São Carlos weather in October
In October, São Carlos has daytime highs averaging 28 °C, nights around 18 °C, with 13 wet days. Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
- 27.8°C Average high
- 17.6°C Average low
- 13days Wet days
- 113mm Rainfall
- 13h Daylight
Daily temperatures through October
How October develops
Averages for the first, middle and last part of the month, from daily 1991–2020 normals. Chance of rain is the share of years in which that calendar day recorded more than 1 mm.
| Days | Avg high | Avg low | Chance of rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1–10 October | 27.4 °C | 17.1 °C | 40 % |
| 11–20 October | 28.5 °C | 17.9 °C | 40 % |
| 21–31 October | 27.5 °C | 17.7 °C | 47 % |
- Rain is most likely over days 21–31 of October (47 % of days) and least likely over days 1–10 (40 %).
What to expect
| Measure | Typical October | Share of the month |
|---|---|---|
| Days above 25 °C | 24 of 31 | 78 % |
| Days above 30 °C | 8.5 of 31 | 27 % |
| Days below 0 °C | 0 of 31 | 0 % |
| Days with more than 1 mm rain | 13 of 31 | 42 % |
Conditions in October
| Measure | Average |
|---|---|
| Mean temperature | 22 °C |
| Record high (1991–2020) | 38 °C |
| Record low (1991–2020) | 8.8 °C |
| Relative humidity | 68 % |
| Wind speed | 17 km/h |
| Cloud cover | 60 % |
October compared with the months around it
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| August | 25.6 °C | 25 mm | 31 % |
| September | 27.5 °C | 64 mm | 42 % |
| October | 27.8 °C | 113 mm | 60 % |
| November | 26.8 °C | 167 mm | 64 % |
| December | 26.9 °C | 216 mm | 72 % |
See all twelve months for São Carlos
- October is the warmest month in São Carlos.
- It is the 7th driest month of the year.
- It ranks 7th for least cloud cover.
- Days last about 13 hours from sunrise to sunset.
- It rains on 13 of 31 days — 42 % of the month.
- Nights are about 10 °C cooler than the middle of the day.
- The hottest October day on record since 1991 reached 38 °C, 9.9 °C above the usual daytime high.
QuestionsOctober in São Carlos, answered
How warm is São Carlos in October?
Daily highs average 28 °C and nights fall to about 18 °C, a spread of 10 °C between afternoon and dawn. That makes October the 4th warmest month of the year here.
Does it rain much in São Carlos in October?
October averages 113 mm of rain, spread over about 13 of the 31 days — 42 % of the month. Cloud cover averages 60 % of the sky.
How long are the days in October?
São Carlos averages 13 hours between sunrise and sunset in October. Day length is computed from latitude and date, so it is exact rather than modelled — but it says nothing about how much of that time is sunny.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: daylight hours, beach and comfort scores, monthly rankings, threshold day counts, chance of a wet day by date, ten-day averages within the month. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.