Montijo weather in October

In October, Montijo sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 64 mm of rain across 7.5 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 20°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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Montijo's 6th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Montijo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
6th warmest
Overnight low
13°
7th coldest
Rainfall
64 mm
7.5 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
7:43 AM – 6:40 PM
Cloud cover
50%
6th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
3.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.2
out of 10

Montijo is capital town of the municipality of Montijo, 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 26°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical October day in Montijo reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°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)
12615
22615
32615
42615
52614
62514
72514
82514
92514
102414
112414
122414
132413
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292112
302011
312011

How October really feels in Montijo

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.

Montijo 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 daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan13° / 488.29.63.9
Feb15° / 426.110.55.0
Mar19° / 436.911.76.5
Apr21° / 10°437.4136.9
May25° / 13°326.114.17.5
Jun30° / 17°112.314.76.1
Jul34° / 19°20.714.44.1
Aug34° / 19°51.113.54.3
Sep29° / 17°243.812.36.5
Oct23° / 13°647.5117.2
Nov17° / 607.79.95.8
Dec14° / 607.79.34.2

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 15% 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 (%)
16634
26634
36535
46535
56436
66337
76238
86139
96040
105842
115644
125644
135545
145347
155248
165149
175149
185050
194951
204951
215050
224951
234951
244951
254951
264951
274951
285050
295050
304951
315050

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Montijo gets around 64 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 30% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
116
216
317
417
518
618
719
820
920
1021
1122
1223
1324
1425
1526
1627
1727
1828
1928
2028
2129
2229
2329
2429
2529
2629
2730
2830
2930
3030
3129

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 72% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
171218
271218
372208
472208
573207
673207
773207
873216
973216
1073216
1172226
1272226
1371236
1471236
1570246
1669256
1769256
1869256
1969265
2069265
2169265
2269265
2370255
2470255
2570255
2672244
2772244
2873234
2975223
3076213
3177203

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
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3110calm

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 7:27 AM to 7:59 AM, and sunset from 7:03 PM to 6:21 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.67:277:03
211.67:287:02
311.57:297:00
411.57:306:59
511.47:316:57
611.47:326:55
711.37:336:54
811.37:346:52
911.37:356:51
1011.27:366:49
1111.27:376:48
1211.17:386:46
1311.17:396:45
1411.07:406:43
1511.07:426:42
1611.07:436:40
1710.97:446:39
1810.97:456:38
1910.87:466:36
2010.87:476:35
2110.87:486:34
2210.77:496:32
2310.77:506:31
2410.67:516:30
2510.67:526:28
2610.67:536:27
2710.57:546:26
2810.57:556:25
2910.47:576:24
3010.47:586:22
3110.47:596:21

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 3.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.95 kWh/m² to a high of 7.88 kWh/m² in July across the year — October's 3.66 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.4Bright
34.4Bright
44.3Bright
54.3Bright
64.2Bright
74.2Bright
84.1Bright
94.0Bright
104.0Moderate
113.9Moderate
123.8Moderate
133.8Moderate
143.7Moderate
153.6Moderate
163.6Moderate
173.5Moderate
183.5Moderate
193.4Moderate
203.4Moderate
213.3Moderate
223.3Moderate
233.2Moderate
243.2Moderate
253.1Moderate
263.1Moderate
273.1Moderate
283.0Moderate
293.0Moderate
303.0Moderate
312.9Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Montijo?

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

7.2
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Montijo in October

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

In October, Montijo sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes. About 8 days see rain.

light clothes

UV index in Montijo 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 Montijo peaks around July 14 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 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 14UV 9Dec 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct5Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Montijo?

Montijo sits at 38.9°N, 6.6°W, 201 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Mérida, 24 km away.

Topography around Montijo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Montijo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 79 m around an average of 198 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 262 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 867 m.

The land around Montijo is covered by cropland (53%) within 3 km, cropland (47%) and grassland (29%) within 16 km, and grassland (55%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
79 m
16 km
262 m
80 km
867 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Mérida 24 km · Badajoz 31 km · Almendralejo 31 km · Zafra 56 km · Don Benito 66 km · Cáceres 67 km · Villanueva de la Serena 71 km · Portalegre 82 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 Montijo (38.9084°, -6.6178°, elevation 201 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).