Climate averages 1991–2020
Santander weather
in October.
A mild, wet month: the 5th warmest and the 9th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a mild month in Santander: daytime highs average 19.9°C and nights cool to about 12.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 109 mm of rain on roughly 13 days, which makes October a wet month (the 9th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 04 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Barakaldo (69 km away). In October its highs average 19.2°C, 0.7°C cooler than Santander, with 97 mm of rain.
Among the 93 cities listed in Spain, Santander ranks joint 60th of 93 for the warmest October highs and joint 82nd of 93 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 93 cities is 21.1°C; Santander is 1.2°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 4.5°C to 15.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 109 mm to 150 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
Santander climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12.5°C6.1°C | 6.1°C | 115 | 14.7 | 9.49 h |
| February | 13.1°C5.8°C | 5.8°C | 104 | 13.0 | 10.510 h |
| March | 15.3°C7.3°C | 7.3°C | 104 | 12.9 | 11.912 h |
| April | 16.6°C8.8°C | 8.8°C | 103 | 14.8 | 13.413 h |
| May | 19.3°C11.6°C | 11.6°C | 86 | 14.1 | 14.715 h |
| June | 21.8°C14.4°C | 14.4°C | 68 | 10.9 | 15.415 h |
| July | 23.7°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 54 | 10.3 | 15.115 h |
| August | 24.4°C17.1°C | 17.1°C | 60 | 10.3 | 14.014 h |
| September | 22.6°C15.3°C | 15.3°C | 78 | 11.3 | 12.613 h |
| October, selected | 19.9°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 109 | 13.3 | 11.111 h |
| November | 15.4°C9.4°C | 9.4°C | 150 | 15.8 | 9.710 h |
| December | 13.3°C7.1°C | 7.1°C | 114 | 13.9 | 9.09 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
- Barakaldo in OctoberSpain · 69 kmHigh 19.2°C · Low 13.5°C · 97 mm rain
- Bilbao in OctoberSpain · 75 kmHigh 19.1°C · Low 13.7°C · 97 mm rain
- Gasteiz / Vitoria in OctoberSpain · 115 kmHigh 17.7°C · Low 9.0°C · 71 mm rain
- Burgos in OctoberSpain · 125 kmHigh 16.6°C · Low 7.8°C · 62 mm rain
- Donostia / San Sebastián in OctoberSpain · 149 kmHigh 18.8°C · Low 13.3°C · 128 mm rain
- Gijón in OctoberSpain · 150 kmHigh 18.7°C · Low 12.1°C · 123 mm rain
- Logroño in OctoberSpain · 156 kmHigh 18.8°C · Low 9.7°C · 54 mm rain
- Oviedo in OctoberSpain · 165 kmHigh 18.1°C · Low 9.5°C · 109 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 Santander) is explained once on the Santander year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.