Santa Margarida weather in October

In October, Santa Margarida sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 111 mm of rain across 12.8 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% 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 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Santa Margarida's 9th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santa Margarida's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
6th warmest
Overnight low
16°
6th coldest
Rainfall
111 mm
12.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
6:20 AM – 6:48 PM
Cloud cover
69%
9th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical October day in Santa Margarida reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12516
22516
32516
42516
52516
62516
72516
82516
92516
102516
112516
122616
132616
142616
152616
162616
172616
182617
192617
202617
212617
222617
232617
242617
252617
262617
272617
282617
292517
302517
312517

Santa Margarida weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 19°18216.413.15.3
Feb28° / 19°11712.712.75.6
Mar27° / 18°15716.512.15.4
Apr26° / 17°8012.411.56.3
May24° / 15°407.2117.3
Jun23° / 13°153.410.88.0
Jul23° / 13°12310.98.1
Aug24° / 13°204.411.38.1
Sep25° / 15°588.311.97.2
Oct25° / 16°11112.812.56.2
Nov25° / 17°21119.4135.0
Dec26° / 18°25521.713.24.7

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23565
33565
43565
53565
63565
73565
83763
93763
103763
113763
123763
133763
143763
153763
163763
173664
183763
193664
203565
213367
223367
233169
243070
252971
262872
272773
282674
292575
302476
312377

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Santa Margarida gets around 111 mm of rain over 12.8 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 42% and peaks near 56% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
139
239
339
439
538
638
737
836
936
1036
1135
1235
1335
1436
1536
1636
1737
1838
1939
2040
2142
2244
2345
2447
2549
2650
2752
2853
2954
3055
3156

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 46% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 11% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11539415
21538425
31438435
41438435
51437445
61437445
71337445
81337445
91337446
101337446
111237446
121237447
131237447
141137448
151037448
161037459
179364510
188364511
198354612
207344613
216334714
226324715
236314716
245304817
255294817
265284918
274274919
284265119
294255120
304245121
314235221

Wind in October

Winds average 8 km/h in October.

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
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
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 12 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:32 AM to 6:10 AM, and sunset from 6:44 PM to 6:55 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:326:44
212.26:326:44
312.26:316:44
412.26:306:44
512.36:296:45
612.36:286:45
712.36:276:45
812.36:266:46
912.36:256:46
1012.46:256:46
1112.46:246:47
1212.46:236:47
1312.46:226:47
1412.46:216:48
1512.56:216:48
1612.56:206:48
1712.56:196:49
1812.56:186:49
1912.56:186:49
2012.56:176:50
2112.66:166:50
2212.66:166:51
2312.66:156:51
2412.66:146:52
2512.66:146:52
2612.76:136:52
2712.76:126:53
2812.76:126:53
2912.76:116:54
3012.76:116:54
3112.76:106:55

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.19 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.55 kWh/m² to a high of 5.94 kWh/m² in February across the year — October's 5.19 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
85.1Bright
95.1Bright
105.2Bright
115.2Bright
125.2Bright
135.3Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
175.3Bright
185.3Bright
195.3Bright
205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.3Bright
245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Santa Margarida

In seasonPeak

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

Santa Margarida's monsoon runs November–March, 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 Santa Margarida?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Santa Margarida for sightseeing.

What to pack for Santa Margarida in October

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

In October, Santa Margarida sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 16°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Santa Margarida 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 Margarida peaks around February 10 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeFeb 10UV 15Jun 22UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug9Very high
Sep10Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Santa Margarida?

Santa Margarida sits at 20.4°S, 42.3°W, 739 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Matipó, 15 km away.

Topography around Santa Margarida

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santa Margarida has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 357 m around an average of 825 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,021 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,673 m.

The land around Santa Margarida is covered by trees (48%) and grassland (48%) within 3 km, trees (62%) and grassland (37%) within 16 km, and trees (50%) and grassland (49%) within 80 km.

3 km
357 m
16 km
1,021 m
80 km
2,673 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
October weather nearby: Matipó 15 km · Manhuaçu 27 km · Divino 28 km · Manhumirim 31 km · Raul Soares 38 km · Simonésia 39 km · Carangola 45 km · Espera Feliz 46 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 Santa Margarida (-20.3839°, -42.2506°, elevation 739 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).