Climate averages 1991–2020
Santa Cruz do Sul weather
in October.
A warm, very wet month: the 7th warmest and the wettest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a warm month in Santa Cruz do Sul: daytime highs average 23.7°C and nights cool to about 14.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 199 mm of rain on roughly 14 days, which makes October a very wet month (the wettest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 47 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Lajeado (53 km away). In October its highs average 23.9°C, about as warm as Santa Cruz do Sul, with 198 mm of rain.
Among the 448 cities listed in Brazil, Santa Cruz do Sul ranks joint 402nd of 448 for the warmest October highs and 434th of 448 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 448 cities is 28.3°C; Santa Cruz do Sul is 4.6°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs rise by 2.2°C to 25.9°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 199 mm to 135 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
Santa Cruz do Sul climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.9°C19.7°C | 19.7°C | 155 | 14.9 | 13.814 h |
| February | 28.4°C19.7°C | 19.7°C | 141 | 14.1 | 13.113 h |
| March | 27.2°C18.3°C | 18.3°C | 120 | 12.5 | 12.312 h |
| April | 24.4°C15.4°C | 15.4°C | 127 | 10.0 | 11.411 h |
| May | 20.6°C12.1°C | 12.1°C | 123 | 9.7 | 10.611 h |
| June | 18.8°C10.1°C | 10.1°C | 131 | 10.0 | 10.310 h |
| July | 18.3°C9.0°C | 9.0°C | 154 | 10.6 | 10.410 h |
| August | 20.5°C10.3°C | 10.3°C | 125 | 10.3 | 11.111 h |
| September | 21.5°C11.9°C | 11.9°C | 161 | 11.6 | 11.912 h |
| October, selected | 23.7°C14.3°C | 14.3°C | 199 | 13.5 | 12.813 h |
| November | 25.9°C15.8°C | 15.8°C | 135 | 11.6 | 13.614 h |
| December | 28.3°C18.3°C | 18.3°C | 152 | 13.1 | 14.014 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
- Lajeado in OctoberBrazil · 53 kmHigh 23.9°C · Low 14.4°C · 198 mm rain
- Cachoeira do Sul in OctoberBrazil · 58 kmHigh 23.7°C · Low 14.5°C · 190 mm rain
- Bento Gonçalves in OctoberBrazil · 107 kmHigh 21.8°C · Low 12.4°C · 213 mm rain
- Guaíba in OctoberBrazil · 115 kmHigh 23.7°C · Low 15.2°C · 170 mm rain
- Farroupilha in OctoberBrazil · 118 kmHigh 21.3°C · Low 12.1°C · 215 mm rain
- Porto Alegre in OctoberBrazil · 120 kmHigh 23.8°C · Low 15.2°C · 170 mm rain
- Canoas in OctoberBrazil · 122 kmHigh 23.9°C · Low 15.2°C · 170 mm rain
- São Leopoldo in OctoberBrazil · 124 kmHigh 23.9°C · Low 14.9°C · 194 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 Santa Cruz do Sul) is explained once on the Santa Cruz do Sul year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.