Don Benito weather in October

In October, Don Benito sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 64 mm of rain across 7.5 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 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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Don Benito's 6th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Don Benito's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
6th warmest
Overnight low
13°
7th coldest
Rainfall
64 mm
7.5 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
7:40 AM – 6:37 PM
Cloud cover
50%
6th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
3.69 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.2
out of 10

Don Benito is capital of Don Benito Municipality, Spain.

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 Don Benito 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)
12615
22614
32614
42614
52514
62514
72514
82514
92414
102414
112413
122413
132313
142313
152313
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252112
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272111
282011
292011
302011
312011

How October really feels in Don Benito

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.

Don Benito 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° / 487.59.63.7
Feb15° / 426.510.54.8
Mar18° / 44711.76.4
Apr21° / 10°457.6136.8
May25° / 13°336.514.17.5
Jun30° / 17°122.314.76.1
Jul34° / 20°40.914.54.2
Aug34° / 20°61.213.54.3
Sep29° / 17°264.412.36.5
Oct23° / 13°647.5117.2
Nov17° / 627.69.95.7
Dec13° / 577.49.34.0

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 18% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16634
26634
36535
46535
56436
66337
76337
86238
96040
105941
115743
125644
135545
145446
155446
165347
175248
185248
195248
205248
215149
225248
235248
245347
255248
265248
275347
285248
295149
305149
315149

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Don Benito gets around 64 mm of rain over 7.5 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 29% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
117
217
318
418
519
619
720
820
921
1022
1123
1224
1325
1426
1527
1628
1729
1829
1929
2029
2129
2229
2329
2429
2529
2629
2728
2828
2928
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 74% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
173216
273216
373216
474206
574206
674206
774206
875205
975205
1074215
1174215
1274215
1374215
1473225
1573225
1672235
1772235
1872235
1972235
2072235
2172235
2273225
2373225
2474224
2575214
2675214
2776204
2877194
2978193
3079183
3180173

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
169calm
179calm
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 7:24 AM to 7:56 AM, and sunset from 7:00 PM to 6:18 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.67:247:00
211.67:256:59
311.57:266:57
411.57:276:56
511.47:286:54
611.47:296:52
711.37:306:51
811.37:316:49
911.37:326:48
1011.27:336:46
1111.27:346:45
1211.17:356:43
1311.17:366:42
1411.07:386:40
1511.07:396:39
1611.07:406:37
1710.97:416:36
1810.97:426:35
1910.87:436:33
2010.87:446:32
2110.87:456:30
2210.77:466:29
2310.77:476:28
2410.67:486:27
2510.67:496:25
2610.67:506:24
2710.57:516:23
2810.57:536:22
2910.47:546:20
3010.47:556:19
3110.47:566:18

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 3.69 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.96 kWh/m² to a high of 7.91 kWh/m² in July across the year — October's 3.69 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.5Bright
34.4Bright
44.4Bright
54.3Bright
64.3Bright
74.2Bright
84.1Bright
94.1Bright
104.0Bright
113.9Moderate
123.9Moderate
133.8Moderate
143.7Moderate
153.7Moderate
163.6Moderate
173.5Moderate
183.5Moderate
193.4Moderate
203.4Moderate
213.3Moderate
223.3Moderate
233.3Moderate
243.2Moderate
253.2Moderate
263.1Moderate
273.1Moderate
283.1Moderate
293.0Moderate
303.0Moderate
313.0Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Don Benito?

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 Don Benito for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Don Benito in October

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

In October, Don Benito 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 Don Benito 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 Don Benito peaks around July 15 at about 10 (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 15UV 10Dec 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct5Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Don Benito?

Don Benito sits at 39.0°N, 5.9°W, 285 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Villanueva de la Serena, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Don Benito

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Don Benito has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 97 m around an average of 275 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 424 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,397 m.

The land around Don Benito is covered by cropland (55%) within 3 km, cropland (61%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and grassland (49%) and cropland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
97 m
16 km
424 m
80 km
1,397 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Villanueva de la Serena 6.0 km · Mérida 42 km · Almendralejo 56 km · Montijo 66 km · Cáceres 73 km · Zafra 76 km · Badajoz 96 km · Navalmoral de la Mata 108 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 Don Benito (38.9563°, -5.8616°, elevation 285 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).