Porto Calvo weather in October

In October, Porto Calvo sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 42 mm of rain across 15 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in October, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of October to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Porto Calvo's 2nd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Porto Calvo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
7th warmest
Overnight low
22°
5th coldest
Rainfall
42 mm
15 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:01 AM – 5:13 PM
Cloud cover
54%
2nd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Porto Calvo is former frequesia and town of the Pernambuco Captaincy, actual old town of Porto Calvo, Alagoas.

Founded
1575

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 29°C through the month.

A typical October day in Porto Calvo reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 1°C warmer than September and about 1°C cooler than November.

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How October really feels in Porto Calvo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

October sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Porto Calvo weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 23°5817.412.54.0
Feb31° / 23°6416.712.33.8
Mar31° / 24°8019.812.13.7
Apr30° / 23°962111.83.8
May28° / 23°12223.611.64.1
Jun27° / 22°14025.311.54.2
Jul26° / 21°12825.311.54.4
Aug27° / 21°8322.211.74.8
Sep28° / 21°5817.611.95.3
Oct29° / 22°421512.25.1
Nov30° / 23°3112.112.44.8
Dec31° / 23°3312.712.54.5

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 45% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 33%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17228
27228
37327
47228
57228
67129
77030
87030
96931
106832
116832
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Porto Calvo gets around 42 mm of rain over 15 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 48% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
147
247
348
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549
650
750
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1949
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2148
2247
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2645
2745
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3045
3144

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the muggy band about 60% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
116930
216930
316831
416831
516732
616732
716633
816633
916633
1016534
1116534
1206535
1306535
1406436
1506337
1606238
1706139
1806040
1905941
2005842
2105644
2205545
2305446
2405347
2505248
2605248
2705149
2805149
2905050
3005050
3105050

Wind in October

Winds average 10 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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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 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:08 AM to 4:56 AM, and sunset from 5:13 PM to 5:15 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.15:085:13
212.15:085:13
312.15:075:13
412.15:075:13
512.15:065:13
612.15:055:13
712.15:055:13
812.15:045:13
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Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.78 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.91 kWh/m² to a high of 6.02 kWh/m² in November across the year — October's 5.78 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Porto Calvo

In seasonPeak

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

Porto Calvo's rainy season runs February–August, 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 Porto Calvo?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Porto Calvo in October

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

In October, Porto Calvo sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Porto Calvo in October

The nearest coast averages about 27°C in October — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 31 km away) is warmest in April at about 29°C and coldest in August near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Warm
Feb28Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May28Tropical
Jun27Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov27Warm
Dec27Warm

UV index in Porto Calvo 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 Porto Calvo peaks around March 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 10 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 12UV 15Aug 10UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Porto Calvo?

Porto Calvo sits at 9.0°S, 35.4°W, 20 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Matriz de Camaragibe, 19 km away.

Topography around Porto Calvo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Porto Calvo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 111 m around an average of 24 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 159 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 853 m.

The land around Porto Calvo is covered by grassland (80%) within 3 km, grassland (65%) and trees (27%) within 16 km, and grassland (43%), water (31%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
111 m
16 km
159 m
80 km
853 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
October weather nearby: Matriz de Camaragibe 19 km · Maragogi 20 km · São José da Coroa Grande 32 km · Barreiros 34 km · São Luís do Quitunde 35 km · Colônia Leopoldina 39 km · Joaquim Gomes 40 km · Água Preta 40 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 Porto Calvo (-9.045°, -35.3983°, elevation 20 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).