Arcos weather in October

In October, Arcos sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 62 mm of rain across 7.7 wet days and about 10.9 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 18°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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Arcos's 6th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Arcos's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
6th warmest
Overnight low
10°
7th coldest
Rainfall
62 mm
7.7 wet days
Daylight
10 h 54 min
7:32 AM – 6:27 PM
Cloud cover
51%
6th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
3.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

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 18°C by the end.

A typical October day in Arcos reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 7°C cooler than September and about 6°C warmer than November.

10°20°30°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12412
22312
32311
42311
52311
62311
72211
82211
92211
102211
112110
122110
132110
142110
152010
162010
172010
182010
191910
20199
21199
22199
23199
24199
25189
26189
27189
28188
29188
30178
31178

How October really feels in Arcos

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.

Arcos 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 daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan10° / 407.10.79.42.5
Feb12° / 345.80.810.43.7
Mar16° / 427.10.311.75.5
Apr18° / 508.20136.3
May23° / 11°427.8014.27.2
Jun29° / 15°183.5014.86.7
Jul33° / 18°71.6014.64.6
Aug32° / 18°102.2013.64.9
Sep27° / 14°244012.37.4
Oct20° / 10°627.7010.96.8
Nov14° / 567.509.84.4
Dec11° / 4570.59.22.7

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 16% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16634
26535
36535
46535
56337
66337
76238
86238
96040
105941
115842
125644
135545
145446
155248
165149
175149
184951
194951
204951
214852
224852
234852
244852
254852
264852
274852
284852
294852
304852
314852

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Arcos gets around 62 mm of rain over 7.7 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 25% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
116
216
317
417
518
619
719
820
921
1022
1123
1225
1326
1427
1528
1629
1729
1830
1930
2030
2130
2230
2330
2429
2529
2629
2729
2828
2928
3028
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 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
19010
29010
39010
49010
59010
69010
7919
8919
9919
10919
11928
12928
13928
14928
15928
16928
17928
18928
19937
20937
21937
22946
23946
24946
25955
26955
27964
28964
29973
30973
31982

Wind in October

Winds average 8 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of October to 10 h 18 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 7:16 AM to 7:50 AM, and sunset from 6:51 PM to 6:07 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.67:166:51
211.57:176:49
311.57:186:47
411.47:196:46
511.47:206:44
611.47:216:42
711.37:226:41
811.37:246:39
911.27:256:38
1011.27:266:36
1111.17:276:34
1211.17:286:33
1311.07:296:31
1411.07:306:30
1511.07:316:28
1610.97:326:27
1710.97:336:25
1810.87:356:24
1910.87:366:22
2010.77:376:21
2110.77:386:19
2210.77:396:18
2310.67:406:17
2410.67:416:15
2510.57:436:14
2610.57:446:13
2710.47:456:11
2810.47:466:10
2910.47:476:09
3010.37:486:08
3110.37:506:07

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 3.49 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.82 kWh/m² to a high of 7.77 kWh/m² in July across the year — October's 3.49 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
24.3Bright
34.3Bright
44.2Bright
54.1Bright
64.1Bright
74.0Bright
83.9Moderate
93.9Moderate
103.8Moderate
113.8Moderate
123.7Moderate
133.6Moderate
143.5Moderate
153.5Moderate
163.4Moderate
173.4Moderate
183.3Moderate
193.3Moderate
203.2Moderate
213.1Moderate
223.1Moderate
233.1Moderate
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 Arcos?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Arcos for sightseeing.

What to pack for Arcos in October

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

In October, Arcos sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 10°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 8 days see rain.

UV index in Arcos 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 Arcos peaks around July 15 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 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 highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 10Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb2Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Arcos?

Arcos sits at 40.4°N, 3.6°W, 703 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Pueblo Nuevo, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Arcos

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Arcos has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 89 m around an average of 676 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 249 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,993 m.

The land around Arcos is covered by artificial surfaces (62%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (40%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and cropland (38%), grassland (33%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
89 m
16 km
249 m
80 km
1,993 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Pueblo Nuevo 2.0 km · Simancas 2.0 km · San Blas-Canillejas 2.0 km · Rosas 2.0 km · Marroquina 2.0 km · Valdebernardo 2.0 km · Ventas 3.0 km · Vinateros 3.0 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
Roman Catholic 58%atheist 16%agnostic 11%non-believer 11%

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 Arcos (40.4212°, -3.6176°, elevation 703 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).