Paulo Afonso weather in October

In October, Paulo Afonso sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 11 mm of rain across 1.6 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in October, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of October to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Paulo Afonso's 1st-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Paulo Afonso's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
6th warmest
Overnight low
21°
5th coldest
Rainfall
11 mm
1.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:12 AM – 5:24 PM
Cloud cover
45%
1st clearest
Wind
17 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.35 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Paulo Afonso is village.

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 33°C through the month.

A typical October day in Paulo Afonso reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 2°C warmer than September and about 1°C cooler than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13221
23221
33221
43221
53221
63221
73221
83221
93221
103221
113321
123321
133321
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How October really feels in Paulo Afonso

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.

Paulo Afonso weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 23°385.312.53.4
Feb34° / 23°346.112.33.4
Mar33° / 23°39812.13.5
Apr32° / 23°29711.84.2
May30° / 22°308.111.65.2
Jun28° / 21°248.411.56.2
Jul27° / 20°217.411.56.6
Aug28° / 19°186.611.76.3
Sep31° / 20°103.411.95.5
Oct33° / 21°111.612.24.4
Nov34° / 22°142.512.43.6
Dec34° / 23°192.912.53.4

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in October, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 32%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17228
27228
37129
47129
57030
67030
77030
86832
96832
106733
116634
126634
136634
146634
156634
166634
176634
186832
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206832
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316931

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Paulo Afonso gets around 11 mm of rain over 1.6 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 6% and peaks near 7% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
15
25
35
45
55
65
75
85
95
105
115
125
136
146
156
166
176
186
196
206
216
226
236
246
256
266
276
286
296
307
317

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the humid band about 49% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 50% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1153460
2153460
3153460
4153460
5153460
6153460
7151471
8151471
9151471
10150481
11150481
12150491
13149491
14149491
15149491
16149492
17149492
18149482
19149482
20149482
21149482
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24148482
25148493
26148493
27147493
28147503
29146503
30145513
31144523

Wind in October

Winds average 17 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
717light breeze
817light breeze
917light breeze
1017light breeze
1117light breeze
1217light breeze
1317light breeze
1417light breeze
1517light breeze
1617light breeze
1717light breeze
1817light breeze
1917light breeze
2017light breeze
2117light breeze
2217light breeze
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2417light breeze
2516light breeze
2616light breeze
2716light breeze
2816light breeze
2916light breeze
3016light breeze
3116light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of October to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:19 AM to 5:06 AM, and sunset from 5:24 PM to 5:26 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.15:195:24
212.15:195:24
312.15:185:24
412.15:185:24
512.15:175:24
612.15:175:24
712.15:165:24
812.15:155:24
912.25:155:24
1012.25:145:24
1112.25:145:24
1212.25:135:24
1312.25:135:24
1412.25:125:24
1512.25:125:24
1612.25:125:24
1712.25:115:24
1812.25:115:24
1912.25:105:24
2012.25:105:25
2112.35:095:25
2212.35:095:25
2312.35:095:25
2412.35:085:25
2512.35:085:25
2612.35:085:25
2712.35:075:26
2812.35:075:26
2912.35:075:26
3012.35:075:26
3112.35:065:26

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 6.35 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.81 kWh/m² to a high of 6.64 kWh/m² in November across the year — October's 6.35 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
86.2Intense
96.2Intense
106.2Intense
116.2Intense
126.2Intense
136.2Intense
146.3Intense
156.3Intense
166.3Intense
176.3Intense
186.3Intense
196.4Intense
206.4Intense
216.4Intense
226.5Intense
236.5Intense
246.5Intense
256.5Intense
266.5Intense
276.6Intense
286.6Intense
296.6Intense
306.6Intense
316.6Intense
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Paulo Afonso?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
7.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Paulo Afonso in October

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

In October, Paulo Afonso sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Paulo Afonso in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Paulo Afonso peaks around February 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 19UV 15Jun 23UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Paulo Afonso?

Paulo Afonso sits at 9.4°S, 38.2°W, 245 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Glória, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Paulo Afonso

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Paulo Afonso has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 128 m around an average of 235 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 520 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 833 m.

The land around Paulo Afonso is covered by water (27%), shrubs (26%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, shrubs (45%) and grassland (42%) within 16 km, and shrubs (60%) and grassland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
128 m
16 km
520 m
80 km
833 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Glória 9.0 km · Delmiro Gouveia 24 km · Tacaratu 34 km · Água Branca 35 km · Petrolândia 47 km · Canindé de São Francisco 55 km · Inhapi 55 km · Piranhas 56 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 Paulo Afonso (-9.4061°, -38.2147°, elevation 245 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).