Belém weather in October

In October, Belém sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 15 mm of rain across 5.7 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in October, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of October to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Belém's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Belém's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
7th warmest
Overnight low
21°
5th coldest
Rainfall
15 mm
5.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:03 AM – 5:12 PM
Cloud cover
48%
1st clearest
Wind
14 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.01 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Belém is 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 30°C through the month.

A typical October day in Belém reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 31°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)
12921
22921
32921
42921
52921
62921
72921
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How October really feels in Belém

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

October sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Belém weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 23°4713.612.34.4
Feb30° / 23°5714.312.24.1
Mar30° / 23°7217.9124.0
Apr30° / 23°8317.511.94.2
May29° / 22°7415.911.74.9
Jun28° / 21°6414.411.65.7
Jul27° / 20°5812.911.76.2
Aug27° / 20°289.311.86.6
Sep28° / 21°187126.4
Oct30° / 21°155.712.15.9
Nov30° / 22°155.612.35.5
Dec30° / 22°261012.44.9

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in October, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 35% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 27%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18020
27822
37822
47822
57624
67624
77525
87426
97426
107228
117228
127228
137228
147228
157228
167228
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187228
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217228
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317327

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Belém gets around 15 mm of rain over 5.7 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 18% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
116
216
316
416
516
617
717
817
917
1018
1118
1218
1319
1419
1520
1620
1720
1820
1920
2020
2120
2220
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2420
2520
2619
2719
2819
2919
3019
3118

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 89% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 97% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
17894
27894
37894
46895
56895
66895
75905
85905
95905
104915
114906
123916
133916
143907
152917
162908
172908
182899
192899
2028810
2128810
2228711
2328711
2418712
2518712
2618613
2718613
2818514
2918514
3018514
3118514

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 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light 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 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:09 AM to 4:59 AM, and sunset from 5:13 PM to 5:13 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.15:095:13
212.15:095:13
312.15:085:13
412.15:085:12
512.15:075:12
612.15:075:12
712.15:065:12
812.15:065:12
912.15:065:12
1012.15:055:12
1112.15:055:12
1212.15:045:12
1312.15:045:12
1412.15:035:12
1512.15:035:12
1612.25:035:12
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3112.24:595:13

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 6.01 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.13 kWh/m² to a high of 6.09 kWh/m² in November across the year — October's 6.01 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
26.0Bright
36.0Bright
46.0Bright
56.0Bright
66.0Bright
76.0Bright
86.0Bright
96.0Bright
106.0Bright
116.0Bright
126.0Bright
136.0Bright
146.0Bright
156.0Bright
166.0Bright
176.0Bright
186.0Intense
196.0Intense
206.0Intense
216.0Intense
226.0Intense
236.1Intense
246.1Intense
256.1Intense
266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Belém?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
7.8
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Belém in October

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

In October, Belém sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Belém 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 Belém peaks around March 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 17 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 15Jul 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Belém?

Belém sits at 6.7°S, 35.5°W, 140 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Bananeiras, 13 km away.

Topography around Belém

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Belém has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 262 m around an average of 184 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 554 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 744 m.

The land around Belém is covered by grassland (73%) within 3 km, grassland (65%) within 16 km, and grassland (55%) and shrubs (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
262 m
16 km
554 m
80 km
744 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
October weather nearby: Bananeiras 13 km · Solânea 16 km · Guarabira 19 km · Araçagi 25 km · Nova Cruz 26 km · Araruna 27 km · Cacimba de Dentro 29 km · Areia 35 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 Belém (-6.6917°, -35.5333°, elevation 140 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).