Picos weather in October

In October, Picos sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 9 mm of rain across 1.4 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 36°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time in October, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of October to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Picos's 3rd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Picos's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
1st warmest
Overnight low
25°
11th coldest
Rainfall
9 mm
1.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:26 AM – 5:36 PM
Cloud cover
38%
3rd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.3
out of 10

Picos 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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 36°C through the month.

A typical October day in Picos reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 34°C and 38°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 1°C warmer than September and about 1°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How October really feels in Picos

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.

Picos weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 24°14116.612.43.2
Feb31° / 23°13916.912.23.4
Mar31° / 23°14918.9123.5
Apr32° / 23°8811.611.83.9
May32° / 23°304.811.74.2
Jun32° / 22°4111.64.7
Jul33° / 21°20.511.64.7
Aug34° / 22°10.111.84.0
Sep36° / 23°20.2123.0
Oct36° / 25°91.412.22.3
Nov36° / 25°254.512.32.5
Dec34° / 25°577.812.43.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18614
28614
38515
48515
58416
68416
78416
88317
98317
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118317
128218
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277327
287228
297129
307030
316931

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Picos gets around 9 mm of rain over 1.4 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 5% and peaks near 9% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
11
21
31
41
51
61
72
82
92
102
113
123
133
144
154
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185
196
206
217
227
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268
278
288
298
309
319

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the comfortable band about 48% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 11% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
110612720
210602730
311582830
411582830
511582830
611572840
711552941
811552941
911533051
1011533051
1111523061
1211503162
1311493172
1411483172
1511473182
1611463283
1711463293
1811453293
19114432103
20104332104
21104333114
22104233114
2394133124
2494134124
2594034134
2684034144
2783935144
2873935154
2973836154
3063836164
3163737164

Wind in October

Winds average 12 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
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913light breeze
1013light breeze
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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 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:33 AM to 5:22 AM, and sunset from 5:37 PM to 5:37 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.15:335:37
212.15:325:37
312.15:325:36
412.15:315:36
512.15:315:36
612.15:305:36
712.15:305:36
812.15:305:36
912.15:295:36
1012.15:295:36
1112.15:285:36
1212.15:285:36
1312.15:275:36
1412.15:275:36
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2712.25:235:36
2812.25:235:36
2912.25:225:37
3012.25:225:37
3112.25:225:37

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 6.85 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.91 kWh/m² to a high of 6.85 kWh/m² in October across the year — October's 6.85 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.0Intense
27.0Intense
37.0Intense
47.0Intense
57.0Intense
67.0Intense
76.9Intense
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286.7Intense
296.6Intense
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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Picos

In seasonPeak

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

Picos's rainy season runs January–April, 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 Picos?

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

2.3
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Picos.

What to pack for Picos in October

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

In October, Picos sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Picos 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 Picos peaks around March 10 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 10UV 15Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Picos?

Picos sits at 7.1°S, 41.5°W, 203 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Jaicós, 48 km away.

Topography around Picos

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Picos has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 255 m around an average of 228 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 385 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 582 m.

The land around Picos is covered by grassland (37%), shrubs (24%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, shrubs (49%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and shrubs (71%) within 80 km.

3 km
255 m
16 km
385 m
80 km
582 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
October weather nearby: Jaicós 48 km · Oeiras 74 km · Valença do Piauí 81 km · Pio IX 98 km · Ipueiras 112 km · Salitre 114 km · Campos Sales 120 km · Araripina 120 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 Picos (-7.0769°, -41.4669°, elevation 203 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).