Maracanaú weather in October

In October, Maracanaú sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 5 mm of rain across 1.5 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 11th-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 70% of the time in October, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Maracanaú's 3rd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Maracanaú's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
1st warmest
Overnight low
24°
9th coldest
Rainfall
5 mm
1.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:17 AM – 5:22 PM
Cloud cover
33%
3rd clearest
Wind
16 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.64 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Maracanaú 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 32°C through the month.

A typical October day in Maracanaú reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 34°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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How October really feels in Maracanaú

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.

Maracanaú weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 24°9917.112.23.7
Feb30° / 24°12819.412.13.5
Mar30° / 23°18124.6123.3
Apr30° / 23°20624.511.93.4
May30° / 23°10017.611.84.2
Jun30° / 23°4610.811.85.1
Jul31° / 22°245.811.85.4
Aug32° / 23°51.411.95.2
Sep32° / 23°30.6125.0
Oct32° / 24°51.512.14.8
Nov32° / 24°72.212.24.7
Dec32° / 24°27812.24.3

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% 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 15%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1928
2928
3919
4919
59010
69010
78911
88911
98812
108713
118713
128614
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317822

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Maracanaú gets around 5 mm of rain over 1.5 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 5% and peaks near 7% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
13
23
33
43
53
63
73
84
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317

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the muggy band about 75% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
128216
228117
328117
428117
518217
618217
718217
818217
918118
1018118
1118118
1218019
1318019
1417920
1507921
1607822
1707723
1807624
1907426
2007327
2107129
2207030
2306931
2406832
2506733
2606634
2706535
2806436
2906337
3006238
3106238

Wind in October

Winds average 16 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
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3116light breeze

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 5:22 AM to 5:14 AM, and sunset from 5:24 PM to 5:22 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.05:225:24
212.05:225:24
312.05:225:24
412.05:215:24
512.05:215:24
612.15:205:24
712.15:205:23
812.15:205:23
912.15:195:23
1012.15:195:23
1112.15:195:23
1212.15:185:23
1312.15:185:22
1412.15:185:22
1512.15:175:22
1612.15:175:22
1712.15:175:22
1812.15:165:22
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2712.15:145:22
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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 6.64 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.69 kWh/m² to a high of 6.64 kWh/m² in September across the year — October's 6.64 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.7Intense
26.7Intense
36.7Intense
46.7Intense
56.7Intense
66.7Intense
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256.6Intense
266.5Intense
276.5Intense
286.5Intense
296.5Intense
306.5Intense
316.5Intense
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Maracanaú

In seasonPeak

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

Maracanaú's monsoon runs January–May, 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 Maracanaú?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Maracanaú in October

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

In October, Maracanaú sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Maracanaú 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 at the nearest coast (about 28 km away) 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
Jun28Warm
Jul27Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov27Warm
Dec28Warm

UV index in Maracanaú 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 Maracanaú peaks around March 16 at about 16 (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 16UV 16Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Maracanaú?

Maracanaú sits at 3.9°S, 38.6°W, 54 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Maranguape, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Maracanaú

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Maracanaú has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 35 m around an average of 43 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 942 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,081 m.

The land around Maracanaú is covered by artificial surfaces (42%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, trees (42%), grassland (25%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 16 km, and water (31%), shrubs (23%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
35 m
16 km
942 m
80 km
1,081 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Maranguape 7.0 km · Pacatuba 12 km · Itaitinga 15 km · Caucaia 16 km · Guaiúba 18 km · Eusébio 19 km · Fortaleza 20 km · Aquiraz 26 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 Maracanaú (-3.8767°, -38.6256°, elevation 54 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).