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title: "What to do in Santiago in October"
description: "What to do in Santiago de Compostela in October: magosto chestnuts, autumn colour, and the first serious rain of the season in the city."
url: https://santiago.es/en/what-to-do-in/october
locale: en
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# What to do in Santiago in October

Month by month

Autumn settles in for good: roast chestnuts, golden leaves and the season's first serious rain.

![Puesto de verduras en el exterior del Mercado de Abastos de Santiago de Compostela, bajo un toldo verde junto al muro de granito, con compradores en la calle](https://santiago.es/img/abastos.jpg)

[© Xosema · CC BY-SA 4.0](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Santiago_de_Compostela_-_Mercado_de_Abastos_-_01.jpg)

By [Cesar Rodriguez](https://santiago.es/en/author)

October brings no big festivals or marked feast days, but it does bring autumn settling in for good: chestnuts roasting in the streets of the centre as the month goes on, golden leaves on the Alameda and in the Belvís park, and the season's first serious rain.

It is a month of two faces: the first days can be splendid, almost an Indian summer, and the last frankly wet. It is still a good moment for the Camino, with fewer people than in summer and temperatures around 13-18 °C that let you walk without strain.

## Things to do in October

- Magosto and roast chestnuts in the streets of the centre as the month goes on
- Autumn colour on the Alameda and in the Belvís park
- Still a good month for the Camino, with fewer people than summer and mild weather
- Start carrying a proper rain jacket: the autumn rains begin to bite

The weather in October

Indicative temperature: **13-18 °C**. Rainfall: high. See the [detailed forecast and the month-by-month record](https://santiago.es/en/weather).

October is also one of the recommended months to walk the [Camino de Santiago](https://santiago.es/en/camino-de-santiago): a good balance between weather and how many pilgrims are on the road.

For the full calendar of festivals and events, see [what’s on in Santiago](https://santiago.es/en/events).

## Other months

**[What to do in September](https://santiago.es/en/what-to-do-in/september)** — Previous month — Many pilgrims and regular travellers call it the best month: settled weather and the summer crowds already thinning. — Read the guide

**[What to do in November](https://santiago.es/en/what-to-do-in/november)** — Next month — The wettest month of the year in Santiago: umbrella or rain jacket, no exceptions. — Read the guide

**[Festivals and events in Santiago](https://santiago.es/en/events)** — Full calendar — The whole year, from the Apostle festival to Christmas in Compostela. — Read the guide