Girau do Ponciano weather in October

In October, Girau do Ponciano sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 26 mm of rain across 7.3 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 10th-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 31% of the time in October, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Girau do Ponciano's 2nd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Girau do Ponciano's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 22°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 26 mm; 7.3 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 12 min; 5:06 AM – 5:19 PM
Cloud cover: 51%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 5.85 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.1; out of 10

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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 Girau do Ponciano reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 2°C warmer than September and about 2°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)	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31
Avg low (°C)	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22

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

How October really feels in Girau do Ponciano

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 21 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in October is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Girau do Ponciano weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	32° / 23°	39	9.6	12.5	3.9
Feb	32° / 24°	43	9.9	12.3	3.9
Mar	32° / 24°	54	12	12.1	3.9
Apr	31° / 23°	64	15.4	11.8	4.0
May	29° / 22°	81	18.3	11.6	4.5
Jun	27° / 21°	75	20.2	11.4	5.0
Jul	27° / 20°	68	20.4	11.5	5.1
Aug	27° / 20°	45	17.1	11.7	5.5
Sep	29° / 21°	32	12.2	11.9	5.6
Oct	30° / 22°	26	7.3	12.2	5.1
Nov	32° / 23°	26	5.2	12.5	4.5
Dec	33° / 23°	21	5.6	12.6	4.1

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 37% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 32%.

	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 (%)	77	76	75	74	73	72	70	69	68	67	66	66	65	64	64	65	65	64	65	65	66	66	67	68	68	69	69	69	69	69	69
Cloudier (%)	23	24	25	26	27	28	30	31	32	33	34	34	35	36	36	35	35	36	35	35	34	34	33	32	32	31	31	31	31	31	31

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	77	23
2	76	24
3	75	25
4	74	26
5	73	27
6	72	28
7	70	30
8	69	31
9	68	32
10	67	33
11	66	34
12	66	34
13	65	35
14	64	36
15	64	36
16	65	35
17	65	35
18	64	36
19	65	35
20	65	35
21	66	34
22	66	34
23	67	33
24	68	32
25	68	32
26	69	31
27	69	31
28	69	31
29	69	31
30	69	31
31	69	31

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Girau do Ponciano gets around 26 mm of rain over 7.3 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 25% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days. The odds ease 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 (%)	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	26	26	26	26	25	25	24	23	23	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	20	20

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

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the muggy band about 78% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 98% 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
Humid (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Muggy (%)	85	85	84	84	83	83	82	81	81	80	79	80	79	79	78	77	77	76	76	76	75	75	75	75	75	75	74	74	74	75	75
Oppressive (%)	13	13	14	14	15	15	16	17	17	18	19	19	20	20	21	22	22	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	24	24

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	2	85	13
2	2	85	13
3	2	84	14
4	2	84	14
5	2	83	15
6	2	83	15
7	2	82	16
8	2	81	17
9	2	81	17
10	2	80	18
11	2	79	19
12	1	80	19
13	1	79	20
14	1	79	20
15	1	78	21
16	1	77	22
17	1	77	22
18	1	76	23
19	1	76	23
20	1	76	23
21	1	75	24
22	1	75	24
23	1	75	24
24	1	75	24
25	1	75	24
26	1	75	24
27	1	74	25
28	1	74	25
29	1	74	25
30	1	75	24
31	1	75	24

Wind in October

Winds average 13 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 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	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
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	12	light breeze
2	12	light breeze
3	12	light breeze
4	12	light breeze
5	12	light breeze
6	12	light breeze
7	12	light breeze
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27	13	light breeze
28	13	light breeze
29	13	light breeze
30	13	light breeze
31	13	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 5:14 AM to 5:00 AM, and sunset from 5:19 PM to 5:21 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	12.2	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	12.3	12.3	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	5:14	5:13	5:13	5:12	5:11	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	5:04	5:04	5:04	5:03	5:03	5:02	5:02	5:02	5:01	5:01	5:01	5:01	5:00
Sunset (PM)	5:19	5:19	5:19	5:19	5:19	5:19	5:19	5:19	5:19	5:19	5:19	5:19	5:19	5:19	5:19	5:19	5:19	5:19	5:19	5:19	5:20	5:20	5:20	5:20	5:20	5:20	5:20	5:21	5:21	5:21	5:21

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

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.8 kWh/m² to a high of 6.23 kWh/m² in December across the year — October's 5.85 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)	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.6	Bright
2	5.7	Bright
3	5.7	Bright
4	5.7	Bright
5	5.7	Bright
6	5.7	Bright
7	5.7	Bright
8	5.7	Bright
9	5.7	Bright
10	5.7	Bright
11	5.7	Bright
12	5.7	Bright
13	5.8	Bright
14	5.8	Bright
15	5.8	Bright
16	5.8	Bright
17	5.8	Bright
18	5.8	Bright
19	5.9	Bright
20	5.9	Bright
21	5.9	Bright
22	6.0	Bright
23	6.0	Bright
24	6.0	Intense
25	6.0	Intense
26	6.0	Intense
27	6.1	Intense
28	6.1	Intense
29	6.1	Intense
30	6.1	Intense
31	6.1	Intense

Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Girau do Ponciano?

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

5.1

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

7.2

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Girau do Ponciano in October

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

In October, Girau do Ponciano sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

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UV index in Girau do Ponciano 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 Girau do Ponciano peaks around February 21 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 at about 9 (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	14	13	10	9	9	10	11	12	13	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

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

Location & terrain

Where is Girau do Ponciano?

Girau do Ponciano sits at 9.9°S, 36.8°W, 248 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Lagoa da Canoa, 12 km away.

Topography around Girau do Ponciano

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Girau do Ponciano has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 218 m around an average of 215 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 464 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 958 m.

The land around Girau do Ponciano is covered by grassland (83%) within 3 km, grassland (79%) within 16 km, and grassland (66%) within 80 km.

3 km

218 m

grassland 83%

16 km

464 m

grassland 79%

80 km

958 m

grassland 66%

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← September Girau do Ponciano year-round climate November →Best places to visit in October

October weather nearby: Lagoa da Canoa 12 km · Feira Grande 17 km · Traipu 21 km · Arapiraca 24 km · Craíbas 30 km · São Sebastião 31 km · Igreja Nova 32 km · Porto Real do Colégio 34 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 Girau do Ponciano (-9.8842°, -36.8289°, elevation 248 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	30	21
2	30	21
3	30	22
4	30	22
5	30	22
6	30	22
7	30	22
8	30	22
9	30	22
10	30	22
11	30	22
12	30	22
13	30	22
14	30	22
15	30	22
16	30	22
17	30	22
18	30	22
19	31	22
20	31	22
21	31	22
22	31	22
23	31	22
24	31	22
25	31	22
26	31	22
27	31	22
28	31	22
29	31	22
30	31	22
31	31	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	77	23
2	76	24
3	75	25
4	74	26
5	73	27
6	72	28
7	70	30
8	69	31
9	68	32
10	67	33
11	66	34
12	66	34
13	65	35
14	64	36
15	64	36
16	65	35
17	65	35
18	64	36
19	65	35
20	65	35
21	66	34
22	66	34
23	67	33
24	68	32
25	68	32
26	69	31
27	69	31
28	69	31
29	69	31
30	69	31
31	69	31

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

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	2	85	13
2	2	85	13
3	2	84	14
4	2	84	14
5	2	83	15
6	2	83	15
7	2	82	16
8	2	81	17
9	2	81	17
10	2	80	18
11	2	79	19
12	1	80	19
13	1	79	20
14	1	79	20
15	1	78	21
16	1	77	22
17	1	77	22
18	1	76	23
19	1	76	23
20	1	76	23
21	1	75	24
22	1	75	24
23	1	75	24
24	1	75	24
25	1	75	24
26	1	75	24
27	1	74	25
28	1	74	25
29	1	74	25
30	1	75	24
31	1	75	24

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	77	23
2	76	24
3	75	25
4	74	26
5	73	27
6	72	28
7	70	30
8	69	31
9	68	32
10	67	33
11	66	34
12	66	34
13	65	35
14	64	36
15	64	36
16	65	35
17	65	35
18	64	36
19	65	35
20	65	35
21	66	34
22	66	34
23	67	33
24	68	32
25	68	32
26	69	31
27	69	31
28	69	31
29	69	31
30	69	31
31	69	31

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

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	2	85	13
2	2	85	13
3	2	84	14
4	2	84	14
5	2	83	15
6	2	83	15
7	2	82	16
8	2	81	17
9	2	81	17
10	2	80	18
11	2	79	19
12	1	80	19
13	1	79	20
14	1	79	20
15	1	78	21
16	1	77	22
17	1	77	22
18	1	76	23
19	1	76	23
20	1	76	23
21	1	75	24
22	1	75	24
23	1	75	24
24	1	75	24
25	1	75	24
26	1	75	24
27	1	74	25
28	1	74	25
29	1	74	25
30	1	75	24
31	1	75	24

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	77	23
2	76	24
3	75	25
4	74	26
5	73	27
6	72	28
7	70	30
8	69	31
9	68	32
10	67	33
11	66	34
12	66	34
13	65	35
14	64	36
15	64	36
16	65	35
17	65	35
18	64	36
19	65	35
20	65	35
21	66	34
22	66	34
23	67	33
24	68	32
25	68	32
26	69	31
27	69	31
28	69	31
29	69	31
30	69	31
31	69	31

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

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	2	85	13
2	2	85	13
3	2	84	14
4	2	84	14
5	2	83	15
6	2	83	15
7	2	82	16
8	2	81	17
9	2	81	17
10	2	80	18
11	2	79	19
12	1	80	19
13	1	79	20
14	1	79	20
15	1	78	21
16	1	77	22
17	1	77	22
18	1	76	23
19	1	76	23
20	1	76	23
21	1	75	24
22	1	75	24
23	1	75	24
24	1	75	24
25	1	75	24
26	1	75	24
27	1	74	25
28	1	74	25
29	1	74	25
30	1	75	24
31	1	75	24