Climate averages 1991–2020
Vélez-Málaga weather
in October.
A warm, moderately wet month: the 5th warmest and the 9th driest 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 Vélez-Málaga: daytime highs average 22.3°C and nights cool to about 16.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 54 mm of rain on roughly 6 days, which makes October a moderately wet month (the 9th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 17 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Málaga (29 km away). In October its highs average 21.8°C, about as warm as Vélez-Málaga, with 54 mm of rain.
Among the 93 cities listed in Spain, Vélez-Málaga ranks 31st of 93 for the warmest October highs and joint 27th of 93 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 93 cities is 21.1°C; Vélez-Málaga is 1.2°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 4.2°C to 18.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 54 mm to 67 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
Vélez-Málaga climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14.9°C9.4°C | 9.4°C | 56 | 7.3 | 9.910 h |
| February | 15.6°C9.8°C | 9.8°C | 48 | 7.1 | 10.811 h |
| March | 17.4°C11.3°C | 11.3°C | 51 | 6.8 | 11.912 h |
| April | 19.1°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 38 | 6.6 | 13.113 h |
| May | 22.0°C15.6°C | 15.6°C | 24 | 4.8 | 14.114 h |
| June | 25.8°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 8.7 | 1.3 | 14.615 h |
| July | 28.9°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 1.1 | 0.2 | 14.414 h |
| August | 29.3°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 3.1 | 0.6 | 13.614 h |
| September | 26.0°C19.7°C | 19.7°C | 19 | 3.2 | 12.512 h |
| October, selected | 22.3°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 54 | 6.3 | 11.311 h |
| November | 18.1°C12.7°C | 12.7°C | 67 | 7.0 | 10.210 h |
| December | 15.7°C10.5°C | 10.5°C | 72 | 7.6 | 9.710 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
- Málaga in OctoberSpain · 29 kmHigh 21.8°C · Low 16.4°C · 54 mm rain
- Mijas in OctoberSpain · 52 kmHigh 19.6°C · Low 13.3°C · 56 mm rain
- Granada in OctoberSpain · 63 kmHigh 22.0°C · Low 11.3°C · 50 mm rain
- Marbella in OctoberSpain · 76 kmHigh 21.6°C · Low 16.0°C · 77 mm rain
- Jaén in OctoberSpain · 113 kmHigh 21.9°C · Low 11.1°C · 65 mm rain
- El Ejido in OctoberSpain · 115 kmHigh 22.4°C · Low 17.0°C · 26 mm rain
- Gibraltar in OctoberGibraltar · 132 kmHigh 21.6°C · Low 17.1°C · 77 mm rain
- Roquetas de Mar in OctoberSpain · 133 kmHigh 22.6°C · Low 17.1°C · 23 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 Vélez-Málaga) is explained once on the Vélez-Málaga year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.