Encruzilhada weather in October

In October, Encruzilhada sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 53 mm of rain across 7.8 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 5th-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 28% 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Encruzilhada's 3rd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Encruzilhada's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 17°; 6th coldest
Rainfall: 53 mm; 7.8 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 24 min; 5:18 AM – 5:39 PM
Cloud cover: 58%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 5.62 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.7; out of 10

Encruzilhada is human settlement in Brazil.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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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 Encruzilhada reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 32°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)	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	17
2	28	17
3	28	17
4	28	17
5	28	17
6	28	17
7	28	17
8	28	17
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27	28	18
28	28	18
29	28	18
30	28	18
31	28	18

Encruzilhada weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	29° / 19°	78	10.7	12.8	5.5
Feb	29° / 19°	50	8.6	12.5	5.4
Mar	29° / 19°	87	12.5	12.1	5.3
Apr	27° / 19°	45	10.2	11.7	6.2
May	26° / 17°	23	7.1	11.3	7.0
Jun	25° / 16°	15	4.9	11.1	7.6
Jul	24° / 15°	16	6.5	11.2	7.6
Aug	25° / 15°	13	5	11.5	7.7
Sep	27° / 16°	16	4.4	11.9	7.4
Oct	28° / 17°	53	7.8	12.4	6.7
Nov	28° / 19°	115	13.2	12.7	5.7
Dec	28° / 19°	105	12.3	12.9	5.5

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	51	51	49	49	49	48	48	49	49	50	49	49	49	50	50	49	50	50	51	51	50	50	49	48	47	46	44	43	42	42	41
Cloudier (%)	49	49	51	51	51	52	52	51	51	50	51	51	51	50	50	51	50	50	49	49	50	50	51	52	53	54	56	57	58	58	59

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	51	49
2	51	49
3	49	51
4	49	51
5	49	51
6	48	52
7	48	52
8	49	51
9	49	51
10	50	50
11	49	51
12	49	51
13	49	51
14	50	50
15	50	50
16	49	51
17	50	50
18	50	50
19	51	49
20	51	49
21	50	50
22	50	50
23	49	51
24	48	52
25	47	53
26	46	54
27	44	56
28	43	57
29	42	58
30	42	58
31	41	59

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Encruzilhada gets around 53 mm of rain over 7.8 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 25% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	18	18	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	22	23	23	24	26	27	28	30	31	32	33	34	35	35	36	36

	Rain chance (%)
1	18
2	18
3	19
4	19
5	19
6	19
7	20
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30	36
31	36

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 56% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 15% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0
Comfortable (%)	35	34	34	33	33	33	33	33	32	32	32	32	32	31	31	30	29	28	27	26	25	24	22	21	20	19	19	18	18	18	17
Humid (%)	56	57	57	58	58	58	57	57	58	58	58	58	57	58	57	57	57	57	57	56	56	56	56	56	55	54	53	53	52	51	51
Muggy (%)	5	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	8	8	9	9	10	11	12	13	14	16	17	19	21	22	24	26	27	28	29	31	32

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	4	35	56	5
2	3	34	57	6
3	3	34	57	6
4	3	33	58	6
5	3	33	58	6
6	3	33	58	6
7	3	33	57	7
8	3	33	57	7
9	3	32	58	7
10	2	32	58	8
11	2	32	58	8
12	2	32	58	8
13	2	32	57	9
14	2	31	58	9
15	2	31	57	10
16	2	30	57	11
17	2	29	57	12
18	2	28	57	13
19	2	27	57	14
20	2	26	56	16
21	2	25	56	17
22	1	24	56	19
23	1	22	56	21
24	1	21	56	22
25	1	20	55	24
26	1	19	54	26
27	1	19	53	27
28	1	18	53	28
29	1	18	52	29
30	0	18	51	31
31	0	17	51	32

Wind in October

Winds average 11 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	12	calm
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31	11	calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of October to 12 h 36 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 5:28 AM to 5:11 AM, and sunset from 5:37 PM to 5:44 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.1	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.6
Sunrise (AM)	5:28	5:28	5:27	5:26	5:25	5:25	5:24	5:23	5:23	5:22	5:21	5:21	5:20	5:19	5:19	5:18	5:17	5:17	5:16	5:16	5:15	5:15	5:14	5:14	5:13	5:13	5:12	5:12	5:11	5:11	5:11
Sunset (PM)	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:44

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.1	5:28	5:37
2	12.2	5:28	5:37
3	12.2	5:27	5:37
4	12.2	5:26	5:37
5	12.2	5:25	5:37
6	12.2	5:25	5:37
7	12.2	5:24	5:38
8	12.2	5:23	5:38
9	12.3	5:23	5:38
10	12.3	5:22	5:38
11	12.3	5:21	5:38
12	12.3	5:21	5:38
13	12.3	5:20	5:39
14	12.3	5:19	5:39
15	12.3	5:19	5:39
16	12.4	5:18	5:39
17	12.4	5:17	5:40
18	12.4	5:17	5:40
19	12.4	5:16	5:40
20	12.4	5:16	5:40
21	12.4	5:15	5:41
22	12.4	5:15	5:41
23	12.5	5:14	5:41
24	12.5	5:14	5:41
25	12.5	5:13	5:42
26	12.5	5:13	5:42
27	12.5	5:12	5:42
28	12.5	5:12	5:43
29	12.5	5:11	5:43
30	12.5	5:11	5:43
31	12.6	5:11	5:44

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.62 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.54 kWh/m² to a high of 6.13 kWh/m² in January across the year — October's 5.62 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.5
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	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.5	Bright
2	5.5	Bright
3	5.5	Bright
4	5.5	Bright
5	5.5	Bright
6	5.5	Bright
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10	5.6	Bright
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18	5.6	Bright
19	5.7	Bright
20	5.7	Bright
21	5.6	Bright
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24	5.6	Bright
25	5.6	Bright
26	5.6	Bright
27	5.6	Bright
28	5.6	Bright
29	5.5	Bright
30	5.5	Bright
31	5.5	Bright

Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Encruzilhada

In seasonPeak

In October, Encruzilhada sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

Rainy season

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Is October a good time to visit Encruzilhada?

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

6.7

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

7.1

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Encruzilhada in October

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

In October, Encruzilhada sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

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UV index in Encruzilhada in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Encruzilhada peaks around February 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 8 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	14	16	15	12	9	8	8	10	11	13	14	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	9	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Encruzilhada?

Encruzilhada sits at 15.5°S, 40.9°W, 627 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Cândido Sales, 35 km away.

Topography around Encruzilhada

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Encruzilhada has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 272 m around an average of 701 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 471 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 944 m.

The land around Encruzilhada is covered by grassland (55%) and trees (42%) within 3 km, trees (65%) and grassland (33%) within 16 km, and trees (53%) and grassland (44%) within 80 km.

3 km

272 m

grassland 55%

16 km

471 m

trees 65%

80 km

944 m

trees 53%

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← September Encruzilhada year-round climate November →Best places to visit in October

October weather nearby: Cândido Sales 35 km · Itambé 44 km · Macarani 52 km · Belo Campo 66 km · Pedra Azul 67 km · Vitória da Conquista 74 km · Almenara 76 km · Itapetinga 78 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

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 Encruzilhada (-15.5314°, -40.9094°, elevation 627 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	17
2	28	17
3	28	17
4	28	17
5	28	17
6	28	17
7	28	17
8	28	17
9	28	17
10	28	17
11	28	17
12	28	17
13	28	17
14	28	17
15	28	17
16	28	17
17	28	17
18	28	17
19	28	18
20	28	18
21	28	18
22	28	18
23	28	18
24	28	18
25	28	18
26	28	18
27	28	18
28	28	18
29	28	18
30	28	18
31	28	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	51	49
2	51	49
3	49	51
4	49	51
5	49	51
6	48	52
7	48	52
8	49	51
9	49	51
10	50	50
11	49	51
12	49	51
13	49	51
14	50	50
15	50	50
16	49	51
17	50	50
18	50	50
19	51	49
20	51	49
21	50	50
22	50	50
23	49	51
24	48	52
25	47	53
26	46	54
27	44	56
28	43	57
29	42	58
30	42	58
31	41	59

	Rain chance (%)
1	18
2	18
3	19
4	19
5	19
6	19
7	20
8	20
9	20
10	20
11	20
12	20
13	21
14	21
15	21
16	22
17	23
18	23
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22	28
23	30
24	31
25	32
26	33
27	34
28	35
29	35
30	36
31	36

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	4	35	56	5
2	3	34	57	6
3	3	34	57	6
4	3	33	58	6
5	3	33	58	6
6	3	33	58	6
7	3	33	57	7
8	3	33	57	7
9	3	32	58	7
10	2	32	58	8
11	2	32	58	8
12	2	32	58	8
13	2	32	57	9
14	2	31	58	9
15	2	31	57	10
16	2	30	57	11
17	2	29	57	12
18	2	28	57	13
19	2	27	57	14
20	2	26	56	16
21	2	25	56	17
22	1	24	56	19
23	1	22	56	21
24	1	21	56	22
25	1	20	55	24
26	1	19	54	26
27	1	19	53	27
28	1	18	53	28
29	1	18	52	29
30	0	18	51	31
31	0	17	51	32

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	17
2	28	17
3	28	17
4	28	17
5	28	17
6	28	17
7	28	17
8	28	17
9	28	17
10	28	17
11	28	17
12	28	17
13	28	17
14	28	17
15	28	17
16	28	17
17	28	17
18	28	17
19	28	18
20	28	18
21	28	18
22	28	18
23	28	18
24	28	18
25	28	18
26	28	18
27	28	18
28	28	18
29	28	18
30	28	18
31	28	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	51	49
2	51	49
3	49	51
4	49	51
5	49	51
6	48	52
7	48	52
8	49	51
9	49	51
10	50	50
11	49	51
12	49	51
13	49	51
14	50	50
15	50	50
16	49	51
17	50	50
18	50	50
19	51	49
20	51	49
21	50	50
22	50	50
23	49	51
24	48	52
25	47	53
26	46	54
27	44	56
28	43	57
29	42	58
30	42	58
31	41	59

	Rain chance (%)
1	18
2	18
3	19
4	19
5	19
6	19
7	20
8	20
9	20
10	20
11	20
12	20
13	21
14	21
15	21
16	22
17	23
18	23
19	24
20	26
21	27
22	28
23	30
24	31
25	32
26	33
27	34
28	35
29	35
30	36
31	36

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	4	35	56	5
2	3	34	57	6
3	3	34	57	6
4	3	33	58	6
5	3	33	58	6
6	3	33	58	6
7	3	33	57	7
8	3	33	57	7
9	3	32	58	7
10	2	32	58	8
11	2	32	58	8
12	2	32	58	8
13	2	32	57	9
14	2	31	58	9
15	2	31	57	10
16	2	30	57	11
17	2	29	57	12
18	2	28	57	13
19	2	27	57	14
20	2	26	56	16
21	2	25	56	17
22	1	24	56	19
23	1	22	56	21
24	1	21	56	22
25	1	20	55	24
26	1	19	54	26
27	1	19	53	27
28	1	18	53	28
29	1	18	52	29
30	0	18	51	31
31	0	17	51	32

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	17
2	28	17
3	28	17
4	28	17
5	28	17
6	28	17
7	28	17
8	28	17
9	28	17
10	28	17
11	28	17
12	28	17
13	28	17
14	28	17
15	28	17
16	28	17
17	28	17
18	28	17
19	28	18
20	28	18
21	28	18
22	28	18
23	28	18
24	28	18
25	28	18
26	28	18
27	28	18
28	28	18
29	28	18
30	28	18
31	28	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	51	49
2	51	49
3	49	51
4	49	51
5	49	51
6	48	52
7	48	52
8	49	51
9	49	51
10	50	50
11	49	51
12	49	51
13	49	51
14	50	50
15	50	50
16	49	51
17	50	50
18	50	50
19	51	49
20	51	49
21	50	50
22	50	50
23	49	51
24	48	52
25	47	53
26	46	54
27	44	56
28	43	57
29	42	58
30	42	58
31	41	59

	Rain chance (%)
1	18
2	18
3	19
4	19
5	19
6	19
7	20
8	20
9	20
10	20
11	20
12	20
13	21
14	21
15	21
16	22
17	23
18	23
19	24
20	26
21	27
22	28
23	30
24	31
25	32
26	33
27	34
28	35
29	35
30	36
31	36

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	4	35	56	5
2	3	34	57	6
3	3	34	57	6
4	3	33	58	6
5	3	33	58	6
6	3	33	58	6
7	3	33	57	7
8	3	33	57	7
9	3	32	58	7
10	2	32	58	8
11	2	32	58	8
12	2	32	58	8
13	2	32	57	9
14	2	31	58	9
15	2	31	57	10
16	2	30	57	11
17	2	29	57	12
18	2	28	57	13
19	2	27	57	14
20	2	26	56	16
21	2	25	56	17
22	1	24	56	19
23	1	22	56	21
24	1	21	56	22
25	1	20	55	24
26	1	19	54	26
27	1	19	53	27
28	1	18	53	28
29	1	18	52	29
30	0	18	51	31
31	0	17	51	32