Sobral weather in October

In October, Sobral sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 3 mm of rain across 0.5 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in October, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of October to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Sobral's 3rd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sobral's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
1st warmest
Overnight low
24°
10th coldest
Rainfall
3 mm
0.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:24 AM – 5:29 PM
Cloud cover
33%
3rd clearest
Wind
15 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.89 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Sobral 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 35°C through the month.

A typical October day in Sobral reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 34°C and 36°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)
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How October really feels in Sobral

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.

Sobral weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 24°9515.512.23.0
Feb32° / 24°12218.612.13.1
Mar31° / 23°17723.7123.0
Apr31° / 23°18722.211.93.2
May31° / 23°8213.111.84.0
Jun32° / 23°225.211.84.5
Jul33° / 23°142.511.84.5
Aug34° / 23°40.511.94.0
Sep35° / 24°10.2123.4
Oct35° / 24°30.512.13.0
Nov35° / 24°50.712.23.0
Dec34° / 24°224.712.23.1

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% 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 15%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1937
2928
3928
4919
59010
69010
78911
88911
98812
108812
118713
128614
138614
148614
158614
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317525

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Sobral gets around 3 mm of rain over 0.5 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 2% and peaks near 3% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 80% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 83% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
123761
223761
323761
422771
522771
622762
722762
821772
921772
1021763
1120773
1220773
1320764
1419774
1518784
1618775
1717785
1817785
1916795
2015805
2115805
2214815
2313825
2412835
2511845
2611845
2710855
2810855
299865
309865
318875

Wind in October

Winds average 15 km/h in October, the windiest month of the year.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of October to 12 h 06 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 5:29 AM to 5:21 AM, and sunset from 5:31 PM to 5:29 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.05:295:31
212.05:295:31
312.05:295:31
412.05:285:31
512.05:285:31
612.05:275:30
712.15:275:30
812.15:275:30
912.15:265:30
1012.15:265:30
1112.15:265:29
1212.15:255:29
1312.15:255:29
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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 6.89 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.85 kWh/m² to a high of 6.89 kWh/m² in October across the year — October's 6.89 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.0Intense
27.0Intense
37.0Intense
47.0Intense
57.0Intense
67.0Intense
77.0Intense
87.0Intense
97.0Intense
106.9Intense
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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Sobral

In seasonPeak

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

Sobral's monsoon runs January–April, 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 Sobral?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sobral. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Sobral in October

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

In October, Sobral sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Sobral 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 Sobral peaks around March 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 16UV 15Jun 22UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Sobral 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 Sobral is worst in December — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.0× the cleanest month (July, 6 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateDec 1017 µg/m³Jul 216 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar12Moderate
Apr12Good
May10Good
Jun7Good
Jul6Good
Aug6Good
Sep7Good
Oct10Good
Nov17Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Sobral?

Sobral sits at 3.7°S, 40.3°W, 75 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Forquilha, 16 km away.

Topography around Sobral

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sobral has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 49 m around an average of 70 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 952 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,007 m.

The land around Sobral is covered by artificial surfaces (42%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, shrubs (51%), grassland (23%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and shrubs (57%), grassland (22%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
49 m
16 km
952 m
80 km
1,007 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
October weather nearby: Forquilha 16 km · Massapê 18 km · Meruoca 20 km · Santana do Acaraú 29 km · Cariré 32 km · Coreaú 37 km · Frecheirinha 52 km · Morrinhos 57 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 Sobral (-3.6861°, -40.3497°, elevation 75 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).