Climate averages 1991–2020
Mossoró weather
in October.
A very hot, very dry month: the warmest and the 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a very hot month in Mossoró: daytime highs average 35.2°C and nights cool to about 23.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the warmest month of the year.
Expect about 2.1 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes October a very dry month (the 2nd 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 Russas (75 km away). In October its highs average 35.2°C, about as warm as Mossoró, with 2.6 mm of rain.
Among the 448 cities listed in Brazil, Mossoró ranks joint 7th of 448 for the warmest October highs and 1st of 448 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 448 cities is 28.3°C; Mossoró is 6.9°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 0.2°C to 34.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 2.1 mm to 3.1 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
Mossoró climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33.2°C24.4°C | 24.4°C | 68 | 12.0 | 12.412 h |
| February | 32.6°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 84 | 13.4 | 12.312 h |
| March | 31.8°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 127 | 18.3 | 12.112 h |
| April | 31.6°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 117 | 16.6 | 12.012 h |
| May | 32.2°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 56 | 8.9 | 11.912 h |
| June | 32.2°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 29 | 5.9 | 11.812 h |
| July | 32.5°C22.7°C | 22.7°C | 18 | 3.0 | 11.812 h |
| August | 34.0°C22.7°C | 22.7°C | 2.8 | 0.5 | 11.912 h |
| September | 34.9°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 0.9 | 0.2 | 12.112 h |
| October, selected | 35.2°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 2.1 | 0.2 | 12.212 h |
| November | 34.9°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 3.1 | 0.5 | 12.312 h |
| December | 34.4°C24.4°C | 24.4°C | 16 | 4.1 | 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
- Russas in OctoberBrazil · 75 kmHigh 35.2°C · Low 23.6°C · 2.6 mm rain
- Cascavel, Brazil in OctoberBrazil · 154 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 24.8°C · 4.2 mm rain
- Pacajus in OctoberBrazil · 167 kmHigh 32.9°C · Low 23.8°C · 4.8 mm rain
- Horizonte in OctoberBrazil · 175 kmHigh 32.3°C · Low 23.8°C · 5.7 mm rain
- Quixadá in OctoberBrazil · 187 kmHigh 35.1°C · Low 23.4°C · 3.6 mm rain
- Eusébio in OctoberBrazil · 189 kmHigh 31.2°C · Low 24.6°C · 5.7 mm rain
- Pacatuba in OctoberBrazil · 195 kmHigh 32.5°C · Low 24.1°C · 5.7 mm rain
- Maracanaú in OctoberBrazil · 204 kmHigh 31.9°C · Low 24.5°C · 4.5 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 Mossoró) is explained once on the Mossoró year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.