Gasteiz / Vitoria weather in October

In October, Gasteiz / Vitoria sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 71 mm of rain across 11.5 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 20°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Gasteiz / Vitoria's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gasteiz / Vitoria's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 18°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 9°; 8th coldest
Rainfall: 71 mm; 11.5 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 48 min; 7:31 AM – 6:20 PM
Cloud cover: 63%; 5th clearest
Wind: 9 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 2.91 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.4; out of 10

Gasteiz / Vitoria is capital town of Vitoria/Gasteiz municipality.

Founded: 1181

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical October day in Gasteiz / Vitoria reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 4°C cooler than September and about 6°C warmer than November.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	15
Avg low (°C)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	20	10
2	20	10
3	20	10
4	20	10
5	19	10
6	19	10
7	19	10
8	19	10
9	19	10
10	19	9
11	19	9
12	18	9
13	18	9
14	18	9
15	18	9
16	18	9
17	18	9
18	17	9
19	17	9
20	17	8
21	17	8
22	17	8
23	17	8
24	17	8
25	17	8
26	16	8
27	16	8
28	16	7
29	16	7
30	16	7
31	15	7

How October really feels in Gasteiz / Vitoria

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Gasteiz / Vitoria 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	9° / 2°	75	12.4	2.9	9.2	1.6
Feb	10° / 2°	67	11.6	3.8	10.2	2.1
Mar	13° / 4°	71	11.6	1.9	11.6	3.4
Apr	15° / 6°	80	14.3	0.4	13.1	3.9
May	18° / 9°	71	12.7	0	14.4	5.4
Jun	22° / 12°	55	8.9	0	15.1	6.7
Jul	24° / 14°	32	6.7	0	14.8	7.5
Aug	25° / 14°	32	7.3	0	13.7	7.4
Sep	22° / 12°	43	8.9	0	12.3	6.9
Oct	18° / 9°	71	11.5	0	10.8	5.4
Nov	12° / 5°	87	13.3	0.7	9.5	3.0
Dec	9° / 3°	70	12	1.8	8.9	1.8

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	42	42	42	42	41	41	41	40	40	40	39	40	40	38	39	39	40	40	41	41	41	42	42	42	42	41	41	41	41	41	39
Cloudier (%)	58	58	58	58	59	59	59	60	60	60	61	60	60	62	61	61	60	60	59	59	59	58	58	58	58	59	59	59	59	59	61

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	42	58
2	42	58
3	42	58
4	42	58
5	41	59
6	41	59
7	41	59
8	40	60
9	40	60
10	40	60
11	39	61
12	40	60
13	40	60
14	38	62
15	39	61
16	39	61
17	40	60
18	40	60
19	41	59
20	41	59
21	41	59
22	42	58
23	42	58
24	42	58
25	42	58
26	41	59
27	41	59
28	41	59
29	41	59
30	41	59
31	39	61

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Gasteiz / Vitoria gets around 71 mm of rain over 11.5 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 38% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	32	33	33	34	34	35	36	36	37	37	38	38	39	39	40	40	40	40	40	40	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	40	40	41

	Rain chance (%)
1	32
2	33
3	33
4	34
5	34
6	35
7	36
8	36
9	37
10	37
11	38
12	38
13	39
14	39
15	40
16	40
17	40
18	40
19	40
20	40
21	39
22	39
23	39
24	39
25	39
26	39
27	39
28	39
29	40
30	40
31	41

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 92% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	83	84	84	85	85	86	87	88	88	89	90	91	92	92	93	93	94	95	95	95	96	96	97	97	97	97	98	98	98	98	98
Comfortable (%)	17	16	16	15	15	14	13	12	12	11	10	9	8	8	7	7	6	5	5	5	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	83	17
2	84	16
3	84	16
4	85	15
5	85	15
6	86	14
7	87	13
8	88	12
9	88	12
10	89	11
11	90	10
12	91	9
13	92	8
14	92	8
15	93	7
16	93	7
17	94	6
18	95	5
19	95	5
20	95	5
21	96	4
22	96	4
23	97	3
24	97	3
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2
31	98	2

Wind in October

Winds average 9 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	9	calm
2	9	calm
3	9	calm
4	9	calm
5	9	calm
6	9	calm
7	9	calm
8	9	calm
9	9	calm
10	9	calm
11	9	calm
12	9	calm
13	9	calm
14	9	calm
15	9	calm
16	9	calm
17	9	calm
18	9	calm
19	9	calm
20	9	calm
21	9	calm
22	9	calm
23	9	calm
24	9	calm
25	9	calm
26	9	calm
27	10	calm
28	10	calm
29	10	calm
30	10	calm
31	10	calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of October to 10 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 84 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 7:13 AM to 7:50 AM, and sunset from 6:46 PM to 5:58 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.5	11.5	11.4	11.4	11.3	11.3	11.2	11.2	11.1	11.1	11.0	11.0	11.0	10.9	10.9	10.8	10.8	10.7	10.7	10.6	10.6	10.5	10.5	10.4	10.4	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.2	10.2	10.1
Sunrise (AM)	7:13	7:15	7:16	7:17	7:18	7:19	7:21	7:22	7:23	7:24	7:25	7:27	7:28	7:29	7:30	7:31	7:33	7:34	7:35	7:36	7:38	7:39	7:40	7:41	7:43	7:44	7:45	7:47	7:48	7:49	7:50
Sunset (PM)	6:46	6:44	6:42	6:40	6:39	6:37	6:35	6:33	6:32	6:30	6:28	6:27	6:25	6:23	6:22	6:20	6:18	6:17	6:15	6:14	6:12	6:11	6:09	6:08	6:06	6:05	6:03	6:02	6:01	5:59	5:58

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.5	7:13	6:46
2	11.5	7:15	6:44
3	11.4	7:16	6:42
4	11.4	7:17	6:40
5	11.3	7:18	6:39
6	11.3	7:19	6:37
7	11.2	7:21	6:35
8	11.2	7:22	6:33
9	11.1	7:23	6:32
10	11.1	7:24	6:30
11	11.0	7:25	6:28
12	11.0	7:27	6:27
13	11.0	7:28	6:25
14	10.9	7:29	6:23
15	10.9	7:30	6:22
16	10.8	7:31	6:20
17	10.8	7:33	6:18
18	10.7	7:34	6:17
19	10.7	7:35	6:15
20	10.6	7:36	6:14
21	10.6	7:38	6:12
22	10.5	7:39	6:11
23	10.5	7:40	6:09
24	10.4	7:41	6:08
25	10.4	7:43	6:06
26	10.3	7:44	6:05
27	10.3	7:45	6:03
28	10.3	7:47	6:02
29	10.2	7:48	6:01
30	10.2	7:49	5:59
31	10.1	7:50	5:58

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.91 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.46 kWh/m² to a high of 6.01 kWh/m² in July across the year — October's 2.91 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	3.6	3.5	3.5	3.4	3.4	3.3	3.3	3.2	3.2	3.1	3.1	3.0	3.0	3.0	2.9	2.9	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.4	2.4	2.4
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.6	Moderate
2	3.5	Moderate
3	3.5	Moderate
4	3.4	Moderate
5	3.4	Moderate
6	3.3	Moderate
7	3.3	Moderate
8	3.2	Moderate
9	3.2	Moderate
10	3.1	Moderate
11	3.1	Moderate
12	3.0	Moderate
13	3.0	Moderate
14	3.0	Moderate
15	2.9	Moderate
16	2.9	Moderate
17	2.8	Moderate
18	2.8	Moderate
19	2.8	Moderate
20	2.7	Moderate
21	2.7	Moderate
22	2.7	Moderate
23	2.6	Moderate
24	2.6	Moderate
25	2.6	Moderate
26	2.5	Moderate
27	2.5	Moderate
28	2.5	Moderate
29	2.4	Moderate
30	2.4	Moderate
31	2.4	Moderate

Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Gasteiz / Vitoria?

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

5.4

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

1.8

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Gasteiz / Vitoria for sightseeing.

What to pack for Gasteiz / Vitoria in October

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

In October, Gasteiz / Vitoria sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

rain gear

Sea temperature near Gasteiz / Vitoria in October

The nearest coast averages about 18°C in October — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 63 km away) is warmest in August at about 22°C and coldest in February near 12°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jul 3 to Sep 25 — about 2.8 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	13	12	13	14	16	19	21	22	21	18	16	14
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool	Cool	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	13	Bracing
Feb	12	Bracing
Mar	13	Bracing
Apr	14	Bracing
May	16	Cool
Jun	19	Cool
Jul	21	Refreshing
Aug	22	Refreshing
Sep	21	Refreshing
Oct	18	Cool
Nov	16	Cool
Dec	14	Bracing

UV index in Gasteiz / Vitoria 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 Gasteiz / Vitoria peaks around July 14 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	2	5	6	7	9	9	8	6	4	2	1
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	2	Moderate
Mar	5	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	7	High
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	6	High
Oct	4	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Gasteiz / Vitoria?

Gasteiz / Vitoria sits at 42.9°N, 2.7°W, 547 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Arrasate / Mondragón, 28 km away.

Topography around Gasteiz / Vitoria

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gasteiz / Vitoria has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 91 m around an average of 525 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 704 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,250 m.

The land around Gasteiz / Vitoria is covered by artificial surfaces (58%) within 3 km, trees (38%), cropland (33%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (45%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km

91 m

artificial surfaces 58%

16 km

704 m

trees 38%

80 km

2,250 m

trees 45%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater

← September Gasteiz / Vitoria year-round climate November →Best places to visit in October

October weather nearby: Arrasate / Mondragón 28 km · Miranda de Ebro 29 km · Durango 36 km · Ermua 40 km · Laudio / Llodio 40 km · Eibar 41 km · Amorebieta 41 km · Altsasu 42 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

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 Gasteiz / Vitoria (42.85°, -2.6727°, elevation 547 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	20	10
2	20	10
3	20	10
4	20	10
5	19	10
6	19	10
7	19	10
8	19	10
9	19	10
10	19	9
11	19	9
12	18	9
13	18	9
14	18	9
15	18	9
16	18	9
17	18	9
18	17	9
19	17	9
20	17	8
21	17	8
22	17	8
23	17	8
24	17	8
25	17	8
26	16	8
27	16	8
28	16	7
29	16	7
30	16	7
31	15	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	42	58
2	42	58
3	42	58
4	42	58
5	41	59
6	41	59
7	41	59
8	40	60
9	40	60
10	40	60
11	39	61
12	40	60
13	40	60
14	38	62
15	39	61
16	39	61
17	40	60
18	40	60
19	41	59
20	41	59
21	41	59
22	42	58
23	42	58
24	42	58
25	42	58
26	41	59
27	41	59
28	41	59
29	41	59
30	41	59
31	39	61

	Rain chance (%)
1	32
2	33
3	33
4	34
5	34
6	35
7	36
8	36
9	37
10	37
11	38
12	38
13	39
14	39
15	40
16	40
17	40
18	40
19	40
20	40
21	39
22	39
23	39
24	39
25	39
26	39
27	39
28	39
29	40
30	40
31	41

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	83	17
2	84	16
3	84	16
4	85	15
5	85	15
6	86	14
7	87	13
8	88	12
9	88	12
10	89	11
11	90	10
12	91	9
13	92	8
14	92	8
15	93	7
16	93	7
17	94	6
18	95	5
19	95	5
20	95	5
21	96	4
22	96	4
23	97	3
24	97	3
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2
31	98	2

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	20	10
2	20	10
3	20	10
4	20	10
5	19	10
6	19	10
7	19	10
8	19	10
9	19	10
10	19	9
11	19	9
12	18	9
13	18	9
14	18	9
15	18	9
16	18	9
17	18	9
18	17	9
19	17	9
20	17	8
21	17	8
22	17	8
23	17	8
24	17	8
25	17	8
26	16	8
27	16	8
28	16	7
29	16	7
30	16	7
31	15	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	42	58
2	42	58
3	42	58
4	42	58
5	41	59
6	41	59
7	41	59
8	40	60
9	40	60
10	40	60
11	39	61
12	40	60
13	40	60
14	38	62
15	39	61
16	39	61
17	40	60
18	40	60
19	41	59
20	41	59
21	41	59
22	42	58
23	42	58
24	42	58
25	42	58
26	41	59
27	41	59
28	41	59
29	41	59
30	41	59
31	39	61

	Rain chance (%)
1	32
2	33
3	33
4	34
5	34
6	35
7	36
8	36
9	37
10	37
11	38
12	38
13	39
14	39
15	40
16	40
17	40
18	40
19	40
20	40
21	39
22	39
23	39
24	39
25	39
26	39
27	39
28	39
29	40
30	40
31	41

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	83	17
2	84	16
3	84	16
4	85	15
5	85	15
6	86	14
7	87	13
8	88	12
9	88	12
10	89	11
11	90	10
12	91	9
13	92	8
14	92	8
15	93	7
16	93	7
17	94	6
18	95	5
19	95	5
20	95	5
21	96	4
22	96	4
23	97	3
24	97	3
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2
31	98	2

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	20	10
2	20	10
3	20	10
4	20	10
5	19	10
6	19	10
7	19	10
8	19	10
9	19	10
10	19	9
11	19	9
12	18	9
13	18	9
14	18	9
15	18	9
16	18	9
17	18	9
18	17	9
19	17	9
20	17	8
21	17	8
22	17	8
23	17	8
24	17	8
25	17	8
26	16	8
27	16	8
28	16	7
29	16	7
30	16	7
31	15	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	42	58
2	42	58
3	42	58
4	42	58
5	41	59
6	41	59
7	41	59
8	40	60
9	40	60
10	40	60
11	39	61
12	40	60
13	40	60
14	38	62
15	39	61
16	39	61
17	40	60
18	40	60
19	41	59
20	41	59
21	41	59
22	42	58
23	42	58
24	42	58
25	42	58
26	41	59
27	41	59
28	41	59
29	41	59
30	41	59
31	39	61

	Rain chance (%)
1	32
2	33
3	33
4	34
5	34
6	35
7	36
8	36
9	37
10	37
11	38
12	38
13	39
14	39
15	40
16	40
17	40
18	40
19	40
20	40
21	39
22	39
23	39
24	39
25	39
26	39
27	39
28	39
29	40
30	40
31	41

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	83	17
2	84	16
3	84	16
4	85	15
5	85	15
6	86	14
7	87	13
8	88	12
9	88	12
10	89	11
11	90	10
12	91	9
13	92	8
14	92	8
15	93	7
16	93	7
17	94	6
18	95	5
19	95	5
20	95	5
21	96	4
22	96	4
23	97	3
24	97	3
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2
31	98	2