Formiga weather in October

In October, Formiga sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 87 mm of rain across 12 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 6th-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 26% of the time in October, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of October to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Formiga's 7th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Formiga's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
1st warmest
Overnight low
18°
7th coldest
Rainfall
87 mm
12 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
6:32 AM – 7:01 PM
Cloud cover
62%
7th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.88 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Formiga 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 28°C through the month.

A typical October day in Formiga reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°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 on par with September and about 1°C warmer than November.

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Formiga weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 20°23721.113.14.5
Feb28° / 20°13616.212.74.7
Mar28° / 19°15718.712.15.1
Apr27° / 18°568.911.56.7
May25° / 15°365.4117.7
Jun24° / 14°142.310.88.5
Jul25° / 13°91.510.98.7
Aug26° / 14°122.111.38.3
Sep28° / 16°506.711.96.9
Oct28° / 18°871212.55.5
Nov27° / 19°18019.2134.9
Dec27° / 19°24023.813.24.3

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25050
35050
44951
54951
64951
74852
84753
94753
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124654
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243961
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263862
273763
283664
293466
303466
313367

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Formiga gets around 87 mm of rain over 12 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 39% and peaks near 51% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
135
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436
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2443
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2645
2746
2847
2948
3050
3151

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 42% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 16% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
122293910
221284010
321284011
420284012
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Wind in October

Winds average 9 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
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89calm
99calm
109calm
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319calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of October to 12 h 42 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 6:45 AM to 6:23 AM, and sunset from 6:56 PM to 7:08 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:456:56
212.26:446:57
312.26:436:57
412.26:426:57
512.36:426:57
612.36:416:58
712.36:406:58
812.36:396:58
912.36:386:59
1012.46:376:59
1112.46:366:59
1212.46:367:00
1312.46:357:00
1412.46:347:00
1512.56:337:01
1612.56:327:01
1712.56:327:01
1812.56:317:02
1912.56:307:02
2012.66:297:03
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2212.66:287:03
2312.66:277:04
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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 5.88 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.94 kWh/m² to a high of 5.88 kWh/m² in October across the year — October's 5.88 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.7Bright
35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.8Bright
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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Formiga

In seasonPeak

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

Formiga's monsoon runs November–March, 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 Formiga?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Formiga in October

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

In October, Formiga sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Formiga 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 Formiga peaks around January 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 21UV 15Jun 20UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug9Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Formiga 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 Formiga is worst in September — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.8× the cleanest month (November, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1719 µg/m³Nov 237 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb8Good
Mar8Good
Apr8Good
May8Good
Jun8Good
Jul7Good
Aug10Good
Sep20Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov7Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Formiga?

Formiga sits at 20.5°S, 45.4°W, 841 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Arcos, 23 km away.

Topography around Formiga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Formiga has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 186 m around an average of 870 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 428 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 786 m.

The land around Formiga is covered by grassland (37%), artificial surfaces (31%) and trees (29%) within 3 km, grassland (47%) and trees (42%) within 16 km, and grassland (50%) and trees (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
186 m
16 km
428 m
80 km
786 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Arcos 23 km · Água Rasa 27 km · Itapecerica 31 km · Santo Antônio do Monte 44 km · Campo Belo 51 km · Lagoa da Prata 51 km · Piumhi 55 km · Divinópolis 66 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 Formiga (-20.4644°, -45.4264°, elevation 841 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).