Zafra weather in October

In October, Zafra sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 58 mm of rain across 7.4 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% 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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Zafra's 6th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zafra's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
6th warmest
Overnight low
12°
8th coldest
Rainfall
58 mm
7.4 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
7:41 AM – 6:40 PM
Cloud cover
51%
6th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
3.73 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.2
out of 10

Zafra is capital of Zafra Municipality, Spain.

Air quality
Good
PM10 15.8 µg/m³ · 2010

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 25°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical October day in Zafra reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 6°C cooler than September and about 6°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12514
22514
32514
42514
52514
62414
72413
82413
92413
102413
112313
122313
132313
142313
152213
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202112
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222112
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262011
272011
282011
292011
302011
311910

How October really feels in Zafra

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.

Zafra 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 daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan13° / 427.39.63.7
Feb14° / 416.310.54.6
Mar18° / 447.511.76.1
Apr20° / 468.4136.6
May24° / 12°397.114.17.4
Jun29° / 16°122.614.66.7
Jul33° / 18°30.914.44.8
Aug33° / 18°71.313.54.8
Sep28° / 16°25412.37.0
Oct22° / 12°587.4117.2
Nov16° / 527.49.95.6
Dec13° / 537.19.44.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16535
26535
36337
46337
56139
66139
76040
85842
95743
105545
115545
125347
135149
145050
155050
164951
175050
184951
194951
205050
215050
225050
235149
245050
255149
265149
275149
285149
295149
305149
315149

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Zafra gets around 58 mm of rain over 7.4 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 25% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
116
216
317
417
518
618
719
820
920
1021
1122
1223
1325
1426
1527
1627
1728
1828
1928
2029
2129
2229
2329
2429
2529
2629
2729
2829
2929
3028
3128

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 75% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
173225
274215
374215
474215
574215
675214
775214
875214
975214
1075214
1175214
1274224
1374224
1474224
1573234
1673234
1774233
1874233
1974233
2075223
2175223
2275223
2375223
2476213
2576213
2677203
2777203
2879192
2980182
3081172
3182162

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
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
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3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of October to 10 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 72 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 7:26 AM to 7:57 AM, and sunset from 7:03 PM to 6:21 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.67:267:03
211.67:277:01
311.57:287:00
411.57:296:58
511.47:306:57
611.47:316:55
711.47:326:53
811.37:336:52
911.37:346:50
1011.27:356:49
1111.27:366:47
1211.17:376:46
1311.17:386:44
1411.17:396:43
1511.07:406:42
1611.07:416:40
1710.97:426:39
1810.97:436:37
1910.97:446:36
2010.87:456:35
2110.87:466:33
2210.77:476:32
2310.77:496:31
2410.77:506:30
2510.67:516:28
2610.67:526:27
2710.67:536:26
2810.57:546:25
2910.57:556:24
3010.47:566:22
3110.47:576:21

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 3.73 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.04 kWh/m² to a high of 7.94 kWh/m² in July across the year — October's 3.73 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.5Bright
34.4Bright
44.4Bright
54.3Bright
64.3Bright
74.2Bright
84.1Bright
94.1Bright
104.0Bright
114.0Moderate
123.9Moderate
133.8Moderate
143.8Moderate
153.7Moderate
163.6Moderate
173.6Moderate
183.5Moderate
193.5Moderate
203.4Moderate
213.4Moderate
223.3Moderate
233.3Moderate
243.3Moderate
253.2Moderate
263.2Moderate
273.2Moderate
283.1Moderate
293.1Moderate
303.1Moderate
313.0Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Zafra?

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

7.2
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is one of the better times to visit Zafra for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Zafra in October

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

In October, Zafra sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes. About 7 days see rain.

light clothes

UV index in Zafra 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 Zafra peaks around July 15 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 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 highVery highHighModerateJul 15UV 10Dec 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Zafra?

Zafra sits at 38.4°N, 6.4°W, 515 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Almendralejo, 29 km away.

Topography around Zafra

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zafra has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 243 m around an average of 517 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 482 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,016 m.

The land around Zafra is covered by grassland (46%) and cropland (24%) within 3 km, grassland (42%) and cropland (36%) within 16 km, and grassland (43%), trees (27%) and cropland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
243 m
16 km
482 m
80 km
1,016 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Almendralejo 29 km · Mérida 55 km · Montijo 56 km · Badajoz 70 km · Don Benito 76 km · Villanueva de la Serena 82 km · La Rinconada 111 km · La Algaba 113 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 Zafra (38.4254°, -6.4173°, elevation 515 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).