Villaquilambre weather in October

In October, Villaquilambre sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 84 mm of precipitation across 10.2 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 Villaquilambre's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Villaquilambre's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
6th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
84 mm
10.2 wet days
Daylight
10 h 48 min
7:43 AM – 6:32 PM
Cloud cover
62%
7th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
2.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Villaquilambre is capital of Villaquilambre Municipality, 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 18°C in the first days to 13°C by the end.

A typical October day in Villaquilambre reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 6°C cooler than September and about 6°C warmer than November.

10°15°20°25°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1189
2189
3188
4188
5188
6178
7178
8178
9178
10178
11168
12167
13167
14167
15167
16157
17157
18157
19157
20157
21147
22146
23146
24146
25146
26146
27136
28136
29136
30135
31135

How October really feels in Villaquilambre

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.

Villaquilambre 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 / 7211.15.79.20.7
Feb / 498.64.310.31.5
Mar11° / 6111411.62.8
Apr13° / 6312.41.913.13.5
May17° / 5811.60.414.45.2
Jun22° / 11°387.3015.17.2
Jul25° / 13°214.9014.88.1
Aug25° / 13°244.6013.78.1
Sep21° / 10°356.3012.37.3
Oct15° / 8410.20.310.84.7
Nov10° / 7411.71.99.62.1
Dec / 7710.63.38.91.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25050
34951
44852
54852
64852
74654
84654
94555
104456
114357
124258
134258
144060
154060
163961
173862
183961
193862
203862
213862
223763
233763
243763
253763
263763
273763
283763
293664
303664
313664

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Villaquilambre gets around 84 mm of rain and snow 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 precipitation averages around 33% and peaks near 38% 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 (%)Snow chance (%)
1240
2240
3250
4250
5260
6270
7280
8290
9300
10300
11310
12320
13330
14340
15351
16361
17361
18371
19371
20371
21381
22382
23382
24382
25382
26382
27382
28382
29383
30383
31383

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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1982
2982
3982
4982
5982
6982
7982
8982
9982
10982
11982
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000
311000

Wind in October

Winds average 9 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
3010calm
3110calm

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 7:25 AM to 8:02 AM, and sunset from 6:57 PM to 6:10 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.57:256:57
211.57:266:56
311.47:276:54
411.47:286:52
511.37:306:50
611.37:316:49
711.27:326:47
811.27:336:45
911.27:346:43
1011.17:356:42
1111.17:376:40
1211.07:386:38
1311.07:396:37
1410.97:406:35
1510.97:426:33
1610.87:436:32
1710.87:446:30
1810.77:456:29
1910.77:466:27
2010.67:486:26
2110.67:496:24
2210.57:506:22
2310.57:516:21
2410.47:536:20
2510.47:546:18
2610.47:556:17
2710.37:566:15
2810.37:586:14
2910.27:596:13
3010.28:006:11
3110.18:026:10

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 1.46 kWh/m² to a high of 6.71 kWh/m² in July across the year — October's 2.98 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
222.7Moderate
232.6Moderate
242.6Moderate
252.5Moderate
262.5Moderate
272.5Moderate
282.4Moderate
292.4Moderate
302.4Moderate
312.3Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Villaquilambre?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.7
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Villaquilambre for sightseeing.

What to pack for Villaquilambre in October

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

In October, Villaquilambre sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Villaquilambre 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 Villaquilambre 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
Mar5High
Apr7High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct5Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Villaquilambre?

Villaquilambre sits at 42.6°N, 5.6°W, 893 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is León, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Villaquilambre

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Villaquilambre has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 152 m around an average of 886 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 394 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,394 m.

The land around Villaquilambre is covered by grassland (48%) and cropland (25%) within 3 km, grassland (40%) and trees (32%) within 16 km, and trees (34%), grassland (32%) and cropland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
152 m
16 km
394 m
80 km
2,394 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
October weather nearby: León 5.0 km · San Andrés del Rabanedo 6.0 km · Mieres 69 km · Benavente 72 km · Sama 73 km · La Felguera 74 km · Oviedo 83 km · Ponferrada 86 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 Villaquilambre (42.6469°, -5.5583°, elevation 893 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).