Bailén weather in October

In October, Bailén sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 47 mm of rain across 7.4 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 4th-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 44% 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 Bailén's 6th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bailén's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
6th warmest
Overnight low
13°
7th coldest
Rainfall
47 mm
7.4 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
7:30 AM – 6:30 PM
Cloud cover
46%
6th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
3.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.4
out of 10

Bailén is capital of Bailén Municipality, Spain.

Air quality
Moderate
PM10 33.8 µg/m³ · 2010

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 Bailén reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 29°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)
12715
22715
32614
42614
52614
62614
72614
82614
92514
102514
112513
122513
132413
142413
152413
162413
172413
182312
192312
202312
212312
222312
232312
242212
252212
262211
272211
282211
292111
302111
312111

How October really feels in Bailén

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.

Bailén weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan14° / 528.29.74.2
Feb15° / 477.510.55.1
Mar19° / 477.811.76.5
Apr21° / 10°457.8137.0
May26° / 14°326.1147.5
Jun31° / 18°112.114.65.5
Jul35° / 21°20.814.43.2
Aug35° / 21°61.413.53.4
Sep30° / 17°26412.36.1
Oct24° / 13°477.4117.4
Nov18° / 577.79.96.0
Dec14° / 628.49.44.5

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% 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 40%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16733
26733
36733
46733
56733
66733
76733
86733
96535
106535
116337
126337
136139
146040
155842
165842
175743
185743
195644
205644
215545
225545
235545
245545
255545
265545
275545
285545
295545
305545
315644

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Bailén gets around 47 mm of rain over 7.4 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 24% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
118
218
318
418
519
619
719
820
920
1021
1122
1223
1324
1425
1526
1627
1728
1829
1929
2029
2129
2229
2329
2428
2528
2628
2728
2827
2927
3027
3126

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 80% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
174224
275214
377203
478193
578193
678193
779183
880182
980182
1080182
1180182
1280182
1380182
1479192
1579192
1678202
1778202
1878202
1978202
2078202
2178202
2279192
2379192
2480182
2580182
2681172
2782162
2884151
2985141
3086131
3187121

Wind in October

Winds average 6 km/h in October, the calmest month.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 7:16 AM to 7:46 AM, and sunset from 6:52 PM to 6:11 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.67:166:52
211.67:176:51
311.57:186:49
411.57:196:48
511.47:206:46
611.47:206:45
711.47:216:43
811.37:226:42
911.37:236:40
1011.27:246:39
1111.27:256:37
1211.27:266:36
1311.17:276:34
1411.17:286:33
1511.07:296:31
1611.07:306:30
1711.07:316:29
1810.97:326:27
1910.97:336:26
2010.87:346:25
2110.87:356:23
2210.87:366:22
2310.77:386:21
2410.77:396:19
2510.67:406:18
2610.67:416:17
2710.67:426:16
2810.57:436:15
2910.57:446:14
3010.57:456:12
3110.47:466:11

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 3.86 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.16 kWh/m² to a high of 7.95 kWh/m² in July across the year — October's 3.86 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
24.5Bright
34.5Bright
44.5Bright
54.4Bright
64.3Bright
74.3Bright
84.3Bright
94.2Bright
104.1Bright
114.1Bright
124.0Bright
134.0Moderate
143.9Moderate
153.8Moderate
163.8Moderate
173.7Moderate
183.7Moderate
193.6Moderate
203.6Moderate
213.5Moderate
223.5Moderate
233.5Moderate
243.4Moderate
253.4Moderate
263.4Moderate
273.3Moderate
283.3Moderate
293.2Moderate
303.2Moderate
313.2Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Bailén?

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

7.4
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is one of the better times to visit Bailén for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Bailén in October

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

In October, Bailén 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 Bailén 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 Bailén peaks around July 17 at about 10 (extreme) — 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highVery highHighModerateJul 17UV 10Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar7High
Apr8Very high
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Bailén?

Bailén sits at 38.1°N, 3.8°W, 349 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Linares, 12 km away.

Topography around Bailén

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bailén has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 151 m around an average of 359 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 550 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,041 m.

The land around Bailén is covered by trees (55%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, trees (60%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
151 m
16 km
550 m
80 km
2,041 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Linares 12 km · La Carolina 24 km · Andújar 25 km · Baeza 29 km · Jaén 36 km · Úbeda 37 km · Martos 45 km · Villanueva del Arzobispo 68 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 Bailén (38.0964°, -3.7779°, elevation 349 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).