Bom Despacho weather in October

In October, Bom Despacho sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 82 mm of rain across 10.8 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 6th-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 29% 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 Bom Despacho's 7th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bom Despacho's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
1st warmest
Overnight low
19°
7th coldest
Rainfall
82 mm
10.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
6:32 AM – 7:00 PM
Cloud cover
60%
7th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Bom Despacho 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 30°C through the month.

A typical October day in Bom Despacho reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and about 1°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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73019
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133019
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312920

Bom Despacho weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 20°23619.213.14.3
Feb29° / 20°14214.412.74.5
Mar29° / 20°15517.412.14.6
Apr28° / 18°569.511.66.2
May26° / 16°304.611.17.6
Jun26° / 15°91.710.88.4
Jul26° / 14°50.710.98.6
Aug28° / 15°91.911.37.9
Sep29° / 17°456.311.96.0
Oct30° / 19°8210.812.55.0
Nov28° / 20°19719.112.94.4
Dec28° / 20°26422.513.24.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% 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 54%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25347
35347
45248
55149
65149
75149
85149
95149
105149
115050
125050
134951
144951
154852
164753
174753
184753
194654
204654
214555
224456
234258
244159
254060
263961
273763
283763
293664
303565
313466

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Bom Despacho gets around 82 mm of rain over 10.8 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 35% and peaks near 50% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
133
233
333
433
533
632
732
831
931
1031
1130
1230
1330
1430
1531
1631
1732
1832
1933
2034
2135
2236
2338
2439
2541
2642
2744
2845
2947
3048
3150

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 40% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 21% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
121263617
221263617
320253718
420253718
520253718
620243719
720243719
820243719
920243719
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1120243719
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1617254018
1716254118
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2013254320
2111254320
2210254421
239244422
248244523
257234525
266234526
275224528
285224429
294214431
304204333
314194335

Wind in October

Winds average 9 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

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 6:45 AM to 6:23 AM, and sunset from 6:55 PM to 7:06 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:456:55
212.26:446:56
312.26:436:56
412.26:426:56
512.36:416:56
612.36:406:57
712.36:396:57
812.36:396:57
912.36:386:58
1012.36:376:58
1112.46:366:58
1212.46:356:58
1312.46:356:59
1412.46:346:59
1512.46:336:59
1612.56:327:00
1712.56:327:00
1812.56:317:01
1912.56:307:01
2012.56:297:01
2112.56:297:02
2212.66:287:02
2312.66:277:03
2412.66:277:03
2512.66:267:03
2612.66:267:04
2712.76:257:04
2812.76:257:05
2912.76:247:05
3012.76:247:06
3112.76:237:06

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.08 kWh/m² to a high of 6.01 kWh/m² in February across the year — October's 6 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
25.9Bright
35.9Bright
45.9Bright
55.9Bright
66.0Bright
76.0Bright
86.0Bright
96.0Intense
106.0Intense
116.0Intense
126.1Intense
136.1Intense
146.1Intense
156.1Intense
166.1Intense
176.1Intense
186.1Intense
196.1Intense
206.0Intense
216.0Intense
226.0Intense
236.0Bright
246.0Bright
255.9Bright
265.9Bright
275.9Bright
285.8Bright
295.8Bright
305.8Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Bom Despacho

In seasonPeak

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

Bom Despacho'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 Bom Despacho?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Bom Despacho in October

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

In October, Bom Despacho sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Bom Despacho 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 Bom Despacho peaks around January 22 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highVery highExtremeJan 22UV 15Jun 19UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Bom Despacho?

Bom Despacho sits at 19.7°S, 45.3°W, 771 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Nova Serrana, 32 km away.

Topography around Bom Despacho

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bom Despacho has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 159 m around an average of 734 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 266 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 648 m.

The land around Bom Despacho is covered by grassland (39%), trees (28%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 3 km, grassland (46%) and trees (34%) within 16 km, and grassland (54%) and trees (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
159 m
16 km
266 m
80 km
648 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
October weather nearby: Nova Serrana 32 km · Pitangui 38 km · Santo Antônio do Monte 39 km · Lagoa da Prata 44 km · Luz 46 km · Divinópolis 59 km · Pompéu 66 km · Abaeté 67 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 Bom Despacho (-19.7364°, -45.2522°, elevation 771 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).