São José da Laje weather in October

In October, São José da Laje sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 50 mm of rain across 15.7 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 15% 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 José da Laje's 3rd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see São José da Laje's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
7th warmest
Overnight low
20°
5th coldest
Rainfall
50 mm
15.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:03 AM – 5:15 PM
Cloud cover
59%
3rd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.73 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

São José da Laje 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 27°C through the month.

A typical October day in São José da Laje reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 2°C warmer than September and about 1°C cooler than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How October really feels in São José da Laje

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.

São José da Laje 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 21°5916.312.54.6
Feb29° / 21°6316.112.34.4
Mar29° / 22°7519.412.14.2
Apr28° / 21°9220.211.84.4
May27° / 21°11323.311.64.6
Jun25° / 20°13224.711.54.4
Jul25° / 19°12725.311.54.5
Aug25° / 18°9723.511.74.8
Sep26° / 19°7019.711.95.2
Oct27° / 20°5015.712.25.6
Nov29° / 20°3511.112.45.5
Dec29° / 21°3611.612.55.1

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 37% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15743
25644
35545
45446
55347
65248
75149
85050
94951
104852
114753
124852
134852
144852
154852
164852
174852
184951
194951
205050
215050
225149
235248
245347
255347
265446
275446
285545
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305644
315644

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

São José da Laje gets around 50 mm of rain over 15.7 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 51% and peaks near 57% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
154
254
355
455
556
656
756
856
957
1056
1156
1256
1355
1455
1554
1654
1753
1852
1951
2050
2148
2247
2346
2445
2544
2644
2743
2843
2942
3042
3142

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 93% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 96% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
16904
26904
35914
45914
55914
65914
75914
84924
94924
104924
114933
124933
134933
144933
153943
163943
173943
183943
193943
203943
213943
223943
233943
243943
253943
263934
273934
283934
293934
303925
313925

Wind in October

Winds average 10 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
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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 5:11 AM to 4:58 AM, and sunset from 5:16 PM to 5:17 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.15:115:16
212.15:105:16
312.15:105:15
412.15:095:15
512.15:095:15
612.15:085:15
712.15:085:15
812.15:075:15
912.15:065:15
1012.25:065:15
1112.25:055:15
1212.25:055:15
1312.25:055:15
1412.25:045:15
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1612.25:035:15
1712.25:035:15
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2012.25:025:16
2112.25:015:16
2212.35:015:16
2312.35:005:16
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2512.35:005:16
2612.35:005:16
2712.34:595:17
2812.34:595:17
2912.34:595:17
3012.34:585:17
3112.34:585:17

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.73 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.73 kWh/m² to a high of 6.03 kWh/m² in November across the year — October's 5.73 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
25.6Bright
35.6Bright
45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.6Bright
75.6Bright
85.6Bright
95.6Bright
105.6Bright
115.6Bright
125.6Bright
135.7Bright
145.7Bright
155.7Bright
165.7Bright
175.7Bright
185.7Bright
195.8Bright
205.8Bright
215.8Bright
225.8Bright
235.8Bright
245.9Bright
255.9Bright
265.9Bright
275.9Bright
285.9Bright
296.0Bright
306.0Bright
316.0Bright
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit São José da Laje?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit São José da Laje for sightseeing.

What to pack for São José da Laje in October

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

In October, São José da Laje sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in São José da Laje 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 São José da Laje peaks around March 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 17 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 12UV 15Jul 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is São José da Laje?

São José da Laje sits at 9.0°S, 36.1°W, 265 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is União dos Palmares, 17 km away.

Topography around São José da Laje

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around São José da Laje has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 192 m around an average of 310 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 633 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,084 m.

The land around São José da Laje is covered by grassland (77%) within 3 km, grassland (72%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and grassland (68%) within 80 km.

3 km
192 m
16 km
633 m
80 km
1,084 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: União dos Palmares 17 km · Canhotinho 20 km · Quipapá 21 km · Correntes 33 km · Murici 35 km · Joaquim Gomes 37 km · São João 37 km · Colônia Leopoldina 38 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 São José da Laje (-9.0097°, -36.0583°, elevation 265 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).