Climate averages 1991–2020
Kuching weather
in October.
A hot, very wet month: the 7th warmest and the 9th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a hot month in Kuching: daytime highs average 29.7°C and nights cool to about 23.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 328 mm of rain on roughly 29 days, which makes October a very wet month (the 9th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 05 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Singkawang (166 km away). In October its highs average 28.8°C, 0.9°C cooler than Kuching, with 303 mm of rain.
Among the 72 cities listed in Malaysia, Kuching ranks joint 8th of 72 for the warmest October highs and joint 62nd of 72 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 72 cities is 29.2°C; Kuching is 0.5°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 0.5°C to 29.2°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 328 mm to 361 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
Kuching climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.5°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 422 | 28.9 | 12.012 h |
| February | 28.7°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 314 | 25.2 | 12.112 h |
| March | 29.5°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 276 | 28.2 | 12.112 h |
| April | 30.0°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 275 | 27.6 | 12.112 h |
| May | 30.3°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 245 | 26.4 | 12.212 h |
| June | 30.2°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 191 | 22.0 | 12.212 h |
| July | 30.2°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 181 | 20.8 | 12.212 h |
| August | 30.5°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 200 | 22.1 | 12.212 h |
| September | 30.2°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 257 | 25.0 | 12.112 h |
| October, selected | 29.7°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 328 | 29.0 | 12.112 h |
| November | 29.2°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 361 | 29.4 | 12.012 h |
| December | 28.8°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 423 | 29.4 | 12.012 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 · 166 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 24.1°C · 303 mm rain
- Sibu in OctoberMalaysia · 185 kmHigh 29.9°C · Low 23.3°C · 280 mm rain
- Pontianak in OctoberIndonesia · 209 kmHigh 29.6°C · Low 23.6°C · 309 mm rain
- Sintang in OctoberIndonesia · 210 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 23.3°C · 313 mm rain
- Bintulu in OctoberMalaysia · 350 kmHigh 29.8°C · Low 23.4°C · 274 mm rain
- Pangkalanbuun in OctoberIndonesia · 492 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 23.5°C · 238 mm rain
- Miri in OctoberMalaysia · 515 kmHigh 28.7°C · Low 24.4°C · 280 mm rain
- Marudi in OctoberMalaysia · 530 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 23.2°C · 290 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 Kuching) is explained once on the Kuching year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.