Pedra Branca weather in October

In October, Pedra Branca sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 12 mm of rain across 1.2 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time in October, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of October to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Pedra Branca's 3rd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pedra Branca's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
1st warmest
Overnight low
22°
9th coldest
Rainfall
12 mm
1.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:20 AM – 5:28 PM
Cloud cover
33%
3rd clearest
Wind
16 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.97 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Pedra Branca 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 34°C through the month.

A typical October day in Pedra Branca reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

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How October really feels in Pedra Branca

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.

Pedra Branca weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 1st-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 22°10215.512.33.6
Feb31° / 22°10017.612.23.6
Mar30° / 22°14021123.7
Apr29° / 22°11720.811.93.9
May29° / 22°7314.311.84.9
Jun29° / 21°358.111.75.7
Jul30° / 21°214.711.75.9
Aug32° / 21°10211.85.4
Sep33° / 22°41124.7
Oct34° / 22°121.212.14.1
Nov33° / 22°81.712.24.0
Dec33° / 23°265.712.33.9

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 17%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Pedra Branca gets around 12 mm of rain over 1.2 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 4% and peaks near 6% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 68% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 22% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11373140
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Wind in October

Winds average 16 km/h in October, the windiest month of the year.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours 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 12 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:26 AM to 5:17 AM, and sunset from 5:29 PM to 5:28 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.05:265:29
212.15:265:29
312.15:255:29
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512.15:255:29
612.15:245:29
712.15:245:28
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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 6.97 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.79 kWh/m² to a high of 6.97 kWh/m² in October across the year — October's 6.97 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.0Intense
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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Pedra Branca

In seasonPeak

None of Pedra Branca'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 Branca's rainy season runs January–May, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
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Oct
Nov
Dec

Is October a good time to visit Pedra Branca?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
7.7
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Pedra Branca in October

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

In October, Pedra Branca sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Pedra Branca 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 Pedra Branca peaks around March 13 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeMar 13UV 15Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Pedra Branca?

Pedra Branca sits at 5.5°S, 39.7°W, 506 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Mombaça, 34 km away.

Topography around Pedra Branca

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pedra Branca has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 171 m around an average of 513 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 607 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 782 m.

The land around Pedra Branca is covered by grassland (63%) and shrubs (24%) within 3 km, grassland (49%) and shrubs (45%) within 16 km, and shrubs (73%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
171 m
16 km
607 m
80 km
782 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
October weather nearby: Mombaça 34 km · Boa Viagem 36 km · Senador Pompeu 41 km · Piquet Carneiro 51 km · Quixeramobim 55 km · Independência 66 km · Madalena 68 km · Acopiara 77 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 Branca (-5.4542°, -39.7172°, elevation 506 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).