Baraúna weather in October

In October, Baraúna sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.3 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% of the time in October, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of October to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Baraúna's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Baraúna's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
24°
5th coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:12 AM – 5:19 PM
Cloud cover
32%
2nd clearest
Wind
20 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.95 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month.

A typical October day in Baraúna reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 35°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)
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How October really feels in Baraúna

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.

Baraúna weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 25°6311.212.33.5
Feb32° / 24°8414.312.23.3
Mar32° / 24°13118.8123.3
Apr32° / 24°12817.411.93.4
May32° / 24°619.511.84.0
Jun32° / 23°316.411.74.3
Jul33° / 23°203.311.74.5
Aug34° / 23°30.611.84.2
Sep34° / 23°10.2124.0
Oct34° / 24°20.312.14.0
Nov34° / 24°30.612.24.1
Dec33° / 25°164.312.33.8

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 12%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1937
2928
3928
4928
5928
6928
7919
8919
99010
108911
118911
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138812
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308317
318218

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Baraúna gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.3 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 1% and peaks near 2% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the muggy band about 77% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 97% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
168014
268014
368014
468014
558114
658114
758114
858114
948214
1048214
1148115
1248115
1338116
1438116
1538017
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1728018
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1927721
2017722
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2217425
2317326
2417227
2517029
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2716831
2816831
2916732
3016633
3116534

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
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of October to 12 h 12 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 5:18 AM to 5:09 AM, and sunset from 5:21 PM to 5:19 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.05:185:21
212.05:185:21
312.15:175:20
412.15:175:20
512.15:165:20
612.15:165:20
712.15:155:20
812.15:155:20
912.15:155:20
1012.15:145:19
1112.15:145:19
1212.15:135:19
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Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 6.95 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5 kWh/m² to a high of 6.95 kWh/m² in October across the year — October's 6.95 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
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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Baraúna

In seasonPeak

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

Baraúna's rainy season runs January–May, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is October a good time to visit Baraúna?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
7.8
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Baraúna in October

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

In October, Baraúna sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: a windbreaker.

light clothessun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Baraúna in October

The nearest coast averages about 27°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 51 km away) is warmest in April at about 29°C and coldest in August near 27°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun28Warm
Jul27Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov28Warm
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Baraúna 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 Baraúna peaks around March 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 13 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 15UV 15Jul 13UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Baraúna?

Baraúna sits at 5.1°S, 37.6°W, 97 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Mossoró, 32 km away.

Topography around Baraúna

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Baraúna has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 23 m around an average of 96 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 166 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 271 m.

The land around Baraúna is covered by shrubs (37%), grassland (28%) and cropland (24%) within 3 km, shrubs (62%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and shrubs (51%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
23 m
16 km
166 m
80 km
271 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Mossoró 32 km · Jaguaruana 33 km · Quixeré 41 km · Russas 43 km · Icapuí 50 km · Limoeiro do Norte 54 km · Areia Branca 55 km · Tabuleiro do Norte 60 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 Baraúna (-5.08°, -37.6167°, elevation 97 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).