Getafe weather in October

In October, Getafe sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 57 mm of rain across 7.5 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 24°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% 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 Getafe's 7th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Getafe's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
6th warmest
Overnight low
11°
7th coldest
Rainfall
57 mm
7.5 wet days
Daylight
10 h 54 min
7:33 AM – 6:27 PM
Cloud cover
50%
7th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
3.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

Getafe is capital of Getafe Municipality, Spain.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 11.8 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 24°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical October day in Getafe reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 7°C cooler than September and about 6°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12413
22413
32412
42412
52312
62312
72312
82312
92312
102212
112211
122211
132111
142111
152111
162111
172111
182010
192010
202010
212010
221910
231910
241910
251910
26199
27199
28189
29189
30189
31189

How October really feels in Getafe

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.

Getafe 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
Jan11° / 376.80.49.52.8
Feb13° / 335.70.510.44.0
Mar17° / 396.80.211.75.9
Apr19° / 467.50136.6
May24° / 12°417.3014.27.4
Jun30° / 17°183.6014.86.3
Jul34° / 19°71.4014.64.1
Aug33° / 19°102.4013.64.4
Sep28° / 15°223.7012.37.2
Oct21° / 11°577.5010.97.0
Nov15° / 527.409.84.6
Dec11° / 457.10.39.22.9

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% 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 45%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16733
26634
36634
46634
56535
66535
76337
86337
96238
106139
115941
125743
135644
145545
155347
165248
175149
185149
195050
204951
214951
224951
234951
244951
254951
264852
274852
284951
294951
304951
314951

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Getafe gets around 57 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 (%)
115
216
316
417
518
618
719
820
921
1022
1123
1224
1325
1426
1527
1628
1729
1829
1929
2029
2129
2229
2329
2429
2528
2628
2728
2828
2927
3027
3127

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 89% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
18713
28713
38713
48713
58713
68713
78713
88713
98812
108812
118812
128713
138713
148713
158713
168713
178713
188713
198812
208812
218911
228911
238911
249010
25919
26919
27928
28937
29946
30946
31955

Wind in October

Winds average 9 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
139calm
149calm
159calm
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 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 7:17 AM to 7:50 AM, and sunset from 6:51 PM to 6:07 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.67:176:51
211.57:186:50
311.57:196:48
411.47:206:46
511.47:216:45
611.47:226:43
711.37:236:41
811.37:246:40
911.27:256:38
1011.27:266:37
1111.17:276:35
1211.17:286:33
1311.07:296:32
1411.07:306:30
1511.07:326:29
1610.97:336:27
1710.97:346:26
1810.87:356:24
1910.87:366:23
2010.77:376:21
2110.77:386:20
2210.77:396:19
2310.67:416:17
2410.67:426:16
2510.57:436:15
2610.57:446:13
2710.47:456:12
2810.47:466:11
2910.47:476:10
3010.37:496:08
3110.37:506:07

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 3.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.86 kWh/m² to a high of 7.85 kWh/m² in July across the year — October's 3.57 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
24.4Bright
34.3Bright
44.3Bright
54.2Bright
64.2Bright
74.1Bright
84.0Bright
94.0Moderate
103.9Moderate
113.8Moderate
123.8Moderate
133.7Moderate
143.6Moderate
153.6Moderate
163.5Moderate
173.4Moderate
183.4Moderate
193.3Moderate
203.3Moderate
213.2Moderate
223.2Moderate
233.1Moderate
243.1Moderate
253.1Moderate
263.0Moderate
273.0Moderate
283.0Moderate
292.9Moderate
302.9Moderate
312.9Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Getafe?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Getafe in October

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

In October, Getafe sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 11°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 8 days see rain.

UV index in Getafe 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 Getafe peaks around July 15 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 10Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb2Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Getafe?

Getafe sits at 40.3°N, 3.7°W, 623 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Leganés, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Getafe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Getafe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 100 m around an average of 632 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 227 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,015 m.

The land around Getafe is covered by artificial surfaces (57%) and cropland (25%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (34%), cropland (32%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and cropland (40%) and grassland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
100 m
16 km
227 m
80 km
2,015 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
October weather nearby: Leganés 4.0 km · San Cristobal 5.0 km · Villaverde 6.0 km · Fuenlabrada 6.0 km · Butarque 6.0 km · Los Angeles 6.0 km · Los Rosales 7.0 km · Buenavista 7.0 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 Getafe (40.3057°, -3.733°, elevation 623 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).