Natal weather in October

In October, Natal sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 24 mm of rain across 10.3 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% of the time in October, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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

Daytime high: 27°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 25°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 24 mm; 10.3 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 06 min; 5:02 AM – 5:10 PM
Cloud cover: 36%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 25 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 6.47 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.8; out of 10

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Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical October day in Natal reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	24
2	27	24
3	27	24
4	27	24
5	27	24
6	27	24
7	27	24
8	27	24
9	27	24
10	27	24
11	27	24
12	27	24
13	27	24
14	27	25
15	27	25
16	27	25
17	27	25
18	27	25
19	27	25
20	27	25
21	27	25
22	27	25
23	27	25
24	28	25
25	28	25
26	28	25
27	28	25
28	28	25
29	28	25
30	28	25
31	28	25

Natal weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 8th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	28° / 25°	75	19.1	12.3	4.9
Feb	28° / 25°	101	19.2	12.2	4.5
Mar	28° / 25°	150	23.3	12	4.2
Apr	28° / 25°	183	24.5	11.9	4.0
May	28° / 25°	148	22.3	11.7	4.8
Jun	27° / 24°	155	21.9	11.7	4.9
Jul	26° / 23°	130	21	11.7	5.3
Aug	27° / 23°	51	15.1	11.8	6.2
Sep	27° / 24°	31	11.5	12	6.7
Oct	27° / 25°	24	10.3	12.1	6.8
Nov	28° / 25°	25	10.5	12.3	6.5
Dec	28° / 25°	40	14.8	12.3	5.7

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 18% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 12%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	93	93	93	93	92	91	91	90	90	90	89	89	89	88	88	88	88	88	88	87	87	87	86	86	86	86	85	85	85	85	84
Cloudier (%)	7	7	7	7	8	9	9	10	10	10	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	93	7
2	93	7
3	93	7
4	93	7
5	92	8
6	91	9
7	91	9
8	90	10
9	90	10
10	90	10
11	89	11
12	89	11
13	89	11
14	88	12
15	88	12
16	88	12
17	88	12
18	88	12
19	88	12
20	87	13
21	87	13
22	87	13
23	86	14
24	86	14
25	86	14
26	86	14
27	85	15
28	85	15
29	85	15
30	85	15
31	84	16

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Natal gets around 24 mm of rain over 10.3 wet days in October, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 33% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	29	29	29	30	30	31	32	32	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	33	33	32	32	32

	Rain chance (%)
1	29
2	29
3	29
4	30
5	30
6	31
7	32
8	32
9	33
10	33
11	33
12	34
13	34
14	34
15	34
16	34
17	34
18	34
19	34
20	34
21	34
22	34
23	34
24	34
25	33
26	33
27	33
28	33
29	32
30	32
31	32

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 72% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Muggy (%)	40	39	38	38	37	36	35	34	34	33	31	30	29	28	27	26	25	25	24	23	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	22
Oppressive (%)	60	61	62	62	63	64	65	66	66	67	69	70	71	72	73	74	75	75	76	77	78	78	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	78

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	40	60
2	39	61
3	38	62
4	38	62
5	37	63
6	36	64
7	35	65
8	34	66
9	34	66
10	33	67
11	31	69
12	30	70
13	29	71
14	28	72
15	27	73
16	26	74
17	25	75
18	25	75
19	24	76
20	23	77
21	22	78
22	22	78
23	21	79
24	21	79
25	21	79
26	21	79
27	21	79
28	21	79
29	21	79
30	21	79
31	22	78

Wind in October

Winds average 25 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 23 km/h on the calmest days to 25 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	23
Feels	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	25	breezy
2	25	breezy
3	25	breezy
4	25	breezy
5	25	breezy
6	25	breezy
7	25	breezy
8	25	breezy
9	25	breezy
10	25	breezy
11	25	breezy
12	25	breezy
13	25	breezy
14	25	breezy
15	25	breezy
16	25	breezy
17	25	breezy
18	25	breezy
19	24	breezy
20	24	breezy
21	24	breezy
22	24	breezy
23	24	breezy
24	24	breezy
25	24	breezy
26	24	breezy
27	24	breezy
28	24	breezy
29	24	breezy
30	24	breezy
31	23	breezy

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of October to 12 h 12 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 5:08 AM to 4:58 AM, and sunset from 5:11 PM to 5:10 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2
Sunrise (AM)	5:08	5:08	5:07	5:07	5:06	5:06	5:06	5:05	5:05	5:04	5:04	5:03	5:03	5:03	5:02	5:02	5:02	5:01	5:01	5:01	5:00	5:00	5:00	5:00	4:59	4:59	4:59	4:59	4:59	4:58	4:58
Sunset (PM)	5:11	5:11	5:11	5:11	5:11	5:11	5:10	5:10	5:10	5:10	5:10	5:10	5:10	5:10	5:10	5:10	5:10	5:10	5:10	5:10	5:10	5:10	5:10	5:10	5:10	5:10	5:10	5:10	5:10	5:10	5:10

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.1	5:08	5:11
2	12.1	5:08	5:11
3	12.1	5:07	5:11
4	12.1	5:07	5:11
5	12.1	5:06	5:11
6	12.1	5:06	5:11
7	12.1	5:06	5:10
8	12.1	5:05	5:10
9	12.1	5:05	5:10
10	12.1	5:04	5:10
11	12.1	5:04	5:10
12	12.1	5:03	5:10
13	12.1	5:03	5:10
14	12.1	5:03	5:10
15	12.1	5:02	5:10
16	12.1	5:02	5:10
17	12.1	5:02	5:10
18	12.1	5:01	5:10
19	12.1	5:01	5:10
20	12.2	5:01	5:10
21	12.2	5:00	5:10
22	12.2	5:00	5:10
23	12.2	5:00	5:10
24	12.2	5:00	5:10
25	12.2	4:59	5:10
26	12.2	4:59	5:10
27	12.2	4:59	5:10
28	12.2	4:59	5:10
29	12.2	4:59	5:10
30	12.2	4:58	5:10
31	12.2	4:58	5:10

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 6.47 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.59 kWh/m² to a high of 6.47 kWh/m² in October across the year — October's 6.47 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.4	Intense
2	6.4	Intense
3	6.4	Intense
4	6.4	Intense
5	6.4	Intense
6	6.4	Intense
7	6.4	Intense
8	6.4	Intense
9	6.5	Intense
10	6.5	Intense
11	6.5	Intense
12	6.5	Intense
13	6.5	Intense
14	6.5	Intense
15	6.5	Intense
16	6.5	Intense
17	6.5	Intense
18	6.5	Intense
19	6.5	Intense
20	6.5	Intense
21	6.5	Intense
22	6.5	Intense
23	6.5	Intense
24	6.5	Intense
25	6.5	Intense
26	6.5	Intense
27	6.5	Intense
28	6.5	Intense
29	6.5	Intense
30	6.5	Intense
31	6.5	Intense

Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Natal

In seasonPeak

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

Natal's rainy season runs February–July, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is October a good time to visit Natal?

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

6.8

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

7.1

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Natal in October

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

In October, Natal sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear and a windbreaker. About 10 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Natal 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 13 km away) is warmest in March at about 29°C and coldest in August near 26°C.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	28	28	29	29	28	27	27	26	26	27	27	28
Comfort	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	28	Tropical
Feb	28	Tropical
Mar	29	Tropical
Apr	29	Tropical
May	28	Tropical
Jun	27	Warm
Jul	27	Warm
Aug	26	Warm
Sep	26	Warm
Oct	27	Warm
Nov	27	Warm
Dec	28	Warm

UV index in Natal 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 Natal peaks around March 15 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	13	14	15	14	11	10	10	10	12	12	12	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	10	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Natal?

Natal sits at 5.8°S, 35.2°W, 32 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is São Gonçalo do Amarante, 13 km away.

Topography around Natal

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Natal has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 113 m around an average of 28 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 115 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 429 m.

The land around Natal is covered by artificial surfaces (56%) within 3 km, water (43%) within 16 km, and water (35%), grassland (34%) and shrubs (21%) within 80 km.

3 km

113 m

artificial surfaces 56%

16 km

115 m

water 43%

80 km

429 m

water 35%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves

← September Natal year-round climate November →Best places to visit in October

October weather nearby: São Gonçalo do Amarante 13 km · Parnamirim 15 km · Extremoz 15 km · Macaíba 17 km · Ceará-Mirim 30 km · São José de Mipibu 31 km · Nísia Floresta 33 km · Monte Alegre 33 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

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 Natal (-5.795°, -35.2094°, elevation 32 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	24
2	27	24
3	27	24
4	27	24
5	27	24
6	27	24
7	27	24
8	27	24
9	27	24
10	27	24
11	27	24
12	27	24
13	27	24
14	27	25
15	27	25
16	27	25
17	27	25
18	27	25
19	27	25
20	27	25
21	27	25
22	27	25
23	27	25
24	28	25
25	28	25
26	28	25
27	28	25
28	28	25
29	28	25
30	28	25
31	28	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	93	7
2	93	7
3	93	7
4	93	7
5	92	8
6	91	9
7	91	9
8	90	10
9	90	10
10	90	10
11	89	11
12	89	11
13	89	11
14	88	12
15	88	12
16	88	12
17	88	12
18	88	12
19	88	12
20	87	13
21	87	13
22	87	13
23	86	14
24	86	14
25	86	14
26	86	14
27	85	15
28	85	15
29	85	15
30	85	15
31	84	16

	Rain chance (%)
1	29
2	29
3	29
4	30
5	30
6	31
7	32
8	32
9	33
10	33
11	33
12	34
13	34
14	34
15	34
16	34
17	34
18	34
19	34
20	34
21	34
22	34
23	34
24	34
25	33
26	33
27	33
28	33
29	32
30	32
31	32

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	40	60
2	39	61
3	38	62
4	38	62
5	37	63
6	36	64
7	35	65
8	34	66
9	34	66
10	33	67
11	31	69
12	30	70
13	29	71
14	28	72
15	27	73
16	26	74
17	25	75
18	25	75
19	24	76
20	23	77
21	22	78
22	22	78
23	21	79
24	21	79
25	21	79
26	21	79
27	21	79
28	21	79
29	21	79
30	21	79
31	22	78

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	24
2	27	24
3	27	24
4	27	24
5	27	24
6	27	24
7	27	24
8	27	24
9	27	24
10	27	24
11	27	24
12	27	24
13	27	24
14	27	25
15	27	25
16	27	25
17	27	25
18	27	25
19	27	25
20	27	25
21	27	25
22	27	25
23	27	25
24	28	25
25	28	25
26	28	25
27	28	25
28	28	25
29	28	25
30	28	25
31	28	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	93	7
2	93	7
3	93	7
4	93	7
5	92	8
6	91	9
7	91	9
8	90	10
9	90	10
10	90	10
11	89	11
12	89	11
13	89	11
14	88	12
15	88	12
16	88	12
17	88	12
18	88	12
19	88	12
20	87	13
21	87	13
22	87	13
23	86	14
24	86	14
25	86	14
26	86	14
27	85	15
28	85	15
29	85	15
30	85	15
31	84	16

	Rain chance (%)
1	29
2	29
3	29
4	30
5	30
6	31
7	32
8	32
9	33
10	33
11	33
12	34
13	34
14	34
15	34
16	34
17	34
18	34
19	34
20	34
21	34
22	34
23	34
24	34
25	33
26	33
27	33
28	33
29	32
30	32
31	32

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	40	60
2	39	61
3	38	62
4	38	62
5	37	63
6	36	64
7	35	65
8	34	66
9	34	66
10	33	67
11	31	69
12	30	70
13	29	71
14	28	72
15	27	73
16	26	74
17	25	75
18	25	75
19	24	76
20	23	77
21	22	78
22	22	78
23	21	79
24	21	79
25	21	79
26	21	79
27	21	79
28	21	79
29	21	79
30	21	79
31	22	78

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	24
2	27	24
3	27	24
4	27	24
5	27	24
6	27	24
7	27	24
8	27	24
9	27	24
10	27	24
11	27	24
12	27	24
13	27	24
14	27	25
15	27	25
16	27	25
17	27	25
18	27	25
19	27	25
20	27	25
21	27	25
22	27	25
23	27	25
24	28	25
25	28	25
26	28	25
27	28	25
28	28	25
29	28	25
30	28	25
31	28	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	93	7
2	93	7
3	93	7
4	93	7
5	92	8
6	91	9
7	91	9
8	90	10
9	90	10
10	90	10
11	89	11
12	89	11
13	89	11
14	88	12
15	88	12
16	88	12
17	88	12
18	88	12
19	88	12
20	87	13
21	87	13
22	87	13
23	86	14
24	86	14
25	86	14
26	86	14
27	85	15
28	85	15
29	85	15
30	85	15
31	84	16

	Rain chance (%)
1	29
2	29
3	29
4	30
5	30
6	31
7	32
8	32
9	33
10	33
11	33
12	34
13	34
14	34
15	34
16	34
17	34
18	34
19	34
20	34
21	34
22	34
23	34
24	34
25	33
26	33
27	33
28	33
29	32
30	32
31	32

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	40	60
2	39	61
3	38	62
4	38	62
5	37	63
6	36	64
7	35	65
8	34	66
9	34	66
10	33	67
11	31	69
12	30	70
13	29	71
14	28	72
15	27	73
16	26	74
17	25	75
18	25	75
19	24	76
20	23	77
21	22	78
22	22	78
23	21	79
24	21	79
25	21	79
26	21	79
27	21	79
28	21	79
29	21	79
30	21	79
31	22	78