ERA5 almanac comparison — 8 years of real data
Lisbon vs Mykonos: weather in October
Essentially a tie in October: Lisbon is 42% clear historically, Mykonos is 39% clear (8-year ERA5 average) — within the noise. Avg high 74°F vs 72°F. Pick based on flight time or price, not weather — the weather won't decide this one for you.
What you are reading: 8-year historical averages, not a forecast.
Either destination can still surprise you this specific October. For this
week’s actual forecast, each destination links to its live page below.
Lisbon
PT
- Clear days, October
- 42%
- Sample size
- n=248 days
- Avg high
- 74°F
- Early October (1st–15th)
- 68%
- Late October (16th–end)
- 18%
Mykonos
GR
- Clear days, October
- 39%
- Sample size
- n=248 days
- Avg high
- 72°F
- Early October (1st–15th)
- 49%
- Late October (16th–end)
- 30%
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All percentages are historical averages from the ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 8 full years (2018–2025). “Clear” means avg high ≥ 72 °F, precipitation < 1 mm, and a non-precipitation weather code. This is history, not a forecast. The live 7-day outlook for any destination is on its own page and may differ from the long-run average. Data from Open-Meteo.