Climate averages 1991–2020
Paulo Afonso weather
in October.
A hot, very dry month: the 6th warmest and the 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a hot month in Paulo Afonso: daytime highs average 32.7°C and nights cool to about 21.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 11 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes October a very dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 18 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Serra Talhada (158 km away). In October its highs average 34.1°C, 1.4°C warmer than Paulo Afonso, with 4.8 mm of rain.
Among the 448 cities listed in Brazil, Paulo Afonso ranks joint 48th of 448 for the warmest October highs and joint 31st of 448 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 448 cities is 28.3°C; Paulo Afonso is 4.4°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs rise by 1.1°C to 33.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 11 mm to 14 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
Paulo Afonso climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33.5°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 38 | 5.2 | 12.613 h |
| February | 33.2°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 35 | 6.1 | 12.412 h |
| March | 33.0°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 39 | 8.0 | 12.212 h |
| April | 31.9°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 29 | 7.0 | 11.912 h |
| May | 29.8°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 30 | 8.1 | 11.712 h |
| June | 28.0°C20.6°C | 20.6°C | 24 | 8.4 | 11.612 h |
| July | 27.2°C19.6°C | 19.6°C | 21 | 7.4 | 11.612 h |
| August | 28.0°C19.3°C | 19.3°C | 18 | 6.6 | 11.812 h |
| September | 30.4°C20.0°C | 20.0°C | 10 | 3.4 | 12.012 h |
| October, selected | 32.7°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 11 | 1.6 | 12.312 h |
| November | 33.7°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 14 | 2.5 | 12.513 h |
| December | 33.9°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 19 | 2.9 | 12.713 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
- Serra Talhada in OctoberBrazil · 158 kmHigh 34.1°C · Low 21.5°C · 4.8 mm rain
- Itabaiana in OctoberBrazil · 166 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 21.0°C · 32 mm rain
- Arcoverde in OctoberBrazil · 168 kmHigh 31.5°C · Low 18.9°C · 7.6 mm rain
- Arapiraca in OctoberBrazil · 175 kmHigh 29.7°C · Low 21.1°C · 21 mm rain
- Lagarto in OctoberBrazil · 179 kmHigh 29.1°C · Low 21.2°C · 33 mm rain
- Garanhuns in OctoberBrazil · 197 kmHigh 26.2°C · Low 16.8°C · 22 mm rain
- Aracaju in OctoberBrazil · 209 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 23.3°C · 60 mm rain
- São Cristóvão in OctoberBrazil · 210 kmHigh 27.2°C · Low 23.2°C · 52 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 Paulo Afonso) is explained once on the Paulo Afonso year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.