Collado-Villalba weather in October

In October, Collado-Villalba sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 80 mm of precipitation across 10 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 19°C in the first days to 14°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% 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 Collado-Villalba's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Collado-Villalba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
6th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
80 mm
10 wet days
Daylight
10 h 54 min
7:34 AM – 6:28 PM
Cloud cover
56%
5th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
3.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

Collado-Villalba is capital city of Collado Villalba municipality, Madrid, Spain.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 10.6 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 19°C in the first days to 14°C by the end.

A typical October day in Collado-Villalba reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 22°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)
12010
22010
3199
4199
5199
6199
7189
8189
9189
10189
11188
12178
13178
14178
15178
16168
17168
18168
19168
20167
21157
22157
23157
24157
25157
26157
27147
28146
29146
30146
31146

How October really feels in Collado-Villalba

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.

Collado-Villalba 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
Jan / 599.64.99.40.9
Feb / 498.64.310.41.7
Mar12° / 6210.12.811.73.2
Apr14° / 7512.31.9134.0
May19° / 75120.314.25.7
Jun24° / 12°387.6014.97.4
Jul29° / 15°184.3014.67.1
Aug28° / 15°215.2013.67.1
Sep23° / 12°406.9012.37.4
Oct17° / 80100.210.95.3
Nov11° / 7410.41.89.72.5
Dec / 639.12.89.11.2

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
25743
35644
45644
55545
65446
75446
85347
95248
105050
115050
124852
134753
144555
154357
164357
174258
184159
194159
204159
214060
224060
234060
244060
253961
263961
274060
284060
294060
304060
314159

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Collado-Villalba gets around 80 mm of rain and snow over 10 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 precipitation averages around 33% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1230
2230
3240
4240
5250
6260
7260
8270
9280
10290
11300
12320
13330
14340
15350
16360
17370
18370
19380
20380
21380
22381
23381
24381
25381
26371
27371
28371
29371
30371
31372

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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1982
2982
3982
4982
5982
6982
7982
8982
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000
311000

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 7:18 AM to 7:51 AM, and sunset from 6:52 PM to 6:08 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.67:186:52
211.57:196:51
311.57:206:49
411.47:216:47
511.47:226:45
611.37:236:44
711.37:246:42
811.37:256:41
911.27:266:39
1011.27:276:37
1111.17:296:36
1211.17:306:34
1311.07:316:33
1411.07:326:31
1510.97:336:30
1610.97:346:28
1710.97:356:27
1810.87:366:25
1910.87:376:24
2010.77:396:22
2110.77:406:21
2210.67:416:19
2310.67:426:18
2410.67:436:17
2510.57:446:15
2610.57:466:14
2710.47:476:13
2810.47:486:11
2910.47:496:10
3010.37:506:09
3110.37:516:08

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 3.42 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.79 kWh/m² to a high of 7.66 kWh/m² in July across the year — October's 3.42 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
24.2Bright
34.2Bright
44.1Bright
54.0Bright
64.0Moderate
73.9Moderate
83.9Moderate
93.8Moderate
103.7Moderate
113.7Moderate
123.6Moderate
133.5Moderate
143.5Moderate
153.4Moderate
163.4Moderate
173.3Moderate
183.2Moderate
193.2Moderate
203.1Moderate
213.1Moderate
223.0Moderate
233.0Moderate
243.0Moderate
252.9Moderate
262.9Moderate
272.9Moderate
282.8Moderate
292.8Moderate
302.7Moderate
312.7Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Collado-Villalba?

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

5.3
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
1.2
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Collado-Villalba for sightseeing.

What to pack for Collado-Villalba in October

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

In October, Collado-Villalba sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Collado-Villalba 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 Collado-Villalba peaks around July 15 at about 10 (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 highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 10Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Collado-Villalba?

Collado-Villalba sits at 40.6°N, 4.0°W, 884 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Galapagar, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Collado-Villalba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Collado-Villalba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 222 m around an average of 908 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,601 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,012 m.

The land around Collado-Villalba is covered by trees (36%), grassland (31%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 3 km, trees (50%) and grassland (37%) within 16 km, and grassland (37%), cropland (32%) and trees (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
222 m
16 km
1,601 m
80 km
2,012 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Galapagar 6.0 km · Torrelodones 9.0 km · El Escorial 12 km · San Lorenzo de El Escorial 13 km · Villanueva del Pardillo 16 km · Las Rozas de Madrid 19 km · Colmenar Viejo 20 km · Villanueva de la Cañada 21 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 Collado-Villalba (40.6351°, -4.0049°, elevation 884 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).