Climate averages 1991–2020
Palma weather
in October.
A warm, moderately wet month: the joint 5th warmest and one of the wettest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a warm month in Palma: daytime highs average 22.5°C and nights cool to about 17.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 51 mm of rain on roughly 8 days, which makes October a moderately wet month (one of the wettest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 12 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Sant Boi de Llobregat (204 km away). In October its highs average 20.2°C, 2.3°C cooler than Palma, with 94 mm of rain.
Among the 93 cities listed in Spain, Palma ranks joint 27th of 93 for the warmest October highs and 23rd of 93 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 93 cities is 21.1°C; Palma is 1.4°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 4.7°C to 17.8°C, and monthly rainfall stays at 51 mm.
The annual picture
October in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Palma climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14.0°C9.6°C | 9.6°C | 34 | 6.3 | 9.710 h |
| February | 14.1°C9.2°C | 9.2°C | 31 | 6.3 | 10.711 h |
| March | 16.3°C10.5°C | 10.5°C | 26 | 5.0 | 11.912 h |
| April | 18.7°C12.6°C | 12.6°C | 35 | 6.4 | 13.213 h |
| May | 22.5°C15.7°C | 15.7°C | 29 | 4.9 | 14.314 h |
| June | 27.0°C19.5°C | 19.5°C | 16 | 2.7 | 14.915 h |
| July | 30.1°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 4.9 | 1.2 | 14.715 h |
| August | 30.3°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 17 | 2.4 | 13.714 h |
| September | 26.4°C20.7°C | 20.7°C | 42 | 6.4 | 12.512 h |
| October, selected | 22.5°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 51 | 7.8 | 11.211 h |
| November | 17.8°C13.7°C | 13.7°C | 51 | 7.9 | 10.010 h |
| December | 15.0°C10.9°C | 10.9°C | 39 | 6.3 | 9.49 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
October in nearby cities
- Sant Boi de Llobregat in OctoberSpain · 204 kmHigh 20.2°C · Low 15.3°C · 94 mm rain
- Barcelona in OctoberSpain · 207 kmHigh 20.3°C · Low 14.4°C · 90 mm rain
- Tarragona in OctoberSpain · 209 kmHigh 21.2°C · Low 13.9°C · 78 mm rain
- Badalona in OctoberSpain · 212 kmHigh 20.7°C · Low 14.2°C · 90 mm rain
- Reus in OctoberSpain · 220 kmHigh 21.9°C · Low 13.5°C · 64 mm rain
- Mataró in OctoberSpain · 220 kmHigh 20.2°C · Low 14.9°C · 106 mm rain
- Rubí in OctoberSpain · 220 kmHigh 20.3°C · Low 12.9°C · 90 mm rain
- Sabadell in OctoberSpain · 224 kmHigh 19.8°C · Low 12.9°C · 90 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Palma) is explained once on the Palma year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.