Salamanca weather in October

In October, Salamanca sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 62 mm of rain across 9 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 21°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% 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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Salamanca's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Salamanca's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
6th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Rainfall
62 mm
9 wet days
Daylight
10 h 54 min
7:41 AM – 6:34 PM
Cloud cover
57%
6th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
3.36 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Salamanca is Spanish city, capital of the homonymous municipality in Castilla y León, 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 21°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical October day in Salamanca reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 10°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 6°C cooler than September and about 6°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12110
22110
32110
42010
52010
6209
7209
8209
9199
10199
11199
12199
13199
14189
15189
16189
17188
18178
19178
20178
21178
22178
23178
24168
25168
26168
27167
28167
29167
30157
31157

How October really feels in Salamanca

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.

Salamanca 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 / 448.119.41.6
Feb11° / 357.11.210.42.6
Mar14° / 418.40.411.74.2
Apr16° / 5110.50.213.14.9
May20° / 479.7014.36.4
Jun25° / 12°235.4014.97.8
Jul29° / 15°122.9014.67.2
Aug28° / 14°133.1013.67.3
Sep24° / 12°275012.37.9
Oct18° / 629010.95.9
Nov12° / 529.20.19.73.2
Dec / 487.40.59.11.9

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% 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 54%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
25743
35743
45644
55644
65545
75446
85347
95248
105050
114951
124852
134654
144555
154456
164357
174258
184258
194159
204060
214060
224060
234060
244060
253961
263862
273862
283862
293862
303862
313961

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Salamanca gets around 62 mm of rain over 9 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
823
924
1025
1126
1228
1329
1430
1531
1632
1733
1833
1934
2034
2135
2235
2335
2435
2535
2634
2734
2834
2934
3034
3134

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 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1955
2955
3955
4955
5955
6955
7964
8964
9964
10964
11964
12973
13973
14973
15973
16973
17973
18982
19982
20982
21982
22982
23982
24982
25982
26991
27991
28991
29991
30991
31991

Wind in October

Winds average 11 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3012calm
3112calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 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 84 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 7:25 AM to 7:59 AM, and sunset from 6:59 PM to 6:14 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.67:256:59
211.57:266:57
311.57:276:55
411.47:286:54
511.47:296:52
611.37:306:50
711.37:316:49
811.27:326:47
911.27:336:45
1011.27:346:44
1111.17:356:42
1211.17:376:40
1311.07:386:39
1411.07:396:37
1510.97:406:36
1610.97:416:34
1710.87:426:33
1810.87:436:31
1910.87:456:30
2010.77:466:28
2110.77:476:27
2210.67:486:25
2310.67:496:24
2410.57:506:23
2510.57:526:21
2610.57:536:20
2710.47:546:19
2810.47:556:17
2910.37:566:16
3010.37:586:15
3110.27:596:14

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 3.36 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.69 kWh/m² to a high of 7.67 kWh/m² in July across the year — October's 3.36 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.2Bright
24.2Bright
34.1Bright
44.1Bright
54.0Bright
64.0Moderate
73.9Moderate
83.8Moderate
93.8Moderate
103.7Moderate
113.6Moderate
123.5Moderate
133.5Moderate
143.4Moderate
153.3Moderate
163.3Moderate
173.2Moderate
183.2Moderate
193.1Moderate
203.1Moderate
213.0Moderate
223.0Moderate
232.9Moderate
242.9Moderate
252.8Moderate
262.8Moderate
272.8Moderate
282.7Moderate
292.7Moderate
302.6Moderate
312.6Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Salamanca?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
2.1
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Salamanca for sightseeing.

What to pack for Salamanca in October

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

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

rain gear

UV index in Salamanca 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 Salamanca peaks around July 16 at about 10 (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 16UV 10Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar6High
Apr6High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct5Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Salamanca?

Salamanca sits at 41.0°N, 5.7°W, 815 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Zamora, 60 km away.

Valladolid

Topography around Salamanca

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Salamanca has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 106 m around an average of 807 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 236 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,090 m.

The land around Salamanca is covered by artificial surfaces (47%) and cropland (23%) within 3 km, cropland (65%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (45%) and cropland (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
106 m
16 km
236 m
80 km
2,090 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Zamora 60 km · Béjar 65 km · Medina del Campo 73 km · Arevalo 80 km · Ávila 88 km · Arenas de San Pedro 97 km · Laguna de Duero 104 km · Valladolid 110 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 Salamanca (40.9688°, -5.6639°, elevation 815 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).