Barão de Cocais weather in October

In October, Barão de Cocais sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 117 mm of rain across 14.8 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in October, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of October to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Barão de Cocais's 7th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Barão de Cocais's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
5th warmest
Overnight low
16°
6th coldest
Rainfall
117 mm
14.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
6:25 AM – 6:53 PM
Cloud cover
67%
7th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Barão de Cocais 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 26°C through the month.

A typical October day in Barão de Cocais reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12616
22616
32616
42616
52616
62616
72616
82616
92616
102616
112616
122616
132616
142616
152616
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202617
212617
222617
232617
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252617
262617
272617
282617
292617
302617
312617

Barão de Cocais weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 18°24619.313.15.0
Feb27° / 18°14714.612.75.4
Mar26° / 18°18818.412.15.2
Apr25° / 16°8413.211.66.3
May23° / 14°407.411.17.3
Jun23° / 13°133.110.88.0
Jul23° / 12°82.110.98.2
Aug24° / 13°193.811.38.2
Sep25° / 15°668.511.97.1
Oct26° / 16°11714.812.55.9
Nov25° / 17°25321.512.94.7
Dec26° / 18°31223.713.24.4

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
23862
33862
43961
53961
63862
73862
83862
93961
103961
113961
123862
133862
143862
153763
163763
173763
183664
193664
203664
213565
223466
233367
243268
253169
262971
272971
282674
292674
302674
312476

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Barão de Cocais gets around 117 mm of rain over 14.8 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 47% and peaks near 61% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
144
244
344
444
544
644
743
843
942
1042
1141
1241
1341
1441
1541
1642
1742
1843
1944
2045
2147
2249
2350
2452
2554
2655
2756
2858
2959
3060
3161

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 44% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 9% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11937404
21837414
31737424
41737424
51637435
61636435
71636435
81636435
91636426
101636426
111636426
121636426
131636427
141536417
151536417
161436428
171436428
181336429
1912354310
2012354310
2111344411
2210334512
239334613
248324613
258314714
267304815
276304816
286294916
296284917
305275018
315265118

Wind in October

Winds average 8 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of October to 12 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:38 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 6:48 PM to 6:59 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:386:48
212.26:376:49
312.26:366:49
412.26:356:49
512.36:346:49
612.36:336:50
712.36:326:50
812.36:316:50
912.36:316:51
1012.46:306:51
1112.46:296:51
1212.46:286:52
1312.46:276:52
1412.46:276:52
1512.46:266:53
1612.56:256:53
1712.56:246:53
1812.56:246:54
1912.56:236:54
2012.56:226:54
2112.66:226:55
2212.66:216:55
2312.66:206:56
2412.66:206:56
2512.66:196:57
2612.66:186:57
2712.76:186:57
2812.76:176:58
2912.76:176:58
3012.76:166:59
3112.76:166:59

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.53 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.76 kWh/m² to a high of 5.95 kWh/m² in February across the year — October's 5.53 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
75.4Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
125.6Bright
135.6Bright
145.6Bright
155.6Bright
165.6Bright
175.6Bright
185.6Bright
195.6Bright
205.6Bright
215.6Bright
225.6Bright
235.6Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Barão de Cocais

In seasonPeak

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

Barão de Cocais's monsoon runs November–March, 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 Barão de Cocais?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Barão de Cocais for sightseeing.

What to pack for Barão de Cocais in October

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

In October, Barão de Cocais sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 16°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Barão de Cocais 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 Barão de Cocais peaks around February 10 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 10UV 15Jun 19UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Barão de Cocais in October

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where October falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Barão de Cocais is worst in September — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (January, 11 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1624 µg/m³Jan 1411 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb12Moderate
Mar13Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep26Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov12Moderate
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Barão de Cocais?

Barão de Cocais sits at 19.9°S, 43.5°W, 741 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Santa Bárbara, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Barão de Cocais

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Barão de Cocais has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 424 m around an average of 817 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,259 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,804 m.

The land around Barão de Cocais is covered by trees (61%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, trees (74%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and grassland (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
424 m
16 km
1,259 m
80 km
1,804 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Santa Bárbara 8.0 km · Caeté 20 km · Raposos 33 km · Sabará 34 km · João Monlevade 36 km · Nova Lima 38 km · Santa Luzia 43 km · Itabira 45 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 Barão de Cocais (-19.9458°, -43.4872°, elevation 741 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).