Zamora weather in October

In October, Zamora sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 63 mm of rain across 8.3 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 21°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% 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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Zamora's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zamora's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
6th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Rainfall
63 mm
8.3 wet days
Daylight
10 h 54 min
7:42 AM – 6:34 PM
Cloud cover
57%
6th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
3.31 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Zamora is Spanish city, capital of the homonymous municipality in Castilla y León, Spain.

Air quality
Excellent
PM10 12.7 µg/m³ · 2019

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 21°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical October day in Zamora reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 10°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 6°C cooler than September and about 6°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12210
22110
32110
42110
52110
62110
72010
82010
92010
102010
11199
12199
13199
14199
15199
16189
17189
18189
19189
20189
21179
22178
23178
24178
25178
26178
27168
28168
29168
30167
31167

How October really feels in Zamora

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.

Zamora 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 / 427.60.69.31.8
Feb11° / 316.10.710.32.9
Mar15° / 397.90.111.74.6
Apr17° / 489.4013.15.4
May21° / 468.6014.36.7
Jun26° / 13°255.2014.97.7
Jul29° / 15°133014.76.6
Aug29° / 15°133.1013.76.9
Sep25° / 12°274.4012.37.9
Oct19° / 638.3010.96.1
Nov12° / 517.809.73.5
Dec / 4880.59.12.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
25842
35743
45644
55644
65545
75446
85248
95149
105149
114951
124852
134654
144555
154456
164357
174258
184159
194159
204060
214060
224060
234060
244060
254060
264060
274060
284060
294060
304060
314060

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Zamora gets around 63 mm of rain over 8.3 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 32% 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
621
722
822
923
1024
1125
1226
1327
1428
1529
1630
1731
1831
1932
2032
2132
2232
2332
2432
2531
2631
2731
2830
2930
3030
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 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19361
29361
39361
49361
59361
69361
79361
89361
99451
109451
119451
129451
139550
149550
159550
169550
179550
189550
199550
209640
219640
229640
239640
249640
259640
269640
279730
289730
299730
309730
319820

Wind in October

Winds average 11 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2012calm
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3012calm
3112calm

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 7:25 AM to 8:00 AM, and sunset from 6:59 PM to 6:13 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.67:256:59
211.57:266:57
311.57:276:55
411.47:286:54
511.47:306:52
611.37:316:50
711.37:326:49
811.27:336:47
911.27:346:45
1011.17:356:44
1111.17:366:42
1211.07:376:40
1311.07:396:39
1411.07:406:37
1510.97:416:35
1610.97:426:34
1710.87:436:32
1810.87:446:31
1910.77:466:29
2010.77:476:28
2110.67:486:26
2210.67:496:25
2310.67:506:24
2410.57:526:22
2510.57:536:21
2610.47:546:19
2710.47:556:18
2810.37:566:17
2910.37:586:15
3010.37:596:14
3110.28:006:13

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 3.31 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.59 kWh/m² to a high of 7.63 kWh/m² in July across the year — October's 3.31 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.2Bright
24.2Bright
34.1Bright
44.0Bright
54.0Moderate
63.9Moderate
73.8Moderate
83.8Moderate
93.7Moderate
103.6Moderate
113.6Moderate
123.5Moderate
133.4Moderate
143.4Moderate
153.3Moderate
163.2Moderate
173.2Moderate
183.1Moderate
193.1Moderate
203.0Moderate
213.0Moderate
222.9Moderate
232.9Moderate
242.8Moderate
252.8Moderate
262.8Moderate
272.7Moderate
282.7Moderate
292.6Moderate
302.6Moderate
312.6Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Zamora?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
2.5
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Zamora for sightseeing.

What to pack for Zamora in October

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

In October, Zamora 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 Zamora 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 Zamora peaks around July 15 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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 15UV 9Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar5High
Apr6High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct5Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Zamora?

Zamora sits at 41.5°N, 5.7°W, 662 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Benavente, 55 km away.

Palencia

Topography around Zamora

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zamora has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 85 m around an average of 647 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 243 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 958 m.

The land around Zamora is covered by cropland (35%), grassland (30%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, cropland (68%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (52%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
85 m
16 km
243 m
80 km
958 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Benavente 55 km · Salamanca 60 km · Medina del Campo 73 km · Laguna de Duero 85 km · Valladolid 87 km · Bragança 91 km · Arevalo 99 km · Palencia 116 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 Zamora (41.5063°, -5.7446°, elevation 662 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).