Unaí weather in October

In October, Unaí sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 91 mm of rain across 10.2 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Unaí's 7th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Unaí's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
1st warmest
Overnight low
20°
9th coldest
Rainfall
91 mm
10.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:41 AM – 7:04 PM
Cloud cover
54%
7th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.24 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Unaí 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 31°C through the month.

A typical October day in Unaí reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and about 2°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13220
23220
33220
43220
53220
63220
73220
83220
93220
103220
113220
123220
133220
143220
153220
163220
173220
183120
193120
203120
213120
223120
233120
243120
253120
263120
273120
283120
293120
303020
313020

Unaí weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 20°19619.312.94.1
Feb29° / 20°13815.812.54.3
Mar29° / 20°17118.112.14.4
Apr29° / 19°609.511.65.6
May28° / 17°142.811.27.2
Jun28° / 15°30.3118.2
Jul28° / 15°0011.18.4
Aug29° / 16°4111.57.0
Sep31° / 18°243.311.95.3
Oct31° / 20°9110.212.44.3
Nov29° / 20°19319.912.83.9
Dec29° / 20°22121134.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% 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 47%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26238
36238
46238
56238
66139
76139
86139
96139
106040
116040
126040
135941
145842
155743
165644
175545
185446
195248
205149
214951
224852
234555
244555
254357
264258
274159
283961
293961
303862
313763

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Unaí gets around 91 mm of rain over 10.2 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 33% and peaks near 51% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
123
224
324
424
524
625
725
825
926
1026
1127
1227
1328
1428
1529
1630
1731
1832
1933
2034
2136
2237
2339
2440
2542
2644
2745
2847
2948
3050
3151

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 31% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 31% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
124282720
224282821
323282821
423272822
523272822
623262823
723262723
824262723
924252724
1025252624
1125252624
1225242625
1325242625
1424242726
1524232726
1623232727
1722232728
1820232729
1919232830
2018232832
2116222834
2215222836
2313212838
2412202840
2510202842
269192944
277182945
286182947
295172849
304172851
314162852

Wind in October

Winds average 7 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of October to 12 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:52 AM to 6:34 AM, and sunset from 7:01 PM to 7:09 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:527:01
212.26:517:01
312.26:517:01
412.26:507:01
512.26:497:02
612.26:487:02
712.26:487:02
812.36:477:02
912.36:467:02
1012.36:457:03
1112.36:457:03
1212.36:447:03
1312.36:437:03
1412.36:437:03
1512.46:427:04
1612.46:417:04
1712.46:417:04
1812.46:407:04
1912.46:407:05
2012.46:397:05
2112.46:387:05
2212.56:387:06
2312.56:377:06
2412.56:377:06
2512.56:367:07
2612.56:367:07
2712.56:357:07
2812.56:357:08
2912.66:347:08
3012.66:347:08
3112.66:347:09

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 6.24 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.52 kWh/m² to a high of 6.24 kWh/m² in October across the year — October's 6.24 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.4Intense
106.4Intense
116.4Intense
126.4Intense
136.4Intense
146.3Intense
156.3Intense
166.3Intense
176.3Intense
186.3Intense
196.3Intense
206.2Intense
216.2Intense
226.2Intense
236.1Intense
246.1Intense
256.0Intense
266.0Intense
276.0Bright
285.9Bright
295.9Bright
305.9Bright
315.8Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Unaí

In seasonPeak

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

Unaí'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 Unaí?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Unaí in October

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

In October, Unaí sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Unaí 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 Unaí peaks around February 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 13UV 15Jun 23UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Unaí?

Unaí sits at 16.4°S, 46.9°W, 582 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Cristalina, 88 km away.

Topography around Unaí

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Unaí has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 151 m around an average of 583 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 387 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 603 m.

The land around Unaí is covered by artificial surfaces (32%), grassland (30%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, grassland (53%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and grassland (36%), cropland (30%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
151 m
16 km
387 m
80 km
603 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Cristalina 88 km · Paracatu 96 km · Buritis 97 km · Arinos 99 km · Formosa 102 km · São Sebastião 106 km · Jardim Botânico 111 km · Luziânia 112 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 Unaí (-16.3575°, -46.9061°, elevation 582 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).