Caratinga weather in October

In October, Caratinga sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 85 mm of rain across 10.4 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 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% 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 Caratinga's 9th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Caratinga's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
5th warmest
Overnight low
19°
7th coldest
Rainfall
85 mm
10.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
6:20 AM – 6:47 PM
Cloud cover
68%
9th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.14 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Caratinga 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 28°C through the month.

A typical October day in Caratinga reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 33°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)
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Caratinga 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
Jan30° / 21°17415.813.14.3
Feb30° / 21°9912.712.74.4
Mar29° / 20°12915.912.14.5
Apr28° / 19°6811.711.65.8
May26° / 17°275.711.17.3
Jun25° / 15°122.710.88.0
Jul25° / 15°102.710.98.1
Aug26° / 15°103.211.37.8
Sep28° / 17°366.211.96.9
Oct28° / 19°8510.412.55.5
Nov28° / 20°17316.912.94.9
Dec29° / 21°22219.813.24.2

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23664
33565
43565
53565
63565
73664
83664
93664
103664
113664
123664
133763
143763
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193763
203763
213763
223565
233565
243367
253268
263070
273070
282773
292773
302575
312575

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Caratinga gets around 85 mm of rain over 10.4 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 34% and peaks near 49% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
130
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330
429
529
628
728
827
927
1027
1127
1227
1327
1428
1528
1629
1729
1830
1931
2033
2135
2236
2338
2440
2542
2643
2745
2846
2947
3048
3149

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 49% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 27% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
172749170
272649180
362650180
462650180
562550190
652551190
752551190
852551190
952550200
1052550200
1142551200
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1542550210
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1732351230
1832251240
1932150260
2032050270
2121851290
2221750310
2321649320
2421549340
2521448360
2611347380
2711246400
2811245420
2911144431
3011043451
3111042461

Wind in October

Winds average 8 km/h in October, the windiest month of the year.

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 6:32 AM to 6:10 AM, and sunset from 6:43 PM to 6:54 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:326:43
212.26:316:43
312.26:306:43
412.26:306:44
512.36:296:44
612.36:286:44
712.36:276:45
812.36:266:45
912.36:256:45
1012.36:246:45
1112.46:246:46
1212.46:236:46
1312.46:226:46
1412.46:216:47
1512.46:216:47
1612.56:206:47
1712.56:196:48
1812.56:186:48
1912.56:186:49
2012.56:176:49
2112.66:166:49
2212.66:166:50
2312.66:156:50
2412.66:146:51
2512.66:146:51
2612.66:136:51
2712.76:136:52
2812.76:126:52
2912.76:126:53
3012.76:116:53
3112.76:106:54

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.14 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.49 kWh/m² to a high of 6.09 kWh/m² in February across the year — October's 5.14 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
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34.8Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
75.0Bright
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95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.1Bright
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155.2Bright
165.3Bright
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255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Caratinga

In seasonPeak

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

Caratinga's monsoon runs November–January, 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 Caratinga?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Caratinga in October

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

In October, Caratinga sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Caratinga 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 Caratinga peaks around February 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 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 highExtremeFeb 12UV 15Jun 20UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep10Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Caratinga?

Caratinga sits at 19.8°S, 42.1°W, 586 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Inhapim, 27 km away.

Topography around Caratinga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Caratinga has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 547 m around an average of 714 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 849 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,697 m.

The land around Caratinga is covered by grassland (47%), trees (31%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, trees (52%) and grassland (46%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and grassland (47%) within 80 km.

3 km
547 m
16 km
849 m
80 km
2,697 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrain
October weather nearby: Inhapim 27 km · Simonésia 40 km · Ipanema 45 km · Raul Soares 48 km · Ipaba 51 km · Manhuaçu 53 km · Ipatinga 55 km · Timóteo 58 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 Caratinga (-19.7897°, -42.1392°, elevation 586 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).