Climate averages 1991–2020
Russas weather
in October.
A very hot, very dry month: one of 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 Russas: daytime highs average 35.2°C and nights cool to about 23.6°C. By daytime temperature it is one of the warmest months of the year.
Expect about 2.6 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 Mossoró (75 km away). In October its highs average 35.2°C, about as warm as Russas, with 2.1 mm of rain.
Among the 448 cities listed in Brazil, Russas ranks joint 7th of 448 for the warmest October highs and 3rd of 448 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 448 cities is 28.3°C; Russas is 6.9°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 0.3°C to 34.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 2.6 mm to 2.9 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
Russas climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33.2°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 74 | 11.7 | 12.412 h |
| February | 32.4°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 95 | 14.1 | 12.312 h |
| March | 31.6°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 161 | 19.2 | 12.112 h |
| April | 31.2°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 152 | 17.6 | 12.012 h |
| May | 31.9°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 71 | 10.4 | 11.912 h |
| June | 32.1°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 29 | 6.4 | 11.812 h |
| July | 32.7°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 18 | 3.0 | 11.912 h |
| August | 34.3°C22.7°C | 22.7°C | 3.0 | 0.6 | 12.012 h |
| September | 35.2°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 1.2 | 0.2 | 12.112 h |
| October, selected | 35.2°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 2.6 | 0.3 | 12.212 h |
| November | 34.9°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 2.9 | 0.4 | 12.312 h |
| December | 34.3°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 16 | 3.4 | 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
- Mossoró in OctoberBrazil · 75 kmHigh 35.2°C · Low 23.6°C · 2.1 mm rain
- Cascavel, Brazil in OctoberBrazil · 94 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 24.8°C · 4.2 mm rain
- Pacajus in OctoberBrazil · 101 kmHigh 32.9°C · Low 23.8°C · 4.8 mm rain
- Horizonte in OctoberBrazil · 109 kmHigh 32.3°C · Low 23.8°C · 5.7 mm rain
- Quixadá in OctoberBrazil · 115 kmHigh 35.1°C · Low 23.4°C · 3.6 mm rain
- Pacatuba in OctoberBrazil · 128 kmHigh 32.5°C · Low 24.1°C · 5.7 mm rain
- Eusébio in OctoberBrazil · 128 kmHigh 31.2°C · Low 24.6°C · 5.7 mm rain
- Maracanaú in OctoberBrazil · 138 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 Russas) is explained once on the Russas year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.