Araripina weather in October

In October, Araripina sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 11 mm of rain across 1.6 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°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 Araripina's 3rd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Araripina's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
1st warmest
Overnight low
21°
9th coldest
Rainfall
11 mm
1.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:22 AM – 5:32 PM
Cloud cover
39%
3rd clearest
Wind
17 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.92 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Araripina 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 32°C through the month.

A typical October day in Araripina reaches about 32°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 30°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)
13220
23220
33220
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How October really feels in Araripina

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.

Araripina weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 21°16216.512.44.3
Feb29° / 21°17016.212.24.4
Mar29° / 21°19117.512.14.5
Apr29° / 20°9610.811.85.3
May28° / 20°375.111.76.4
Jun28° / 19°61.411.67.8
Jul28° / 18°40.511.68.0
Aug29° / 18°10.411.87.1
Sep31° / 19°10.2125.8
Oct32° / 21°111.612.24.7
Nov32° / 22°344.612.34.4
Dec31° / 22°537.912.44.5

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 (%)
18416
28317
38317
48218
58119
68218
78119
88119
98020
108020
118020
128020
138020
148020
158020
167921
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187921
197822
207822
217624
227525
237525
247327
257228
267129
276931
286832
296733
306535
316535

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Araripina gets around 11 mm of rain over 1.6 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 9% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
11
22
32
42
52
62
72
82
93
103
113
124
134
144
155
165
176
186
196
207
217
227
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248
258
268
279
289
299
309
319

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 53% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 5% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11564210
21663210
31661221
41661221
51660231
61659241
71659241
81657252
91657252
101655263
111655263
121654264
131653274
141553275
151553275
161552276
171551286
181550287
191451287
201450288
211450288
221351288
231350299
241250299
251249299
261149309
2711493010
2811493110
2910483210
3010483210
3110473310

Wind in October

Winds average 17 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
218light breeze
318light breeze
418light breeze
518light breeze
618light breeze
718light breeze
818light breeze
918light breeze
1018light breeze
1118light breeze
1218light breeze
1318light breeze
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2016light breeze
2116light breeze
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3015light breeze
3115light 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 5:29 AM to 5:18 AM, and sunset from 5:33 PM to 5:34 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.15:295:33
212.15:285:33
312.15:285:33
412.15:275:33
512.15:275:33
612.15:265:32
712.15:265:32
812.15:255:32
912.15:255:32
1012.15:245:32
1112.15:245:32
1212.15:245:32
1312.15:235:32
1412.25:235:32
1512.25:225:32
1612.25:225:32
1712.25:225:32
1812.25:215:32
1912.25:215:32
2012.25:205:32
2112.25:205:32
2212.25:205:32
2312.25:195:32
2412.25:195:33
2512.25:195:33
2612.25:195:33
2712.25:185:33
2812.25:185:33
2912.35:185:33
3012.35:185:33
3112.35:185:34

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 6.92 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.78 kWh/m² to a high of 6.92 kWh/m² in October across the year — October's 6.92 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
117.0Intense
127.0Intense
137.0Intense
146.9Intense
156.9Intense
166.9Intense
176.9Intense
186.9Intense
196.9Intense
206.9Intense
216.8Intense
226.8Intense
236.8Intense
246.8Intense
256.8Intense
266.8Intense
276.8Intense
286.8Intense
296.7Intense
306.7Intense
316.7Intense
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Araripina

In seasonPeak

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

Araripina'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 Araripina?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
7.8
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Araripina in October

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

In October, Araripina sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Araripina in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Araripina peaks around March 10 at about 16 (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 10UV 16Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Araripina?

Araripina sits at 7.6°S, 40.5°W, 624 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Salitre, 33 km away.

Topography around Araripina

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Araripina has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 139 m around an average of 630 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 324 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 703 m.

The land around Araripina is covered by shrubs (41%) and grassland (29%) within 3 km, shrubs (50%), grassland (27%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and shrubs (71%) within 80 km.

3 km
139 m
16 km
324 m
80 km
703 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
October weather nearby: Salitre 33 km · Trindade 33 km · Ipubi 39 km · Araripe 57 km · Ouricuri 57 km · Campos Sales 57 km · Ipueiras 61 km · Bodocó 65 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 Araripina (-7.5761°, -40.4983°, elevation 624 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).