Currais Novos weather in October

In October, Currais Novos sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.3 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% 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 Currais Novos's 2nd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Currais Novos's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
20°
5th coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:07 AM – 5:15 PM
Cloud cover
36%
2nd clearest
Wind
20 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.97 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month.

A typical October day in Currais Novos reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 34°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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23320
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How October really feels in Currais Novos

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.

Currais Novos weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 22°478.212.34.1
Feb32° / 22°589.212.24.0
Mar32° / 22°9513.3123.9
Apr31° / 22°8012.311.94.2
May31° / 21°417.211.75.0
Jun30° / 20°275.211.65.8
Jul29° / 19°193.511.76.2
Aug30° / 19°7111.86.0
Sep32° / 20°20.4125.3
Oct33° / 20°20.312.14.7
Nov33° / 21°30.512.34.6
Dec33° / 22°112.212.44.4

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% 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 (%)
1928
2919
3919
4919
5919
68911
78911
88911
98812
108812
118713
128614
138515
148515
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317921

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Currais Novos gets around 2 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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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 76% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 21% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
168212
258312
358312
458312
558213
658213
748313
848214
948214
1048115
1148016
1238116
1338017
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1537819
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1837522
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2027424
2127325
2227226
2327127
2427127
2527028
2626929
2726929
2826830
2926830
3026830
3126830

Wind in October

Winds average 20 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 20 km/h on the calmest days to 20 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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3120light breeze

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 5:13 AM to 5:03 AM, and sunset from 5:17 PM to 5:16 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.15:135:17
212.15:135:17
312.15:125:16
412.15:125:16
512.15:115:16
612.15:115:16
712.15:115:16
812.15:105:16
912.15:105:16
1012.15:095:16
1112.15:095:16
1212.15:085:15
1312.15:085:15
1412.15:085:15
1512.15:075:15
1612.15:075:15
1712.15:075:15
1812.25:065:15
1912.25:065:15
2012.25:065:15
2112.25:055:15
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3112.25:035:16

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 6.97 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.7 kWh/m² to a high of 6.97 kWh/m² in October across the year — October's 6.97 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
57.0Intense
67.0Intense
77.0Intense
87.0Intense
97.0Intense
107.0Intense
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317.0Intense
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Currais Novos?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
8.1
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Currais Novos in October

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

In October, Currais Novos sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: a windbreaker.

light clothessun protectiona windbreaker

UV index in Currais Novos 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 Currais Novos peaks around March 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 16 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 13UV 15Jul 16UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Currais Novos?

Currais Novos sits at 6.3°S, 36.5°W, 361 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Lagoa Nova, 19 km away.

Topography around Currais Novos

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Currais Novos has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 161 m around an average of 345 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 462 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 781 m.

The land around Currais Novos is covered by shrubs (40%), grassland (28%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, shrubs (82%) within 16 km, and shrubs (78%) within 80 km.

3 km
161 m
16 km
462 m
80 km
781 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Lagoa Nova 19 km · Picuí 34 km · Cuité 47 km · Parelhas 50 km · Santa Cruz 55 km · Jucurutu 61 km · Caicó 68 km · Açu 87 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 Currais Novos (-6.2608°, -36.5178°, elevation 361 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).