Climate averages 1991–2020
Pontianak weather
in October.
A hot, very wet month: the 8th 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 Pontianak: daytime highs average 29.6°C and nights cool to about 23.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 309 mm of rain on roughly 28 days, which makes October a very wet month (the 10th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 07 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Singkawang (111 km away). In October its highs average 28.8°C, 0.8°C cooler than Pontianak, with 303 mm of rain.
Among the 200 cities listed in Indonesia, Pontianak ranks joint 124th of 200 for the warmest October highs and 177th of 200 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 200 cities is 30.1°C; Pontianak is 0.5°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 0.7°C to 28.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 309 mm to 386 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
Pontianak climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.0°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 259 | 24.8 | 12.112 h |
| February | 29.5°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 173 | 19.7 | 12.112 h |
| March | 29.9°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 199 | 23.0 | 12.112 h |
| April | 29.9°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 256 | 27.4 | 12.112 h |
| May | 30.1°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 225 | 24.8 | 12.112 h |
| June | 30.0°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 170 | 19.8 | 12.112 h |
| July | 30.1°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 149 | 17.9 | 12.112 h |
| August | 30.5°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 141 | 17.1 | 12.112 h |
| September | 30.3°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 191 | 20.7 | 12.112 h |
| October, selected | 29.6°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 309 | 27.6 | 12.112 h |
| November | 28.9°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 386 | 29.0 | 12.112 h |
| December | 28.7°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 364 | 28.1 | 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
- Singkawang in OctoberIndonesia · 111 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 24.1°C · 303 mm rain
- Kuching in OctoberMalaysia · 209 kmHigh 29.7°C · Low 23.8°C · 328 mm rain
- Sintang in OctoberIndonesia · 242 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 23.3°C · 313 mm rain
- Tanjung Pandan in OctoberIndonesia · 354 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 24.4°C · 243 mm rain
- Sibu in OctoberMalaysia · 379 kmHigh 29.9°C · Low 23.3°C · 280 mm rain
- Pangkalanbuun in OctoberIndonesia · 390 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 23.5°C · 238 mm rain
- Sungailiat in OctoberIndonesia · 410 kmHigh 29.7°C · Low 24.8°C · 239 mm rain
- Pangkalpinang in OctoberIndonesia · 426 kmHigh 29.8°C · Low 24.3°C · 227 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 Pontianak) is explained once on the Pontianak year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.