Santana do Paraíso weather in October

In October, Santana do Paraíso sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 87 mm of rain across 8.5 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 Santana do Paraíso's 9th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santana do Paraíso's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
4th warmest
Overnight low
20°
7th coldest
Rainfall
87 mm
8.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:22 AM – 6:49 PM
Cloud cover
66%
9th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Santana do Paraíso is human 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 30°C through the month.

A typical October day in Santana do Paraíso reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°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)
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How October really feels in Santana do Paraíso

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

October sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Santana do Paraíso weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 22°17713.5134.0
Feb32° / 22°989.112.74.0
Mar31° / 21°1221312.14.2
Apr30° / 20°628.511.65.4
May28° / 18°254.211.17.1
Jun27° / 16°8210.97.8
Jul27° / 16°61.510.98.0
Aug28° / 16°81.911.37.5
Sep29° / 18°305.111.95.9
Oct30° / 20°878.512.44.9
Nov30° / 21°18415.412.94.3
Dec30° / 21°23817.613.13.9

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
23961
33961
43961
53862
63862
73862
83961
94060
104060
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293169
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Santana do Paraíso gets around 87 mm of rain over 8.5 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 28% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
126
226
325
425
524
624
723
823
922
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1122
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1322
1422
1522
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1824
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2127
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2433
2535
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3042
3143

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 37% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
151948262
241948272
341948272
441948272
531948272
632048272
732048272
832047272
922147272
1022147273
1122147263
1222148263
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1422148254
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1811749276
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2011548297
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2211246328
2311145348
2411044369
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3006364612
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Wind in October

Winds average 7 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
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317calm

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 6:34 AM to 6:13 AM, and sunset from 6:44 PM to 6:55 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:346:44
212.26:336:45
312.26:326:45
412.26:316:45
512.26:316:45
612.36:306:46
712.36:296:46
812.36:286:46
912.36:276:47
1012.36:266:47
1112.46:266:47
1212.46:256:47
1312.46:246:48
1412.46:236:48
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1612.46:226:49
1712.56:216:49
1812.56:206:50
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2012.56:196:50
2112.56:186:51
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2312.66:176:51
2412.66:166:52
2512.66:166:52
2612.66:156:53
2712.66:156:53
2812.76:146:54
2912.76:146:54
3012.76:136:54
3112.76:136:55

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 3.49 kWh/m² to a high of 6.15 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
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255.3Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Santana do Paraíso

In seasonPeak

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

Santana do Paraíso's monsoon runs November–January, 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 Santana do Paraíso?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Santana do Paraíso in October

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

In October, Santana do Paraíso sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Santana do Paraíso 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 Santana do Paraíso peaks around February 11 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highVery highExtremeFeb 11UV 14Jun 23UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug9Very high
Sep10Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Santana do Paraíso?

Santana do Paraíso sits at 19.4°S, 42.6°W, 566 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Ipatinga, 12 km away.

Topography around Santana do Paraíso

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santana do Paraíso has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 734 m around an average of 496 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 950 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,131 m.

The land around Santana do Paraíso is covered by trees (50%) and grassland (45%) within 3 km, trees (62%) and grassland (33%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and grassland (46%) within 80 km.

3 km
734 m
16 km
950 m
80 km
1,131 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Ipatinga 12 km · Ipaba 17 km · Belo Oriente 18 km · Coronel Fabriciano 18 km · Timóteo 26 km · Inhapim 51 km · Nova Era 65 km · Caratinga 65 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 Santana do Paraíso (-19.3636°, -42.5686°, elevation 566 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).