Massapê weather in October

In October, Massapê sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 4 mm of rain across 0.9 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 35°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 Massapê's 3rd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Massapê's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
1st warmest
Overnight low
24°
10th coldest
Rainfall
4 mm
0.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:24 AM – 5:29 PM
Cloud cover
33%
3rd clearest
Wind
15 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month.

A typical October day in Massapê reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

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How October really feels in Massapê

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.

Massapê 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
Jan32° / 24°11317.612.23.2
Feb31° / 24°13920.712.13.1
Mar30° / 23°20125.8123.0
Apr30° / 23°20824.111.93.2
May31° / 23°9015.111.84.1
Jun31° / 23°25611.84.8
Jul32° / 23°142.811.84.8
Aug33° / 23°50.911.94.3
Sep34° / 24°20.3123.8
Oct35° / 24°40.912.13.5
Nov34° / 24°61.212.23.5
Dec34° / 24°27612.23.5

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 15% 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
3928
4919
5919
69010
79010
88911
98911
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Massapê gets around 4 mm of rain over 0.9 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 3% and peaks near 5% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
12
22
32
42
52
62
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132
142
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304
314

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 87% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 93% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
110873
210873
39883
49883
59874
69874
79874
89874
99865
108875
118866
128866
138857
147867
157858
167858
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186868
196868
206868
215878
225878
235878
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254888
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274888
283898
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303898
313889

Wind in October

Winds average 15 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 15 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
115light breeze
215light breeze
316light breeze
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516light breeze
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916light breeze
1016light breeze
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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 5:29 AM to 5:21 AM, and sunset from 5:31 PM to 5:29 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.05:295:31
212.05:295:31
312.05:295:31
412.05:285:31
512.05:285:30
612.05:275:30
712.15:275:30
812.15:275:30
912.15:265:30
1012.15:265:30
1112.15:265:29
1212.15:255:29
1312.15:255:29
1412.15:255:29
1512.15:245:29
1612.15:245:29
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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 6.78 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 6.78 kWh/m² in October across the year — October's 6.78 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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

Hazard calendar for Massapê

In seasonPeak

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

Massapê's monsoon runs January–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 Massapê?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
7.3
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Massapê. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Massapê in October

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

In October, Massapê sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Massapê 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 Massapê peaks around March 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 16UV 15Jun 22UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Massapê 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 Massapê is worst in December — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.0× the cleanest month (July, 6 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateDec 1017 µg/m³Jul 216 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar12Moderate
Apr12Good
May10Good
Jun7Good
Jul6Good
Aug6Good
Sep7Good
Oct10Good
Nov17Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Massapê?

Massapê sits at 3.5°S, 40.3°W, 84 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Meruoca, 13 km away.

Topography around Massapê

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Massapê has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 51 m around an average of 80 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 965 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,010 m.

The land around Massapê is covered by grassland (57%) and shrubs (29%) within 3 km, shrubs (48%), trees (29%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and shrubs (50%), trees (24%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
51 m
16 km
965 m
80 km
1,010 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Meruoca 13 km · Santana do Acaraú 16 km · Sobral 18 km · Forquilha 32 km · Coreaú 35 km · Morrinhos 41 km · Marco 49 km · Cariré 50 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 Massapê (-3.5228°, -40.3428°, elevation 84 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).