Guarapuava weather in October

In October, Guarapuava sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 193 mm of rain across 16.9 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Guarapuava's 9th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Guarapuava's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
6th warmest
Overnight low
13°
6th coldest
Rainfall
193 mm
16.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
6:53 AM – 7:29 PM
Cloud cover
67%
9th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Guarapuava 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 23°C through the month.

A typical October day in Guarapuava reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 1°C warmer than September and about 1°C cooler than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Guarapuava weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 17°21421.813.44.9
Feb25° / 17°18220.112.94.8
Mar25° / 16°13316.812.25.8
Apr23° / 13°10610.911.46.6
May19° / 11°12910.610.86.2
Jun18° / 10°13610.110.46.1
Jul19° / 1058.910.66.4
Aug21° / 10°1028.111.17.0
Sep22° / 12°1681211.86.4
Oct23° / 13°19316.912.65.7
Nov24° / 14°14915.413.26.0
Dec25° / 16°1861913.65.3

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 64%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24060
34060
43961
53862
63862
73862
83763
93763
103664
113664
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Guarapuava gets around 193 mm of rain over 16.9 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 55% and peaks near 57% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
152
252
352
452
553
653
753
853
953
1054
1154
1254
1355
1455
1555
1656
1756
1857
1957
2057
2157
2257
2356
2456
2556
2655
2755
2855
2955
3055
3155

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 34% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14337190
24237210
34037220
43937240
53836250
63636271
73535291
83434311
93334321
103233341
113132351
123032362
133032372
142932372
152833382
162733382
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Wind in October

Winds average 11 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of October to 13 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 7:08 AM to 6:41 AM, and sunset from 7:22 PM to 7:38 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.27:087:22
212.37:077:22
312.37:067:23
412.37:057:23
512.37:047:24
612.47:027:24
712.47:017:25
812.47:007:25
912.46:597:26
1012.56:587:26
1112.56:577:27
1212.56:567:27
1312.56:557:28
1412.66:557:28
1512.66:547:29
1612.66:537:29
1712.66:527:30
1812.76:517:30
1912.76:507:31
2012.76:497:31
2112.76:487:32
2212.76:477:32
2312.86:477:33
2412.86:467:34
2512.86:457:34
2612.86:447:35
2712.96:447:35
2812.96:437:36
2912.96:427:37
3012.96:427:37
3113.06:417:38

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.19 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.97 kWh/m² to a high of 6 kWh/m² in December across the year — October's 5.19 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.9Bright
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44.9Bright
54.9Bright
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255.3Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Guarapuava?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Guarapuava for sightseeing.

What to pack for Guarapuava in October

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

In October, Guarapuava sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 13°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Guarapuava in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Guarapuava peaks around January 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 13 at about 5 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighExtremeJan 19UV 15Jul 13UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr9Very high
May7High
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug7High
Sep6High
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Guarapuava 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 Guarapuava is worst in September — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.4× the cleanest month (March, 5 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1517 µg/m³Mar 165 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb6Good
Mar5Good
Apr6Good
May6Good
Jun6Good
Jul7Good
Aug12Good
Sep18Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov7Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Guarapuava?

Guarapuava sits at 25.4°S, 51.5°W, 1,090 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Pinhão, 39 km away.

Topography around Guarapuava

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Guarapuava has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 194 m around an average of 1,071 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 364 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 912 m.

The land around Guarapuava is covered by artificial surfaces (63%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, trees (51%) and cropland (26%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and cropland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
194 m
16 km
364 m
80 km
912 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Pinhão 39 km · Prudentópolis 53 km · Cruz Machado 71 km · Pitanga 76 km · Irati 82 km · Bituruna 86 km · Imbituva 88 km · Cândido de Abreu 93 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 Guarapuava (-25.3905°, -51.4654°, elevation 1,090 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).