São João weather in October

In October, São João sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 34 mm of rain across 10.8 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is São João's 2nd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see São João's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 19°; 4th coldest
Rainfall: 34 mm; 10.8 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 12 min; 5:05 AM – 5:16 PM
Cloud cover: 55%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 5.92 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.5; out of 10

São João is human settlement in Brazil.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

← September São João year-round climate November →Best places to visit in October

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical October day in São João reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 2°C warmer than September and about 1°C cooler than November.

	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
Avg high (°C)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27
Avg low (°C)	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19

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

São João weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	29° / 20°	46	13.7	12.5	5.3
Feb	29° / 20°	47	13	12.3	5.1
Mar	29° / 21°	57	15.8	12.1	5.0
Apr	27° / 20°	68	16.7	11.8	5.3
May	26° / 20°	83	19.3	11.6	5.3
Jun	24° / 19°	99	21	11.5	5.1
Jul	24° / 18°	96	22.2	11.5	5.0
Aug	24° / 18°	73	20	11.7	5.3
Sep	25° / 18°	52	15.7	11.9	6.0
Oct	27° / 19°	34	10.8	12.2	6.5
Nov	28° / 19°	27	7.6	12.4	6.5
Dec	29° / 20°	28	8.4	12.5	5.9

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 36% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 42%.

	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	62	61	60	60	59	58	57	56	57	56	56	56	56	56	56	57	56	57	57	57	58	58	58	59	59	59	59	60	60	61
Cloudier (%)	37	38	39	40	40	41	42	43	44	43	44	44	44	44	44	44	43	44	43	43	43	42	42	42	41	41	41	41	40	40	39

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	63	37
2	62	38
3	61	39
4	60	40
5	60	40
6	59	41
7	58	42
8	57	43
9	56	44
10	57	43
11	56	44
12	56	44
13	56	44
14	56	44
15	56	44
16	56	44
17	57	43
18	56	44
19	57	43
20	57	43
21	57	43
22	58	42
23	58	42
24	58	42
25	59	41
26	59	41
27	59	41
28	59	41
29	60	40
30	60	40
31	61	39

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

São João gets around 34 mm of rain over 10.8 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 35% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	37	37	37	38	38	39	39	40	40	40	41	40	40	40	40	39	38	37	36	35	34	33	32	31	30	29	29	28	28	28	27

	Rain chance (%)
1	37
2	37
3	37
4	38
5	38
6	39
7	39
8	40
9	40
10	40
11	41
12	40
13	40
14	40
15	40
16	39
17	38
18	37
19	36
20	35
21	34
22	33
23	32
24	31
25	30
26	29
27	29
28	28
29	28
30	28
31	27

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 78% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 78% 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 (%)	30	29	28	27	27	26	26	25	25	24	24	23	23	22	22	21	21	21	20	20	20	19	19	19	18	18	18	19	19	19	19
Muggy (%)	70	71	72	73	73	74	74	75	75	76	76	77	77	78	78	79	79	79	80	80	80	81	81	81	82	82	82	81	81	81	81

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	30	70
2	29	71
3	28	72
4	27	73
5	27	73
6	26	74
7	26	74
8	25	75
9	25	75
10	24	76
11	24	76
12	23	77
13	23	77
14	22	78
15	22	78
16	21	79
17	21	79
18	21	79
19	20	80
20	20	80
21	20	80
22	19	81
23	19	81
24	19	81
25	18	82
26	18	82
27	18	82
28	19	81
29	19	81
30	19	81
31	19	81

Wind in October

Winds average 12 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 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)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	12	light breeze
2	12	light breeze
3	12	light breeze
4	12	light breeze
5	12	light breeze
6	12	light breeze
7	12	light breeze
8	12	light breeze
9	12	light breeze
10	12	light breeze
11	12	light breeze
12	12	light breeze
13	12	light breeze
14	12	light breeze
15	12	light breeze
16	12	light breeze
17	12	light breeze
18	12	light breeze
19	12	light breeze
20	12	light breeze
21	12	light breeze
22	12	light breeze
23	12	light breeze
24	12	light breeze
25	12	light breeze
26	12	light breeze
27	12	light breeze
28	12	light breeze
29	12	light breeze
30	12	light breeze
31	12	light 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 5:12 AM to 5:00 AM, and sunset from 5:17 PM to 5:18 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	12.1	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	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	5:12	5:12	5:11	5:10	5:10	5:09	5:09	5:08	5:08	5:07	5:07	5:06	5:06	5:05	5:05	5:05	5:04	5:04	5:03	5:03	5:03	5:02	5:02	5:02	5:01	5:01	5:01	5:00	5:00	5:00	5:00
Sunset (PM)	5:17	5:17	5:17	5:17	5:17	5:16	5:16	5:16	5:16	5:16	5:16	5:16	5:16	5:16	5:16	5:16	5:17	5:17	5:17	5:17	5:17	5:17	5:17	5:17	5:17	5:17	5:18	5:18	5:18	5:18	5:18

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.1	5:12	5:17
2	12.1	5:12	5:17
3	12.1	5:11	5:17
4	12.1	5:10	5:17
5	12.1	5:10	5:17
6	12.1	5:09	5:16
7	12.1	5:09	5:16
8	12.1	5:08	5:16
9	12.1	5:08	5:16
10	12.2	5:07	5:16
11	12.2	5:07	5:16
12	12.2	5:06	5:16
13	12.2	5:06	5:16
14	12.2	5:05	5:16
15	12.2	5:05	5:16
16	12.2	5:05	5:16
17	12.2	5:04	5:17
18	12.2	5:04	5:17
19	12.2	5:03	5:17
20	12.2	5:03	5:17
21	12.2	5:03	5:17
22	12.2	5:02	5:17
23	12.3	5:02	5:17
24	12.3	5:02	5:17
25	12.3	5:01	5:17
26	12.3	5:01	5:17
27	12.3	5:01	5:18
28	12.3	5:00	5:18
29	12.3	5:00	5:18
30	12.3	5:00	5:18
31	12.3	5:00	5:18

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.92 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.79 kWh/m² to a high of 6.23 kWh/m² in November across the year — October's 5.92 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)	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.2
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.8	Bright
2	5.8	Bright
3	5.8	Bright
4	5.8	Bright
5	5.8	Bright
6	5.8	Bright
7	5.8	Bright
8	5.8	Bright
9	5.8	Bright
10	5.8	Bright
11	5.8	Bright
12	5.8	Bright
13	5.8	Bright
14	5.8	Bright
15	5.9	Bright
16	5.9	Bright
17	5.9	Bright
18	5.9	Bright
19	6.0	Bright
20	6.0	Bright
21	6.0	Bright
22	6.0	Intense
23	6.0	Intense
24	6.0	Intense
25	6.1	Intense
26	6.1	Intense
27	6.1	Intense
28	6.1	Intense
29	6.2	Intense
30	6.2	Intense
31	6.2	Intense

Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit São João?

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

6.5

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

6.5

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for São João in October

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

In October, São João sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 19°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in São João 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 São João peaks around March 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 14 at about 10 (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	15	14	11	10	10	10	13	13	13	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

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

Location & terrain

Where is São João?

São João sits at 8.9°S, 36.4°W, 712 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Garanhuns, 15 km away.

Topography around São João

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around São João has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 255 m around an average of 729 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 488 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,143 m.

The land around São João is covered by grassland (41%) and cropland (34%) within 3 km, grassland (61%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (67%) within 80 km.

3 km

255 m

grassland 41%

16 km

488 m

grassland 61%

80 km

1,143 m

grassland 67%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces

← September São João year-round climate November →Best places to visit in October

October weather nearby: Garanhuns 15 km · Jupi 19 km · Canhotinho 19 km · Lajedo 24 km · Correntes 28 km · Caetés 30 km · Capoeiras 33 km · São José da Laje 37 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 São João (-8.8756°, -36.3667°, elevation 712 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	26	18
2	26	18
3	26	18
4	26	18
5	26	18
6	26	19
7	26	19
8	26	19
9	26	19
10	26	19
11	26	19
12	26	19
13	26	19
14	26	19
15	27	19
16	27	19
17	27	19
18	27	19
19	27	19
20	27	19
21	27	19
22	27	19
23	27	19
24	27	19
25	27	19
26	27	19
27	27	19
28	27	19
29	27	19
30	27	19
31	27	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	63	37
2	62	38
3	61	39
4	60	40
5	60	40
6	59	41
7	58	42
8	57	43
9	56	44
10	57	43
11	56	44
12	56	44
13	56	44
14	56	44
15	56	44
16	56	44
17	57	43
18	56	44
19	57	43
20	57	43
21	57	43
22	58	42
23	58	42
24	58	42
25	59	41
26	59	41
27	59	41
28	59	41
29	60	40
30	60	40
31	61	39

	Rain chance (%)
1	37
2	37
3	37
4	38
5	38
6	39
7	39
8	40
9	40
10	40
11	41
12	40
13	40
14	40
15	40
16	39
17	38
18	37
19	36
20	35
21	34
22	33
23	32
24	31
25	30
26	29
27	29
28	28
29	28
30	28
31	27

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	30	70
2	29	71
3	28	72
4	27	73
5	27	73
6	26	74
7	26	74
8	25	75
9	25	75
10	24	76
11	24	76
12	23	77
13	23	77
14	22	78
15	22	78
16	21	79
17	21	79
18	21	79
19	20	80
20	20	80
21	20	80
22	19	81
23	19	81
24	19	81
25	18	82
26	18	82
27	18	82
28	19	81
29	19	81
30	19	81
31	19	81

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	63	37
2	62	38
3	61	39
4	60	40
5	60	40
6	59	41
7	58	42
8	57	43
9	56	44
10	57	43
11	56	44
12	56	44
13	56	44
14	56	44
15	56	44
16	56	44
17	57	43
18	56	44
19	57	43
20	57	43
21	57	43
22	58	42
23	58	42
24	58	42
25	59	41
26	59	41
27	59	41
28	59	41
29	60	40
30	60	40
31	61	39

	Rain chance (%)
1	37
2	37
3	37
4	38
5	38
6	39
7	39
8	40
9	40
10	40
11	41
12	40
13	40
14	40
15	40
16	39
17	38
18	37
19	36
20	35
21	34
22	33
23	32
24	31
25	30
26	29
27	29
28	28
29	28
30	28
31	27

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	30	70
2	29	71
3	28	72
4	27	73
5	27	73
6	26	74
7	26	74
8	25	75
9	25	75
10	24	76
11	24	76
12	23	77
13	23	77
14	22	78
15	22	78
16	21	79
17	21	79
18	21	79
19	20	80
20	20	80
21	20	80
22	19	81
23	19	81
24	19	81
25	18	82
26	18	82
27	18	82
28	19	81
29	19	81
30	19	81
31	19	81

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	63	37
2	62	38
3	61	39
4	60	40
5	60	40
6	59	41
7	58	42
8	57	43
9	56	44
10	57	43
11	56	44
12	56	44
13	56	44
14	56	44
15	56	44
16	56	44
17	57	43
18	56	44
19	57	43
20	57	43
21	57	43
22	58	42
23	58	42
24	58	42
25	59	41
26	59	41
27	59	41
28	59	41
29	60	40
30	60	40
31	61	39

	Rain chance (%)
1	37
2	37
3	37
4	38
5	38
6	39
7	39
8	40
9	40
10	40
11	41
12	40
13	40
14	40
15	40
16	39
17	38
18	37
19	36
20	35
21	34
22	33
23	32
24	31
25	30
26	29
27	29
28	28
29	28
30	28
31	27

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	30	70
2	29	71
3	28	72
4	27	73
5	27	73
6	26	74
7	26	74
8	25	75
9	25	75
10	24	76
11	24	76
12	23	77
13	23	77
14	22	78
15	22	78
16	21	79
17	21	79
18	21	79
19	20	80
20	20	80
21	20	80
22	19	81
23	19	81
24	19	81
25	18	82
26	18	82
27	18	82
28	19	81
29	19	81
30	19	81
31	19	81