Lagoa Formosa weather in October

In October, Lagoa Formosa sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 97 mm of rain across 12.9 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% 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 Lagoa Formosa's 7th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lagoa Formosa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
1st warmest
Overnight low
18°
7th coldest
Rainfall
97 mm
12.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:38 AM – 7:04 PM
Cloud cover
61%
7th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Lagoa Formosa 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 29°C through the month.

A typical October day in Lagoa Formosa reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and about 2°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12918
22918
32918
42918
52918
62918
72918
82918
92918
102918
112918
122918
132918
142918
152918
162918
172918
182919
192919
202919
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222919
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272819
282819
292819
302819
312819

Lagoa Formosa weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 19°22121.3134.6
Feb28° / 19°16117.112.64.9
Mar27° / 19°16820.512.14.8
Apr27° / 17°6610.611.66.4
May26° / 15°274.911.17.7
Jun25° / 13°101.510.98.5
Jul25° / 13°40.7118.7
Aug27° / 14°91.811.48.3
Sep29° / 16°416.211.96.3
Oct29° / 18°9712.912.45.1
Nov27° / 19°20121.312.94.6
Dec27° / 19°2502413.14.3

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25248
35248
45248
55248
65248
75248
85248
95347
105347
115347
125248
135149
145050
155050
164951
174852
184753
194654
204456
214357
224258
234060
243961
253763
263664
273565
283466
293367
303367
313070

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Lagoa Formosa gets around 97 mm of rain over 12.9 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 42% and peaks near 57% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
135
236
336
436
536
636
737
837
937
1037
1137
1237
1338
1438
1539
1639
1740
1840
1941
2042
2143
2245
2346
2447
2548
2650
2751
2852
2954
3055
3157

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 43% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 18% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
124264011
223254112
323244212
423234212
523224313
623214313
723214313
823204214
924204214
1024204214
1124204115
1224204115
1323214115
1422214115
1521224215
1620224216
1719224216
1817234317
1916234317
2014244418
2113244419
2211244420
2310244521
248244622
257234624
266234725
275224726
284224727
293214729
303204730
312194732

Wind in October

Winds average 9 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 8 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
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 6:50 AM to 6:29 AM, and sunset from 7:00 PM to 7:10 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:507:00
212.26:497:00
312.26:487:00
412.26:477:00
512.26:467:01
612.36:457:01
712.36:447:01
812.36:447:01
912.36:437:02
1012.36:427:02
1112.36:417:02
1212.46:417:02
1312.46:407:03
1412.46:397:03
1512.46:387:03
1612.46:387:04
1712.56:377:04
1812.56:367:04
1912.56:367:05
2012.56:357:05
2112.56:347:05
2212.56:347:06
2312.66:337:06
2412.66:327:07
2512.66:327:07
2612.66:317:07
2712.66:317:08
2812.66:307:08
2912.66:307:09
3012.76:297:09
3112.76:297:10

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 6 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.18 kWh/m² to a high of 6 kWh/m² in October across the year — October's 6 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
26.0Bright
36.0Bright
46.0Bright
56.0Intense
66.0Intense
76.0Intense
86.0Intense
96.1Intense
106.1Intense
116.1Intense
126.1Intense
136.1Intense
146.1Intense
156.1Intense
166.1Intense
176.1Intense
186.0Intense
196.0Intense
206.0Intense
216.0Bright
225.9Bright
235.9Bright
245.9Bright
255.8Bright
265.8Bright
275.8Bright
285.7Bright
295.7Bright
305.6Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Lagoa Formosa

In seasonPeak

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

Lagoa Formosa'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 Lagoa Formosa?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Lagoa Formosa in October

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

In October, Lagoa Formosa sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Lagoa Formosa 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 Lagoa Formosa peaks around February 11 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 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 11UV 16Jun 20UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Lagoa Formosa?

Lagoa Formosa sits at 18.8°S, 46.4°W, 878 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Patos de Minas, 25 km away.

Topography around Lagoa Formosa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lagoa Formosa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 152 m around an average of 854 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 343 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 696 m.

The land around Lagoa Formosa is covered by grassland (40%) and cropland (33%) within 3 km, grassland (40%) and cropland (39%) within 16 km, and grassland (45%), trees (24%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
152 m
16 km
343 m
80 km
696 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
October weather nearby: Patos de Minas 25 km · Carmo do Paranaíba 27 km · Presidente Olegário 40 km · Patrocínio 64 km · São Gotardo 70 km · Ibiá 79 km · Coromandel 90 km · Vazante 103 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 Lagoa Formosa (-18.7786°, -46.4075°, elevation 878 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).