Badajoz weather in October

In October, Badajoz sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 66 mm of rain across 7.6 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 20°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 Badajoz's 6th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Badajoz's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
6th warmest
Overnight low
13°
8th coldest
Rainfall
66 mm
7.6 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
7:44 AM – 6:42 PM
Cloud cover
51%
6th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
3.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.2
out of 10

Badajoz is city in Extremadura, capital of Badajoz Municipality, Spain.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 6.3 µg/m³ · 2019
Founded
1230

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 20°C by the end.

A typical October day in Badajoz reaches about 23°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 18°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 6°C cooler than September and about 6°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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52514
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How October really feels in Badajoz

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.

Badajoz 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
Jan13° / 467.39.64.0
Feb15° / 415.810.55.1
Mar18° / 456.611.76.5
Apr20° / 10°437.3136.8
May25° / 13°376.714.17.5
Jun30° / 16°112.414.76.5
Jul33° / 19°20.814.44.6
Aug33° / 19°41.213.54.6
Sep29° / 16°233.812.36.8
Oct23° / 13°667.6117.2
Nov17° / 607.39.95.8
Dec14° / 597.49.34.2

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 14% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16535
26535
36535
46436
56337
66238
76139
86040
95941
105743
115644
125446
135347
145248
155149
165050
174951
184852
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Badajoz gets around 66 mm of rain over 7.6 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.

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Rain chance (%)
116
216
317
417
518
619
719
820
921
1022
1123
1224
1325
1426
1527
1628
1728
1829
1929
2029
2129
2230
2330
2430
2530
2629
2729
2829
2929
3028
3128

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 70% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
168239
268239
369229
469229
570228
670228
770228
870228
971227
1071227
1170237
1270237
1370237
1469247
1569247
1668257
1768257
1869256
1969256
2069256
2168266
2268266
2369256
2469256
2569256
2669256
2771245
2871245
2972235
3073225
3176204

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
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49calm
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119calm
129calm
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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 7:29 AM to 8:00 AM, and sunset from 7:05 PM to 6:23 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.67:297:05
211.67:307:03
311.57:317:02
411.57:327:00
511.47:336:58
611.47:346:57
711.37:356:55
811.37:366:54
911.37:376:52
1011.27:386:51
1111.27:396:49
1211.17:406:48
1311.17:416:46
1411.07:426:45
1511.07:436:43
1611.07:446:42
1710.97:456:40
1810.97:466:39
1910.87:476:38
2010.87:486:36
2110.87:496:35
2210.77:506:34
2310.77:516:32
2410.67:526:31
2510.67:546:30
2610.67:556:29
2710.57:566:27
2810.57:576:26
2910.57:586:25
3010.47:596:24
3110.48:006:23

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 3.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.95 kWh/m² to a high of 7.87 kWh/m² in July across the year — October's 3.63 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.4Bright
34.4Bright
44.3Bright
54.3Bright
64.2Bright
74.1Bright
84.1Bright
94.0Bright
104.0Moderate
113.9Moderate
123.8Moderate
133.8Moderate
143.7Moderate
153.6Moderate
163.5Moderate
173.5Moderate
183.4Moderate
193.4Moderate
203.3Moderate
213.3Moderate
223.2Moderate
233.2Moderate
243.1Moderate
253.1Moderate
263.1Moderate
273.0Moderate
283.0Moderate
293.0Moderate
302.9Moderate
312.9Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Badajoz?

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

7.2
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Badajoz in October

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

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

light clothes

UV index in Badajoz 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 Badajoz peaks around July 14 at about 9 (very high) — 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 14UV 9Dec 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct5Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Badajoz?

Badajoz sits at 38.9°N, 7.0°W, 192 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Montijo, 31 km away.

Topography around Badajoz

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Badajoz has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 71 m around an average of 179 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 167 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 893 m.

The land around Badajoz is covered by artificial surfaces (35%) and grassland (32%) within 3 km, cropland (39%) and grassland (37%) within 16 km, and grassland (58%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
71 m
16 km
167 m
80 km
893 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Montijo 31 km · Almendralejo 53 km · Mérida 55 km · Portalegre 61 km · Zafra 70 km · Cáceres 84 km · Évora 88 km · Don Benito 96 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 Badajoz (38.8779°, -6.9706°, elevation 192 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).