Climate averages 1991–2020
Balsas weather
in October.
A very hot, moderately wet month: the 2nd warmest and the 6th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a very hot month in Balsas: daytime highs average 34.0°C and nights cool to about 24.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 55 mm of rain on roughly 8 days, which makes October a moderately wet month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 16 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Grajaú (191 km away). In October its highs average 33.8°C, about as warm as Balsas, with 32 mm of rain.
Among the 448 cities listed in Brazil, Balsas ranks joint 24th of 448 for the warmest October highs and joint 103rd of 448 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 448 cities is 28.3°C; Balsas is 5.7°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 2.4°C to 31.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 55 mm to 121 mm.
The annual picture
October in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Balsas climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.5°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 204 | 24.6 | 12.513 h |
| February | 29.6°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 183 | 22.3 | 12.312 h |
| March | 29.6°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 178 | 23.4 | 12.112 h |
| April | 29.9°C22.3°C | 22.3°C | 110 | 15.5 | 11.912 h |
| May | 30.9°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 40 | 6.7 | 11.812 h |
| June | 31.9°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 2.3 | 0.5 | 11.712 h |
| July | 32.4°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 1.3 | 0.2 | 11.712 h |
| August | 33.9°C22.7°C | 22.7°C | 0.9 | 0.2 | 11.912 h |
| September | 35.1°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 8.6 | 1.7 | 12.112 h |
| October, selected | 34.0°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 55 | 7.7 | 12.312 h |
| November | 31.6°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 121 | 15.3 | 12.512 h |
| December | 30.4°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 157 | 19.4 | 12.613 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
October in nearby cities
- Grajaú in OctoberBrazil · 191 kmHigh 33.8°C · Low 24.1°C · 32 mm rain
- Barra do Corda in OctoberBrazil · 242 kmHigh 34.4°C · Low 24.4°C · 33 mm rain
- Araguaína in OctoberBrazil · 242 kmHigh 32.4°C · Low 22.9°C · 94 mm rain
- Imperatriz in OctoberBrazil · 275 kmHigh 33.5°C · Low 24.7°C · 39 mm rain
- Açailândia in OctoberBrazil · 330 kmHigh 33.0°C · Low 23.4°C · 41 mm rain
- Palmas in OctoberBrazil · 386 kmHigh 33.3°C · Low 24.0°C · 129 mm rain
- Bacabal in OctoberBrazil · 392 kmHigh 35.1°C · Low 25.2°C · 17 mm rain
- Codó in OctoberBrazil · 417 kmHigh 35.4°C · Low 24.7°C · 16 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Balsas) is explained once on the Balsas year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.