Cordoba weather in October

In October, Cordoba sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 62 mm of rain across 7.3 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-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 42% 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 Cordoba's 7th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cordoba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
6th warmest
Overnight low
14°
7th coldest
Rainfall
62 mm
7.3 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
7:34 AM – 6:34 PM
Cloud cover
47%
7th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
3.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
out of 10

Cordoba is Andalusian city, capital of the municipality of the same name.

Air quality
Moderate
PM10 30.3 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 Cordoba reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°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 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)
12716
22615
32615
42615
52615
62615
72615
82515
92514
102514
112514
122414
132414
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252212
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272112
282112
292112
302111
312111

How October really feels in Cordoba

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.

Cordoba weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan14° / 537.49.74.3
Feb15° / 466.310.55.2
Mar19° / 576.811.76.6
Apr21° / 10°528.2136.9
May26° / 14°376.5147.4
Jun31° / 18°122.314.65.5
Jul35° / 21°30.614.43.3
Aug35° / 21°61.113.53.5
Sep30° / 18°293.912.36.2
Oct24° / 14°627.3117.3
Nov17° / 656.9106.1
Dec14° / 747.29.44.6

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% 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 41%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16733
26634
36634
46634
56535
66535
76535
86436
96337
106238
116139
126139
135941
145842
155743
165644
175644
185644
195644
205644
215545
225545
235545
245545
255545
265545
275545
285644
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305644
315644

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Cordoba gets around 62 mm of rain over 7.3 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 (%)
116
217
317
417
518
618
719
820
920
1021
1122
1224
1325
1426
1527
1628
1729
1829
1929
2029
2129
2229
2329
2428
2528
2627
2727
2827
2926
3026
3125

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 71% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
166268
267258
368248
469247
570237
670237
770237
871236
971236
1071236
1172235
1271245
1370255
1470255
1569265
1668275
1768275
1869274
1969274
2069274
2169274
2270264
2371254
2471254
2573243
2674233
2776213
2877203
2978193
3081172
3182162

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 9 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
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

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 7:20 AM to 7:50 AM, and sunset from 6:56 PM to 6:16 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.67:206:56
211.67:216:55
311.57:226:53
411.57:226:52
511.47:236:50
611.47:246:49
711.47:256:47
811.37:266:46
911.37:276:44
1011.27:286:43
1111.27:296:41
1211.27:306:40
1311.17:316:38
1411.17:326:37
1511.07:336:36
1611.07:346:34
1711.07:356:33
1810.97:366:31
1910.97:376:30
2010.87:386:29
2110.87:396:27
2210.87:406:26
2310.77:416:25
2410.77:426:24
2510.77:436:22
2610.67:446:21
2710.67:456:20
2810.57:466:19
2910.57:476:18
3010.57:496:17
3110.47:506:16

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 3.81 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.16 kWh/m² to a high of 7.94 kWh/m² in July across the year — October's 3.81 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.5Bright
34.5Bright
44.4Bright
54.3Bright
64.3Bright
74.3Bright
84.2Bright
94.1Bright
104.1Bright
114.0Bright
124.0Moderate
133.9Moderate
143.8Moderate
153.8Moderate
163.7Moderate
173.7Moderate
183.6Moderate
193.6Moderate
203.5Moderate
213.5Moderate
223.5Moderate
233.4Moderate
243.4Moderate
253.4Moderate
263.3Moderate
273.3Moderate
283.3Moderate
293.2Moderate
303.2Moderate
313.1Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Cordoba?

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

7.3
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Cordoba in October

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

In October, Cordoba sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes. About 7 days see rain.

light clothes

UV index in Cordoba 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 Cordoba peaks around July 17 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highHighModerateJul 17UV 10Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb2Moderate
Mar7High
Apr8Very high
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Cordoba?

Cordoba sits at 37.9°N, 4.8°W, 117 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Montilla, 36 km away.

Topography around Cordoba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cordoba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 129 m around an average of 125 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 603 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,496 m.

The land around Cordoba is covered by artificial surfaces (52%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, trees (44%) and cropland (32%) within 16 km, and trees (54%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
129 m
16 km
603 m
80 km
1,496 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Montilla 36 km · Écija 47 km · Palma del Río 49 km · Baena 50 km · Pozoblanco 55 km · Cabra 55 km · Puente-Genil 56 km · Lucena 59 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 Cordoba (37.8916°, -4.7728°, elevation 117 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).