Climate averages 1991–2020
Pekanbaru weather
in October.
A hot, very wet month: the 7th warmest and the 10th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a hot month in Pekanbaru: daytime highs average 30.1°C and nights cool to about 23.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 241 mm of rain on roughly 27 days, which makes October a very wet month (the 10th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 06 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Payakumbuh (121 km away). In October its highs average 27.7°C, 2.4°C cooler than Pekanbaru, with 252 mm of rain.
Among the 200 cities listed in Indonesia, Pekanbaru ranks joint 103rd of 200 for the warmest October highs and 147th of 200 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 200 cities is 30.1°C; Pekanbaru is level with that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 0.8°C to 29.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 241 mm to 298 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
Pekanbaru climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.0°C22.7°C | 22.7°C | 210 | 24.2 | 12.112 h |
| February | 29.6°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 159 | 21.3 | 12.112 h |
| March | 30.0°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 213 | 26.1 | 12.112 h |
| April | 30.2°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 233 | 27.8 | 12.112 h |
| May | 30.4°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 191 | 24.9 | 12.112 h |
| June | 30.3°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 131 | 19.6 | 12.212 h |
| July | 30.2°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 124 | 19.0 | 12.112 h |
| August | 30.4°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 157 | 22.0 | 12.112 h |
| September | 30.3°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 195 | 23.8 | 12.112 h |
| October, selected | 30.1°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 241 | 27.0 | 12.112 h |
| November | 29.3°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 298 | 27.9 | 12.112 h |
| December | 28.9°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 263 | 26.8 | 12.112 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
- Payakumbuh in OctoberIndonesia · 121 kmHigh 27.7°C · Low 20.4°C · 252 mm rain
- Dumai in OctoberIndonesia · 128 kmHigh 29.8°C · Low 23.6°C · 308 mm rain
- Bukittinggi in OctoberIndonesia · 150 kmHigh 25.6°C · Low 18.7°C · 461 mm rain
- Solok in OctoberIndonesia · 170 kmHigh 27.7°C · Low 21.2°C · 181 mm rain
- Pariaman in OctoberIndonesia · 194 kmHigh 28.0°C · Low 22.6°C · 481 mm rain
- Padang in OctoberIndonesia · 203 kmHigh 28.0°C · Low 23.2°C · 397 mm rain
- Malacca in OctoberMalaysia · 207 kmHigh 28.7°C · Low 24.9°C · 221 mm rain
- Muar in OctoberMalaysia · 211 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 24.6°C · 220 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 Pekanbaru) is explained once on the Pekanbaru year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.