Pilão Arcado weather in October

In October, Pilão Arcado sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 18 mm of rain across 2 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% 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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Pilão Arcado's 3rd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pilão Arcado's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
1st warmest
Overnight low
23°
10th coldest
Rainfall
18 mm
2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:28 AM – 5:42 PM
Cloud cover
39%
3rd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.94 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month.

A typical October day in Pilão Arcado reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and about 1°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13523
23523
33523
43523
53523
63523
73523
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How October really feels in Pilão Arcado

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.

Pilão Arcado weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 1st-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 23°10310.812.53.8
Feb32° / 23°7510.312.33.8
Mar32° / 23°9711.912.13.8
Apr32° / 23°456.511.84.2
May32° / 22°111.811.54.6
Jun32° / 21°10.111.45.3
Jul32° / 20°0011.55.4
Aug33° / 20°0011.74.8
Sep34° / 22°10.211.93.8
Oct35° / 23°18212.23.3
Nov33° / 24°68612.53.6
Dec33° / 24°718.112.63.8

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 25%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18317
28317
38218
48119
58119
68020
78020
87921
97921
107921
117723
127723
137723
147624
157624
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217228
227228
237030
246931
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276733
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296634
306535
316535

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Pilão Arcado gets around 18 mm of rain over 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 7% and peaks near 13% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
12
22
32
43
53
63
73
84
94
104
115
125
135
146
156
166
176
186
197
207
218
228
239
249
2510
2610
2711
2811
2912
3012
3113

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 42% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 15% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
17504031
26513931
36513931
46513841
56513841
66513841
76503852
86503752
96503762
105493762
115493772
125483773
135483783
145473783
155463793
165453794
1754438104
1854238114
1954138114
2054038125
2153939135
2253739145
2353639156
2453539166
2543339176
2643239186
2743139206
2843039217
2942939227
3042838237
3132838247

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
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
1412light breeze
1512light breeze
1612light breeze
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1912light 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 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:36 AM to 5:23 AM, and sunset from 5:42 PM to 5:44 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.15:365:42
212.15:365:41
312.15:355:41
412.15:345:41
512.15:345:41
612.15:335:41
712.15:335:41
812.25:325:41
912.25:325:41
1012.25:315:41
1112.25:315:41
1212.25:305:41
1312.25:305:42
1412.25:295:42
1512.25:295:42
1612.25:285:42
1712.25:285:42
1812.25:275:42
1912.35:275:42
2012.35:265:42
2112.35:265:42
2212.35:265:42
2312.35:255:43
2412.35:255:43
2512.35:255:43
2612.35:245:43
2712.35:245:43
2812.35:245:43
2912.35:235:44
3012.35:235:44
3112.45:235:44

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 6.94 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.81 kWh/m² to a high of 6.94 kWh/m² in October across the year — October's 6.94 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
77.0Intense
87.0Intense
97.0Intense
107.0Intense
117.0Intense
127.0Intense
137.0Intense
147.0Intense
157.0Intense
167.0Intense
177.0Intense
186.9Intense
196.9Intense
206.9Intense
216.9Intense
226.9Intense
236.9Intense
246.8Intense
256.8Intense
266.8Intense
276.8Intense
286.8Intense
296.7Intense
306.7Intense
316.7Intense
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Pilão Arcado?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Pilão Arcado. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Pilão Arcado in October

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

In October, Pilão Arcado sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Pilão Arcado 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 Pilão Arcado peaks around March 10 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 9 (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 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Pilão Arcado?

Pilão Arcado sits at 10.0°S, 42.5°W, 474 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Remanso, 61 km away.

Topography around Pilão Arcado

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pilão Arcado has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 20 m around an average of 402 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 583 m.

The land around Pilão Arcado is covered by shrubs (47%) and grassland (39%) within 3 km, shrubs (67%) within 16 km, and shrubs (82%) within 80 km.

3 km
20 m
16 km
161 m
80 km
583 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
October weather nearby: Remanso 61 km · Sento Sé 71 km · Campo Alegre de Lourdes 79 km · Xique-Xique 95 km · São Raimundo Nonato 112 km · Jussara 129 km · Central 132 km · Barra 141 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 Pilão Arcado (-10.0005°, -42.4798°, elevation 474 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).