León weather in October

In October, León sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 71 mm of rain across 9.1 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 15°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% 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 León's 7th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see León's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
6th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Rainfall
71 mm
9.1 wet days
Daylight
10 h 48 min
7:43 AM – 6:32 PM
Cloud cover
59%
7th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
3.06 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

León is Spanish city, capital of the homonymous municipality in Castilla y León, Spain.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 9.7 µg/m³ · 2019
Founded
~28 BCE

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 20°C in the first days to 15°C by the end.

A typical October day in León reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 10°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 6°C cooler than September and about 6°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12110
22010
3209
4209
5209
6209
7199
8199
9199
10199
11189
12189
13188
14188
15188
16178
17178
18178
19178
20178
21168
22167
23167
24167
25167
26167
27157
28157
29157
30157
31156

How October really feels in León

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.

León 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
Jan / 548.81.99.21.5
Feb10° / 346.91.310.32.5
Mar14° / 448.90.511.64.0
Apr16° / 5110.20.213.14.8
May20° / 509.6014.46.3
Jun25° / 12°316015.17.6
Jul28° / 14°193.9014.87.2
Aug28° / 14°203.7013.77.3
Sep24° / 11°305012.37.8
Oct18° / 719.1010.85.7
Nov12° / 589.70.29.63.0
Dec / 598.90.78.91.7

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% 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 55%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25644
35545
45545
55446
65347
75347
85149
95050
104852
114852
124753
134555
144456
154357
164258
174159
184159
194060
204060
214060
223961
233961
243961
253961
263961
273961
283961
293961
303961
313862

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

León gets around 71 mm of rain over 9.1 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 30% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
120
220
321
422
522
623
724
825
926
1027
1128
1229
1330
1431
1532
1633
1733
1834
1934
2034
2134
2234
2334
2434
2534
2634
2733
2833
2933
3033
3132

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 98% 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
7973
8973
9973
10973
11973
12973
13973
14973
15973
16973
17982
18982
19982
20982
21982
22982
23982
24982
25991
26991
27991
28991
29991
30991
31991

Wind in October

Winds average 10 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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
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3110calm

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 7:25 AM to 8:02 AM, and sunset from 6:58 PM to 6:10 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.57:256:58
211.57:266:56
311.47:276:54
411.47:286:52
511.37:306:50
611.37:316:49
711.37:326:47
811.27:336:45
911.27:346:44
1011.17:356:42
1111.17:376:40
1211.07:386:38
1311.07:396:37
1410.97:406:35
1510.97:426:34
1610.87:436:32
1710.87:446:30
1810.77:456:29
1910.77:466:27
2010.67:486:26
2110.67:496:24
2210.57:506:23
2310.57:516:21
2410.57:536:20
2510.47:546:18
2610.47:556:17
2710.37:566:15
2810.37:586:14
2910.27:596:13
3010.28:006:11
3110.18:026:10

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 3.06 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.46 kWh/m² to a high of 7.21 kWh/m² in July across the year — October's 3.06 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.9Moderate
23.9Moderate
33.8Moderate
43.7Moderate
53.7Moderate
63.6Moderate
73.6Moderate
83.5Moderate
93.4Moderate
103.4Moderate
113.3Moderate
123.2Moderate
133.2Moderate
143.1Moderate
153.0Moderate
163.0Moderate
172.9Moderate
182.9Moderate
192.8Moderate
202.8Moderate
212.7Moderate
222.7Moderate
232.7Moderate
242.6Moderate
252.6Moderate
262.5Moderate
272.5Moderate
282.5Moderate
292.5Moderate
302.4Moderate
312.4Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit León?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
1.8
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit León for sightseeing.

What to pack for León in October

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

In October, León sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in León 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 León peaks around July 14 at about 9 (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 14UV 9Jan 1UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5High
Apr7High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct5Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is León?

León sits at 42.6°N, 5.6°W, 844 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is San Andrés del Rabanedo, 4.0 km away.

Topography around León

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around León has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 141 m around an average of 838 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 351 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,268 m.

The land around León is covered by artificial surfaces (46%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, grassland (42%), cropland (29%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and trees (33%), cropland (33%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
141 m
16 km
351 m
80 km
2,268 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
October weather nearby: San Andrés del Rabanedo 4.0 km · Villaquilambre 5.0 km · Benavente 67 km · Mieres 74 km · Sama 78 km · La Felguera 79 km · Ponferrada 84 km · Oviedo 87 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 León (42.6°, -5.5703°, elevation 844 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).