Climate averages 1991–2020
Banjarmasin weather
in October.
A hot, wet month: the 2nd warmest and the 6th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a hot month in Banjarmasin: daytime highs average 31.4°C and nights cool to about 24.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 152 mm of rain on roughly 18 days, which makes October a wet month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 11 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Banjarbaru (30 km away). In October its highs average 31.9°C, about as warm as Banjarmasin, with 172 mm of rain.
Among the 200 cities listed in Indonesia, Banjarmasin ranks joint 52nd of 200 for the warmest October highs and joint 91st of 200 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 200 cities is 30.1°C; Banjarmasin is 1.3°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 1.4°C to 30.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 152 mm to 254 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
Banjarmasin climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.3°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 291 | 28.7 | 12.312 h |
| February | 29.6°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 248 | 25.1 | 12.212 h |
| March | 29.7°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 277 | 28.2 | 12.112 h |
| April | 29.9°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 236 | 27.3 | 12.012 h |
| May | 30.1°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 149 | 22.5 | 12.012 h |
| June | 29.7°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 113 | 17.5 | 11.912 h |
| July | 29.7°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 89 | 14.5 | 11.912 h |
| August | 30.8°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 52 | 9.3 | 12.012 h |
| September | 31.6°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 69 | 10.5 | 12.112 h |
| October, selected | 31.4°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 152 | 18.2 | 12.212 h |
| November | 30.0°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 254 | 27.6 | 12.312 h |
| December | 29.2°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 328 | 29.4 | 12.312 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
- Banjarbaru in OctoberIndonesia · 30 kmHigh 31.9°C · Low 23.4°C · 172 mm rain
- Martapura in OctoberIndonesia · 32 kmHigh 31.8°C · Low 23.7°C · 172 mm rain
- Palangkaraya in OctoberIndonesia · 145 kmHigh 31.6°C · Low 23.5°C · 228 mm rain
- Sampit in OctoberIndonesia · 202 kmHigh 31.0°C · Low 23.6°C · 254 mm rain
- Pangkalanbuun in OctoberIndonesia · 337 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 23.5°C · 238 mm rain
- Balikpapan in OctoberIndonesia · 338 kmHigh 28.4°C · Low 24.5°C · 158 mm rain
- Nusantara in OctoberIndonesia · 351 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 23.5°C · 222 mm rain
- Loa Janan in OctoberIndonesia · 412 kmHigh 30.6°C · Low 23.6°C · 233 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 Banjarmasin) is explained once on the Banjarmasin year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.