Playa del Ingles weather in October

In October, Playa del Ingles sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 20 mm of rain across 4.9 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in October, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of October to 10 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Playa del Ingles's 10th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Playa del Ingles's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
4th warmest
Overnight low
21°
10th coldest
Rainfall
20 mm
4.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
7:08 AM – 6:27 PM
Cloud cover
37%
10th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.0
out of 10

Playa del Ingles is sea resort in the south coast of the island of Gran Canaria.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month.

A typical October day in Playa del Ingles reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 1°C cooler than September and about 2°C warmer than November.

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Playa del Ingles weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan18° / 17°152.710.47.3
Feb18° / 16°173.2117.2
Mar18° / 16°143.311.87.4
Apr19° / 17°103.312.67.5
May20° / 18°72.413.48.0
Jun21° / 19°3113.78.8
Jul23° / 21°00.113.69.5
Aug24° / 21°00.1139.6
Sep23° / 21°71.812.28.9
Oct22° / 21°204.911.38.0
Nov21° / 19°133.510.67.7
Dec19° / 18°274.710.37.3

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% 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 23%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Playa del Ingles gets around 20 mm of rain over 4.9 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 15% and peaks near 19% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of October feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, October lands in the humid band about 47% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 40% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
10441523
20442522
30443512
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2932248261
3032348251
3142449231

Wind in October

Winds average 15 km/h in October, the calmest month.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of October to 10 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 48 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:59 AM to 7:18 AM, and sunset from 6:43 PM to 6:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:596:43
211.77:006:42
311.77:006:41
411.77:016:40
511.67:016:39
611.67:026:38
711.67:026:37
811.57:036:36
911.57:036:34
1011.57:046:33
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1211.47:056:31
1311.47:066:30
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1511.47:076:28
1611.37:086:27
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1811.37:096:25
1911.27:096:24
2011.27:106:23
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2311.17:126:21
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2611.17:146:18
2711.07:156:17
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Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.53 kWh/m² to a high of 7.72 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 5.03 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Playa del Ingles

In seasonPeak

In October, Playa del Ingles sits inside its atlantic hurricane season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Playa del Ingles sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Playa del Ingles sees seasonal dust haze (July–August), heaviest in July.

Atlantic hurricane
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Is October a good time to visit Playa del Ingles?

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

8.0
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

October is one of the better times to visit Playa del Ingles for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Playa del Ingles in October

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

In October, Playa del Ingles sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 21°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Playa del Ingles in October

The nearest coast averages about 23°C in October — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 14 km away) is warmest in September at about 23°C and coldest in February near 19°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 13 to Jan 4 — about 7.8 months when the water holds above 20°C.

18°20°22°24°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan20Cool
Feb19Cool
Mar19Cool
Apr19Cool
May20Refreshing
Jun21Refreshing
Jul22Refreshing
Aug23Refreshing
Sep23Refreshing
Oct23Refreshing
Nov22Refreshing
Dec21Refreshing

UV index in Playa del Ingles in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Playa del Ingles peaks around July 19 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 4 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highModerateJul 19UV 10Dec 18UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb6High
Mar9Very high
Apr9Very high
May10Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov5Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Playa del Ingles in October

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where October falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Playa del Ingles is worst in February — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.3× the cleanest month (June, 6 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateFeb 1019 µg/m³Jun 136 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar11Good
Apr7Good
May7Good
Jun6Good
Jul9Good
Aug11Good
Sep9Good
Oct9Good
Nov8Good
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Playa del Ingles?

Playa del Ingles sits at 27.8°N, 15.6°W, 49 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Maspalomas, 1.0 km away.

Topography around Playa del Ingles

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Playa del Ingles has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 174 m around an average of 35 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,245 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,934 m.

The land around Playa del Ingles is covered by bare terrain (35%), artificial surfaces (28%) and water (27%) within 3 km, water (56%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and water (85%) within 80 km.

3 km
174 m
16 km
1,245 m
80 km
1,934 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Maspalomas 1.0 km · Santa Lucía 18 km · San Bartolomé de Tirajana 19 km · Mogán 20 km · Agüimes 21 km · Ingenio 23 km · Carrizal 24 km · Telde 31 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 Playa del Ingles (27.7567°, -15.5787°, elevation 49 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).