Salto do Lontra weather in October

In October, Salto do Lontra sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 212 mm of rain across 14.4 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% 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 Salto do Lontra's 11th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Salto do Lontra's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
6th warmest
Overnight low
17°
7th coldest
Rainfall
212 mm
14.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
7:00 AM – 7:37 PM
Cloud cover
61%
11th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.41 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical October day in Salto do Lontra reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 1°C warmer than September and about 1°C cooler than November.

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Salto do Lontra weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 20°15616.813.44.3
Feb29° / 20°15015.612.94.5
Mar29° / 19°12012.912.25.3
Apr26° / 17°1249.711.46.7
May23° / 13°1539.510.87.0
Jun22° / 12°1499.210.46.7
Jul22° / 11°1178.710.67.0
Aug24° / 13°1007.111.17.7
Sep26° / 15°16210.211.86.9
Oct27° / 17°21214.412.65.9
Nov28° / 18°15912.313.35.7
Dec29° / 19°18216.313.64.6

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24654
34654
44654
54555
64654
74555
84555
94555
104357
114456
124456
134456
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294654
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314654

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Salto do Lontra gets around 212 mm of rain over 14.4 wet days in October, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 47% and peaks near 50% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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2546
2646
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3144

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 36% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 31% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1212639140
2202639140
3202539150
4192540170
5182440180
6172339200
7172239221
8162138241
9162137251
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Wind in October

Winds average 10 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
110calm
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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 7:15 AM to 6:48 AM, and sunset from 7:29 PM to 7:46 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.27:157:29
212.37:147:30
312.37:137:30
412.37:127:31
512.37:117:31
612.47:107:32
712.47:097:32
812.47:087:33
912.47:077:33
1012.57:067:34
1112.57:057:34
1212.57:047:35
1312.57:037:35
1412.67:027:36
1512.67:017:36
1612.67:007:37
1712.66:597:37
1812.76:587:38
1912.76:577:38
2012.76:567:39
2112.76:557:40
2212.86:547:40
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2412.86:537:41
2512.86:527:42
2612.96:517:43
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2912.96:497:45
3012.96:487:45
3113.06:487:46

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.41 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.89 kWh/m² to a high of 6.35 kWh/m² in December across the year — October's 5.41 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Is October a good time to visit Salto do Lontra?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Salto do Lontra for sightseeing.

What to pack for Salto do Lontra in October

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

In October, Salto do Lontra sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Salto do Lontra in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Salto do Lontra 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 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighHighVery highExtremeJan 21UV 15Jul 12UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr9Very high
May6High
Jun5High
Jul5Moderate
Aug6High
Sep7Very high
Oct10Very high
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Salto do Lontra 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 Salto do Lontra is worst in September — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.1× the cleanest month (March, 6 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1619 µg/m³Mar 136 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb7Good
Mar6Good
Apr8Good
May7Good
Jun7Good
Jul9Good
Aug12Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov9Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Salto do Lontra?

Salto do Lontra sits at 25.8°S, 53.3°W, 456 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Ampére, 22 km away.

Topography around Salto do Lontra

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Salto do Lontra has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 200 m around an average of 490 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 425 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 763 m.

The land around Salto do Lontra is covered by trees (45%) and cropland (31%) within 3 km, trees (40%), cropland (40%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (48%) and cropland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
200 m
16 km
425 m
80 km
763 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Ampére 22 km · Realeza 22 km · Dois Vizinhos 26 km · Francisco Beltrão 42 km · Marmeleiro 49 km · Capanema 52 km · Santo Antônio do Sudoeste 53 km · Quedas do Iguaçu 55 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 Salto do Lontra (-25.7839°, -53.3086°, elevation 456 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).