Weather in Bilbao in October 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Bilbao in October
Going from a maximum of +33°C during the day to a minimum of +10°C during the night, the temperature in October averages around +25°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 52% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +32°C to +20°C.
Is Bilbao warm or cold in October?
Bilbao is typically mild in October.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +22°C to +20°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +16°C to +14°C.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
Take a look at how October is compared to other months in Bilbao:
Climate in Bilbao in October
| September | October | November | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +22°C | +20°C | +15°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +9°C | +3°C | -1°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +39°C | +33°C | +26°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 70 mm | 93 mm | 137 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 75% | 74% | 76% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1017 HPa | 1016 HPa | 1017 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 6 | 6 | 5 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 8 | 7 | 6 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 15 | 17 | 18 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
October often has better weather than September. It’s getting colder in October. From +22°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +20°C. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 70 mm to 93 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 75% to 74%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during October, staying around 2 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 6 sunny days during the month.
Next month (November) brings a further decline in the weather.
Wind
The average wind speed is 4 m/s getting up to 10 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Bilbao is gradually increasing during October, going from 3 m/s to 4 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last October in Bilbao?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Bilbao in October has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1980 (+16°C) and the highest in 2014 (+21°C). The driest year was 1989 with only 772 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2013 with 2159 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Bilbao, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.