Climate averages 1991–2020
Palembang weather
in October.
A hot, wet 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 Palembang: daytime highs average 31.8°C and nights cool to about 23.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 173 mm of rain on roughly 19 days, which makes October a wet month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 10 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Prabumulih (81 km away). In October its highs average 31.9°C, about as warm as Palembang, with 209 mm of rain.
Among the 200 cities listed in Indonesia, Palembang ranks joint 35th of 200 for the warmest October highs and 106th of 200 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 200 cities is 30.1°C; Palembang is 1.7°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 1.5°C to 30.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 173 mm to 287 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
Palembang climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.3°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 248 | 28.2 | 12.312 h |
| February | 29.8°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 242 | 25.2 | 12.212 h |
| March | 30.1°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 299 | 29.2 | 12.112 h |
| April | 30.2°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 273 | 28.5 | 12.012 h |
| May | 30.3°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 183 | 25.1 | 12.012 h |
| June | 30.1°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 119 | 19.3 | 12.012 h |
| July | 30.0°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 112 | 17.2 | 12.012 h |
| August | 31.0°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 76 | 13.8 | 12.012 h |
| September | 31.9°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 84 | 12.5 | 12.112 h |
| October, selected | 31.8°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 173 | 19.3 | 12.212 h |
| November | 30.3°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 287 | 26.9 | 12.212 h |
| December | 29.4°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 300 | 29.1 | 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
- Prabumulih in OctoberIndonesia · 81 kmHigh 31.9°C · Low 23.7°C · 209 mm rain
- Baturaja in OctoberIndonesia · 149 kmHigh 31.8°C · Low 23.3°C · 196 mm rain
- Pangkalpinang in OctoberIndonesia · 175 kmHigh 29.8°C · Low 24.3°C · 227 mm rain
- Jambi City in OctoberIndonesia · 193 kmHigh 30.7°C · Low 23.5°C · 234 mm rain
- Sungailiat in OctoberIndonesia · 193 kmHigh 29.7°C · Low 24.8°C · 239 mm rain
- Pagar Alam in OctoberIndonesia · 207 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 20.3°C · 301 mm rain
- Lubuklinggau in OctoberIndonesia · 213 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 22.5°C · 217 mm rain
- Metro in OctoberIndonesia · 252 kmHigh 31.4°C · Low 23.3°C · 116 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 Palembang) is explained once on the Palembang year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.