Pilar do Sul weather in October

In October, Pilar do Sul sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 111 mm of rain across 12.6 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in October, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of October to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Pilar do Sul's 9th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pilar do Sul's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
7th warmest
Overnight low
16°
6th coldest
Rainfall
111 mm
12.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
6:39 AM – 7:13 PM
Cloud cover
71%
9th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.08 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Pilar do Sul 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 26°C through the month.

A typical October day in Pilar do Sul reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 31°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)Avg low (°C)
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102516
112616
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Pilar do Sul weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 19°24522.613.34.5
Feb28° / 19°17419.312.84.6
Mar27° / 19°12718.412.25.2
Apr26° / 17°608.711.56.9
May23° / 14°637.110.97.3
Jun22° / 13°585.810.67.4
Jul22° / 12°555.310.77.6
Aug23° / 13°414.911.27.9
Sep24° / 14°959.111.97.1
Oct26° / 16°11112.612.66.2
Nov26° / 17°14114.813.25.7
Dec27° / 19°17318.713.45.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23466
33466
43466
53367
63367
73367
83367
93367
103367
113268
123070
133070
143070
152971
162971
172971
182971
192971
202971
212971
222971
232971
243070
253070
263070
273070
283070
293169
303169
313169

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Pilar do Sul gets around 111 mm of rain over 12.6 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 41% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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338
438
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738
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938
1038
1139
1239
1339
1440
1540
1641
1741
1842
1943
2043
2143
2243
2343
2443
2543
2643
2743
2843
2943
3043
3143

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 48% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 17% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11637398
21536408
31535429
41434439
513334410
612324510
711314711
811304811
910294912
1010285012
1110275013
129265114
139265114
149255115
158245216
168245117
178235118
187235119
197225219
207225120
217225021
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307224625
317224625

Wind in October

Winds average 12 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of October to 12 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:53 AM to 6:28 AM, and sunset from 7:06 PM to 7:21 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:537:06
212.26:527:07
312.36:517:07
412.36:507:08
512.36:497:08
612.36:487:08
712.46:477:09
812.46:467:09
912.46:457:10
1012.46:447:10
1112.56:437:11
1212.56:437:11
1312.56:427:11
1412.56:417:12
1512.56:407:12
1612.66:397:13
1712.66:387:13
1812.66:377:14
1912.66:367:14
2012.76:367:15
2112.76:357:15
2212.76:347:16
2312.76:337:16
2412.76:337:17
2512.86:327:17
2612.86:317:18
2712.86:307:19
2812.86:307:19
2912.86:297:20
3012.96:297:20
3112.96:287:21

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.08 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.18 kWh/m² to a high of 5.61 kWh/m² in December across the year — October's 5.08 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.7Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
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84.9Bright
94.9Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
135.1Bright
145.1Bright
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215.2Bright
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275.2Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Pilar do Sul

In seasonPeak

In October, Pilar do Sul sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Pilar do Sul's rainy season runs October–March, 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 Pilar do Sul?

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
5.7
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Pilar do Sul for sightseeing.

What to pack for Pilar do Sul in October

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

In October, Pilar do Sul sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 16°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Pilar do Sul in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Pilar do Sul peaks around January 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 at about 5 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 21UV 15Jul 12UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr8Very high
May7High
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug7Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Pilar do Sul in October

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where October falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Pilar do Sul is worst in September — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (January, 10 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1017 µg/m³Jan 1410 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb10Good
Mar10Good
Apr11Good
May14Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Pilar do Sul?

Pilar do Sul sits at 23.8°S, 47.7°W, 697 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Salto de Pirapora, 23 km away.

Topography around Pilar do Sul

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pilar do Sul has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 122 m around an average of 696 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 473 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,386 m.

The land around Pilar do Sul is covered by grassland (34%), cropland (27%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, trees (57%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (66%) within 80 km.

3 km
122 m
16 km
473 m
80 km
1,386 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Salto de Pirapora 23 km · São Miguel Arcanjo 29 km · Piedade 31 km · Araçoiaba da Serra 36 km · Capela do Alto 38 km · Votorantim 41 km · Itapetininga 42 km · Sorocaba 43 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 Pilar do Sul (-23.8131°, -47.7164°, elevation 697 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).