Ourense weather in October

In October, Ourense sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 110 mm of rain across 11.9 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-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 27% 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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Ourense's 7th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ourense's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
6th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
110 mm
11.9 wet days
Daylight
10 h 48 min
7:52 AM – 6:41 PM
Cloud cover
62%
7th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
2.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Ourense is capital city of the Ourense municipality in Galicia, Spain.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 8.1 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 20°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical October day in Ourense reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 5°C cooler than September and about 5°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12010
22010
32010
42010
51910
61910
71910
81910
91910
101910
111810
121810
13189
14189
15189
16189
17179
18179
19179
20179
21179
22179
23179
24169
25169
26168
27168
28168
29168
30158
31158

Ourense weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan10° / 10812.40.79.32.1
Feb11° / 779.90.810.32.8
Mar14° / 8410.90.211.64.0
Apr16° / 8513.10.113.14.4
May18° / 7311.8014.45.6
Jun22° / 12°437.50157.2
Jul25° / 13°244.7014.88.1
Aug25° / 13°275013.78.0
Sep22° / 12°487.2012.37.3
Oct18° / 11011.9010.85.4
Nov13° / 11313.10.19.63.2
Dec10° / 11412.30.392.3

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24555
34555
44555
54456
64357
74357
84357
94258
104159
113961
123961
133862
143961
153961
163862
173961
183862
193664
203763
213664
223664
233565
243565
253565
263466
273367
283367
293367
303268
313169

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Ourense gets around 110 mm of rain over 11.9 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 39% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
129
229
329
430
531
632
733
834
935
1037
1138
1239
1340
1441
1541
1642
1743
1843
1943
2043
2143
2243
2343
2444
2544
2644
2744
2844
2945
3045
3145

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.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
18317
28317
38416
48416
58515
68515
78614
88713
98713
108812
118812
128911
138911
148911
158911
169010
179010
18919
19919
20919
21928
22928
23928
24928
25937
26937
27937
28946
29946
30955
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
138calm
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 30 min at the start of October to 10 h 12 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 7:34 AM to 8:10 AM, and sunset from 7:07 PM to 6:20 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.57:347:07
211.57:357:05
311.57:367:03
411.47:377:02
511.47:397:00
611.37:406:58
711.37:416:56
811.27:426:55
911.27:436:53
1011.17:446:51
1111.17:466:50
1211.07:476:48
1311.07:486:46
1410.97:496:45
1510.97:506:43
1610.87:526:41
1710.87:536:40
1810.77:546:38
1910.77:556:37
2010.67:566:35
2110.67:586:34
2210.67:596:32
2310.58:006:31
2410.58:016:29
2510.48:036:28
2610.48:046:26
2710.38:056:25
2810.38:066:24
2910.28:086:22
3010.28:096:21
3110.28:106:20

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.86 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.39 kWh/m² to a high of 6.86 kWh/m² in July across the year — October's 2.86 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.6Moderate
23.6Moderate
33.5Moderate
43.5Moderate
53.4Moderate
63.4Moderate
73.3Moderate
83.3Moderate
93.2Moderate
103.1Moderate
113.1Moderate
123.0Moderate
133.0Moderate
142.9Moderate
152.9Moderate
162.8Moderate
172.7Moderate
182.7Moderate
192.6Moderate
202.6Moderate
212.6Moderate
222.5Moderate
232.5Moderate
242.5Moderate
252.4Moderate
262.4Moderate
272.3Moderate
282.3Moderate
292.3Moderate
302.2Moderate
312.2Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Ourense?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
1.7
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Ourense for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ourense in October

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

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

rain gear

UV index in Ourense 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 Ourense 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 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 9Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Ourense?

Ourense sits at 42.3°N, 7.9°W, 146 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Monforte de Lemos, 35 km away.

Topography around Ourense

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ourense has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 372 m around an average of 198 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 841 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,765 m.

The land around Ourense is covered by trees (46%), artificial surfaces (29%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, trees (71%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) and grassland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
372 m
16 km
841 m
80 km
1,765 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Monforte de Lemos 35 km · Lalín 41 km · Ponteareas 56 km · Monção 58 km · Redondela 62 km · A Estrada 64 km · Pontevedra 65 km · Ribeira 65 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 Ourense (42.3367°, -7.8641°, elevation 146 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).