Piraquara weather in October

In October, Piraquara sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 176 mm of rain across 20 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% 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 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Piraquara's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Piraquara's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
7th warmest
Overnight low
15°
6th coldest
Rainfall
176 mm
20 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
6:43 AM – 7:20 PM
Cloud cover
82%
12th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Piraquara is 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 22°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical October day in Piraquara reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 1°C warmer than September and about 1°C cooler than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12114
22214
32214
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Piraquara 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
Jan27° / 19°30025.913.44.1
Feb27° / 19°27722.912.94.2
Mar26° / 18°19822.512.24.8
Apr24° / 16°11115.211.45.9
May21° / 13°1151310.86.0
Jun20° / 12°11011.410.46.1
Jul20° / 11°10911.110.66.1
Aug21° / 12°9410.711.16.4
Sep21° / 13°16215.911.85.5
Oct23° / 15°1762012.64.9
Nov24° / 16°17720.513.25.0
Dec26° / 18°23622.913.64.6

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in October, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 82%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12179
21981
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61981
71981
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101882
111882
121783
131783
141783
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201684
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221684
231783
241783
251882
261882
271882
281882
291882
301882
311981

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Piraquara gets around 176 mm of rain over 20 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 65% and peaks near 68% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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1765
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1966
2067
2167
2267
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2468
2568
2668
2768
2867
2967
3067
3167

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 39% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 16% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12338336
22337336
32237347
42136358
52035359
620343611
719333612
818333613
917323714
1017323715
1116313716
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2811264419
2911254419
3011254420
3111244420

Wind in October

Winds average 8 km/h in October, the windiest month of the year.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
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188calm
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218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 48 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:58 AM to 6:31 AM, and sunset from 7:12 PM to 7:28 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:587:12
212.36:577:13
312.36:567:13
412.36:557:14
512.36:547:14
612.46:537:15
712.46:527:15
812.46:517:16
912.46:507:16
1012.56:497:17
1112.56:487:17
1212.56:477:18
1312.56:467:18
1412.66:457:19
1512.66:447:19
1612.66:437:20
1712.66:427:20
1812.76:417:21
1912.76:407:21
2012.76:397:22
2112.76:397:22
2212.86:387:23
2312.86:377:23
2412.86:367:24
2512.86:357:25
2612.86:357:25
2712.96:347:26
2812.96:337:27
2912.96:337:27
3012.96:327:28
3113.06:317:28

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.69 kWh/m² to a high of 5.28 kWh/m² in December across the year — October's 4.21 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.8Moderate
23.8Moderate
33.9Moderate
43.9Moderate
53.9Moderate
64.0Moderate
74.0Moderate
84.0Bright
94.1Bright
104.1Bright
114.1Bright
124.1Bright
134.2Bright
144.2Bright
154.2Bright
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184.2Bright
194.3Bright
204.3Bright
214.3Bright
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244.3Bright
254.3Bright
264.4Bright
274.4Bright
284.4Bright
294.4Bright
304.5Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Piraquara?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Piraquara for sightseeing.

What to pack for Piraquara in October

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

In October, Piraquara sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 15°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 20 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

UV index in Piraquara 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 Piraquara peaks around January 18 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 highHighExtremeJan 18UV 15Jul 12UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr9Very high
May6High
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug7High
Sep7High
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Piraquara?

Piraquara sits at 25.4°S, 49.1°W, 910 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Quatro Barras, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Piraquara

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Piraquara has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 78 m around an average of 913 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,412 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,785 m.

The land around Piraquara is covered by trees (45%), grassland (26%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, trees (58%) within 16 km, and trees (74%) within 80 km.

3 km
78 m
16 km
1,412 m
80 km
1,785 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
October weather nearby: Quatro Barras 9.0 km · Pinhais 13 km · Campina Grande do Sul 15 km · São José dos Pinhais 17 km · Curitiba 21 km · Colombo 23 km · Morretes 24 km · Almirante Tamandaré 28 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 Piraquara (-25.4423°, -49.068°, elevation 910 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).