Balneário Gaivota weather in October

In October, Balneário Gaivota sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 141 mm of rain across 13.8 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in October, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of October to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Balneário Gaivota's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Balneário Gaivota's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
8th warmest
Overnight low
18°
6th coldest
Rainfall
141 mm
13.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
6:42 AM – 7:25 PM
Cloud cover
65%
12th clearest
Wind
20 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month.

A typical October day in Balneário Gaivota reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 2°C warmer than September and about 2°C cooler than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Balneário Gaivota weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 23°11513.613.76.4
Feb25° / 23°9111.9136.4
Mar24° / 22°9613.312.26.6
Apr23° / 21°901111.36.8
May20° / 18°12210.210.66.5
Jun18° / 16°999.510.26.1
Jul17° / 14°12210.110.35.6
Aug17° / 15°1099.9115.9
Sep18° / 16°13311.511.85.8
Oct20° / 18°14113.812.75.7
Nov22° / 20°10211.213.56.4
Dec23° / 21°9110.913.86.8

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in October, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24258
34258
44258
54159
64159
74060
84060
94060
104060
114159
124159
134159
144060
154060
164060
174060
184060
194159
204159
214159
224258
234258
244258
254357
264357
274357
284555
294555
304555
314654

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Balneário Gaivota gets around 141 mm of rain over 13.8 wet days in October, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 44% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
144
244
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845
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1245
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2643
2743
2842
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3042
3141

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the humid band about 37% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 24% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
123284090
2232839100
3222839110
4212739120
5202739130
6192640150
7192640160
8182639170
9172539180
10172539190
11162539200
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13152438221
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17122438251
18112438261
19112438261
20112438271
21112437281
22112436290
23112336300
24122335300
25122334310
26122333310
27122333320
28122332320
29122332330
30122231340
31122231341

Wind in October

Winds average 20 km/h in October, the windiest month of the year.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 20 km/h on the calmest days to 20 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
120breezy
220breezy
320breezy
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520breezy
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920breezy
1020light breeze
1120light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of October to 13 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:59 AM to 6:28 AM, and sunset from 7:16 PM to 7:35 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:597:16
212.36:587:16
312.36:577:17
412.46:557:17
512.46:547:18
612.46:537:19
712.56:527:19
812.56:517:20
912.56:507:20
1012.56:487:21
1112.66:477:22
1212.66:467:22
1312.66:457:23
1412.76:447:23
1512.76:437:24
1612.76:427:25
1712.76:417:25
1812.86:407:26
1912.86:397:27
2012.86:387:27
2112.96:377:28
2212.96:367:29
2312.96:357:30
2412.96:347:30
2513.06:337:31
2613.06:327:32
2713.06:327:32
2813.06:317:33
2913.16:307:34
3013.16:297:35
3113.16:287:35

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.69 kWh/m² to a high of 6.62 kWh/m² in December across the year — October's 5.11 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
24.7Bright
34.7Bright
44.7Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
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104.9Bright
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125.0Bright
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265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.6Bright
305.6Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Balneário Gaivota?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Balneário Gaivota for sightseeing.

What to pack for Balneário Gaivota in October

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

In October, Balneário Gaivota sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 18°C. Worth packing: rain gear, sun protection and a windbreaker. About 14 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Balneário Gaivota in October

The nearest coast averages about 19°C in October — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 20 km away) is warmest in February at about 25°C and coldest in August near 17°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Nov 1 to May 27 — about 6.8 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swimcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan24Warm
Feb25Warm
Mar25Warm
Apr23Refreshing
May21Refreshing
Jun19Cool
Jul17Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep18Cool
Oct19Cool
Nov21Refreshing
Dec23Refreshing

UV index in Balneário Gaivota in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Balneário Gaivota peaks around January 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 18UV 13Jun 22UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar10Extreme
Apr8Very high
May5Moderate
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug5High
Sep8Very high
Oct9Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Balneário Gaivota?

Balneário Gaivota sits at 29.2°S, 49.6°W, 6 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Sombrio, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Balneário Gaivota

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Balneário Gaivota has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 19 m around an average of 5 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 291 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,483 m.

The land around Balneário Gaivota is covered by water (40%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, water (53%) within 16 km, and trees (34%), water (33%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
19 m
16 km
291 m
80 km
1,483 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
October weather nearby: Sombrio 6.0 km · Torres 24 km · Balneário Arroio do Silva 25 km · Araranguá 26 km · Forquilhinha 47 km · Balneário Rincão 49 km · Içara 56 km · Criciúma 57 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 Balneário Gaivota (-29.1567°, -49.5794°, elevation 6 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).