Villafranca del Bierzo weather in October

In October, Villafranca del Bierzo sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 94 mm of precipitation across 11.1 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 14°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% 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 Villafranca del Bierzo's 6th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Villafranca del Bierzo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
6th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
94 mm
11.1 wet days
Daylight
10 h 48 min
7:48 AM – 6:37 PM
Cloud cover
62%
6th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
2.97 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Villafranca del Bierzo is municipal capital of the homonymous municipality of provincia de 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 19°C in the first days to 14°C by the end.

A typical October day in Villafranca del Bierzo reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 5°C cooler than September and about 5°C warmer than November.

10°15°20°25°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1199
2199
3199
4199
5189
6189
7189
8189
9188
10188
11178
12178
13178
14178
15178
16168
17168
18168
19168
20167
21167
22157
23157
24157
25157
26157
27157
28147
29146
30146
31146

How October really feels in Villafranca del Bierzo

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.

Villafranca del Bierzo weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 9812.34.29.21.1
Feb / 7510.1410.31.9
Mar12° / 8111.52.711.63.2
Apr14° / 8313.61.313.13.7
May17° / 7512.70.114.45.2
Jun22° / 11°448015.17.0
Jul25° / 13°285.4014.88.0
Aug25° / 13°295.8013.78.0
Sep21° / 11°467.6012.37.1
Oct16° / 9411.10.110.85.0
Nov11° / 100131.29.62.4
Dec / 10412.12.48.91.4

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24753
34753
44753
54654
64555
74555
84357
94357
104258
114060
124060
133961
143862
153862
163763
173664
183664
193565
203466
213466
223466
233367
243367
253268
263268
273169
283169
293070
303070
312872

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Villafranca del Bierzo gets around 94 mm of rain and snow over 11.1 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 37% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
126
226
327
427
528
629
730
831
932
1033
1134
1236
1337
1438
1539
1640
1741
1841
1942
2042
2142
2242
2342
2442
2542
2642
2742
2842
2942
3042
3142

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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1973
2973
3973
4973
5973
6973
7973
8973
9973
10973
11973
12973
13973
14973
15982
16982
17982
18982
19982
20982
21982
22991
23991
24991
25991
26991
27991
28991
29991
30991
311000

Wind in October

Winds average 7 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 7:30 AM to 8:06 AM, and sunset from 7:03 PM to 6:15 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.57:307:03
211.57:317:01
311.47:326:59
411.47:336:57
511.37:356:55
611.37:366:54
711.37:376:52
811.27:386:50
911.27:396:48
1011.17:406:47
1111.17:426:45
1211.07:436:43
1311.07:446:42
1410.97:456:40
1510.97:466:38
1610.87:486:37
1710.87:496:35
1810.77:506:34
1910.77:516:32
2010.67:536:31
2110.67:546:29
2210.57:556:28
2310.57:566:26
2410.57:586:25
2510.47:596:23
2610.48:006:22
2710.38:016:20
2810.38:036:19
2910.28:046:18
3010.28:056:16
3110.18:066:15

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.97 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.42 kWh/m² to a high of 6.95 kWh/m² in July across the year — October's 2.97 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.8Moderate
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
182.8Moderate
192.8Moderate
202.7Moderate
212.7Moderate
222.6Moderate
232.6Moderate
242.6Moderate
252.5Moderate
262.5Moderate
272.4Moderate
282.4Moderate
292.4Moderate
302.3Moderate
312.3Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Villafranca del Bierzo?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
1.1
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Villafranca del Bierzo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Villafranca del Bierzo in October

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

In October, Villafranca del Bierzo sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Villafranca del Bierzo 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 Villafranca del Bierzo peaks around July 14 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 14UV 9Jan 1UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Villafranca del Bierzo 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 Villafranca del Bierzo is worst in July — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (November, 7 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodJul 1718 µg/m³Nov 228 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb12Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May9Good
Jun9Good
Jul19Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep11Good
Oct18Moderate
Nov7Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Villafranca del Bierzo?

Villafranca del Bierzo sits at 42.6°N, 6.8°W, 0 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Ponferrada, 19 km away.

Topography around Villafranca del Bierzo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Villafranca del Bierzo has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 471 m around an average of 621 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,195 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,061 m.

The land around Villafranca del Bierzo is covered by trees (50%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, trees (58%) and grassland (32%) within 16 km, and trees (53%) and grassland (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
471 m
16 km
1,195 m
80 km
2,061 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Ponferrada 19 km · Monforte de Lemos 58 km · Lugo 76 km · Bragança 89 km · Ourense 91 km · San Andrés del Rabanedo 98 km · León 102 km · Villaquilambre 103 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 Villafranca del Bierzo (42.606°, -6.8107°, elevation 0 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. 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).