Santa Maria da Boa Vista weather in October

In October, Santa Maria da Boa Vista sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 6 mm of rain across 1 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% of the time in October, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Santa Maria da Boa Vista's 2nd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santa Maria da Boa Vista's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
22°
6th coldest
Rainfall
6 mm
1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:18 AM – 5:30 PM
Cloud cover
39%
2nd clearest
Wind
18 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.73 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Santa Maria da Boa Vista is settlement in Brazil.

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 35°C through the month.

A typical October day in Santa Maria da Boa Vista reaches about 35°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 33°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 2°C warmer than September and on par with November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13422
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33422
43422
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How October really feels in Santa Maria da Boa Vista

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.

Santa Maria da Boa Vista weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 24°769.212.53.2
Feb33° / 23°7510.112.33.2
Mar33° / 23°9211.612.13.3
Apr33° / 23°518.111.83.8
May32° / 22°214.711.64.6
Jun30° / 21°82.111.55.6
Jul30° / 20°51.211.55.9
Aug31° / 20°30.611.75.4
Sep33° / 21°20.411.94.4
Oct35° / 22°6112.23.4
Nov35° / 23°193.112.43.0
Dec35° / 24°414.712.53.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 25%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18020
28020
37921
47921
57921
67822
77822
87822
97723
107624
117624
127624
137525
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207426
217426
227426
237327
247327
257228
267228
277129
287129
297129
307030
316931

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Santa Maria da Boa Vista gets around 6 mm of rain over 1 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 3% and peaks near 6% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
11
21
31
41
51
61
71
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91
102
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132
143
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296
306
316

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 60% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 13% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
10296560
20296560
31296460
41296370
51306270
61306180
71306180
81296190
91296190
101296091
1112959101
1212860101
1312859111
1412859111
1512759121
1612759121
1712759121
1812659131
1912658132
2012658132
2112559132
2212558142
2312459142
2412459142
2512359152
2612359152
2712260152
2812259162
2912160162
3012159172
3112159172

Wind in October

Winds average 18 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
119light breeze
219light breeze
319light breeze
419light breeze
519light breeze
619light breeze
719light breeze
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1019light breeze
1119light breeze
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3117light 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 5:26 AM to 5:14 AM, and sunset from 5:31 PM to 5:32 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.15:265:31
212.15:255:31
312.15:255:30
412.15:245:30
512.15:245:30
612.15:235:30
712.15:235:30
812.15:225:30
912.15:225:30
1012.25:215:30
1112.25:215:30
1212.25:205:30
1312.25:205:30
1412.25:195:30
1512.25:195:30
1612.25:185:30
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1812.25:185:30
1912.25:175:30
2012.25:175:31
2112.25:165:31
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2312.35:165:31
2412.35:155:31
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2812.35:145:32
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3112.35:145:32

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 6.73 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.9 kWh/m² to a high of 6.73 kWh/m² in October across the year — October's 6.73 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.7Intense
26.7Intense
36.7Intense
46.7Intense
56.7Intense
66.7Intense
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316.8Intense
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Santa Maria da Boa Vista?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
7.1
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Santa Maria da Boa Vista. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Santa Maria da Boa Vista in October

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

In October, Santa Maria da Boa Vista sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Santa Maria da Boa Vista in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 13 (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 Maria da Boa Vista peaks around March 10 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 13 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 10UV 15Jul 13UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Santa Maria da Boa Vista?

Santa Maria da Boa Vista sits at 8.8°S, 39.8°W, 351 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Curaçá, 22 km away.

Topography around Santa Maria da Boa Vista

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Santa Maria da Boa Vista.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santa Maria da Boa Vista has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 142 m around an average of 361 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 270 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 521 m.

The land around Santa Maria da Boa Vista is covered by shrubs (47%) within 3 km, shrubs (81%) within 16 km, and shrubs (86%) within 80 km.

3 km
142 m
16 km
270 m
80 km
521 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
October weather nearby: Curaçá 22 km · Lagoa Grande 53 km · Cabrobó 65 km · Abaré 79 km · Parnamirim 84 km · Belém de São Francisco 95 km · Petrolina 99 km · Juazeiro 100 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 Maria da Boa Vista (-8.8078°, -39.8256°, elevation 351 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).