Plasencia weather in October

In October, Plasencia sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 122 mm of rain across 9.1 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 39% 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 Plasencia's 7th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Plasencia's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
6th warmest
Overnight low
12°
7th coldest
Rainfall
122 mm
9.1 wet days
Daylight
10 h 54 min
7:42 AM – 6:37 PM
Cloud cover
51%
7th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
3.45 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Plasencia is innhabited place in Plasencia, 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 24°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical October day in Plasencia reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 9°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)
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22413
32413
42413
52413
62313
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102212
112212
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How October really feels in Plasencia

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.

Plasencia 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
Jan12° / 969.39.53.1
Feb14° / 697.110.44.2
Mar17° / 757.911.75.8
Apr19° / 688.8136.4
May23° / 12°517.114.27.4
Jun29° / 16°132.414.86.9
Jul33° / 19°40.914.64.7
Aug32° / 19°81.513.64.9
Sep28° / 16°444.412.37.2
Oct21° / 12°1229.110.96.8
Nov15° / 1059.69.84.7
Dec12° / 1159.49.23.3

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16535
26535
36436
46436
56337
66238
76139
86040
95842
105743
115644
125446
135347
145248
155050
164951
174852
184753
194753
204654
214654
224654
234654
244753
254753
264753
274753
284753
294753
304753
314852

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Plasencia gets around 122 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 29% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
119
219
320
420
521
622
723
824
925
1026
1127
1229
1330
1431
1532
1633
1734
1834
1935
2035
2135
2235
2335
2435
2534
2634
2734
2834
2933
3033
3133

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 80% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
177203
277203
377203
477203
577203
678193
779192
879192
979192
1079192
1179192
1279192
1379192
1479192
1579192
1679192
1779192
1879192
1980191
2081181
2181181
2281181
2382171
2482171
2583161
2683161
2784151
2885141
2985141
3086131
3187121

Wind in October

Winds average 8 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
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 7:26 AM to 7:59 AM, and sunset from 7:01 PM to 6:17 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.67:267:01
211.57:276:59
311.57:286:58
411.47:296:56
511.47:306:54
611.47:316:53
711.37:326:51
811.37:336:49
911.27:346:48
1011.27:356:46
1111.17:366:45
1211.17:376:43
1311.17:386:42
1411.07:406:40
1511.07:416:39
1610.97:426:37
1710.97:436:36
1810.87:446:34
1910.87:456:33
2010.87:466:31
2110.77:476:30
2210.77:486:29
2310.67:506:27
2410.67:516:26
2510.57:526:25
2610.57:536:23
2710.57:546:22
2810.47:556:21
2910.47:566:19
3010.37:586:18
3110.37:596:17

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 3.45 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.86 kWh/m² to a high of 7.82 kWh/m² in July across the year — October's 3.45 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
24.3Bright
34.2Bright
44.2Bright
54.1Bright
64.0Bright
74.0Moderate
83.9Moderate
93.9Moderate
103.8Moderate
113.7Moderate
123.6Moderate
133.6Moderate
143.5Moderate
153.4Moderate
163.4Moderate
173.3Moderate
183.2Moderate
193.2Moderate
203.1Moderate
213.1Moderate
223.0Moderate
233.0Moderate
243.0Moderate
252.9Moderate
262.9Moderate
272.8Moderate
282.8Moderate
292.8Moderate
302.8Moderate
312.7Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Plasencia

In seasonPeak

In October, Plasencia sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Plasencia's rainy season runs October–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is October a good time to visit Plasencia?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Plasencia for sightseeing.

What to pack for Plasencia in October

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

In October, Plasencia sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Plasencia 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 Plasencia peaks around July 17 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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 17UV 9Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct5Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Plasencia?

Plasencia sits at 40.0°N, 6.1°W, 368 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Béjar, 48 km away.

Talavera de la ReinaSequeiraGuarda

Topography around Plasencia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Plasencia has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 364 m around an average of 398 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,112 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,402 m.

The land around Plasencia is covered by grassland (45%) and trees (35%) within 3 km, grassland (63%) and trees (31%) within 16 km, and grassland (59%) and trees (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
364 m
16 km
1,112 m
80 km
2,402 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Béjar 48 km · Navalmoral de la Mata 49 km · Cáceres 66 km · Arenas de San Pedro 87 km · Talavera de la Reina 107 km · Salamanca 110 km · Sequeira 113 km · Guarda 115 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 Plasencia (40.0312°, -6.0884°, elevation 368 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).