4	Bright
2	4.4	Bright
3	4.3	Bright
4	4.3	Bright
5	4.3	Bright
6	4.2	Bright
7	4.2	Bright
8	4.1	Bright
9	4.1	Bright
10	4.0	Bright
11	4.0	Moderate
12	3.9	Moderate
13	3.9	Moderate
14	3.8	Moderate
15	3.8	Moderate
16	3.7	Moderate
17	3.6	Moderate
18	3.6	Moderate
19	3.5	Moderate
20	3.5	Moderate
21	3.5	Moderate
22	3.4	Moderate
23	3.4	Moderate
24	3.4	Moderate
25	3.3	Moderate
26	3.3	Moderate
27	3.2	Moderate
28	3.2	Moderate
29	3.2	Moderate
30	3.1	Moderate
31	3.1	Moderate

Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Albacete?

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

7.2

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

4.4

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Albacete in October

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

In October, Albacete sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 11°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 6 days see rain.

UV index in Albacete 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 Albacete peaks around July 15 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 2 (low).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	3	6	8	7	9	11	9	7	5	3	2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	High	Very high	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Moderate
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	6	High
Apr	8	Very high
May	7	High
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	7	High
Oct	5	Moderate
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Albacete?

Albacete sits at 39.0°N, 1.9°W, 695 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is La Roda, 35 km away.

Topography around Albacete

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Albacete has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m around an average of 682 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 304 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,449 m.

The land around Albacete is covered by artificial surfaces (38%), cropland (28%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, cropland (72%) within 16 km, and cropland (48%) and trees (27%) within 80 km.

3 km

32 m

artificial surfaces 38%

16 km

304 m

cropland 72%

80 km

1,449 m

cropland 48%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain

← September Albacete year-round climate November →Best places to visit in October

October weather nearby: La Roda 35 km · Hellín 55 km · Almansa 67 km · Villarrobledo 71 km · Jumilla 74 km · Yecla 77 km · Requena 85 km · Cieza 92 km

Spain travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type C / F; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 65% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $38,627; 2025
Happiness: 6.5 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 99%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 0.7; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 3.9; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: High; World Bank
English: Moderate; EF EPI 540
Religion

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 Albacete (38.9942°, -1.8564°, elevation 695 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	24	13
2	24	12
3	23	12
4	23	12
5	23	12
6	23	12
7	23	12
8	23	12
9	22	12
10	22	11
11	22	11
12	22	11
13	22	11
14	21	11
15	21	11
16	21	11
17	21	11
18	21	10
19	20	10
20	20	10
21	20	10
22	20	10
23	20	10
24	20	10
25	19	9
26	19	9
27	19	9
28	19	9
29	19	9
30	18	9
31	18	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	65	35
2	65	35
3	65	35
4	65	35
5	64	36
6	64	36
7	64	36
8	63	37
9	62	38
10	62	38
11	60	40
12	59	41
13	58	42
14	56	44
15	56	44
16	55	45
17	55	45
18	54	46
19	54	46
20	54	46
21	54	46
22	55	45
23	55	45
24	55	45
25	56	44
26	56	44
27	56	44
28	56	44
29	56	44
30	56	44
31	57	43

	Rain chance (%)
1	17
2	17
3	17
4	17
5	17
6	17
7	18
8	18
9	18
10	19
11	19
12	20
13	21
14	22
15	22
16	23
17	23
18	24
19	24
20	23
21	23
22	23
23	22
24	22
25	22
26	21
27	21
28	21
29	20
30	20
31	19

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	79	18	3
2	80	17	3
3	82	16	2
4	82	16	2
5	83	15	2
6	84	14	2
7	84	14	2
8	85	13	2
9	85	13	2
10	87	12	1
11	87	12	1
12	87	12	1
13	87	12	1
14	88	11	1
15	88	11	1
16	88	11	1
17	89	10	1
18	90	10	0
19	90	10	0
20	91	9	0
21	91	9	0
22	92	8	0
23	92	8	0
24	93	7	0
25	93	7	0
26	94	6	0
27	94	6	0
28	95	5	0
29	96	4	0
30	96	4	0
31	97	3	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	24	13
2	24	12
3	23	12
4	23	12
5	23	12
6	23	12
7	23	12
8	23	12
9	22	12
10	22	11
11	22	11
12	22	11
13	22	11
14	21	11
15	21	11
16	21	11
17	21	11
18	21	10
19	20	10
20	20	10
21	20	10
22	20	10
23	20	10
24	20	10
25	19	9
26	19	9
27	19	9
28	19	9
29	19	9
30	18	9
31	18	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	65	35
2	65	35
3	65	35
4	65	35
5	64	36
6	64	36
7	64	36
8	63	37
9	62	38
10	62	38
11	60	40
12	59	41
13	58	42
14	56	44
15	56	44
16	55	45
17	55	45
18	54	46
19	54	46
20	54	46
21	54	46
22	55	45
23	55	45
24	55	45
25	56	44
26	56	44
27	56	44
28	56	44
29	56	44
30	56	44
31	57	43

	Rain chance (%)
1	17
2	17
3	17
4	17
5	17
6	17
7	18
8	18
9	18
10	19
11	19
12	20
13	21
14	22
15	22
16	23
17	23
18	24
19	24
20	23
21	23
22	23
23	22
24	22
25	22
26	21
27	21
28	21
29	20
30	20
31	19

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	79	18	3
2	80	17	3
3	82	16	2
4	82	16	2
5	83	15	2
6	84	14	2
7	84	14	2
8	85	13	2
9	85	13	2
10	87	12	1
11	87	12	1
12	87	12	1
13	87	12	1
14	88	11	1
15	88	11	1
16	88	11	1
17	89	10	1
18	90	10	0
19	90	10	0
20	91	9	0
21	91	9	0
22	92	8	0
23	92	8	0
24	93	7	0
25	93	7	0
26	94	6	0
27	94	6	0
28	95	5	0
29	96	4	0
30	96	4	0
31	97	3	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	24	13
2	24	12
3	23	12
4	23	12
5	23	12
6	23	12
7	23	12
8	23	12
9	22	12
10	22	11
11	22	11
12	22	11
13	22	11
14	21	11
15	21	11
16	21	11
17	21	11
18	21	10
19	20	10
20	20	10
21	20	10
22	20	10
23	20	10
24	20	10
25	19	9
26	19	9
27	19	9
28	19	9
29	19	9
30	18	9
31	18	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	65	35
2	65	35
3	65	35
4	65	35
5	64	36
6	64	36
7	64	36
8	63	37
9	62	38
10	62	38
11	60	40
12	59	41
13	58	42
14	56	44
15	56	44
16	55	45
17	55	45
18	54	46
19	54	46
20	54	46
21	54	46
22	55	45
23	55	45
24	55	45
25	56	44
26	56	44
27	56	44
28	56	44
29	56	44
30	56	44
31	57	43

	Rain chance (%)
1	17
2	17
3	17
4	17
5	17
6	17
7	18
8	18
9	18
10	19
11	19
12	20
13	21
14	22
15	22
16	23
17	23
18	24
19	24
20	23
21	23
22	23
23	22
24	22
25	22
26	21
27	21
28	21
29	20
30	20
31	19

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	79	18	3
2	80	17	3
3	82	16	2
4	82	16	2
5	83	15	2
6	84	14	2
7	84	14	2
8	85	13	2
9	85	13	2
10	87	12	1
11	87	12	1
12	87	12	1
13	87	12	1
14	88	11	1
15	88	11	1
16	88	11	1
17	89	10	1
18	90	10	0
19	90	10	0
20	91	9	0
21	91	9	0
22	92	8	0
23	92	8	0
24	93	7	0
25	93	7	0
26	94	6	0
27	94	6	0
28	95	5	0
29	96	4	0
30	96	4	0
31	97	3	0