La Carolina weather in October

In October, La Carolina sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 50 mm of rain across 7.3 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 20°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 La Carolina's 6th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see La Carolina's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
6th warmest
Overnight low
12°
7th coldest
Rainfall
50 mm
7.3 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
7:30 AM – 6:29 PM
Cloud cover
48%
6th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
3.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
out of 10

La Carolina is municipal capital of La Carolina, Jaén, Andalusia, 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 25°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical October day in La Carolina reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°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)
12614
22614
32514
42514
52514
62514
72514
82414
92413
102413
112413
122413
132313
142313
152312
162312
172212
182212
192212
202212
212212
222212
232111
242111
252111
262111
272111
282011
292010
302010
312010

How October really feels in La Carolina

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.

La Carolina weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / 538.20.59.63.6
Feb14° / 507.50.310.54.5
Mar18° / 528.70.211.76.1
Apr20° / 538.60136.6
May25° / 13°397.50147.3
Jun31° / 18°163.3014.65.8
Jul35° / 21°31.1014.43.4
Aug34° / 21°72.1013.53.6
Sep29° / 17°284.8012.36.4
Oct23° / 12°507.30117.3
Nov16° / 588.40.19.95.4
Dec13° / 658.10.19.43.9

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 42%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16634
26634
36634
46634
56634
66634
76535
86535
96436
106436
116238
126139
136040
145941
155743
165644
175545
185446
195446
205446
215347
225347
235347
245347
255347
265347
275446
285446
295446
305446
315446

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

La Carolina gets around 50 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 25% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
119
219
319
419
520
620
720
821
921
1022
1123
1224
1325
1426
1526
1627
1728
1828
1928
2028
2128
2228
2328
2427
2527
2627
2727
2827
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 86% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
180182
281172
382162
482162
583161
684151
784151
885141
985141
1085141
1185141
1285141
1386140
1485150
1585150
1685150
1785150
1885150
1985150
2086140
2186140
2286140
2387130
2487130
2588120
2688120
2789110
2890100
299190
309190
319280

Wind in October

Winds average 7 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 7:15 AM to 7:46 AM, and sunset from 6:52 PM to 6:10 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.67:156:52
211.67:166:50
311.57:176:49
411.57:186:47
511.47:196:45
611.47:206:44
711.47:216:42
811.37:226:41
911.37:236:39
1011.27:246:38
1111.27:256:36
1211.27:266:35
1311.17:276:33
1411.17:286:32
1511.07:296:31
1611.07:306:29
1710.97:316:28
1810.97:326:26
1910.97:336:25
2010.87:346:24
2110.87:356:22
2210.87:366:21
2310.77:376:20
2410.77:386:19
2510.67:396:17
2610.67:406:16
2710.67:416:15
2810.57:426:14
2910.57:436:13
3010.47:456:11
3110.47:466:10

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 2.11 kWh/m² to a high of 7.9 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
54.4Bright
64.3Bright
74.3Bright
84.2Bright
94.2Bright
104.1Bright
114.0Bright
124.0Moderate
133.9Moderate
143.9Moderate
153.8Moderate
163.7Moderate
173.7Moderate
183.6Moderate
193.6Moderate
203.5Moderate
213.5Moderate
223.5Moderate
233.4Moderate
243.4Moderate
253.3Moderate
263.3Moderate
273.3Moderate
283.2Moderate
293.2Moderate
303.1Moderate
313.1Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit La Carolina?

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

7.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for La Carolina in October

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

In October, La Carolina sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes. About 7 days see rain.

light clothes

UV index in La Carolina 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 La Carolina 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJul 17UV 10Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar7High
Apr8Very high
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is La Carolina?

La Carolina sits at 38.3°N, 3.6°W, 602 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Linares, 20 km away.

Topography around La Carolina

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around La Carolina has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 231 m around an average of 550 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,006 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,004 m.

The land around La Carolina is covered by grassland (54%) and trees (30%) within 3 km, trees (56%) and grassland (34%) within 16 km, and trees (53%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
231 m
16 km
1,006 m
80 km
2,004 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Linares 20 km · Bailén 24 km · Baeza 34 km · Úbeda 36 km · Andújar 46 km · Villanueva del Arzobispo 54 km · Campiña 56 km · Valdepeñas 58 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 La Carolina (38.2756°, -3.6153°, elevation 602 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).