Garanhuns weather in October

In October, Garanhuns sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 22 mm of rain across 6.5 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Garanhuns's 1st-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Garanhuns's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 18°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 22 mm; 6.5 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 12 min; 5:05 AM – 5:17 PM
Cloud cover: 53%; 1st clearest
Wind: 14 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 6.17 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.0; out of 10

Garanhuns 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 27°C through the month.

A typical October day in Garanhuns reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 2°C warmer than September and about 1°C cooler than November.

	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
Avg high (°C)	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19

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

Garanhuns weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	29° / 20°	45	11.3	12.5	5.4
Feb	29° / 20°	49	11.6	12.3	5.2
Mar	29° / 20°	60	14.3	12.1	5.1
Apr	28° / 20°	66	14.2	11.8	5.5
May	26° / 19°	64	16.5	11.6	5.7
Jun	24° / 18°	69	17.2	11.5	5.7
Jul	24° / 18°	67	18.7	11.5	5.5
Aug	24° / 17°	47	16	11.7	5.9
Sep	26° / 18°	31	10.7	11.9	6.7
Oct	27° / 18°	22	6.5	12.2	7.0
Nov	29° / 19°	20	5	12.4	6.3
Dec	29° / 20°	25	7.3	12.5	5.8

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in October, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 34% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 38%.

	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 (%)	68	67	66	66	64	64	63	62	61	61	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	61	61	61	62	62	62	62	62	63	63	63
Cloudier (%)	32	33	34	34	36	36	37	38	39	39	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	39	39	39	38	38	38	38	38	37	37	37

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	68	32
2	67	33
3	66	34
4	66	34
5	64	36
6	64	36
7	63	37
8	62	38
9	61	39
10	61	39
11	60	40
12	60	40
13	60	40
14	60	40
15	60	40
16	60	40
17	60	40
18	60	40
19	60	40
20	60	40
21	61	39
22	61	39
23	61	39
24	62	38
25	62	38
26	62	38
27	62	38
28	62	38
29	63	37
30	63	37
31	63	37

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Garanhuns gets around 22 mm of rain over 6.5 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 21% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days.

	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 (%)	19	19	20	20	21	21	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	22	22	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19

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

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 64% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 35% 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
Comfortable (%)	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Humid (%)	71	71	69	69	69	68	68	68	67	67	67	67	66	66	66	66	65	64	63	63	61	61	60	60	59	58	58	58	57	57	57
Muggy (%)	29	29	30	30	30	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	33	33	34	34	35	36	37	37	38	38	39	39	40	41	41	41	42	42	42

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	0	71	29
2	0	71	29
3	1	69	30
4	1	69	30
5	1	69	30
6	1	68	31
7	1	68	31
8	1	68	31
9	1	67	32
10	1	67	32
11	1	67	32
12	1	67	32
13	1	66	33
14	1	66	33
15	0	66	34
16	0	66	34
17	0	65	35
18	0	64	36
19	0	63	37
20	0	63	37
21	1	61	38
22	1	61	38
23	1	60	39
24	1	60	39
25	1	59	40
26	1	58	41
27	1	58	41
28	1	58	41
29	1	57	42
30	1	57	42
31	1	57	42

Wind in October

Winds average 14 km/h in October, the windiest month of the year.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 14 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)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

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

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of October to 12 h 18 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 5:13 AM to 5:00 AM, and sunset from 5:17 PM to 5:19 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	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	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	12.3	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	5:13	5:12	5:12	5:11	5:10	5:10	5:09	5:09	5:08	5:08	5:07	5:07	5:06	5:06	5:05	5:05	5:05	5:04	5:04	5:03	5:03	5:03	5:02	5:02	5:02	5:01	5:01	5:01	5:01	5:00	5:00
Sunset (PM)	5:17	5:17	5:17	5:17	5:17	5:17	5:17	5:17	5:17	5:17	5:17	5:17	5:17	5:17	5:17	5:17	5:17	5:17	5:17	5:17	5:17	5:18	5:18	5:18	5:18	5:18	5:18	5:18	5:19	5:19	5:19

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.1	5:13	5:17
2	12.1	5:12	5:17
3	12.1	5:12	5:17
4	12.1	5:11	5:17
5	12.1	5:10	5:17
6	12.1	5:10	5:17
7	12.1	5:09	5:17
8	12.1	5:09	5:17
9	12.1	5:08	5:17
10	12.2	5:08	5:17
11	12.2	5:07	5:17
12	12.2	5:07	5:17
13	12.2	5:06	5:17
14	12.2	5:06	5:17
15	12.2	5:05	5:17
16	12.2	5:05	5:17
17	12.2	5:05	5:17
18	12.2	5:04	5:17
19	12.2	5:04	5:17
20	12.2	5:03	5:17
21	12.2	5:03	5:17
22	12.2	5:03	5:18
23	12.3	5:02	5:18
24	12.3	5:02	5:18
25	12.3	5:02	5:18
26	12.3	5:01	5:18
27	12.3	5:01	5:18
28	12.3	5:01	5:18
29	12.3	5:01	5:19
30	12.3	5:00	5:19
31	12.3	5:00	5:19

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 6.17 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.87 kWh/m² to a high of 6.47 kWh/m² in November across the year — October's 6.17 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	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)	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4
Level	Bright	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.0	Bright
2	6.0	Intense
3	6.0	Intense
4	6.0	Intense
5	6.0	Intense
6	6.0	Intense
7	6.0	Intense
8	6.0	Intense
9	6.0	Intense
10	6.1	Intense
11	6.1	Intense
12	6.1	Intense
13	6.1	Intense
14	6.1	Intense
15	6.1	Intense
16	6.1	Intense
17	6.2	Intense
18	6.2	Intense
19	6.2	Intense
20	6.2	Intense
21	6.2	Intense
22	6.3	Intense
23	6.3	Intense
24	6.3	Intense
25	6.3	Intense
26	6.3	Intense
27	6.4	Intense
28	6.4	Intense
29	6.4	Intense
30	6.4	Intense
31	6.4	Intense

Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Garanhuns?

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

7.0

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

7.3

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

October is one of the better times to visit Garanhuns for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Garanhuns in October

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

In October, Garanhuns sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Garanhuns 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 Garanhuns peaks around March 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 14 at about 10 (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	15	15	14	11	10	10	10	13	13	13	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

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

Location & terrain

Where is Garanhuns?

Garanhuns sits at 8.9°S, 36.5°W, 950 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is São João, 15 km away.

Topography around Garanhuns

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Garanhuns has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 276 m around an average of 853 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 395 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,116 m.

The land around Garanhuns is covered by artificial surfaces (30%), grassland (29%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, grassland (58%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (65%) within 80 km.

3 km

276 m

artificial surfaces 30%

16 km

395 m

grassland 58%

80 km

1,116 m

grassland 65%

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

October weather nearby: São João 15 km · Caetés 18 km · Jupi 21 km · Capoeiras 21 km · Lajedo 31 km · Correntes 33 km · Canhotinho 34 km · Bom Conselho 37 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 Garanhuns (-8.882°, -36.5022°, elevation 950 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	27	18
2	27	18
3	27	18
4	27	18
5	27	18
6	27	18
7	27	18
8	27	18
9	27	18
10	27	18
11	27	18
12	27	18
13	27	18
14	27	18
15	27	18
16	27	18
17	27	19
18	27	19
19	28	19
20	28	19
21	28	19
22	28	19
23	28	19
24	28	19
25	28	19
26	28	19
27	28	19
28	28	19
29	28	19
30	28	19
31	28	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	68	32
2	67	33
3	66	34
4	66	34
5	64	36
6	64	36
7	63	37
8	62	38
9	61	39
10	61	39
11	60	40
12	60	40
13	60	40
14	60	40
15	60	40
16	60	40
17	60	40
18	60	40
19	60	40
20	60	40
21	61	39
22	61	39
23	61	39
24	62	38
25	62	38
26	62	38
27	62	38
28	62	38
29	63	37
30	63	37
31	63	37

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

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	0	71	29
2	0	71	29
3	1	69	30
4	1	69	30
5	1	69	30
6	1	68	31
7	1	68	31
8	1	68	31
9	1	67	32
10	1	67	32
11	1	67	32
12	1	67	32
13	1	66	33
14	1	66	33
15	0	66	34
16	0	66	34
17	0	65	35
18	0	64	36
19	0	63	37
20	0	63	37
21	1	61	38
22	1	61	38
23	1	60	39
24	1	60	39
25	1	59	40
26	1	58	41
27	1	58	41
28	1	58	41
29	1	57	42
30	1	57	42
31	1	57	42

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	68	32
2	67	33
3	66	34
4	66	34
5	64	36
6	64	36
7	63	37
8	62	38
9	61	39
10	61	39
11	60	40
12	60	40
13	60	40
14	60	40
15	60	40
16	60	40
17	60	40
18	60	40
19	60	40
20	60	40
21	61	39
22	61	39
23	61	39
24	62	38
25	62	38
26	62	38
27	62	38
28	62	38
29	63	37
30	63	37
31	63	37

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

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	0	71	29
2	0	71	29
3	1	69	30
4	1	69	30
5	1	69	30
6	1	68	31
7	1	68	31
8	1	68	31
9	1	67	32
10	1	67	32
11	1	67	32
12	1	67	32
13	1	66	33
14	1	66	33
15	0	66	34
16	0	66	34
17	0	65	35
18	0	64	36
19	0	63	37
20	0	63	37
21	1	61	38
22	1	61	38
23	1	60	39
24	1	60	39
25	1	59	40
26	1	58	41
27	1	58	41
28	1	58	41
29	1	57	42
30	1	57	42
31	1	57	42

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	68	32
2	67	33
3	66	34
4	66	34
5	64	36
6	64	36
7	63	37
8	62	38
9	61	39
10	61	39
11	60	40
12	60	40
13	60	40
14	60	40
15	60	40
16	60	40
17	60	40
18	60	40
19	60	40
20	60	40
21	61	39
22	61	39
23	61	39
24	62	38
25	62	38
26	62	38
27	62	38
28	62	38
29	63	37
30	63	37
31	63	37

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

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	0	71	29
2	0	71	29
3	1	69	30
4	1	69	30
5	1	69	30
6	1	68	31
7	1	68	31
8	1	68	31
9	1	67	32
10	1	67	32
11	1	67	32
12	1	67	32
13	1	66	33
14	1	66	33
15	0	66	34
16	0	66	34
17	0	65	35
18	0	64	36
19	0	63	37
20	0	63	37
21	1	61	38
22	1	61	38
23	1	60	39
24	1	60	39
25	1	59	40
26	1	58	41
27	1	58	41
28	1	58	41
29	1	57	42
30	1	57	42
31	1	57	42