Gamonal weather in October

In October, Gamonal sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 62 mm of precipitation across 9.5 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 15°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of October to 10 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Gamonal's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gamonal's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
6th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
62 mm
9.5 wet days
Daylight
10 h 48 min
7:35 AM – 6:25 PM
Cloud cover
60%
5th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
3.08 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Gamonal is human settlement in 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 19°C in the first days to 15°C by the end.

A typical October day in Gamonal 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)
1209
2209
3199
4199
5199
6199
7199
8189
9189
10189
11188
12188
13178
14178
15178
16178
17178
18168
19168
20168
21167
22167
23167
24167
25157
26157
27157
28157
29157
30146
31146

How October really feels in Gamonal

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.

Gamonal 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 daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 549.93.19.31.0
Feb / 4493.210.31.8
Mar12° / 5010.21.711.63.2
Apr14° / 6612.20.613.13.9
May18° / 6411.3014.45.6
Jun23° / 11°427.50157.3
Jul26° / 13°234.6014.87.9
Aug27° / 13°204.3013.77.9
Sep22° / 11°396.7012.37.4
Oct17° / 629.50.110.85.4
Nov11° / 6311.10.99.62.5
Dec / 569.21.391.3

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25248
35149
45050
55050
64951
74753
84753
94654
104555
114456
124456
134357
144258
154159
164060
174060
184060
193961
203862
213862
223862
233862
243862
253862
263862
273763
283763
293763
303763
313763

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Gamonal gets around 62 mm of rain and snow over 9.5 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 31% 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 (%)
123
223
324
424
524
625
725
826
926
1027
1128
1229
1330
1431
1532
1633
1733
1834
1934
2035
2135
2235
2336
2436
2536
2637
2737
2837
2938
3038
3138

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.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1973
2973
3973
4973
5973
6973
7982
8982
9982
10982
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000
311000

Wind in October

Winds average 13 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
2314light breeze
2414light breeze
2514light breeze
2614light breeze
2714light breeze
2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of October to 10 h 12 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 7:17 AM to 7:53 AM, and sunset from 6:50 PM to 6:03 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.57:176:50
211.57:186:48
311.57:206:47
411.47:216:45
511.47:226:43
611.37:236:41
711.37:246:40
811.27:256:38
911.27:276:36
1011.17:286:34
1111.17:296:33
1211.07:306:31
1311.07:316:29
1410.97:326:28
1510.97:346:26
1610.87:356:25
1710.87:366:23
1810.77:376:21
1910.77:386:20
2010.67:406:18
2110.67:416:17
2210.67:426:15
2310.57:436:14
2410.57:456:12
2510.47:466:11
2610.47:476:10
2710.37:486:08
2810.37:506:07
2910.27:516:06
3010.27:526:04
3110.27:536:03

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 3.08 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.46 kWh/m² to a high of 7.13 kWh/m² in July across the year — October's 3.08 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.9Moderate
23.8Moderate
33.8Moderate
43.7Moderate
53.7Moderate
63.6Moderate
73.5Moderate
83.5Moderate
93.4Moderate
103.4Moderate
113.3Moderate
123.2Moderate
133.2Moderate
143.1Moderate
153.1Moderate
163.0Moderate
173.0Moderate
182.9Moderate
192.9Moderate
202.8Moderate
212.8Moderate
222.8Moderate
232.7Moderate
242.7Moderate
252.6Moderate
262.6Moderate
272.6Moderate
282.5Moderate
292.5Moderate
302.5Moderate
312.4Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Gamonal?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
1.4
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Gamonal for sightseeing.

What to pack for Gamonal in October

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

In October, Gamonal 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 Gamonal 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 Gamonal peaks around July 16 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 16UV 10Jan 1UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar5High
Apr6High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Gamonal?

Gamonal sits at 42.4°N, 3.7°W, 867 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Burgos, 3.0 km away.

Torrelavega

Topography around Gamonal

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gamonal has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 123 m around an average of 886 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 275 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,834 m.

The land around Gamonal is covered by artificial surfaces (42%) and cropland (23%) within 3 km, cropland (66%) within 16 km, and cropland (48%), trees (28%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
123 m
16 km
275 m
80 km
1,834 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
October weather nearby: Burgos 3.0 km · Miranda de Ebro 70 km · Aranda de Duero 76 km · Palencia 80 km · Gasteiz / Vitoria 99 km · Logroño 101 km · Laudio / Llodio 105 km · Torrelavega 115 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 Gamonal (42.3566°, -3.6732°, elevation 867 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).