Picuí weather in October

In October, Picuí sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 3 mm of rain across 0.7 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% 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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Picuí's 2nd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Picuí's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 31°; 3rd warmest
Overnight low: 20°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 3 mm; 0.7 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 06 min; 5:06 AM – 5:15 PM
Cloud cover: 39%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 20 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 6.74 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.6; out of 10

Picuí is human settlement in Brazil.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical October day in Picuí reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°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 32°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 1°C warmer than September and on par with November.

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Avg high (°C)	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31
Avg low (°C)	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	19
2	31	19
3	31	19
4	31	19
5	31	20
6	31	20
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27	31	20
28	31	20
29	31	20
30	31	20
31	31	20

How October really feels in Picuí

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 6 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in October is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Picuí weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	31° / 21°	35	8	12.3	4.6
Feb	31° / 21°	41	9	12.2	4.4
Mar	31° / 21°	64	12.5	12	4.3
Apr	30° / 21°	61	11.4	11.9	4.7
May	29° / 21°	39	8.2	11.7	5.5
Jun	28° / 20°	28	6.4	11.6	6.5
Jul	28° / 19°	23	4.8	11.7	7.1
Aug	29° / 19°	9	1.7	11.8	6.8
Sep	30° / 19°	3	0.9	12	6.2
Oct	31° / 20°	3	0.7	12.1	5.6
Nov	31° / 20°	4	1.2	12.3	5.3
Dec	31° / 21°	11	2.9	12.4	5.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	88	88	88	87	86	86	85	84	84	83	83	82	82	81	81	80	80	79	77	77	76	76	76	76	75	75	75	75	75	75	75
Cloudier (%)	12	12	12	13	14	14	15	16	16	17	17	18	18	19	19	20	20	21	23	23	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	25	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	88	12
2	88	12
3	88	12
4	87	13
5	86	14
6	86	14
7	85	15
8	84	16
9	84	16
10	83	17
11	83	17
12	82	18
13	82	18
14	81	19
15	81	19
16	80	20
17	80	20
18	79	21
19	77	23
20	77	23
21	76	24
22	76	24
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25	75	25
26	75	25
27	75	25
28	75	25
29	75	25
30	75	25
31	75	25

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Picuí gets around 3 mm of rain over 0.7 wet days in October, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 2% and peaks near 3% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3

	Rain chance (%)
1	1
2	1
3	1
4	1
5	1
6	1
7	1
8	2
9	2
10	2
11	2
12	2
13	2
14	3
15	3
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19	3
20	3
21	3
22	3
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24	3
25	3
26	3
27	3
28	3
29	3
30	3
31	3

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 74% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 23% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Comfortable (%)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Humid (%)	81	81	81	81	81	81	80	81	81	80	79	79	78	78	77	76	75	73	72	71	70	69	68	68	68	67	67	66	66	65	65
Muggy (%)	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	17	18	18	19	20	21	22	23	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	31	32	32	33	33	34	34

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	4	81	15
2	4	81	15
3	4	81	15
4	4	81	15
5	4	81	15
6	4	81	15
7	4	80	16
8	3	81	16
9	3	81	16
10	3	80	17
11	3	79	18
12	3	79	18
13	3	78	19
14	2	78	20
15	2	77	21
16	2	76	22
17	2	75	23
18	2	73	25
19	2	72	26
20	2	71	27
21	2	70	28
22	2	69	29
23	2	68	30
24	1	68	31
25	1	68	31
26	1	67	32
27	1	67	32
28	1	66	33
29	1	66	33
30	1	65	34
31	1	65	34

Wind in October

Winds average 20 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 20 km/h on the calmest days to 21 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	21	breezy
2	21	breezy
3	21	breezy
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24	20	breezy
25	20	breezy
26	20	breezy
27	20	light breeze
28	20	light breeze
29	20	light breeze
30	20	light breeze
31	20	light breeze

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 5:13 AM to 5:02 AM, and sunset from 5:16 PM to 5:16 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2
Sunrise (AM)	5:13	5:12	5:12	5:11	5:11	5:10	5:10	5:09	5:09	5:08	5:08	5:08	5:07	5:07	5:06	5:06	5:06	5:05	5:05	5:05	5:04	5:04	5:04	5:04	5:03	5:03	5:03	5:03	5:02	5:02	5:02
Sunset (PM)	5:16	5:16	5:16	5:16	5:16	5:15	5:15	5:15	5:15	5:15	5:15	5:15	5:15	5:15	5:15	5:15	5:15	5:15	5:15	5:15	5:15	5:15	5:15	5:15	5:15	5:15	5:15	5:15	5:15	5:16	5:16

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.1	5:13	5:16
2	12.1	5:12	5:16
3	12.1	5:12	5:16
4	12.1	5:11	5:16
5	12.1	5:11	5:16
6	12.1	5:10	5:15
7	12.1	5:10	5:15
8	12.1	5:09	5:15
9	12.1	5:09	5:15
10	12.1	5:08	5:15
11	12.1	5:08	5:15
12	12.1	5:08	5:15
13	12.1	5:07	5:15
14	12.1	5:07	5:15
15	12.1	5:06	5:15
16	12.1	5:06	5:15
17	12.2	5:06	5:15
18	12.2	5:05	5:15
19	12.2	5:05	5:15
20	12.2	5:05	5:15
21	12.2	5:04	5:15
22	12.2	5:04	5:15
23	12.2	5:04	5:15
24	12.2	5:04	5:15
25	12.2	5:03	5:15
26	12.2	5:03	5:15
27	12.2	5:03	5:15
28	12.2	5:03	5:15
29	12.2	5:02	5:15
30	12.2	5:02	5:16
31	12.2	5:02	5:16

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 6.74 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.51 kWh/m² to a high of 6.74 kWh/m² in October across the year — October's 6.74 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.7	Intense
2	6.7	Intense
3	6.7	Intense
4	6.7	Intense
5	6.7	Intense
6	6.7	Intense
7	6.7	Intense
8	6.7	Intense
9	6.7	Intense
10	6.7	Intense
11	6.7	Intense
12	6.7	Intense
13	6.7	Intense
14	6.7	Intense
15	6.7	Intense
16	6.7	Intense
17	6.7	Intense
18	6.7	Intense
19	6.7	Intense
20	6.7	Intense
21	6.7	Intense
22	6.7	Intense
23	6.7	Intense
24	6.8	Intense
25	6.8	Intense
26	6.8	Intense
27	6.8	Intense
28	6.8	Intense
29	6.8	Intense
30	6.8	Intense
31	6.8	Intense

Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Picuí?

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

5.6

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

8.3

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Picuí in October

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

In October, Picuí sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: a windbreaker.

light clothessun protectiona windbreaker

UV index in Picuí 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 Picuí peaks around March 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 16 at about 10 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	14	15	16	14	11	10	10	10	13	12	12	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	10	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Picuí?

Picuí sits at 6.5°S, 36.3°W, 445 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Cuité, 22 km away.

Topography around Picuí

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Picuí has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 185 m around an average of 455 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 367 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 793 m.

The land around Picuí is covered by shrubs (70%) within 3 km, shrubs (71%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and shrubs (73%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km

185 m

shrubs 70%

16 km

367 m

shrubs 71%

80 km

793 m

shrubs 73%

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← September Picuí year-round climate November →Best places to visit in October

October weather nearby: Cuité 22 km · Currais Novos 34 km · Parelhas 40 km · Santa Cruz 48 km · Lagoa Nova 48 km · Cacimba de Dentro 63 km · Araruna 67 km · Pocinhos 70 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

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 Picuí (-6.5106°, -36.3469°, elevation 445 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	19
2	31	19
3	31	19
4	31	19
5	31	20
6	31	20
7	31	20
8	31	20
9	31	20
10	31	20
11	31	20
12	31	20
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22	31	20
23	31	20
24	31	20
25	31	20
26	31	20
27	31	20
28	31	20
29	31	20
30	31	20
31	31	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	88	12
2	88	12
3	88	12
4	87	13
5	86	14
6	86	14
7	85	15
8	84	16
9	84	16
10	83	17
11	83	17
12	82	18
13	82	18
14	81	19
15	81	19
16	80	20
17	80	20
18	79	21
19	77	23
20	77	23
21	76	24
22	76	24
23	76	24
24	76	24
25	75	25
26	75	25
27	75	25
28	75	25
29	75	25
30	75	25
31	75	25

	Rain chance (%)
1	1
2	1
3	1
4	1
5	1
6	1
7	1
8	2
9	2
10	2
11	2
12	2
13	2
14	3
15	3
16	3
17	3
18	3
19	3
20	3
21	3
22	3
23	3
24	3
25	3
26	3
27	3
28	3
29	3
30	3
31	3

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	4	81	15
2	4	81	15
3	4	81	15
4	4	81	15
5	4	81	15
6	4	81	15
7	4	80	16
8	3	81	16
9	3	81	16
10	3	80	17
11	3	79	18
12	3	79	18
13	3	78	19
14	2	78	20
15	2	77	21
16	2	76	22
17	2	75	23
18	2	73	25
19	2	72	26
20	2	71	27
21	2	70	28
22	2	69	29
23	2	68	30
24	1	68	31
25	1	68	31
26	1	67	32
27	1	67	32
28	1	66	33
29	1	66	33
30	1	65	34
31	1	65	34

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	19
2	31	19
3	31	19
4	31	19
5	31	20
6	31	20
7	31	20
8	31	20
9	31	20
10	31	20
11	31	20
12	31	20
13	31	20
14	31	20
15	31	20
16	31	20
17	31	20
18	31	20
19	31	20
20	31	20
21	31	20
22	31	20
23	31	20
24	31	20
25	31	20
26	31	20
27	31	20
28	31	20
29	31	20
30	31	20
31	31	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	88	12
2	88	12
3	88	12
4	87	13
5	86	14
6	86	14
7	85	15
8	84	16
9	84	16
10	83	17
11	83	17
12	82	18
13	82	18
14	81	19
15	81	19
16	80	20
17	80	20
18	79	21
19	77	23
20	77	23
21	76	24
22	76	24
23	76	24
24	76	24
25	75	25
26	75	25
27	75	25
28	75	25
29	75	25
30	75	25
31	75	25

	Rain chance (%)
1	1
2	1
3	1
4	1
5	1
6	1
7	1
8	2
9	2
10	2
11	2
12	2
13	2
14	3
15	3
16	3
17	3
18	3
19	3
20	3
21	3
22	3
23	3
24	3
25	3
26	3
27	3
28	3
29	3
30	3
31	3

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	4	81	15
2	4	81	15
3	4	81	15
4	4	81	15
5	4	81	15
6	4	81	15
7	4	80	16
8	3	81	16
9	3	81	16
10	3	80	17
11	3	79	18
12	3	79	18
13	3	78	19
14	2	78	20
15	2	77	21
16	2	76	22
17	2	75	23
18	2	73	25
19	2	72	26
20	2	71	27
21	2	70	28
22	2	69	29
23	2	68	30
24	1	68	31
25	1	68	31
26	1	67	32
27	1	67	32
28	1	66	33
29	1	66	33
30	1	65	34
31	1	65	34

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	19
2	31	19
3	31	19
4	31	19
5	31	20
6	31	20
7	31	20
8	31	20
9	31	20
10	31	20
11	31	20
12	31	20
13	31	20
14	31	20
15	31	20
16	31	20
17	31	20
18	31	20
19	31	20
20	31	20
21	31	20
22	31	20
23	31	20
24	31	20
25	31	20
26	31	20
27	31	20
28	31	20
29	31	20
30	31	20
31	31	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	88	12
2	88	12
3	88	12
4	87	13
5	86	14
6	86	14
7	85	15
8	84	16
9	84	16
10	83	17
11	83	17
12	82	18
13	82	18
14	81	19
15	81	19
16	80	20
17	80	20
18	79	21
19	77	23
20	77	23
21	76	24
22	76	24
23	76	24
24	76	24
25	75	25
26	75	25
27	75	25
28	75	25
29	75	25
30	75	25
31	75	25

	Rain chance (%)
1	1
2	1
3	1
4	1
5	1
6	1
7	1
8	2
9	2
10	2
11	2
12	2
13	2
14	3
15	3
16	3
17	3
18	3
19	3
20	3
21	3
22	3
23	3
24	3
25	3
26	3
27	3
28	3
29	3
30	3
31	3

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	4	81	15
2	4	81	15
3	4	81	15
4	4	81	15
5	4	81	15
6	4	81	15
7	4	80	16
8	3	81	16
9	3	81	16
10	3	80	17
11	3	79	18
12	3	79	18
13	3	78	19
14	2	78	20
15	2	77	21
16	2	76	22
17	2	75	23
18	2	73	25
19	2	72	26
20	2	71	27
21	2	70	28
22	2	69	29
23	2	68	30
24	1	68	31
25	1	68	31
26	1	67	32
27	1	67	32
28	1	66	33
29	1	66	33
30	1	65	34
31	1	65	34