Caraúbas weather in October

In October, Caraúbas sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 3 mm of rain across 0.3 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 36°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time in October, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Caraúbas's 2nd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Caraúbas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
1st warmest
Overnight low
24°
6th coldest
Rainfall
3 mm
0.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:11 AM – 5:19 PM
Cloud cover
39%
2nd clearest
Wind
16 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.88 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.3
out of 10

Caraúbas 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 36°C through the month.

A typical October day in Caraúbas reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 35°C and 38°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 Caraúbas

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.

Caraúbas weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan35° / 25°608.612.32.4
Feb35° / 24°8110.812.22.6
Mar34° / 24°11215.4122.7
Apr33° / 24°11813.711.93.1
May33° / 24°477.711.73.5
Jun33° / 23°244.911.73.9
Jul33° / 22°152.711.73.9
Aug35° / 22°50.611.83.4
Sep36° / 23°10.2122.7
Oct36° / 24°30.312.12.3
Nov36° / 24°20.312.32.3
Dec36° / 25°112.312.32.3

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18812
28812
38812
48713
58614
68614
78614
88416
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108416
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Caraúbas gets around 3 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 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 58% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 38% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1766270
2667270
3666280
4666280
5666280
6665290
7664291
8565291
9564301
10564301
11564301
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13463312
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16461332
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18359353
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21355393
22354403
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26249462
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Wind in October

Winds average 16 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
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516light breeze
616light breeze
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916light breeze
1016light breeze
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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 5:18 AM to 5:08 AM, and sunset from 5:21 PM to 5:20 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.15:185:21
212.15:175:21
312.15:175:20
412.15:165:20
512.15:165:20
612.15:155:20
712.15:155:20
812.15:145:20
912.15:145:20
1012.15:145:20
1112.15:135:19
1212.15:135:19
1312.15:125:19
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1612.15:115:19
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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 6.88 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.72 kWh/m² to a high of 6.88 kWh/m² in October across the year — October's 6.88 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
56.9Intense
66.9Intense
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316.8Intense
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Caraúbas?

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

2.3
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Caraúbas.

What to pack for Caraúbas in October

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

In October, Caraúbas sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

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

Air quality in Caraúbas 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 Caraúbas is worst in October — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.6× the cleanest month (July, 5 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateOct 2016 µg/m³Jul 135 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb9Good
Mar9Good
Apr9Good
May7Good
Jun5Good
Jul5Good
Aug6Good
Sep11Good
Oct16Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Caraúbas?

Caraúbas sits at 5.8°S, 37.6°W, 152 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Apodi, 30 km away.

Topography around Caraúbas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Caraúbas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 50 m around an average of 156 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 278 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 744 m.

The land around Caraúbas is covered by grassland (60%) and shrubs (23%) within 3 km, shrubs (65%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and shrubs (68%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
50 m
16 km
278 m
80 km
744 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Apodi 30 km · São Bento 59 km · Catolé do Rocha 65 km · Jucurutu 65 km · Mossoró 71 km · Açu 76 km · Baraúna 80 km · Pau dos Ferros 80 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 Caraúbas (-5.7925°, -37.5567°, elevation 152 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).