Sants weather in October

In October, Sants sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 97 mm of rain across 10.2 wet days and about 10.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in October, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Sants's 12th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sants's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
5th warmest
Overnight low
18°
8th coldest
Rainfall
97 mm
10.2 wet days
Daylight
10 h 54 min
7:10 AM – 6:03 PM
Cloud cover
51%
12th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
3.25 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Sants is human settlement in Sants-Montjuïc, Barcelona, Barcelonès, 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 22°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical October day in Sants reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 3°C cooler than September and about 4°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12220
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52119
62119
72119
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102119
112119
122118
132118
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301916
311916

Sants weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan13° / 10°486.59.43.9
Feb13° / 10°396.410.33.8
Mar14° / 11°385.811.74.4
Apr15° / 13°426.513.15.1
May18° / 16°37514.36.6
Jun22° / 20°263.814.98.0
Jul24° / 23°152.814.78.7
Aug25° / 23°365.313.78.1
Sep23° / 21°789.212.37.2
Oct20° / 18°9710.210.96.5
Nov16° / 14°688.19.75.6
Dec14° / 11°476.79.14.4

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in October, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 40%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16535
26535
36436
46436
56337
66238
76238
86238
96139
106040
116040
125941
135842
145842
155842
165743
175743
185743
195743
205743
215743
225743
235842
245842
255842
265842
275941
285941
295941
305941
316040

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Sants gets around 97 mm of rain over 10.2 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 33% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
131
231
332
433
533
634
735
835
936
1036
1137
1237
1337
1437
1537
1636
1736
1835
1934
2033
2132
2232
2331
2430
2530
2629
2729
2828
2928
3028
3127

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 33% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 12% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1172340191
2172440191
3182439181
4182439181
5192438181
6202538171
7202537171
8212537161
9222636160
10232636150
11242635140
12242735140
13252734130
14262834130
15262834120
16272833110
17282933110
18282933100
1929293290
2030303290
2130303180
2231313180
2332313070
2433312970
2534322860
2635322760
2737322650
2839322550
2941322440
3043312240
3146312130

Wind in October

Winds average 14 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1315light breeze
1415light breeze
1515light breeze
1615light breeze
1715light breeze
1815light breeze
1915light breeze
2015light breeze
2115light breeze
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2615light breeze
2715light breeze
2815light breeze
2915light breeze
3015light breeze
3115light breeze

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 6:54 AM to 7:28 AM, and sunset from 6:27 PM to 5:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:546:27
211.56:556:26
311.56:566:24
411.46:576:22
511.46:586:20
611.36:596:19
711.37:006:17
811.27:016:15
911.27:026:14
1011.17:046:12
1111.17:056:10
1211.17:066:09
1311.07:076:07
1411.07:086:06
1510.97:096:04
1610.97:106:03
1710.87:126:01
1810.87:136:00
1910.77:145:58
2010.77:155:57
2110.67:165:55
2210.67:175:54
2310.67:195:52
2410.57:205:51
2510.57:215:49
2610.47:225:48
2710.47:235:47
2810.37:255:45
2910.37:265:44
3010.37:275:43
3110.27:285:42

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 3.25 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.88 kWh/m² to a high of 7.06 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 3.25 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.9Moderate
23.8Moderate
33.8Moderate
43.7Moderate
53.7Moderate
63.6Moderate
73.6Moderate
83.5Moderate
93.5Moderate
103.5Moderate
113.4Moderate
123.4Moderate
133.3Moderate
143.3Moderate
153.3Moderate
163.2Moderate
173.2Moderate
183.1Moderate
193.1Moderate
203.1Moderate
213.0Moderate
223.0Moderate
233.0Moderate
243.0Moderate
252.9Moderate
262.9Moderate
272.9Moderate
282.8Moderate
292.8Moderate
302.8Moderate
312.7Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Sants

In seasonPeak

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

Sants's rainy season runs September–January, 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 Sants?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
3.5
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Sants for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sants in October

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

In October, Sants sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 18°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

rain gear

Sea temperature near Sants in October

The nearest coast averages about 21°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 20 km away) is warmest in August at about 25°C and coldest in February near 13°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 11 to Oct 23 — about 4.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan14Bracing
Feb13Bracing
Mar13Bracing
Apr14Bracing
May17Cool
Jun21Refreshing
Jul24Refreshing
Aug25Warm
Sep24Refreshing
Oct21Refreshing
Nov17Cool
Dec15Bracing

UV index in Sants 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 Sants peaks around July 14 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 14UV 9Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Sants?

Sants sits at 41.4°N, 2.1°E, 45 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is La Bordeta, 0.0 km away.

Topography around Sants

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sants has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 184 m around an average of 48 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 513 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,677 m.

The land around Sants is covered by artificial surfaces (82%) within 3 km, water (38%), artificial surfaces (26%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and trees (40%) and water (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
184 m
16 km
513 m
80 km
1,677 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: La Bordeta 0.0 km · Hostafrancs 0.0 km · Sants - Badal 1.0 km · la Nova Esquerra de l'Eixample 1.0 km · Sants-Montjuïc 1.0 km · Barri de les Corts 1.0 km · Les Corts 2.0 km · la Marina de Port 2.0 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 Sants (41.3743°, 2.1383°, elevation 45 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).