Climate averages 1991–2020
Kupang weather
in October.
A hot, fairly dry month: one of the 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 Kupang: daytime highs average 33.0°C and nights cool to about 24.3°C. By daytime temperature it is one of the warmest months of the year.
Expect about 18 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes October a fairly dry month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 19 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Atambua (184 km away). In October its highs average 31.6°C, 1.4°C cooler than Kupang, with 18 mm of rain.
Among the 200 cities listed in Indonesia, Kupang ranks 8th of 200 for the warmest October highs and joint 1st of 200 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 200 cities is 30.1°C; Kupang is 2.9°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs stay level at 33.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 18 mm to 73 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
Kupang climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.3°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 273 | 26.8 | 12.613 h |
| February | 29.0°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 244 | 25.4 | 12.412 h |
| March | 29.6°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 199 | 22.6 | 12.212 h |
| April | 30.2°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 78 | 11.0 | 11.912 h |
| May | 30.1°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 23 | 3.7 | 11.712 h |
| June | 29.6°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 15 | 1.9 | 11.512 h |
| July | 29.5°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 4.2 | 1.0 | 11.612 h |
| August | 30.3°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 1.7 | 0.5 | 11.812 h |
| September | 31.9°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 4.2 | 0.8 | 12.012 h |
| October, selected | 33.0°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 18 | 3.5 | 12.312 h |
| November | 33.0°C25.4°C | 25.4°C | 73 | 10.5 | 12.613 h |
| December | 30.4°C25.1°C | 25.1°C | 236 | 24.4 | 12.713 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
- Atambua in OctoberIndonesia · 184 kmHigh 31.6°C · Low 22.0°C · 18 mm rain
- Maumere in OctoberIndonesia · 231 kmHigh 30.9°C · Low 25.7°C · 26 mm rain
- Ende in OctoberIndonesia · 259 kmHigh 32.9°C · Low 25.2°C · 68 mm rain
- Dili in OctoberTimor Leste · 281 kmHigh 32.1°C · Low 23.9°C · 74 mm rain
- Labuan Bajo in OctoberIndonesia · 449 kmHigh 29.3°C · Low 24.9°C · 144 mm rain
- Baubau in OctoberIndonesia · 535 kmHigh 30.9°C · Low 24.4°C · 66 mm rain
- Bima in OctoberIndonesia · 568 kmHigh 33.2°C · Low 24.8°C · 39 mm rain
- Kendari in OctoberIndonesia · 699 kmHigh 30.7°C · Low 24.4°C · 121 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 Kupang) is explained once on the Kupang year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.