Ilhéus weather in October

In October, Ilhéus sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 83 mm of rain across 16.1 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in October, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of October to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Ilhéus's 6th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ilhéus's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 26°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 23°; 6th coldest
Rainfall: 83 mm; 16.1 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 18 min; 5:11 AM – 5:31 PM
Cloud cover: 53%; 6th clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 5.69 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.9; 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 26°C through the month.

A typical October day in Ilhéus reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 1°C warmer than September and on par with 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)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	27
Avg low (°C)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	23
2	26	23
3	26	23
4	26	23
5	26	23
6	26	23
7	26	23
8	26	23
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20	26	23
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24	26	23
25	26	24
26	26	24
27	26	24
28	26	24
29	27	24
30	27	24
31	27	24

Ilhéus weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 8th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	28° / 25°	95	20.4	12.8	4.9
Feb	28° / 25°	81	19.4	12.5	4.5
Mar	28° / 25°	116	23.1	12.1	4.4
Apr	28° / 24°	131	23.1	11.7	4.6
May	26° / 23°	110	19.1	11.3	5.3
Jun	25° / 22°	98	19.4	11.1	5.5
Jul	25° / 21°	95	20.1	11.2	5.6
Aug	25° / 21°	70	17.7	11.5	5.9
Sep	25° / 22°	61	15.1	11.9	6.2
Oct	26° / 23°	83	16.1	12.3	5.9
Nov	27° / 24°	125	17.9	12.7	5.2
Dec	28° / 25°	110	17.9	12.9	5.3

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 37%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	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 (%)	69	69	68	68	68	67	67	68	67	67	67	67	66	65	65	64	63	62	62	61	60	59	59	58	57	56	55	55	54	54	53
Cloudier (%)	31	31	32	32	32	33	33	32	33	33	33	33	34	35	35	36	37	38	38	39	40	41	41	42	43	44	45	45	46	46	47

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	69	31
2	69	31
3	68	32
4	68	32
5	68	32
6	67	33
7	67	33
8	68	32
9	67	33
10	67	33
11	67	33
12	67	33
13	66	34
14	65	35
15	65	35
16	64	36
17	63	37
18	62	38
19	62	38
20	61	39
21	60	40
22	59	41
23	59	41
24	58	42
25	57	43
26	56	44
27	55	45
28	55	45
29	54	46
30	54	46
31	53	47

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Ilhéus gets around 83 mm of rain over 16.1 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 52% and peaks near 56% 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 (%)	50	50	50	50	50	51	51	50	50	50	50	50	50	51	51	51	51	51	52	52	52	53	53	54	54	55	55	56	56	56	56

	Rain chance (%)
1	50
2	50
3	50
4	50
5	50
6	51
7	51
8	50
9	50
10	50
11	50
12	50
13	50
14	51
15	51
16	51
17	51
18	51
19	52
20	52
21	52
22	53
23	53
24	54
25	54
26	55
27	55
28	56
29	56
30	56
31	56

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 70% 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 (%)	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Muggy (%)	41	40	38	37	36	35	34	33	33	32	31	31	30	30	29	28	27	26	25	24	23	22	21	20	19	18	17	17	16	15	14
Oppressive (%)	55	56	59	60	61	62	63	64	64	66	67	67	68	68	69	70	71	73	74	75	76	77	78	79	80	81	82	82	83	84	85

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	4	41	55
2	4	40	56
3	3	38	59
4	3	37	60
5	3	36	61
6	3	35	62
7	3	34	63
8	3	33	64
9	3	33	64
10	2	32	66
11	2	31	67
12	2	31	67
13	2	30	68
14	2	30	68
15	2	29	69
16	2	28	70
17	2	27	71
18	1	26	73
19	1	25	74
20	1	24	75
21	1	23	76
22	1	22	77
23	1	21	78
24	1	20	79
25	1	19	80
26	1	18	81
27	1	17	82
28	1	17	82
29	1	16	83
30	1	15	84
31	1	14	85

Wind in October

Winds average 13 km/h in October, the windiest month of the year.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 13 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)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	13	light breeze
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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 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:21 AM to 5:04 AM, and sunset from 5:29 PM to 5:36 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	12.2	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	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5
Sunrise (AM)	5:21	5:20	5:20	5:19	5:18	5:18	5:17	5:16	5:15	5:15	5:14	5:13	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
Sunset (PM)	5:29	5:29	5:29	5:29	5:29	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:36

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.1	5:21	5:29
2	12.1	5:20	5:29
3	12.2	5:20	5:29
4	12.2	5:19	5:29
5	12.2	5:18	5:29
6	12.2	5:18	5:30
7	12.2	5:17	5:30
8	12.2	5:16	5:30
9	12.2	5:15	5:30
10	12.3	5:15	5:30
11	12.3	5:14	5:30
12	12.3	5:13	5:31
13	12.3	5:13	5:31
14	12.3	5:12	5:31
15	12.3	5:12	5:31
16	12.3	5:11	5:31
17	12.4	5:10	5:32
18	12.4	5:10	5:32
19	12.4	5:09	5:32
20	12.4	5:09	5:32
21	12.4	5:08	5:32
22	12.4	5:08	5:33
23	12.4	5:07	5:33
24	12.4	5:07	5:33
25	12.5	5:06	5:34
26	12.5	5:06	5:34
27	12.5	5:05	5:34
28	12.5	5:05	5:35
29	12.5	5:05	5:35
30	12.5	5:04	5:35
31	12.5	5:04	5:36

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.69 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.75 kWh/m² to a high of 6.21 kWh/m² in January across the year — October's 5.69 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)	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.5	Bright
2	5.5	Bright
3	5.5	Bright
4	5.5	Bright
5	5.6	Bright
6	5.6	Bright
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10	5.7	Bright
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27	5.7	Bright
28	5.7	Bright
29	5.7	Bright
30	5.7	Bright
31	5.7	Bright

Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Ilhéus?

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

5.9

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

5.7

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Ilhéus for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ilhéus in October

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

In October, Ilhéus sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 23°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Ilhéus in October

The nearest coast averages about 26°C in October — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 19 km away) is warmest in March at about 28°C and coldest in August near 25°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	28	28	28	28	27	26	26	25	25	26	27	27
Comfort	Warm	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	28	Warm
Feb	28	Tropical
Mar	28	Tropical
Apr	28	Tropical
May	27	Warm
Jun	26	Warm
Jul	26	Warm
Aug	25	Warm
Sep	25	Warm
Oct	26	Warm
Nov	27	Warm
Dec	27	Warm

UV index in Ilhéus 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 Ilhéus peaks around February 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 8 (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)	13	15	14	12	9	8	8	9	11	13	14	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	9	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Ilhéus?

Ilhéus sits at 14.8°S, 39.0°W, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Itabuna, 27 km away.

Topography around Ilhéus

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ilhéus has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 72 m around an average of 7 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 181 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,034 m.

The land around Ilhéus is covered by water (55%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, water (54%) and trees (40%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) and water (32%) within 80 km.

3 km

72 m

water 55%

16 km

181 m

water 54%

80 km

1,034 m

trees 51%

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

October weather nearby: Itabuna 27 km · Uruçuca 35 km · Itajuípe 39 km · Una 55 km · Itacaré 58 km · Coaraci 59 km · Ibicaraí 60 km · Ubaitaba 63 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 Ilhéus (-14.7991°, -39.0323°), 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	69	31
2	69	31
3	68	32
4	68	32
5	68	32
6	67	33
7	67	33
8	68	32
9	67	33
10	67	33
11	67	33
12	67	33
13	66	34
14	65	35
15	65	35
16	64	36
17	63	37
18	62	38
19	62	38
20	61	39
21	60	40
22	59	41
23	59	41
24	58	42
25	57	43
26	56	44
27	55	45
28	55	45
29	54	46
30	54	46
31	53	47

	Rain chance (%)
1	50
2	50
3	50
4	50
5	50
6	51
7	51
8	50
9	50
10	50
11	50
12	50
13	50
14	51
15	51
16	51
17	51
18	51
19	52
20	52
21	52
22	53
23	53
24	54
25	54
26	55
27	55
28	56
29	56
30	56
31	56

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	4	41	55
2	4	40	56
3	3	38	59
4	3	37	60
5	3	36	61
6	3	35	62
7	3	34	63
8	3	33	64
9	3	33	64
10	2	32	66
11	2	31	67
12	2	31	67
13	2	30	68
14	2	30	68
15	2	29	69
16	2	28	70
17	2	27	71
18	1	26	73
19	1	25	74
20	1	24	75
21	1	23	76
22	1	22	77
23	1	21	78
24	1	20	79
25	1	19	80
26	1	18	81
27	1	17	82
28	1	17	82
29	1	16	83
30	1	15	84
31	1	14	85

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	69	31
2	69	31
3	68	32
4	68	32
5	68	32
6	67	33
7	67	33
8	68	32
9	67	33
10	67	33
11	67	33
12	67	33
13	66	34
14	65	35
15	65	35
16	64	36
17	63	37
18	62	38
19	62	38
20	61	39
21	60	40
22	59	41
23	59	41
24	58	42
25	57	43
26	56	44
27	55	45
28	55	45
29	54	46
30	54	46
31	53	47

	Rain chance (%)
1	50
2	50
3	50
4	50
5	50
6	51
7	51
8	50
9	50
10	50
11	50
12	50
13	50
14	51
15	51
16	51
17	51
18	51
19	52
20	52
21	52
22	53
23	53
24	54
25	54
26	55
27	55
28	56
29	56
30	56
31	56

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	4	41	55
2	4	40	56
3	3	38	59
4	3	37	60
5	3	36	61
6	3	35	62
7	3	34	63
8	3	33	64
9	3	33	64
10	2	32	66
11	2	31	67
12	2	31	67
13	2	30	68
14	2	30	68
15	2	29	69
16	2	28	70
17	2	27	71
18	1	26	73
19	1	25	74
20	1	24	75
21	1	23	76
22	1	22	77
23	1	21	78
24	1	20	79
25	1	19	80
26	1	18	81
27	1	17	82
28	1	17	82
29	1	16	83
30	1	15	84
31	1	14	85

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	69	31
2	69	31
3	68	32
4	68	32
5	68	32
6	67	33
7	67	33
8	68	32
9	67	33
10	67	33
11	67	33
12	67	33
13	66	34
14	65	35
15	65	35
16	64	36
17	63	37
18	62	38
19	62	38
20	61	39
21	60	40
22	59	41
23	59	41
24	58	42
25	57	43
26	56	44
27	55	45
28	55	45
29	54	46
30	54	46
31	53	47

	Rain chance (%)
1	50
2	50
3	50
4	50
5	50
6	51
7	51
8	50
9	50
10	50
11	50
12	50
13	50
14	51
15	51
16	51
17	51
18	51
19	52
20	52
21	52
22	53
23	53
24	54
25	54
26	55
27	55
28	56
29	56
30	56
31	56

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	4	41	55
2	4	40	56
3	3	38	59
4	3	37	60
5	3	36	61
6	3	35	62
7	3	34	63
8	3	33	64
9	3	33	64
10	2	32	66
11	2	31	67
12	2	31	67
13	2	30	68
14	2	30	68
15	2	29	69
16	2	28	70
17	2	27	71
18	1	26	73
19	1	25	74
20	1	24	75
21	1	23	76
22	1	22	77
23	1	21	78
24	1	20	79
25	1	19	80
26	1	18	81
27	1	17	82
28	1	17	82
29	1	16	83
30	1	15	84
31	1	14	85