The sun, month by month
Sunrise and sunset in Barcelona in October
On October 1 in Barcelona the sun rises at 07:51 and sets at 19:30; on day 31 it rises at 07:25 and sets at 17:45. Over the month the day gets 79 minutes shorter.
In Barcelona (41.4° latitude), October 2026 has 31 days whose sun rises at 07:51 and sets at 19:30 on the 1st, and at 07:25 and 17:45 on the 31th. Mid-month the day lasts 11 h 01 min and the sun reaches 39° above the horizon. Vitamin D synthesis is possible between 13:00 and 16:00, which is when the UV index reaches at least 3: at the best moment of the day about 15 minutes are enough for a mid-range skin phototype with a quarter of the body exposed to make around 1000 IU.
Where does the sun rise and set in Barcelona in October?
Mid-October in Barcelona: the sun rises in the east — a bearing of 102°, measured from true north — and sets in the west, at 258°. That is 12° south of due east at sunrise, and the same 12° south of due west at sunset. From the 1st to the last day of the month both points shift 15° south.
Approximate bearings: they can be a couple of degrees out. They are measured from true north, not the north a phone compass points to.
Day by day
All times are local to Barcelona. Dawn and dusk mark civil twilight.
| Day | Dawn | Sunrise | Sunset | Dusk | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 07:23 | 07:51 | 19:30 | 19:57 | 11 h 39 min |
| 2 | 07:24 | 07:52 | 19:28 | 19:56 | 11 h 36 min |
| 3 | 07:25 | 07:53 | 19:26 | 19:54 | 11 h 34 min |
| 4 | 07:26 | 07:54 | 19:25 | 19:52 | 11 h 31 min |
| 5 | 07:27 | 07:55 | 19:23 | 19:51 | 11 h 28 min |
| 6 | 07:28 | 07:56 | 19:21 | 19:49 | 11 h 25 min |
| 7 | 07:29 | 07:57 | 19:20 | 19:47 | 11 h 22 min |
| 8 | 07:31 | 07:58 | 19:18 | 19:46 | 11 h 20 min |
| 9 | 07:32 | 07:59 | 19:16 | 19:44 | 11 h 17 min |
| 10 | 07:33 | 08:01 | 19:15 | 19:42 | 11 h 14 min |
| 11 | 07:34 | 08:02 | 19:13 | 19:41 | 11 h 11 min |
| 12 | 07:35 | 08:03 | 19:11 | 19:39 | 11 h 09 min |
| 13 | 07:36 | 08:04 | 19:10 | 19:38 | 11 h 06 min |
| 14 | 07:37 | 08:05 | 19:08 | 19:36 | 11 h 03 min |
| 15 | 07:38 | 08:06 | 19:07 | 19:35 | 11 h 01 min |
| 16 | 07:39 | 08:07 | 19:05 | 19:33 | 10 h 58 min |
| 17 | 07:40 | 08:08 | 19:04 | 19:32 | 10 h 55 min |
| 18 | 07:42 | 08:10 | 19:02 | 19:30 | 10 h 53 min |
| 19 | 07:43 | 08:11 | 19:01 | 19:29 | 10 h 50 min |
| 20 | 07:44 | 08:12 | 18:59 | 19:27 | 10 h 47 min |
| 21 | 07:45 | 08:13 | 18:58 | 19:26 | 10 h 45 min |
| 22 | 07:46 | 08:14 | 18:56 | 19:25 | 10 h 42 min |
| 23 | 07:47 | 08:15 | 18:55 | 19:23 | 10 h 40 min |
| 24 | 07:48 | 08:17 | 18:54 | 19:22 | 10 h 37 min |
| 25 | 06:49 | 07:18 | 17:52 | 18:21 | 10 h 34 min |
| 26 | 06:50 | 07:19 | 17:51 | 18:20 | 10 h 32 min |
| 27 | 06:52 | 07:20 | 17:50 | 18:18 | 10 h 30 min |
| 28 | 06:53 | 07:21 | 17:48 | 18:17 | 10 h 27 min |
| 29 | 06:54 | 07:23 | 17:47 | 18:16 | 10 h 25 min |
| 30 | 06:55 | 07:24 | 17:46 | 18:15 | 10 h 22 min |
| 31 | 06:56 | 07:25 | 17:45 | 18:14 | 10 h 20 min |
Approximate astronomical values: they can shift a minute or two from year to year.
What about vitamin D in October?
In October, the typical synthesis window in Barcelona runs from 13:00 to 16:00: with medium skin and a t-shirt, ~15 min at the best moment is enough.
See the Barcelona vitamin D guideCommon questions about the sun in Barcelona in October
- Where does the sun set in Barcelona in October?
- Mid-October in Barcelona: the sun sets in the west, a bearing of 258° measured from true north, which is 12° south of due west. It rises in the east, at 102°. Over the month both points shift 15° south.
- How much daylight does Barcelona lose in October?
- Over October the day gets 79 minutes shorter in Barcelona: on October 1 the sun rises at 07:51 and sets at 19:30, and on day 31 it rises at 07:25 and sets at 17:45.
- How many hours of daylight does Barcelona get in October?
- In mid-October the day lasts 11 h 01 min in Barcelona, from sunrise at 08:06 to sunset at 19:07. The table has the day length for each of the 31 days of the month.
- What time does it start to get light in Barcelona in October?
- In mid-October the sky starts to get light at 07:38 in Barcelona, when the sun is 6° below the horizon, and the sun itself does not rise until 08:06. The “Dawn” column of the table gives that time for every day of the month.
- What time does it get dark in Barcelona in October?
- It's not the same time as sunset. In mid-October in Barcelona the sun sets at 19:07, but there is still light: civil twilight does not end until 19:35, when the sun reaches 6° below the horizon and usable outdoor light runs out. The “Dusk” column of the table gives that time day by day.
- What time of day can you make vitamin D in Barcelona in October?
- In mid-October, between 13:00 and 16:00: that is the stretch of the day when the UV index reaches 3 in Barcelona, the minimum for the skin to make vitamin D. At the best moment of the day about 15 minutes are enough for a mid-range skin phototype with a quarter of the body exposed to make around 1000 IU.