Paranaguá weather in October

In October, Paranaguá sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 166 mm of rain across 19.3 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in October, and the air most often feels muggy.

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

Daytime high
23°
7th warmest
Overnight low
19°
6th coldest
Rainfall
166 mm
19.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
6:41 AM – 7:17 PM
Cloud cover
82%
12th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.23 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Paranaguá 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 22°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical October day in Paranaguá reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 2°C warmer than September and about 2°C cooler than November.

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Paranaguá weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 23°28924.413.44.0
Feb28° / 24°2792112.94.0
Mar27° / 23°2342312.24.5
Apr26° / 21°14115.911.45.7
May23° / 18°13314.210.86.2
Jun22° / 16°10311.910.46.3
Jul21° / 15°10011.910.66.2
Aug21° / 16°8411.311.16.2
Sep22° / 17°15016.611.85.4
Oct23° / 19°16619.312.65.1
Nov25° / 21°17119.513.25.1
Dec27° / 22°21920.113.64.8

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% 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 82%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11981
21882
31882
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51882
61882
71882
81882
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Paranaguá gets around 166 mm of rain over 19.3 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 63% and peaks near 64% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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264
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463
563
662
762
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962
1062
1162
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1363
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1563
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1764
1864
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2564
2664
2763
2863
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3062
3162

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 41% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 51% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
162040313
252040323
352039333
451938353
541837364
641836375
741736385
841635396
941634407
1041533417
1131533418
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Wind in October

Winds average 9 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 9 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
199calm
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219calm
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249calm
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269calm
279calm
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309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 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 48 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:56 AM to 6:29 AM, and sunset from 7:10 PM to 7:26 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:567:10
212.36:557:11
312.36:547:11
412.36:537:12
512.36:527:12
612.46:517:12
712.46:507:13
812.46:497:13
912.46:487:14
1012.56:477:14
1112.56:467:15
1212.56:457:15
1312.56:447:16
1412.66:437:16
1512.66:427:17
1612.66:417:17
1712.66:407:18
1812.76:397:19
1912.76:387:19
2012.76:377:20
2112.76:367:20
2212.86:367:21
2312.86:357:21
2412.86:347:22
2512.86:337:23
2612.86:327:23
2712.96:327:24
2812.96:317:24
2912.96:307:25
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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 4.23 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.64 kWh/m² to a high of 5.41 kWh/m² in December across the year — October's 4.23 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.8Moderate
23.8Moderate
33.9Moderate
43.9Moderate
53.9Moderate
64.0Moderate
74.0Moderate
84.0Bright
94.1Bright
104.1Bright
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294.5Bright
304.5Bright
314.6Bright
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Paranaguá?

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
4.1
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Paranaguá for sightseeing.

What to pack for Paranaguá in October

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

In October, Paranaguá sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 19°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 19 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

Sea temperature near Paranaguá in October

The nearest coast averages about 22°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 19 km away) is warmest in February at about 27°C and coldest in August near 19°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Sep 18 to Jun 29 — about 9.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swimcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr25Warm
May23Refreshing
Jun21Refreshing
Jul19Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep20Cool
Oct22Refreshing
Nov23Refreshing
Dec25Warm

UV index in Paranaguá in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Paranaguá peaks around January 19 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighHighVery highExtremeJan 19UV 14Jul 11UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun5High
Jul5Moderate
Aug6High
Sep8Very high
Oct10Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Paranaguá?

Paranaguá sits at 25.5°S, 48.5°W, 12 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Pontal do Paraná, 18 km away.

Topography around Paranaguá

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Paranaguá has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 21 m around an average of 5 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 891 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,785 m.

The land around Paranaguá is covered by artificial surfaces (46%) and water (34%) within 3 km, trees (57%) and water (30%) within 16 km, and trees (62%) and water (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
21 m
16 km
891 m
80 km
1,785 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
October weather nearby: Pontal do Paraná 18 km · Antonina 21 km · Morretes 31 km · Matinhos 35 km · Guaratuba 41 km · Piraquara 55 km · Quatro Barras 58 km · Campina Grande do Sul 58 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 Paranaguá (-25.5163°, -48.5254°, elevation 12 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).