Cocal weather in October

In October, Cocal sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 9 mm of rain across 0.8 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 63% of the time in October, and the air most often feels humid.

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

Daytime high
36°
1st warmest
Overnight low
24°
10th coldest
Rainfall
9 mm
0.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:29 AM – 5:34 PM
Cloud cover
39%
3rd clearest
Wind
15 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Cocal 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 36°C through the month.

A typical October day in Cocal reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 34°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

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How October really feels in Cocal

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.

Cocal 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
Jan33° / 23°17017.512.23.0
Feb31° / 23°20720.412.13.0
Mar31° / 23°30325123.0
Apr30° / 23°35223.811.93.1
May31° / 23°17115.711.83.8
Jun32° / 23°366.411.84.5
Jul33° / 22°132.611.84.4
Aug34° / 23°50.611.93.8
Sep35° / 24°20.4123.2
Oct36° / 24°90.812.12.8
Nov36° / 24°91.812.22.7
Dec35° / 24°456.412.22.9

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 18%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1919
29010
39010
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58911
68812
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88713
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Cocal gets around 9 mm of rain over 0.8 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 3% and peaks near 4% on the wettest days.

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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 49% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 50% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
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Wind in October

Winds average 15 km/h in October, the windiest month of the year.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of October to 12 h 06 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 5:34 AM to 5:26 AM, and sunset from 5:36 PM to 5:33 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.05:345:36
212.05:345:36
312.05:335:36
412.05:335:35
512.05:335:35
612.05:325:35
712.05:325:35
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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 6.98 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.87 kWh/m² to a high of 6.98 kWh/m² in October across the year — October's 6.98 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.0Intense
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47.0Intense
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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Cocal

In seasonPeak

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

Cocal's monsoon runs January–May, 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 Cocal?

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

2.8
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Cocal. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Cocal in October

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

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

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Cocal 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 67 km away) is warmest in May at about 29°C and coldest in September 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
Feb28Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul28Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov28Warm
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Cocal 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 Cocal peaks around March 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 16UV 15Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Cocal 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 Cocal is worst in December — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.9× the cleanest month (July, 6 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateDec 1017 µg/m³Jul 176 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb14Moderate
Mar12Moderate
Apr12Good
May9Good
Jun7Good
Jul6Good
Aug7Good
Sep8Good
Oct12Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Cocal?

Cocal sits at 3.5°S, 41.6°W, 129 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Buriti dos Lopes, 48 km away.

Topography around Cocal

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cocal has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 93 m around an average of 143 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 400 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 926 m.

The land around Cocal is covered by trees (56%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, trees (71%) within 16 km, and trees (48%) and shrubs (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
93 m
16 km
400 m
80 km
926 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
October weather nearby: Buriti dos Lopes 48 km · Viçosa do Ceará 53 km · Piracuruca 53 km · Luís Correia 67 km · Parnaíba 68 km · Tianguá 69 km · Ilha Grande 75 km · Araioses 75 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 Cocal (-3.4719°, -41.5575°, elevation 129 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. 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).