Araripe weather in October

In October, Araripe sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 8 mm of rain across 1.4 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in October, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of October to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Araripe's 3rd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Araripe's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
1st warmest
Overnight low
21°
10th coldest
Rainfall
8 mm
1.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:21 AM – 5:30 PM
Cloud cover
41%
3rd clearest
Wind
14 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.9 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Araripe is human settlement in Brazil.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month.

A typical October day in Araripe reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 1°C warmer than September and on par with November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13320
23321
33321
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How October really feels in Araripe

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in October is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Araripe weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 1st-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 21°13116.112.44.3
Feb29° / 21°13916.412.24.4
Mar29° / 21°18319124.4
Apr29° / 21°10512.711.85.1
May29° / 20°396.511.76.1
Jun28° / 19°92.111.67.1
Jul28° / 18°50.911.67.3
Aug30° / 18°20.411.86.6
Sep32° / 20°20.3125.4
Oct33° / 21°81.412.24.5
Nov32° / 22°203.412.34.4
Dec31° / 22°376.412.44.6

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18317
28317
38218
48218
58119
68119
78020
88020
97921
107921
117921
127822
137822
147822
157822
167822
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187723
197723
207723
217624
227525
237426
247426
257327
267327
277129
287030
297030
306931
316832

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Araripe gets around 8 mm of rain over 1.4 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 5% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
11
21
31
41
51
62
72
82
92
103
113
123
134
144
154
165
175
185
196
206
217
227
237
247
257
268
278
288
298
308
318

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of October feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, October lands in the comfortable band about 52% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 6% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11463221
21463221
31561231
41561231
51560232
61559242
71559242
81557253
91557253
101555264
111555264
121554265
131553275
141552276
151452286
161451287
171450297
181449297
191349308
201348318
211347318
221247328
231246339
241246339
251146349
261145359
271045359
281045369
2910453610
309443610
319443710

Wind in October

Winds average 14 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
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2613light breeze
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2813light breeze
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3013light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of October to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:28 AM to 5:17 AM, and sunset from 5:31 PM to 5:32 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.15:285:31
212.15:275:31
312.15:275:31
412.15:265:31
512.15:265:31
612.15:255:31
712.15:255:31
812.15:245:31
912.15:245:31
1012.15:235:31
1112.15:235:31
1212.15:225:31
1312.15:225:30
1412.15:225:30
1512.25:215:30
1612.25:215:30
1712.25:205:30
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1912.25:205:30
2012.25:195:31
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2712.25:175:31
2812.25:175:31
2912.25:175:31
3012.25:175:32
3112.35:175:32

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 6.9 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.68 kWh/m² to a high of 6.9 kWh/m² in October across the year — October's 6.9 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.0Intense
27.0Intense
37.0Intense
47.0Intense
57.0Intense
67.0Intense
77.0Intense
87.0Intense
97.0Intense
107.0Intense
116.9Intense
126.9Intense
136.9Intense
146.9Intense
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166.9Intense
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196.8Intense
206.8Intense
216.8Intense
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236.8Intense
246.8Intense
256.8Intense
266.8Intense
276.8Intense
286.7Intense
296.7Intense
306.7Intense
316.7Intense
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Araripe

In seasonPeak

None of Araripe's seasonal hazards are active in October. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Araripe's monsoon runs January–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is October a good time to visit Araripe?

Our two travel scores rate October for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.5
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
7.8
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Araripe for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Araripe in October

From October's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In October, Araripe sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Araripe in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Araripe peaks around March 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 10 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 12UV 15Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Araripe?

Araripe sits at 7.2°S, 40.1°W, 610 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Campos Sales, 31 km away.

Topography around Araripe

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Araripe.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Araripe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 102 m around an average of 640 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 393 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 708 m.

The land around Araripe is covered by shrubs (64%) within 3 km, shrubs (69%) within 16 km, and shrubs (67%) within 80 km.

3 km
102 m
16 km
393 m
80 km
708 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
October weather nearby: Campos Sales 31 km · Salitre 36 km · Ipueiras 40 km · Santana do Cariri 44 km · Assaré 48 km · Ipubi 49 km · Nova Olinda 52 km · Exu 56 km

Brazil travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / N
127 / 220 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 46% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$10,713
2025
Happiness
6.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
89%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
19.3
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
16
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 482
Religion
Roman Catholic 57%Evangelical 27%none 9%other 4%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Araripe (-7.2134°, -40.137°, elevation 610 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).