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Marbella weather in October
The clearest turn back toward the wet season: rain nearly triples over September's total.
Photo: Zarateman, Wikimedia Commons, CC0In October, Marbella averages a daytime high of 24.1°C, 215 hours of sunshine and 4.4 days of rain, on the AEMET 1981-2010 climate normals as read by Marbella Wire.
October is autumn's real opening in AEMET's record, the mirror of March's spring turn. Rain climbs to 57mm over 4.4 days, nearly three times September's total, and sunshine falls to 215 hours. The daytime high still averages 24.1°C, mild rather than cool, but the direction for every column has clearly reversed from the summer months.
The sea in October
Marbella's inshore water averages 20.3°C in October, a model reanalysis for 2023-2025 rather than a buoy reading: day to day it typically ranges between 16.9°C and 23.3°C.
What to pack for October
Days average 24.1°C and nights settle near 15°C, a clear return to the wet season, close to triple September's total, with rain falling on 4.4 days of the month and 215 hours of sunshine to plan around.
Questions
What's the weather like in Marbella in October?
Expect a daytime high around 24.1°C and an overnight low near 15°C, averaging 19.5°C across the month, AEMET's 1981–2010 normal for the Málaga Airport station, the nearest full weather station to Marbella.
Does it rain in Marbella in October?
October averages 4.4 days with at least 1mm of rain and 57mm in total, a clear return to the wet season, close to triple September's total.
How much sunshine does Marbella get in October?
AEMET's normal for October is 215 hours of sunshine across the month, falling back toward the winter range, well down on summer.
Every figure on this page is AEMET's own published 1981–2010 climate normal for the Málaga Airport station, the nearest station to Marbella with a full climate record; Marbella itself has none. Nothing here is forecast, estimated, or extrapolated.
AEMET (Spain's State Meteorological Agency), Málaga Airport station, 1981-2010 normals. Read 20 August 2026. View the data at AEMET · AEMET's data licence