Crateús weather in October

In October, Crateús sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 10 mm of rain across 0.5 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% 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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Crateús's 3rd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Crateús's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
1st warmest
Overnight low
23°
10th coldest
Rainfall
10 mm
0.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:24 AM – 5:31 PM
Cloud cover
32%
3rd clearest
Wind
15 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
7.06 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month.

A typical October day in Crateús reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°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 36°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)
13523
23523
33523
43523
53523
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How October really feels in Crateús

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.

Crateús weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 23°9413.812.33.1
Feb32° / 23°8914.412.23.3
Mar32° / 23°13418.2123.4
Apr31° / 23°941611.93.7
May31° / 22°44811.84.5
Jun32° / 22°152.811.75.0
Jul32° / 22°81.411.75.0
Aug33° / 22°20.411.84.4
Sep35° / 23°10.3123.7
Oct35° / 23°100.512.13.1
Nov35° / 24°5112.23.0
Dec35° / 24°203.812.33.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 16%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
19010
29010
38911
48812
58713
68713
78614
88614
98614
108515
118515
128515
138515
148515
158515
168515
178614
188614
198614
208416
218416
228416
238218
248218
258020
268020
277822
287723
297624
307426
317426

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Crateús gets around 10 mm of rain over 0.5 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 2% and peaks near 3% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
11
20
30
40
50
60
70
81
91
101
111
121
131
142
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172
182
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283
293
303
313

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 66% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 11% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1256960
2256960
3256960
4256960
5256960
6256960
7256960
8256870
9256870
10256870
11256870
12256780
13256780
14256681
15256591
16246691
172465101
182366101
192365111
202265112
212264122
222165122
232065132
242065132
251965142
261866142
271865152
281766152
291765162
301666162
311666162

Wind in October

Winds average 15 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 15 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
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
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3115light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours 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 12 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:30 AM to 5:21 AM, and sunset from 5:33 PM to 5:32 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.05:305:33
212.05:305:33
312.15:295:33
412.15:295:33
512.15:285:32
612.15:285:32
712.15:285:32
812.15:275:32
912.15:275:32
1012.15:265:32
1112.15:265:32
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2912.25:215:31
3012.25:215:32
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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 7.06 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.89 kWh/m² to a high of 7.06 kWh/m² in October across the year — October's 7.06 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.1Intense
27.1Intense
37.1Intense
47.1Intense
57.1Intense
67.1Intense
77.1Intense
87.1Intense
97.1Intense
107.1Intense
117.1Intense
127.1Intense
137.1Intense
147.1Intense
157.1Intense
167.1Intense
177.0Intense
187.0Intense
197.0Intense
207.0Intense
217.0Intense
227.0Intense
237.0Intense
247.0Intense
257.0Intense
267.0Intense
277.0Intense
287.0Intense
296.9Intense
306.9Intense
316.9Intense
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Crateús

In seasonPeak

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

Crateús's rainy season runs January–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is October a good time to visit Crateús?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Crateús in October

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

In October, Crateús sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Crateús 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 Crateús peaks around March 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 14 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 14UV 15Jul 14UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Crateús?

Crateús sits at 5.2°S, 40.7°W, 288 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Novo Oriente, 41 km away.

Topography around Crateús

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Crateús has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 46 m around an average of 285 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 94 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 961 m.

The land around Crateús is covered by shrubs (32%), grassland (32%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, shrubs (69%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and shrubs (76%) within 80 km.

3 km
46 m
16 km
94 m
80 km
961 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
October weather nearby: Novo Oriente 41 km · Independência 47 km · Nova Russas 54 km · Tamboril 54 km · Ipueiras 71 km · Quiterianópolis 74 km · Monsenhor Tabosa 80 km · São Miguel do Tapuio 81 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 Crateús (-5.1777°, -40.6695°, elevation 288 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).