Climate averages 1991–2020

Caxias weather
in October.

A very hot, very dry month: the warmest and the 4th driest of the year.

Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.

Average high 36.3°C Daytime mean, October
Average low 24.4°C Night-time mean, October
Rainfall 14 mm 2 days with ≥1 mm
Daylight 12 h Sunrise to sunset, per day
Every month in Caxias · average highYear overview

October is a very hot month in Caxias: daytime highs average 36.3°C and nights cool to about 24.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the warmest month of the year.

Expect about 14 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes October a very dry month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 13 min on an average October day.

The nearest other city in this atlas is Teresina (67 km away). In October its highs average 36.9°C, 0.6°C warmer than Caxias, with 15 mm of rain.

Among the 448 cities listed in Brazil, Caxias ranks 3rd of 448 for the warmest October highs and 37th of 448 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 448 cities is 28.3°C; Caxias is 8.0°C warmer than that mean.

From October to November, average highs fall by 1.4°C to 34.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 14 mm to 47 mm.

The annual picture

October in context

30-year average
Average highAverage low°C
Average daily high and low temperatures by month The same values are available in the monthly table below. Lines show mean daily maxima and minima, not a forecast interval. 2025303540 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Monthly rainfall

Average total · mm
Average monthly rainfall totalsEach bar is a mean monthly total over 1991–2020. Full numbers are in the table. JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 3500

Averages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated

Every month, side by side

Caxias climate table

1991–2020
Monthly climate averages for Caxias, 1991–2020
MonthAverage highHigh / lowAverage lowRainfall mm/monthRain days ≥1 mm/dayDaylight hours/dayDay­light h/day
January 30.4°C23.1°C23.1°C23624.312.412 h
February 29.8°C22.9°C22.9°C27423.612.312 h
March 29.6°C22.8°C22.8°C34527.912.112 h
April 29.6°C22.9°C22.9°C28225.312.012 h
May 30.5°C23.0°C23.0°C12814.911.912 h
June 32.3°C23.1°C23.1°C224.411.812 h
July 33.3°C23.1°C23.1°C101.811.912 h
August 34.8°C23.3°C23.3°C3.00.512.012 h
September 36.1°C23.9°C23.9°C5.01.112.112 h
October, selected 36.3°C24.4°C24.4°C142.412.212 h
November 34.8°C24.5°C24.5°C477.112.312 h
December 33.1°C24.1°C24.1°C10313.012.412 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

Distance from Caxias

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 limits

How these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Caxias) is explained once on the Caxias year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.