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Madrid in October

Warm and mostly dry, as the days shorten.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years

October in Madrid is warm: highs near 74°F, lows near 52°F. Rain falls on about two days a week, more often as the month goes on, and the days shorten by 54 minutes from the first week to the last.October in Madrid is warm: highs near 23°C, lows near 11°C. Rain falls on about two days a week, more often as the month goes on, and the days shorten by 54 minutes from the first week to the last.

High
74°F23°Caverage
Low
52°F11°Caverage
Wet days
2a week · 23% of days
Daylight
11h 01mon average

Is October a good time to visit Madrid?

Yes. October is one of Madrid's best months (May, or September to October).

How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.

How October sits in the year

week by week

Temperature

Highs near 74°F in October, against 52°F to 93°F through the year.Highs near 23°C in October, against 11°C to 34°C through the year.

Chance of a wet day

23% of days in October, against 5% to 28% through the year.

Cloud cover

47% cover in October, against 17% to 55% through the year.

Daylight

11h 01m in October, against 9h 20m to 15h 00m through the year.

Week by week, lightly smoothed, with October shaded. The olive line marks the best months. Hover or tap a week for its figures.

Either side

  1. September83°28°low 59°low 15°1 wet day a weekRain on about one day a week.
  2. October74°23°low 52°low 11°2 wet days a weekRain on about two days a week.
  3. November61°16°low 42°low 6°2 wet days a weekRain on about two days a week.

Where Madrid sits, in October

Europe/Madrid
this place
typical high in October 40°F4°C95°F35°C
Sunrise, mid-October
8:24 AMsets 7:37 PM
Above the sea
650 mupland
Latitude
40.4°Nnorthern hemisphere
Nearest of ours
Valencia303 km east

The land around Madrid, shaded by its typical high in October, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Clock times are local, for the 15th.

Elsewhere in Spain in October

high · low · wet days
See October on the planning mapThe whole year in Madrid

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), from the 11 km grid square nearest Madrid. Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 3.1°F cold in the source data and are raised to match.Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 1.7°C cold in the source data and are raised to match. Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not. Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.

Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not.

Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.