Otacílio Costa weather in October

In October, Otacílio Costa sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 200 mm of rain across 17.7 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of October to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Otacílio Costa's 12th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Otacílio Costa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
7th warmest
Overnight low
13°
6th coldest
Rainfall
200 mm
17.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
6:46 AM – 7:26 PM
Cloud cover
76%
12th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.45 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Otacílio Costa 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

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical October day in Otacílio Costa reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 2°C warmer than September and about 2°C cooler than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Otacílio Costa weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 17°22921.713.54.8
Feb26° / 17°20119.6134.8
Mar25° / 16°14417.812.25.5
Apr22° / 14°10411.511.46.3
May19° / 10°12910.610.75.9
Jun17° / 12910.610.35.5
Jul17° / 12010.610.45.4
Aug19° / 11210116.1
Sep20° / 11°17813.911.85.6
Oct22° / 13°20017.712.75.2
Nov24° / 14°1601713.45.6
Dec26° / 16°19118.413.75.3

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in October, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22674
32674
42674
52476
62476
72476
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102476
112476
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Otacílio Costa gets around 200 mm of rain over 17.7 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 57% and peaks near 60% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
154
254
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455
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655
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856
956
1057
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2658
2757
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3156

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the dry band about 34% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14637170
24537180
34437191
44337201
54136211
64036231
73935251
83834262
93734272
103633292
113632302
123532303
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312734336

Wind in October

Winds average 8 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
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168calm
178calm
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218calm
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238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of October to 13 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 7:02 AM to 6:33 AM, and sunset from 7:17 PM to 7:35 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.37:027:17
212.37:017:18
312.36:597:18
412.36:587:19
512.46:577:19
612.46:567:20
712.46:557:20
812.56:547:21
912.56:537:21
1012.56:527:22
1112.56:517:23
1212.66:507:23
1312.66:497:24
1412.66:487:24
1512.66:477:25
1612.76:467:26
1712.76:457:26
1812.76:447:27
1912.76:437:27
2012.86:427:28
2112.86:417:29
2212.86:407:29
2312.86:397:30
2412.96:387:31
2512.96:377:31
2612.96:377:32
2712.96:367:33
2813.06:357:33
2913.06:347:34
3013.06:337:35
3113.06:337:35

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.45 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.52 kWh/m² to a high of 5.74 kWh/m² in December across the year — October's 4.45 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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314.9Bright
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Otacílio Costa?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
3.5
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Otacílio Costa for sightseeing.

What to pack for Otacílio Costa in October

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

In October, Otacílio Costa sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 13°C. Pack rain gear. About 18 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Otacílio Costa in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Otacílio Costa peaks around January 19 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 19UV 14Jun 22UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug6High
Sep8Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Otacílio Costa 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 Otacílio Costa is worst in August — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.9× the cleanest month (March, 6 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodAug 2016 µg/m³Mar 156 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb6Good
Mar6Good
Apr7Good
May6Good
Jun6Good
Jul9Good
Aug16Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct8Good
Nov7Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Otacílio Costa?

Otacílio Costa sits at 27.5°S, 50.1°W, 877 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Correia Pinto, 26 km away.

Topography around Otacílio Costa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Otacílio Costa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 73 m around an average of 852 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 640 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,635 m.

The land around Otacílio Costa is covered by trees (68%) within 3 km, trees (72%) within 16 km, and trees (65%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
73 m
16 km
640 m
80 km
1,635 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
October weather nearby: Correia Pinto 26 km · Pouso Redondo 31 km · Lages 42 km · Taió 43 km · Curitibanos 51 km · Ituporanga 52 km · Rio do Sul 56 km · Santa Cecília 65 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 Otacílio Costa (-27.4831°, -50.1219°, elevation 877 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).