Itanhandu weather in October

In October, Itanhandu sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 126 mm of rain across 15.3 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in October, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of October to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Itanhandu's 7th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Itanhandu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
5th warmest
Overnight low
15°
7th coldest
Rainfall
126 mm
15.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
6:29 AM – 7:01 PM
Cloud cover
68%
7th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.38 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Itanhandu is 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 25°C through the month.

A typical October day in Itanhandu reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

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

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 17°28924.313.24.4
Feb26° / 17°1872012.84.7
Mar25° / 17°17720.612.25.1
Apr24° / 15°641111.56.8
May22° / 12°466.610.97.2
Jun21° / 11°27410.77.6
Jul21° / 10°263.610.87.8
Aug23° / 11°284.411.28.0
Sep24° / 13°799.611.97.2
Oct25° / 15°12615.312.56.0
Nov24° / 16°1872013.15.1
Dec25° / 17°2562413.34.5

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24159
34159
44060
53961
63961
73961
83961
93961
103862
113862
123763
133763
143763
153664
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203466
213367
223367
233268
243268
253268
263169
273169
283169
293070
303070
312971

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Itanhandu gets around 126 mm of rain over 15.3 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 49% and peaks near 60% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
143
243
343
443
543
642
742
842
942
1043
1143
1244
1345
1446
1547
1648
1749
1850
1951
2053
2154
2255
2356
2456
2557
2658
2758
2859
2959
3060
3160

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the comfortable band about 43% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13343230
23244240
33144250
42945260
52845260
62745270
72645280
82545290
92545300
102445310
112344320
122344330
132244340
142143350
152043360
161943370
171843381
181742401
191642411
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211542431
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251441441
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271340452
281340452
291339462
301339472
311238472

Wind in October

Winds average 6 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
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206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of October to 12 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 36 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:43 AM to 6:19 AM, and sunset from 6:55 PM to 7:08 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:436:55
212.26:426:55
312.26:416:56
412.36:406:56
512.36:396:56
612.36:386:57
712.36:376:57
812.46:366:57
912.46:356:58
1012.46:346:58
1112.46:336:58
1212.46:326:59
1312.56:326:59
1412.56:317:00
1512.56:307:00
1612.56:297:01
1712.56:287:01
1812.66:277:01
1912.66:277:02
2012.66:267:02
2112.66:257:03
2212.66:247:03
2312.76:247:04
2412.76:237:04
2512.76:227:05
2612.76:227:05
2712.76:217:06
2812.86:207:06
2912.86:207:07
3012.86:197:07
3112.86:197:08

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.38 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.69 kWh/m² to a high of 5.52 kWh/m² in February across the year — October's 5.38 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.2Bright
35.2Bright
45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.3Bright
75.3Bright
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95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.4Bright
125.4Bright
135.4Bright
145.4Bright
155.4Bright
165.4Bright
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215.4Bright
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275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Itanhandu

In seasonPeak

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

Itanhandu'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 Itanhandu?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Itanhandu for sightseeing.

What to pack for Itanhandu in October

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

In October, Itanhandu sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 15°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Itanhandu 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 Itanhandu peaks around February 8 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeFeb 8UV 15Jul 11UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Very high
May7Very high
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug8Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec15Extreme

Air quality in Itanhandu 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 Itanhandu is worst in September — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1518 µg/m³Dec 209 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb10Good
Mar10Good
Apr11Good
May13Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Itanhandu?

Itanhandu sits at 22.3°S, 44.9°W, 899 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Passa Quatro, 11 km away.

Topography around Itanhandu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Itanhandu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 234 m around an average of 947 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,705 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,719 m.

The land around Itanhandu is covered by grassland (51%) and trees (33%) within 3 km, grassland (49%) and trees (46%) within 16 km, and trees (48%) and grassland (45%) within 80 km.

3 km
234 m
16 km
1,705 m
80 km
2,719 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
October weather nearby: Passa Quatro 11 km · São Lourenço 23 km · Cruzeiro 31 km · Caxambu 35 km · Baependi 38 km · Cachoeira Paulista 42 km · Itatiaia 44 km · Lorena 52 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 Itanhandu (-22.2958°, -44.9347°, elevation 899 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).