Pedra Azul weather in October

In October, Pedra Azul sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 61 mm of rain across 8.3 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Pedra Azul's 4th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pedra Azul's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
5th warmest
Overnight low
18°
6th coldest
Rainfall
61 mm
8.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:19 AM – 6:41 PM
Cloud cover
60%
4th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Pedra Azul is 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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical October day in Pedra Azul reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 1°C warmer than September and on par with November.

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Pedra Azul weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 19°9410.812.85.2
Feb30° / 19°598.612.55.2
Mar29° / 19°10512.712.15.1
Apr28° / 19°5310.211.76.1
May26° / 17°257.211.37.0
Jun25° / 16°165.211.17.5
Jul25° / 15°155.711.17.6
Aug25° / 15°113.711.57.7
Sep27° / 16°204.711.97.2
Oct28° / 18°618.312.46.0
Nov28° / 19°14513.912.75.3
Dec29° / 19°14013.512.95.1

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24753
34654
44852
54852
64654
74753
84753
94753
104852
114852
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224654
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254456
264258
274258
284060
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313862

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Pedra Azul gets around 61 mm of rain over 8.3 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 27% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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3141

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 51% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 14% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1536536
2536536
3535546
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6435556
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8336547
9336547
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282224828
291224729
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311204732

Wind in October

Winds average 11 km/h in October, the windiest month of the year.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of October to 12 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:30 AM to 6:12 AM, and sunset from 6:38 PM to 6:46 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:306:38
212.26:296:39
312.26:286:39
412.26:286:39
512.26:276:39
612.26:266:39
712.26:256:39
812.26:256:40
912.36:246:40
1012.36:236:40
1112.36:236:40
1212.36:226:40
1312.36:216:41
1412.36:206:41
1512.46:206:41
1612.46:196:41
1712.46:196:41
1812.46:186:42
1912.46:176:42
2012.46:176:42
2112.46:166:43
2212.56:166:43
2312.56:156:43
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2512.56:146:44
2612.56:146:44
2712.56:136:44
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2912.56:126:45
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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 5.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.57 kWh/m² to a high of 6.22 kWh/m² in January across the year — October's 5.65 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Pedra Azul

In seasonPeak

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

Pedra Azul's rainy season runs November–January, 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 Pedra Azul?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
7.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Pedra Azul in October

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

In October, Pedra Azul sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Pedra Azul 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 Pedra Azul peaks around February 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 16UV 15Jul 10UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Pedra Azul?

Pedra Azul sits at 16.0°S, 41.3°W, 678 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Medina, 31 km away.

Topography around Pedra Azul

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pedra Azul has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 382 m around an average of 677 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 517 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,253 m.

The land around Pedra Azul is covered by grassland (57%) and trees (32%) within 3 km, trees (64%) and grassland (35%) within 16 km, and trees (67%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
382 m
16 km
517 m
80 km
1,253 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
October weather nearby: Medina 31 km · Cândido Sales 56 km · Jequitinhonha 57 km · Itaobim 66 km · Encruzilhada 67 km · Almenara 67 km · Taiobeiras 102 km · Macarani 105 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 Pedra Azul (-16.0053°, -41.2972°, elevation 678 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).