Climate averages 1991–2020
Galesong weather
in October.
A hot, fairly dry month: the 2nd warmest and the 5th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a hot month in Galesong: daytime highs average 30.2°C and nights cool to about 24.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 37 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes October a fairly dry month (the 5th 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 Makassar (20 km away). In October its highs average 29.9°C, about as warm as Galesong, with 163 mm of rain.
Among the 200 cities listed in Indonesia, Galesong ranks joint 97th of 200 for the warmest October highs and 6th of 200 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 200 cities is 30.1°C; Galesong is 0.1°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 1.3°C to 28.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 37 mm to 200 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
Galesong climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27.1°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 915 | 29.9 | 12.412 h |
| February | 27.3°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 746 | 26.6 | 12.312 h |
| March | 27.8°C24.4°C | 24.4°C | 497 | 26.4 | 12.112 h |
| April | 28.4°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 247 | 18.7 | 12.012 h |
| May | 29.0°C24.8°C | 24.8°C | 52 | 8.4 | 11.912 h |
| June | 28.7°C24.4°C | 24.4°C | 33 | 5.2 | 11.812 h |
| July | 28.8°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 19 | 3.1 | 11.812 h |
| August | 29.6°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 3.7 | 1.1 | 11.912 h |
| September | 30.4°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 4.9 | 1.1 | 12.112 h |
| October, selected | 30.2°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 37 | 5.4 | 12.212 h |
| November | 28.9°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 200 | 18.3 | 12.412 h |
| December | 27.5°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 838 | 28.9 | 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
- Makassar in OctoberIndonesia · 20 kmHigh 29.9°C · Low 24.4°C · 163 mm rain
- Watampone in OctoberIndonesia · 137 kmHigh 29.4°C · Low 24.6°C · 91 mm rain
- Parepare in OctoberIndonesia · 148 kmHigh 32.2°C · Low 25.1°C · 113 mm rain
- Majene in OctoberIndonesia · 202 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 25.2°C · 82 mm rain
- Palopo in OctoberIndonesia · 274 kmHigh 29.5°C · Low 22.6°C · 125 mm rain
- Bima in OctoberIndonesia · 357 kmHigh 33.2°C · Low 24.8°C · 39 mm rain
- Labuan Bajo in OctoberIndonesia · 358 kmHigh 29.3°C · Low 24.9°C · 144 mm rain
- Baubau in OctoberIndonesia · 359 kmHigh 30.9°C · Low 24.4°C · 66 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 Galesong) is explained once on the Galesong year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.