🇪🇸 Weather in Barcelona in October
This is what the weather in Barcelona (Catalonia, Spain) was like in October in 2016–2025.
Key facts at a glance
Avg. daytime high
22.5 °C
20.3 °C – 24.8 °C
Avg. night-time low
14.1 °C
10.7 °C – 16.2 °C
Avg. rain days in period
9.1
29 % of days · ≥ 1.0 mm
Avg. precipitation in period
76.8 mm
32.2 mm – 176 mm
Avg. cloud cover
64 %
This data source has no sunshine hours – average cloud cover shown instead.
Avg. sea temperature
22.0 °C
Sea point approx. 6 km from the location
Extremes: Highest temperature 30.0 °C (1 Oct 2023) · Lowest temperature 2.6 °C (30 Oct 2018) · Avg. daily peak wind 18 km/h
Weather mix of all days
- 26Sunny
- 129Partly cloudy
- 64Cloudy
- 48Light rain
- 43Rain
Summary
- On average 22.5 °C during the day and 14.1 °C at night.
- On average 9.1 rain days (Rain day = at least 1.0 mm of precipitation) with 76.8 mm of precipitation in total.
- The sea averaged 22.0 °C.
- Prevailing: Partly cloudy.
- Warmest year: 2023 (avg. 24.8 °C), coolest: 2020 (avg. 20.3 °C).
- Wettest year: 2018 (176 mm), driest: 2022 (32.2 mm).
- Extremes: 30.0 °C on 1 Oct 2023 and 2.6 °C on 30 Oct 2018.
Overall values from all 10 years. How is this calculated?
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Temperatures per year
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Precipitation & rain days
Year by year
2025
Avg. max22.5°Avg. min14.3°- Rain days
- 14 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 45.7 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 66 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 22.7 °C
Max 27.7 °C · Min 7.7 °C
2024
Avg. max22.2°Avg. min14.3°- Rain days
- 15 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 120 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 69 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 21.9 °C
Max 26.4 °C · Min 9.5 °C
2023
Avg. max24.8°Avg. min15.6°- Rain days
- 7 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 45.9 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 56 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 23.3 °C
Max 30.0 °C · Min 8.7 °C
2022
Avg. max24.6°Avg. min16.2°- Rain days
- 7 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 32.2 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 62 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 22.3 °C
Max 28.1 °C · Min 11.1 °C
2021
Avg. max21.9°Avg. min13.7°- Rain days
- 5 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 41.6 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 65 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 21.6 °C
Max 25.1 °C · Min 9.3 °C
2020
Avg. max20.3°Avg. min10.7°- Rain days
- 8 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 62.9 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 66 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 20.9 °C
Max 25.1 °C · Min 5.9 °C
2019
Avg. max22.8°Avg. min14.1°- Rain days
- 6 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 93.6 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 63 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 21.5 °C
Max 28.4 °C · Min 8.8 °C
2018
Avg. max21.2°Avg. min12.6°- Rain days
- 16 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 176 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 66 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 21.4 °C
Max 27.3 °C · Min 2.6 °C
2017
Avg. max23.4°Avg. min14.7°- Rain days
- 4 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 69.0 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 50 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 22.5 °C
Max 27.6 °C · Min 10.2 °C
2016
Avg. max21.7°Avg. min14.3°- Rain days
- 9 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 80.5 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 77 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 22.1 °C
Max 26.9 °C · Min 11.2 °C
Frequently asked questions
- How warm is it in Barcelona in October?
- Daytime highs averaged 22.5 °C, night-time lows 14.1 °C. The highest value of the past 10 years was 30.0 °C (1 Oct 2023), the lowest 2.6 °C (30 Oct 2018).
- How often does it rain in Barcelona in October?
- On average there were 9.1 rain days (at least 1 mm) with 76.8 mm of precipitation in total.
- How warm is the sea in Barcelona in October?
- The sea temperature averaged 22.0 °C (open-sea point approx. 6 km from the town).
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Data sources
- Weather data
- Data obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program
Reanalysis (weather model constrained by observations) on a coarse grid of about 50 km. Values represent a large area and can differ from local conditions, especially on islands, coasts and in mountains. No sunshine duration.
Reanalysis (weather model constrained by observations)
Reanalysis values represent a grid cell (approx. 25–50 km) and may differ from local measurements on coasts, islands and in mountains. - Sea temperature
- MUR SST data were provided by JPL under support by NASA MEaSUREs program; accessed via NOAA CoastWatch ERDDAP
Daily multi-scale ultra-high resolution (≈ 1 km) analysis of satellite measurements (infrared, microwave) and in-situ data. Represents the foundation temperature below the daily warm surface layer. (Satellite and in-situ analysis) - Sea point approx. 6 km from the location (41.350, 2.220)
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