Torrelodones weather in October

In October, Torrelodones sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 69 mm of rain across 8.1 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 22°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% 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 Torrelodones's 6th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Torrelodones's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
6th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Rainfall
69 mm
8.1 wet days
Daylight
10 h 54 min
7:34 AM – 6:28 PM
Cloud cover
52%
6th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
3.5 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Torrelodones is capital town of the municipality of Torrelodones, 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 16°C by the end.

A typical October day in Torrelodones reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 24°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)
12211
22211
32211
42211
52111
62111
72111
82110
92010
102010
112010
122010
131910
141910
151910
16199
17189
18189
19189
20189
21189
22179
23179
24178
25178
26178
27178
28168
29168
30168
31167

How October really feels in Torrelodones

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.

Torrelodones 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 / 477.529.41.9
Feb11° / 386.41.710.43.0
Mar15° / 487.90.911.74.7
Apr17° / 549.30.3135.5
May21° / 10°509.3014.26.8
Jun27° / 15°234.8014.87.2
Jul31° / 18°92.1014.65.6
Aug31° / 17°112.9013.65.8
Sep26° / 14°275.1012.37.7
Oct19° / 698.1010.96.4
Nov13° / 627.70.49.73.7
Dec / 547.40.89.22.2

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% 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 47%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16535
26436
36436
46436
56337
66337
76238
86040
96040
105842
115743
125644
135446
145347
155248
165050
174951
184951
194753
204753
214753
224753
234753
244753
254753
264654
274654
284654
294654
304654
314753

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Torrelodones gets around 69 mm of rain over 8.1 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 27% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
118
218
319
419
520
620
721
822
923
1024
1125
1226
1327
1428
1529
1630
1731
1831
1931
2031
2131
2231
2331
2431
2530
2630
2730
2829
2929
3029
3129

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 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1937
2937
3937
4937
5937
6937
7946
8946
9946
10955
11955
12955
13955
14955
15955
16964
17964
18964
19964
20964
21973
22973
23973
24973
25973
26982
27982
28982
29982
30991
31991

Wind in October

Winds average 8 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

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 7:17 AM to 7:51 AM, and sunset from 6:52 PM to 6:07 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.67:176:52
211.57:186:50
311.57:206:49
411.47:216:47
511.47:226:45
611.37:236:44
711.37:246:42
811.37:256:40
911.27:266:39
1011.27:276:37
1111.17:286:35
1211.17:296:34
1311.07:306:32
1411.07:316:31
1510.97:336:29
1610.97:346:28
1710.97:356:26
1810.87:366:25
1910.87:376:23
2010.77:386:22
2110.77:396:20
2210.67:416:19
2310.67:426:18
2410.67:436:16
2510.57:446:15
2610.57:456:14
2710.47:466:12
2810.47:486:11
2910.47:496:10
3010.37:506:09
3110.37:516:07

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 3.5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.83 kWh/m² to a high of 7.77 kWh/m² in July across the year — October's 3.5 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
24.3Bright
34.3Bright
44.2Bright
54.1Bright
64.1Bright
74.0Bright
84.0Moderate
93.9Moderate
103.8Moderate
113.8Moderate
123.7Moderate
133.6Moderate
143.6Moderate
153.5Moderate
163.4Moderate
173.4Moderate
183.3Moderate
193.3Moderate
203.2Moderate
213.2Moderate
223.1Moderate
233.1Moderate
243.0Moderate
253.0Moderate
263.0Moderate
272.9Moderate
282.9Moderate
292.9Moderate
302.8Moderate
312.8Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Torrelodones?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
2.7
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Torrelodones for sightseeing.

What to pack for Torrelodones in October

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

In October, Torrelodones sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Torrelodones 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 Torrelodones peaks around July 15 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 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 15UV 10Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb2Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Torrelodones?

Torrelodones sits at 40.6°N, 3.9°W, 856 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Galapagar, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Torrelodones

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Torrelodones has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 340 m around an average of 833 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 797 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,012 m.

The land around Torrelodones is covered by trees (54%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, grassland (52%) and trees (33%) within 16 km, and grassland (37%), cropland (33%) and trees (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
340 m
16 km
797 m
80 km
2,012 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Galapagar 7.0 km · Collado-Villalba 9.0 km · Villanueva del Pardillo 10 km · Las Rozas de Madrid 10 km · Majadahonda 12 km · Villanueva de la Cañada 16 km · Colmenar Viejo 16 km · El Escorial 17 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 Torrelodones (40.5765°, -3.9266°, elevation 856 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).