Guanhães weather in October

In October, Guanhães sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 76 mm of rain across 10 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-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 23% 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 Guanhães's 7th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Guanhães's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
4th warmest
Overnight low
18°
7th coldest
Rainfall
76 mm
10 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:24 AM – 6:50 PM
Cloud cover
65%
7th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.32 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Guanhães 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 Guanhães 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 23°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and about 1°C warmer than November.

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Guanhães weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 20°15315.5134.7
Feb29° / 19°10011.512.64.9
Mar28° / 19°12515.412.15.0
Apr27° / 18°6710.911.66.3
May25° / 16°235.511.17.4
Jun25° / 14°92.710.98.1
Jul25° / 14°82.2118.3
Aug26° / 14°72.111.48.1
Sep28° / 16°285.311.97.1
Oct28° / 18°761012.45.7
Nov27° / 19°17217.512.95.0
Dec28° / 19°21319.413.14.6

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24258
34258
44159
54159
64159
74159
84357
94357
104258
114258
124258
134258
144258
154258
164159
174159
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203961
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223763
233565
243466
253367
263268
273169
282971
292872
302773
312773

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Guanhães gets around 76 mm of rain over 10 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 32% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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827
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1727
1828
1929
2030
2132
2233
2335
2437
2539
2641
2743
2844
2945
3047
3148

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 17% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
114354111
213354111
312354111
412364211
511364211
611364111
711374112
810374112
910374012
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283244528
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302224531
312214533

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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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 6:36 AM to 6:15 AM, and sunset from 6:46 PM to 6:56 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:366:46
212.26:356:46
312.26:346:46
412.26:336:46
512.26:326:47
612.36:316:47
712.36:316:47
812.36:306:47
912.36:296:48
1012.36:286:48
1112.36:276:48
1212.46:276:49
1312.46:266:49
1412.46:256:49
1512.46:246:49
1612.46:246:50
1712.56:236:50
1812.56:226:50
1912.56:226:51
2012.56:216:51
2112.56:206:52
2212.56:206:52
2312.66:196:52
2412.66:196:53
2512.66:186:53
2612.66:176:54
2712.66:176:54
2812.66:166:54
2912.66:166:55
3012.76:156:55
3112.76:156:56

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.32 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.53 kWh/m² to a high of 5.97 kWh/m² in February across the year — October's 5.32 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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315.1Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Guanhães

In seasonPeak

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

Guanhães'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 Guanhães?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Guanhães in October

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

In October, Guanhães sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Guanhães 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 Guanhães peaks around February 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 12UV 15Jun 22UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Guanhães?

Guanhães sits at 18.8°S, 42.9°W, 773 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is São João Evangelista, 31 km away.

Topography around Guanhães

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Guanhães has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 195 m around an average of 808 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 658 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,849 m.

The land around Guanhães is covered by grassland (52%) and trees (33%) within 3 km, trees (59%) and grassland (40%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and grassland (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
195 m
16 km
658 m
80 km
1,849 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
October weather nearby: São João Evangelista 31 km · Peçanha 47 km · Serro 51 km · Conceição do Mato Dentro 59 km · Belo Oriente 68 km · Santana do Paraíso 76 km · Ipatinga 88 km · Coronel Fabriciano 89 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 Guanhães (-18.775°, -42.9325°, elevation 773 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).