Salitre weather in October

In October, Salitre sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 8 mm of rain across 1.2 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% 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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Salitre's 4th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Salitre's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
1st warmest
Overnight low
22°
10th coldest
Rainfall
8 mm
1.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:22 AM – 5:32 PM
Cloud cover
40%
4th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.93 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month.

A typical October day in Salitre reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 35°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)
13321
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33321
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How October really feels in Salitre

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.

Salitre weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 22°13915.812.44.1
Feb30° / 21°14715.912.24.2
Mar29° / 21°18518.7124.2
Apr29° / 21°10012.111.84.9
May30° / 21°385.611.75.8
Jun29° / 20°71.411.66.7
Jul29° / 19°50.811.66.8
Aug31° / 19°10.311.86.2
Sep32° / 20°10.2125.0
Oct33° / 22°81.212.24.1
Nov33° / 22°203.512.34.0
Dec32° / 22°38712.44.2

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 22%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18515
28416
38317
48317
58218
68218
78119
88119
98119
108119
118020
128020
138020
148020
158020
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207822
217723
227624
237525
247525
257327
267228
277129
287030
296832
306832
316733

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Salitre gets around 8 mm of rain over 1.2 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 4% and peaks near 7% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
11
21
31
41
51
61
71
81
92
102
112
123
133
144
154
165
175
185
196
206
216
226
237
247
257
267
277
287
297
307
317

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 52% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 6% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11364221
21364221
31463221
41461232
51461232
61460242
71559242
81557253
91557253
101555264
111554274
121553275
131552285
141551286
151551286
161550297
171449297
181448308
191448308
201348318
211347318
221247329
231247329
241146339
251146339
2610463410
2710463410
2810463410
299463410
309463411
319453511

Wind in October

Winds average 16 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
717light breeze
817light breeze
917light breeze
1017light breeze
1117light breeze
1217light breeze
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3115light breeze

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 5:29 AM to 5:18 AM, and sunset from 5:33 PM to 5:33 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.15:295:33
212.15:285:33
312.15:285:32
412.15:275:32
512.15:275:32
612.15:265:32
712.15:265:32
812.15:255:32
912.15:255:32
1012.15:245:32
1112.15:245:32
1212.15:245:32
1312.15:235:32
1412.25:235:32
1512.25:225:32
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1812.25:215:32
1912.25:215:32
2012.25:215:32
2112.25:205:32
2212.25:205:32
2312.25:205:32
2412.25:195:32
2512.25:195:32
2612.25:195:32
2712.25:195:32
2812.25:185:33
2912.25:185:33
3012.25:185:33
3112.35:185:33

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 6.93 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.87 kWh/m² to a high of 6.93 kWh/m² in October across the year — October's 6.93 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
156.9Intense
166.9Intense
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196.9Intense
206.9Intense
216.8Intense
226.8Intense
236.8Intense
246.8Intense
256.8Intense
266.8Intense
276.8Intense
286.8Intense
296.7Intense
306.7Intense
316.7Intense
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Salitre

In seasonPeak

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

Salitre's monsoon runs January–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is October a good time to visit Salitre?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
7.6
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Salitre in October

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

In October, Salitre sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Salitre 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 Salitre peaks around March 11 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeMar 11UV 16Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Salitre?

Salitre sits at 7.3°S, 40.5°W, 678 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Campos Sales, 25 km away.

Topography around Salitre

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Salitre has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 195 m around an average of 715 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 301 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 695 m.

The land around Salitre is covered by cropland (38%), shrubs (33%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, shrubs (57%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and shrubs (73%) within 80 km.

3 km
195 m
16 km
301 m
80 km
695 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
October weather nearby: Campos Sales 25 km · Ipueiras 28 km · Araripina 33 km · Araripe 36 km · Pio IX 53 km · Ipubi 53 km · Trindade 57 km · Jaicós 76 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 Salitre (-7.2847°, -40.4572°, elevation 678 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).