Santa Bárbara weather in October

In October, Santa Bárbara sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 25 mm of rain across 6.2 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Santa Bárbara's 1st-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santa Bárbara's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 32°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 21°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 25 mm; 6.2 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 18 min; 5:13 AM – 5:29 PM
Cloud cover: 55%; 1st clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 5.67 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.6; out of 10

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Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical October day in Santa Bárbara reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 2°C warmer than September and about 1°C cooler than November.

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Avg high (°C)	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32
Avg low (°C)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	21
2	31	21
3	31	21
4	31	21
5	31	21
6	31	21
7	31	21
8	31	21
9	31	21
10	31	21
11	31	21
12	31	21
13	31	21
14	32	21
15	32	21
16	32	21
17	32	21
18	32	21
19	32	21
20	32	21
21	32	21
22	32	21
23	32	22
24	32	22
25	32	22
26	32	22
27	32	22
28	32	22
29	32	22
30	32	22
31	32	22

How October really feels in Santa Bárbara

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in October is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Santa Bárbara weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	33° / 23°	55	8.8	12.6	3.5
Feb	33° / 23°	40	9.5	12.4	3.4
Mar	33° / 23°	54	11.9	12.1	3.4
Apr	31° / 22°	53	14.7	11.7	3.9
May	29° / 21°	53	14.6	11.5	4.9
Jun	27° / 20°	48	16.4	11.3	5.5
Jul	27° / 19°	39	14.2	11.4	5.9
Aug	28° / 19°	32	12.9	11.6	5.8
Sep	30° / 20°	25	8.8	11.9	5.3
Oct	32° / 21°	25	6.2	12.3	4.6
Nov	32° / 22°	44	7.4	12.6	4.0
Dec	33° / 23°	39	7.3	12.7	3.7

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in October, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 33% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 41%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	63	63	63	63	63	63	63	61	61	61	60	59	59	59	58	58	58	58	57	57	57	57	56	57	57	56	56	55	56	55	54
Cloudier (%)	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	39	39	39	40	41	41	41	42	42	42	42	43	43	43	43	44	43	43	44	44	45	44	45	46

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	63	37
2	63	37
3	63	37
4	63	37
5	63	37
6	63	37
7	63	37
8	61	39
9	61	39
10	61	39
11	60	40
12	59	41
13	59	41
14	59	41
15	58	42
16	58	42
17	58	42
18	58	42
19	57	43
20	57	43
21	57	43
22	57	43
23	56	44
24	57	43
25	57	43
26	56	44
27	56	44
28	55	45
29	56	44
30	55	45
31	54	46

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Santa Bárbara gets around 25 mm of rain over 6.2 wet days in October, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 20% and peaks near 22% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	22	22

	Rain chance (%)
1	21
2	21
3	21
4	21
5	21
6	21
7	21
8	21
9	21
10	21
11	21
12	20
13	20
14	20
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19	20
20	19
21	19
22	19
23	20
24	20
25	20
26	20
27	20
28	21
29	21
30	22
31	22

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 72% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 77% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Humid (%)	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	24	23	23	22	22	21	20	19	19	18	17	17	16	16
Muggy (%)	72	72	72	72	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	73	73	74	74	74	75	75	76	76
Oppressive (%)	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	25	72	3
2	25	72	3
3	25	72	3
4	25	72	3
5	25	71	4
6	25	71	4
7	25	71	4
8	25	71	4
9	25	71	4
10	25	71	4
11	25	71	4
12	25	71	4
13	25	71	4
14	25	71	4
15	24	72	4
16	24	72	4
17	24	72	4
18	24	72	4
19	23	72	5
20	23	72	5
21	22	72	6
22	22	72	6
23	21	73	6
24	20	73	7
25	19	74	7
26	19	74	7
27	18	74	8
28	17	75	8
29	17	75	8
30	16	76	8
31	16	76	8

Wind in October

Winds average 13 km/h in October, the windiest month of the year.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	13	light breeze
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29	13	light breeze
30	13	light breeze
31	13	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of October to 12 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:22 AM to 5:07 AM, and sunset from 5:28 PM to 5:32 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4
Sunrise (AM)	5:22	5:21	5:20	5:20	5:19	5:19	5:18	5:17	5:17	5:16	5:16	5:15	5:14	5:14	5:13	5:13	5:12	5:12	5:11	5:11	5:10	5:10	5:10	5:09	5:09	5:08	5:08	5:08	5:07	5:07	5:07
Sunset (PM)	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:29	5:29	5:29	5:29	5:29	5:29	5:29	5:29	5:29	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:32	5:32	5:32

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.1	5:22	5:28
2	12.1	5:21	5:28
3	12.1	5:20	5:28
4	12.1	5:20	5:28
5	12.2	5:19	5:28
6	12.2	5:19	5:28
7	12.2	5:18	5:28
8	12.2	5:17	5:28
9	12.2	5:17	5:28
10	12.2	5:16	5:28
11	12.2	5:16	5:29
12	12.2	5:15	5:29
13	12.2	5:14	5:29
14	12.2	5:14	5:29
15	12.3	5:13	5:29
16	12.3	5:13	5:29
17	12.3	5:12	5:29
18	12.3	5:12	5:29
19	12.3	5:11	5:29
20	12.3	5:11	5:30
21	12.3	5:10	5:30
22	12.3	5:10	5:30
23	12.3	5:10	5:30
24	12.4	5:09	5:30
25	12.4	5:09	5:31
26	12.4	5:08	5:31
27	12.4	5:08	5:31
28	12.4	5:08	5:31
29	12.4	5:07	5:32
30	12.4	5:07	5:32
31	12.4	5:07	5:32

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.56 kWh/m² to a high of 6.04 kWh/m² in December across the year — October's 5.67 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8
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	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.4	Bright
2	5.5	Bright
3	5.5	Bright
4	5.5	Bright
5	5.5	Bright
6	5.5	Bright
7	5.5	Bright
8	5.5	Bright
9	5.5	Bright
10	5.5	Bright
11	5.6	Bright
12	5.6	Bright
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15	5.6	Bright
16	5.6	Bright
17	5.6	Bright
18	5.7	Bright
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20	5.7	Bright
21	5.7	Bright
22	5.7	Bright
23	5.7	Bright
24	5.8	Bright
25	5.8	Bright
26	5.8	Bright
27	5.8	Bright
28	5.8	Bright
29	5.8	Bright
30	5.8	Bright
31	5.8	Bright

Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Santa Bárbara?

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

4.6

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

7.1

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Santa Bárbara in October

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

In October, Santa Bárbara sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

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UV index in Santa Bárbara 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 Santa Bárbara peaks around February 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 9 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	14	15	14	12	9	9	9	10	11	12	13	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	9	Very high
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Santa Bárbara?

Santa Bárbara sits at 12.0°S, 39.0°W, 277 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Irará, 25 km away.

Topography around Santa Bárbara

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santa Bárbara has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 97 m around an average of 255 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 386 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 626 m.

The land around Santa Bárbara is covered by grassland (76%) within 3 km, grassland (85%) within 16 km, and grassland (73%) within 80 km.

3 km

97 m

grassland 76%

16 km

386 m

grassland 85%

80 km

626 m

grassland 73%

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← September Santa Bárbara year-round climate November →Best places to visit in October

October weather nearby: Irará 25 km · Serrinha 33 km · Feira de Santana 34 km · Coração de Maria 39 km · Biritinga 42 km · Serra Preta 45 km · Conceição do Jacuípe 46 km · Riachão do Jacuípe 48 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

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 Santa Bárbara (-11.9583°, -38.975°, elevation 277 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	21
2	31	21
3	31	21
4	31	21
5	31	21
6	31	21
7	31	21
8	31	21
9	31	21
10	31	21
11	31	21
12	31	21
13	31	21
14	32	21
15	32	21
16	32	21
17	32	21
18	32	21
19	32	21
20	32	21
21	32	21
22	32	21
23	32	22
24	32	22
25	32	22
26	32	22
27	32	22
28	32	22
29	32	22
30	32	22
31	32	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	63	37
2	63	37
3	63	37
4	63	37
5	63	37
6	63	37
7	63	37
8	61	39
9	61	39
10	61	39
11	60	40
12	59	41
13	59	41
14	59	41
15	58	42
16	58	42
17	58	42
18	58	42
19	57	43
20	57	43
21	57	43
22	57	43
23	56	44
24	57	43
25	57	43
26	56	44
27	56	44
28	55	45
29	56	44
30	55	45
31	54	46

	Rain chance (%)
1	21
2	21
3	21
4	21
5	21
6	21
7	21
8	21
9	21
10	21
11	21
12	20
13	20
14	20
15	20
16	20
17	20
18	20
19	20
20	19
21	19
22	19
23	20
24	20
25	20
26	20
27	20
28	21
29	21
30	22
31	22

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	25	72	3
2	25	72	3
3	25	72	3
4	25	72	3
5	25	71	4
6	25	71	4
7	25	71	4
8	25	71	4
9	25	71	4
10	25	71	4
11	25	71	4
12	25	71	4
13	25	71	4
14	25	71	4
15	24	72	4
16	24	72	4
17	24	72	4
18	24	72	4
19	23	72	5
20	23	72	5
21	22	72	6
22	22	72	6
23	21	73	6
24	20	73	7
25	19	74	7
26	19	74	7
27	18	74	8
28	17	75	8
29	17	75	8
30	16	76	8
31	16	76	8

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	21
2	31	21
3	31	21
4	31	21
5	31	21
6	31	21
7	31	21
8	31	21
9	31	21
10	31	21
11	31	21
12	31	21
13	31	21
14	32	21
15	32	21
16	32	21
17	32	21
18	32	21
19	32	21
20	32	21
21	32	21
22	32	21
23	32	22
24	32	22
25	32	22
26	32	22
27	32	22
28	32	22
29	32	22
30	32	22
31	32	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	63	37
2	63	37
3	63	37
4	63	37
5	63	37
6	63	37
7	63	37
8	61	39
9	61	39
10	61	39
11	60	40
12	59	41
13	59	41
14	59	41
15	58	42
16	58	42
17	58	42
18	58	42
19	57	43
20	57	43
21	57	43
22	57	43
23	56	44
24	57	43
25	57	43
26	56	44
27	56	44
28	55	45
29	56	44
30	55	45
31	54	46

	Rain chance (%)
1	21
2	21
3	21
4	21
5	21
6	21
7	21
8	21
9	21
10	21
11	21
12	20
13	20
14	20
15	20
16	20
17	20
18	20
19	20
20	19
21	19
22	19
23	20
24	20
25	20
26	20
27	20
28	21
29	21
30	22
31	22

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	25	72	3
2	25	72	3
3	25	72	3
4	25	72	3
5	25	71	4
6	25	71	4
7	25	71	4
8	25	71	4
9	25	71	4
10	25	71	4
11	25	71	4
12	25	71	4
13	25	71	4
14	25	71	4
15	24	72	4
16	24	72	4
17	24	72	4
18	24	72	4
19	23	72	5
20	23	72	5
21	22	72	6
22	22	72	6
23	21	73	6
24	20	73	7
25	19	74	7
26	19	74	7
27	18	74	8
28	17	75	8
29	17	75	8
30	16	76	8
31	16	76	8

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	21
2	31	21
3	31	21
4	31	21
5	31	21
6	31	21
7	31	21
8	31	21
9	31	21
10	31	21
11	31	21
12	31	21
13	31	21
14	32	21
15	32	21
16	32	21
17	32	21
18	32	21
19	32	21
20	32	21
21	32	21
22	32	21
23	32	22
24	32	22
25	32	22
26	32	22
27	32	22
28	32	22
29	32	22
30	32	22
31	32	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	63	37
2	63	37
3	63	37
4	63	37
5	63	37
6	63	37
7	63	37
8	61	39
9	61	39
10	61	39
11	60	40
12	59	41
13	59	41
14	59	41
15	58	42
16	58	42
17	58	42
18	58	42
19	57	43
20	57	43
21	57	43
22	57	43
23	56	44
24	57	43
25	57	43
26	56	44
27	56	44
28	55	45
29	56	44
30	55	45
31	54	46

	Rain chance (%)
1	21
2	21
3	21
4	21
5	21
6	21
7	21
8	21
9	21
10	21
11	21
12	20
13	20
14	20
15	20
16	20
17	20
18	20
19	20
20	19
21	19
22	19
23	20
24	20
25	20
26	20
27	20
28	21
29	21
30	22
31	22

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	25	72	3
2	25	72	3
3	25	72	3
4	25	72	3
5	25	71	4
6	25	71	4
7	25	71	4
8	25	71	4
9	25	71	4
10	25	71	4
11	25	71	4
12	25	71	4
13	25	71	4
14	25	71	4
15	24	72	4
16	24	72	4
17	24	72	4
18	24	72	4
19	23	72	5
20	23	72	5
21	22	72	6
22	22	72	6
23	21	73	6
24	20	73	7
25	19	74	7
26	19	74	7
27	18	74	8
28	17	75	8
29	17	75	8
30	16	76	8
31	16	76	8