Itarema weather in October

In October, Itarema sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 3 mm of rain across 0.6 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 74% of the time in October, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of October to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Itarema's 3rd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Itarema's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
25°
10th coldest
Rainfall
3 mm
0.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:23 AM – 5:27 PM
Cloud cover
30%
3rd clearest
Wind
22 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical October day in Itarema reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 33°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)
13225
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How October really feels in Itarema

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 31 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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Itarema weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 3rd-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 25°1031812.23.7
Feb30° / 25°14922.212.13.3
Mar30° / 24°22727.1123.1
Apr30° / 24°27125.911.93.1
May30° / 25°11818.411.94.0
Jun31° / 24°347.711.85.1
Jul31° / 24°173.511.85.2
Aug32° / 24°30.511.95.1
Sep32° / 25°20.3125.1
Oct32° / 25°30.612.15.1
Nov32° / 25°51.212.14.9
Dec32° / 25°236.612.24.6

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 74% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 13%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1955
2937
3937
4937
5928
6919
7919
89010
99010
108911
118911
128812
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148713
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Itarema gets around 3 mm of rain over 0.6 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 2% and peaks near 4% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
10
20
31
41
51
61
71
81
91
101
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314

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 75% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
13466
23466
33367
43367
53367
63268
73268
83169
93169
103070
112971
122872
132872
142773
152674
162575
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192278
202278
212179
222080
231981
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251882
261882
271882
281882
291882
301783
311783

Wind in October

Winds average 22 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 22 km/h on the calmest days to 23 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
123breezy
223breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of October to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:28 AM to 5:20 AM, and sunset from 5:29 PM to 5:26 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.05:285:29
212.05:275:29
312.05:275:29
412.05:275:29
512.05:265:28
612.05:265:28
712.05:265:28
812.05:255:28
912.05:255:28
1012.05:255:28
1112.15:245:27
1212.15:245:27
1312.15:245:27
1412.15:235:27
1512.15:235:27
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1712.15:225:27
1812.15:225:26
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Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 6.8 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.67 kWh/m² to a high of 6.8 kWh/m² in September across the year — October's 6.8 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.9Intense
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36.9Intense
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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Itarema

In seasonPeak

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

Itarema's monsoon runs February–April, 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 Itarema?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.3
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Itarema in October

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

In October, Itarema sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: a windbreaker.

light clothessun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Itarema in October

The nearest coast averages about 27°C in October — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in April at about 29°C and coldest in August near 27°C.

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

26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Tropical
Feb28Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun28Tropical
Jul27Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov28Warm
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Itarema 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 Itarema peaks around March 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 17UV 15Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Itarema?

Itarema sits at 2.9°S, 39.9°W, 21 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Acaraú, 23 km away.

Topography around Itarema

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Itarema has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 29 m around an average of 11 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 50 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 846 m.

The land around Itarema is covered by grassland (53%) within 3 km, water (37%), grassland (26%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and water (37%), shrubs (23%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
29 m
16 km
50 m
80 km
846 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
October weather nearby: Acaraú 23 km · Bela Cruz 32 km · Marco 34 km · Morrinhos 42 km · Amontada 50 km · Jijoca de Jericoacoara 59 km · Santana do Acaraú 69 km · Itapipoca 74 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 Itarema (-2.9203°, -39.915°, elevation 21 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. 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).