Fortim weather in October

In October, Fortim sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.5 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% of the time in October, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Fortim's 3rd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Fortim's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
4th warmest
Overnight low
25°
5th coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:13 AM – 5:19 PM
Cloud cover
26%
3rd clearest
Wind
26 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.94 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical October day in Fortim reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 30°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)
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How October really feels in Fortim

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.

Fortim weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 4th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 26°8615.112.24.7
Feb29° / 25°12017.312.14.3
Mar29° / 25°19622.7123.9
Apr29° / 25°21022.711.93.8
May30° / 25°10914.611.84.8
Jun29° / 25°579.811.75.6
Jul29° / 24°314.911.86.3
Aug30° / 24°40.911.96.8
Sep30° / 24°20.5127.0
Oct30° / 25°20.512.16.9
Nov30° / 26°41.112.26.6
Dec30° / 26°195.712.35.9

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 10%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1946
2946
3946
4937
5937
6928
7928
8928
9928
10928
11919
12919
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Fortim gets around 2 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 2% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
11
21
31
41
51
61
71
81
91
101
111
121
132
142
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172
182
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Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of October feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, October lands in the oppressive band about 82% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
13070
22971
32971
42872
52773
62773
72674
82575
92476
102377
112278
122278
132179
142080
151981
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191585
201486
211387
221288
231189
241090
25991
26991
27892
28892
29793
30793
31793

Wind in October

Winds average 26 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 25 km/h on the calmest days to 26 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
126breezy
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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 5:19 AM to 5:10 AM, and sunset from 5:21 PM to 5:19 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.05:195:21
212.05:195:21
312.05:185:21
412.15:185:21
512.15:175:21
612.15:175:20
712.15:165:20
812.15:165:20
912.15:165:20
1012.15:155:20
1112.15:155:20
1212.15:155:20
1312.15:145:19
1412.15:145:19
1512.15:145:19
1612.15:135:19
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1912.15:125:19
2012.15:125:19
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2712.15:115:19
2812.15:105:19
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3112.25:105:19

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 6.94 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.12 kWh/m² to a high of 6.94 kWh/m² in October across the year — October's 6.94 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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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Fortim

In seasonPeak

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

Fortim's monsoon runs February–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 Fortim?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
9.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Fortim in October

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

In October, Fortim sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: a windbreaker.

light clothessun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Fortim 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 offshore is warmest in April at about 29°C and coldest in August 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
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun28Warm
Jul27Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov28Warm
Dec28Warm

UV index in Fortim 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 Fortim peaks around March 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 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 16UV 15Jul 12UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Fortim?

Fortim sits at 4.5°S, 37.8°W, 24 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Aracati, 13 km away.

Topography around Fortim

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Fortim has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m around an average of 18 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 79 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 277 m.

The land around Fortim is covered by grassland (34%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, water (44%) and trees (26%) within 16 km, and water (34%), shrubs (30%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
38 m
16 km
79 m
80 km
277 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
October weather nearby: Aracati 13 km · Jaguaruana 43 km · Beberibe 48 km · Icapuí 57 km · Russas 58 km · Cascavel 61 km · Quixeré 72 km · Baraúna 73 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 Fortim (-4.4519°, -37.7972°, elevation 24 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).