Santos Dumont weather in October

In October, Santos Dumont sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 139 mm of rain across 16.6 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-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 16% 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 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Santos Dumont's 9th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santos Dumont's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
7th warmest
Overnight low
17°
6th coldest
Rainfall
139 mm
16.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
6:24 AM – 6:54 PM
Cloud cover
71%
9th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.08 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Santos Dumont 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 25°C through the month.

A typical October day in Santos Dumont reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 30°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
142617
152617
162617
172617
182617
192617
202617
212617
222617
232617
242617
252617
262617
272617
282617
292617
302617
312617

Santos Dumont weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 19°29620.913.24.6
Feb28° / 19°19616.212.74.9
Mar27° / 19°2042012.24.9
Apr26° / 17°8912.811.56.2
May24° / 15°508117.2
Jun23° / 13°214.610.77.8
Jul23° / 13°224.910.87.8
Aug24° / 13°295.711.37.8
Sep25° / 15°7510.611.96.8
Oct25° / 17°13916.612.55.6
Nov26° / 17°26621.3134.7
Dec27° / 19°31823.913.34.3

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% 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 70%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23466
33466
43565
53565
63466
73565
83565
93565
103565
113565
123367
133367
143466
153466
163367
173367
183268
193169
203169
213070
222971
232773
242773
252575
262575
272476
282278
292179
302179
312080

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Santos Dumont gets around 139 mm of rain over 16.6 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 53% and peaks near 64% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
149
250
350
450
550
650
750
849
949
1049
1149
1249
1349
1450
1550
1650
1751
1852
1952
2054
2155
2256
2357
2458
2559
2660
2760
2861
2962
3063
3164

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 49% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 15% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11536418
21435428
31435439
41334449
51333459
612334510
712324610
812324610
911314711
1011304711
1111304811
1210294812
1310294912
1410294912
159285013
168275114
178275114
187265215
196255316
206245317
216245218
225235418
235225419
245225320
255215321
265215321
275205322
285205223
295195224
305195125
314195126

Wind in October

Winds average 9 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of October to 12 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 36 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:37 AM to 6:14 AM, and sunset from 6:49 PM to 7:01 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:376:49
212.26:366:49
312.26:356:50
412.36:356:50
512.36:346:50
612.36:336:51
712.36:326:51
812.36:316:51
912.46:306:52
1012.46:296:52
1112.46:286:52
1212.46:276:53
1312.46:276:53
1412.56:266:54
1512.56:256:54
1612.56:246:54
1712.56:236:55
1812.56:236:55
1912.66:226:56
2012.66:216:56
2112.66:206:56
2212.66:206:57
2312.66:196:57
2412.76:186:58
2512.76:186:58
2612.76:176:59
2712.76:166:59
2812.76:167:00
2912.86:157:00
3012.86:157:01
3112.86:147:01

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.08 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.49 kWh/m² to a high of 5.84 kWh/m² in February across the year — October's 5.08 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.1Bright
125.1Bright
135.1Bright
145.2Bright
155.2Bright
165.2Bright
175.2Bright
185.2Bright
195.2Bright
205.2Bright
215.2Bright
225.2Bright
235.1Bright
245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Santos Dumont

In seasonPeak

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

Santos Dumont'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 Santos Dumont?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Santos Dumont for sightseeing.

What to pack for Santos Dumont in October

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

In October, Santos Dumont sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Santos Dumont 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 Santos Dumont peaks around February 10 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 6 (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 23UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May7Very high
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug8Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Santos Dumont 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 Santos Dumont is worst in September — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (January, 11 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1521 µg/m³Jan 1111 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb11Good
Mar12Good
Apr13Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Santos Dumont?

Santos Dumont sits at 21.5°S, 43.6°W, 844 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Barbacena, 34 km away.

Topography around Santos Dumont

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santos Dumont has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 182 m around an average of 890 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 756 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,595 m.

The land around Santos Dumont is covered by grassland (59%) and trees (27%) within 3 km, grassland (57%) and trees (41%) within 16 km, and grassland (58%) and trees (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
182 m
16 km
756 m
80 km
1,595 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Barbacena 34 km · Juiz de Fora 40 km · Rio Pomba 44 km · Lima Duarte 50 km · Barroso 53 km · São João Nepomuceno 57 km · Carandaí 62 km · Tocantins 64 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 Santos Dumont (-21.4567°, -43.5525°, elevation 844 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).