Pelotas weather in October

In October, Pelotas sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 140 mm of rain across 10.5 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% 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 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Pelotas's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pelotas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
7th warmest
Overnight low
15°
6th coldest
Rainfall
140 mm
10.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
6:51 AM – 7:38 PM
Cloud cover
65%
12th clearest
Wind
19 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.04 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Pelotas 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 19°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical October day in Pelotas reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 2°C warmer than September and about 2°C cooler than November.

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Pelotas weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 21°10911.613.86.5
Feb26° / 21°10512.613.26.2
Mar25° / 20°10211.812.26.6
Apr23° / 18°11610.211.26.8
May19° / 14°1059.310.46.3
Jun17° / 12°1119.9105.5
Jul16° / 11°11710.210.15.1
Aug17° / 12°1169.710.85.7
Sep18° / 13°14110.611.85.8
Oct20° / 15°14010.512.86.2
Nov23° / 17°958.813.67.0
Dec25° / 20°1009.8147.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in October, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24060
33961
43961
53961
63763
73763
83763
93763
103961
113961
123961
134159
144159
154159
164357
174357
184357
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224555
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254654
264654
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284654
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304753
314753

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Pelotas gets around 140 mm of rain over 10.5 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 33% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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236
336
436
536
636
736
836
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1135
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1334
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1633
1733
1833
1932
2032
2132
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2731
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3030
3130

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 33% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 9% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14433203
24333213
34233223
44133234
54032244
63932254
73832265
83731275
93631276
103530286
113530296
123430297
133330307
143230308
153130318
163130318
173030319
182930329
1929293210
2028293211
2128293112
2228283112
2328283113
2429273014
2529273014
2629263015
2729263016
2829253016
2929252917
3029242917
3129232918

Wind in October

Winds average 19 km/h in October, the windiest month of the year.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
119light breeze
219light breeze
319light breeze
419light breeze
519light breeze
619light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 54 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 7:09 AM to 6:36 AM, and sunset from 7:28 PM to 7:50 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.37:097:28
212.37:087:28
312.47:077:29
412.47:057:30
512.47:047:30
612.57:037:31
712.57:017:32
812.57:007:32
912.66:597:33
1012.66:587:34
1112.66:567:35
1212.76:557:35
1312.76:547:36
1412.76:537:37
1512.86:527:37
1612.86:517:38
1712.86:497:39
1812.96:487:40
1912.96:477:40
2012.96:467:41
2112.96:457:42
2213.06:447:43
2313.06:437:44
2413.06:427:44
2513.16:417:45
2613.16:407:46
2713.16:397:47
2813.26:387:48
2913.26:377:49
3013.26:367:49
3113.26:367:50

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.04 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.35 kWh/m² to a high of 6.76 kWh/m² in December across the year — October's 5.04 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.6Bright
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44.6Bright
54.6Bright
64.7Bright
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155.0Bright
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215.3Bright
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245.4Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.6Bright
295.6Bright
305.6Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Pelotas?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Pelotas for sightseeing.

What to pack for Pelotas in October

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

In October, Pelotas sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Pelotas in October

The nearest coast averages about 18°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 44 km away) is warmest in February at about 24°C and coldest in July near 14°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Nov 18 to May 4 — about 5.5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan24Refreshing
Feb24Warm
Mar24Refreshing
Apr22Refreshing
May19Cool
Jun16Cool
Jul14Bracing
Aug14Bracing
Sep15Cool
Oct18Cool
Nov20Cool
Dec22Refreshing

UV index in Pelotas in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Pelotas peaks around January 12 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 12UV 12Jun 20UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar9Very high
Apr7High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep7Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Pelotas?

Pelotas sits at 31.8°S, 52.3°W, 15 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Capão do Leão, 14 km away.

Topography around Pelotas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pelotas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 27 m around an average of 5 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 161 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 507 m.

The land around Pelotas is covered by artificial surfaces (52%) and wetland (26%) within 3 km, wetland (25%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and water (31%) and trees (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
27 m
16 km
161 m
80 km
507 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
October weather nearby: Capão do Leão 14 km · Rio Grande 37 km · São José do Norte 39 km · Canguçu 52 km · São Lourenço do Sul 57 km · Piratini 81 km · Arroio Grande 87 km · Camaquã 114 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 Pelotas (-31.77°, -52.341°, elevation 15 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).