São Paulo do Potengi weather in October

In October, São Paulo do Potengi sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 5 mm of rain across 1.5 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% 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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is São Paulo do Potengi's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see São Paulo do Potengi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
5th warmest
Overnight low
23°
5th coldest
Rainfall
5 mm
1.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:04 AM – 5:12 PM
Cloud cover
43%
1st clearest
Wind
19 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.27 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

São Paulo do Potengi 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 32°C through the month.

A typical October day in São Paulo do Potengi reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 1°C warmer than September and on par with November.

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How October really feels in São Paulo do Potengi

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.

São Paulo do Potengi weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 5th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 24°411012.33.9
Feb32° / 24°5311.812.23.7
Mar32° / 24°7915.9123.6
Apr31° / 23°8615.411.93.8
May31° / 23°5610.811.74.6
Jun30° / 22°458.811.75.4
Jul29° / 21°356.511.75.9
Aug30° / 21°113.111.85.9
Sep31° / 22°61.8125.5
Oct32° / 23°51.512.15.0
Nov32° / 23°7212.34.7
Dec32° / 24°154.712.34.4

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in October, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 30% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 21%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18416
28416
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48317
58317
68218
78119
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

São Paulo do Potengi gets around 5 mm of rain over 1.5 wet days in October, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 5% and peaks near 5% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
14
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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 90% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 96% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
19883
29883
39883
48893
58893
67903
77903
86904
96904
105914
115914
124915
134915
143925
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Wind in October

Winds average 19 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 18 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
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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 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:10 AM to 5:00 AM, and sunset from 5:14 PM to 5:13 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.15:105:14
212.15:105:13
312.15:105:13
412.15:095:13
512.15:095:13
612.15:085:13
712.15:085:13
812.15:075:13
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Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 6.27 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.3 kWh/m² to a high of 6.32 kWh/m² in November across the year — October's 6.27 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
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316.4Intense
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit São Paulo do Potengi?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for São Paulo do Potengi in October

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

In October, São Paulo do Potengi sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in São Paulo do Potengi 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 Paulo do Potengi peaks around March 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 13 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 13UV 15Jul 13UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is São Paulo do Potengi?

São Paulo do Potengi sits at 5.9°S, 35.8°W, 78 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is João Câmara, 40 km away.

Topography around São Paulo do Potengi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around São Paulo do Potengi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 69 m around an average of 100 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 291 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 716 m.

The land around São Paulo do Potengi is covered by grassland (46%) and shrubs (42%) within 3 km, shrubs (51%) and grassland (47%) within 16 km, and shrubs (52%) and grassland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
69 m
16 km
291 m
80 km
716 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: João Câmara 40 km · Macaíba 45 km · Santa Cruz 47 km · Ceará-Mirim 47 km · São Gonçalo do Amarante 49 km · Monte Alegre 51 km · Extremoz 55 km · Parnamirim 55 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 Paulo do Potengi (-5.895°, -35.7628°, elevation 78 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).