Climate averages 1991–2020
Alor Setar weather
in October.
A hot, very wet month: one of the coolest and the wettest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a hot month in Alor Setar: daytime highs average 29.1°C and nights cool to about 23.9°C. By daytime temperature it is one of the coolest months of the year.
Expect about 320 mm of rain on roughly 29 days, which makes October a very wet month (the wettest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 59 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Pendang (19 km away). In October its highs average 29.1°C, about as warm as Alor Setar, with 328 mm of rain.
Among the 72 cities listed in Malaysia, Alor Setar ranks joint 36th of 72 for the warmest October highs and 60th of 72 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 72 cities is 29.2°C; Alor Setar is 0.1°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs stay level at 29.1°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 320 mm to 234 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
Alor Setar climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31.3°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 53 | 9.2 | 11.812 h |
| February | 33.1°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 60 | 9.8 | 11.912 h |
| March | 32.7°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 132 | 18.4 | 12.112 h |
| April | 31.3°C24.8°C | 24.8°C | 193 | 25.7 | 12.312 h |
| May | 30.5°C25.0°C | 25.0°C | 243 | 25.9 | 12.412 h |
| June | 30.2°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 184 | 21.3 | 12.512 h |
| July | 29.8°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 190 | 22.2 | 12.412 h |
| August | 29.7°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 232 | 23.6 | 12.312 h |
| September | 29.4°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 259 | 26.0 | 12.212 h |
| October, selected | 29.1°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 320 | 28.6 | 12.012 h |
| November | 29.1°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 234 | 25.0 | 11.812 h |
| December | 29.3°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 129 | 15.6 | 11.812 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
- Pendang in OctoberMalaysia · 19 kmHigh 29.1°C · Low 23.5°C · 328 mm rain
- Sungai Petani in OctoberMalaysia · 55 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 23.9°C · 313 mm rain
- Kota Kuala Muda in OctoberMalaysia · 59 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 24.3°C · 334 mm rain
- Tasek Glugor in OctoberMalaysia · 73 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 23.7°C · 326 mm rain
- Butterworth in OctoberMalaysia · 80 kmHigh 29.1°C · Low 24.1°C · 334 mm rain
- Paya Terubong in OctoberMalaysia · 84 kmHigh 27.7°C · Low 23.7°C · 331 mm rain
- Bukit Mertajam in OctoberMalaysia · 85 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 23.7°C · 338 mm rain
- Kulim in OctoberMalaysia · 87 kmHigh 28.7°C · Low 23.1°C · 338 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 Alor Setar) is explained once on the Alor Setar year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.