Climate averages 1991–2020
Crateús weather
in October.
A very hot, very dry month: the warmest and the 5th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a very hot month in Crateús: daytime highs average 35.0°C and nights cool to about 23.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the warmest month of the year.
Expect about 9.6 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes October a very dry month (the 5th 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 Quixeramobim (152 km away). In October its highs average 35.0°C, about as warm as Crateús, with 6.0 mm of rain.
Among the 448 cities listed in Brazil, Crateús ranks joint 13th of 448 for the warmest October highs and 27th of 448 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 448 cities is 28.3°C; Crateús is 6.8°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 0.1°C to 34.9°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 9.6 mm to 4.6 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
Crateús climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32.3°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 94 | 13.8 | 12.412 h |
| February | 31.5°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 90 | 14.6 | 12.312 h |
| March | 30.8°C22.3°C | 22.3°C | 134 | 18.2 | 12.112 h |
| April | 30.1°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 94 | 16.0 | 12.012 h |
| May | 30.5°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 44 | 8.0 | 11.912 h |
| June | 30.9°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 15 | 2.8 | 11.812 h |
| July | 31.5°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 8.4 | 1.4 | 11.912 h |
| August | 32.9°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 2.2 | 0.4 | 11.912 h |
| September | 34.3°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 1.3 | 0.3 | 12.112 h |
| October, selected | 35.0°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 9.6 | 0.5 | 12.212 h |
| November | 34.9°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 4.6 | 1.0 | 12.312 h |
| December | 34.3°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 20 | 3.8 | 12.412 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
- Quixeramobim in OctoberBrazil · 152 kmHigh 35.0°C · Low 23.5°C · 6.0 mm rain
- Tianguá in OctoberBrazil · 165 kmHigh 31.3°C · Low 20.0°C · 11 mm rain
- Sobral in OctoberBrazil · 170 kmHigh 35.8°C · Low 24.2°C · 2.8 mm rain
- Canindé in OctoberBrazil · 176 kmHigh 34.6°C · Low 23.0°C · 2.4 mm rain
- Quixadá in OctoberBrazil · 185 kmHigh 35.1°C · Low 23.4°C · 3.6 mm rain
- Iguatu in OctoberBrazil · 201 kmHigh 35.2°C · Low 24.0°C · 16 mm rain
- Itapipoca in OctoberBrazil · 223 kmHigh 34.1°C · Low 24.3°C · 5.1 mm rain
- Picos in OctoberBrazil · 229 kmHigh 36.6°C · Low 25.9°C · 9.4 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 Crateús) is explained once on the Crateús year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.