Santa Uxía de Ribeira weather in October

In October, Santa Uxía de Ribeira sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 197 mm of rain across 13.6 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 17°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% 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 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Santa Uxía de Ribeira's 8th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santa Uxía de Ribeira's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
5th warmest
Overnight low
14°
8th coldest
Rainfall
197 mm
13.6 wet days
Daylight
10 h 48 min
7:56 AM – 6:46 PM
Cloud cover
58%
8th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
2.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical October day in Santa Uxía de Ribeira reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 2°C cooler than September and about 3°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
11915
21915
31915
41915
51915
61915
71915
81915
91915
101914
111914
121914
131814
141814
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201814
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261714
271714
281713
291713
301713
311713

Santa Uxía de Ribeira weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan13° / 19814.99.23.2
Feb13° / 12911.410.33.6
Mar15° / 10°13511.211.64.4
Apr16° / 11°12612.913.14.6
May18° / 13°1031114.45.7
Jun20° / 15°52715.17.0
Jul22° / 17°314.814.87.9
Aug22° / 17°446.113.77.7
Sep21° / 16°778.112.36.9
Oct18° / 14°19713.610.85.5
Nov15° / 12°20715.39.64.1
Dec14° / 10°19815.38.93.5

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25446
35446
45347
55347
65149
75149
85149
94951
104951
114951
124951
134951
144852
154753
164753
174654
184654
194555
204456
214555
224456
234456
244456
254357
264258
274258
284258
294159
304060
314060

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Santa Uxía de Ribeira gets around 197 mm of rain over 13.6 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 45% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
133
234
334
435
536
637
738
839
940
1041
1142
1243
1344
1445
1546
1647
1747
1848
1948
2049
2149
2249
2349
2450
2550
2650
2751
2851
2951
3052
3152

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 46% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1334522
2344421
3364321
4374320
5384319
6394218
7404217
8414216
9424215
10434214
11444214
12454213
13464113
14464112
15474112
16474111
17474211
18484111
19484111
20484111
21494011
22504011
23503911
24513811
25533710
26543610
27543610
28553510
2957349
3058339
3161318

Wind in October

Winds average 17 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
1316light breeze
1416light breeze
1517light breeze
1617light breeze
1717light breeze
1817light breeze
1917light breeze
2017light breeze
2117light breeze
2217light breeze
2318light breeze
2418light breeze
2518light breeze
2618light breeze
2718light breeze
2818light breeze
2918light breeze
3018light breeze
3118light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of October to 10 h 06 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 7:39 AM to 8:15 AM, and sunset from 7:11 PM to 6:24 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.57:397:11
211.57:407:09
311.47:417:08
411.47:427:06
511.37:437:04
611.37:447:02
711.37:467:01
811.27:476:59
911.27:486:57
1011.17:496:56
1111.17:506:54
1211.07:526:52
1311.07:536:51
1410.97:546:49
1510.97:556:47
1610.87:566:46
1710.87:586:44
1810.77:596:42
1910.78:006:41
2010.68:016:39
2110.68:036:38
2210.58:046:36
2310.58:056:35
2410.58:066:33
2510.48:086:32
2610.48:096:31
2710.38:106:29
2810.38:116:28
2910.28:136:27
3010.28:146:25
3110.18:156:24

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.47 kWh/m² to a high of 6.87 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 2.98 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.7Moderate
23.7Moderate
33.6Moderate
43.6Moderate
53.5Moderate
63.5Moderate
73.4Moderate
83.4Moderate
93.3Moderate
103.3Moderate
113.2Moderate
123.1Moderate
133.1Moderate
143.0Moderate
153.0Moderate
162.9Moderate
172.9Moderate
182.9Moderate
192.8Moderate
202.8Moderate
212.7Moderate
222.7Moderate
232.6Moderate
242.6Moderate
252.5Moderate
262.5Moderate
272.5Moderate
282.4Moderate
292.4Moderate
302.3Moderate
312.3Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Santa Uxía de Ribeira

In seasonPeak

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

Santa Uxía de Ribeira's rainy season runs October–May, 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 Santa Uxía de Ribeira?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
2.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Santa Uxía de Ribeira for sightseeing.

What to pack for Santa Uxía de Ribeira in October

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

In October, Santa Uxía de Ribeira sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

rain gear

Sea temperature near Santa Uxía de Ribeira in October

The nearest coast averages about 16°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 August at about 17°C and coldest in February near 13°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

12°14°16°18°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan14Bracing
Feb13Bracing
Mar13Bracing
Apr14Bracing
May15Cool
Jun16Cool
Jul17Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct16Cool
Nov16Cool
Dec14Bracing

UV index in Santa Uxía de Ribeira 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 Santa Uxía de Ribeira peaks around July 15 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 9Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Santa Uxía de Ribeira?

Santa Uxía de Ribeira sits at 42.6°N, 9.0°W, 18 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Boiro, 14 km away.

Topography around Santa Uxía de Ribeira

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Santa Uxía de Ribeira.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santa Uxía de Ribeira has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 198 m around an average of 29 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 650 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,141 m.

The land around Santa Uxía de Ribeira is covered by water (40%), grassland (25%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, water (70%) within 16 km, and trees (44%) and water (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
198 m
16 km
650 m
80 km
1,141 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
October weather nearby: Boiro 14 km · Vilagarcía de Arousa 19 km · Sanxenxo 23 km · Poio 28 km · Marín 30 km · Pontevedra 32 km · Cangas do Morrazo 36 km · Moaña 37 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 Santa Uxía de Ribeira (42.5535°, -8.9909°, elevation 18 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. 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).