Climate averages 1991–2020
Pendang weather
in October.
A hot, very wet month: 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 Pendang: daytime highs average 29.1°C and nights cool to about 23.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Expect about 328 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 12 h 00 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Alor Setar (19 km away). In October its highs average 29.1°C, about as warm as Pendang, with 320 mm of rain.
Among the 72 cities listed in Malaysia, Pendang ranks joint 36th 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; Pendang is 0.1°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs rise by 0.1°C to 29.2°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 328 mm to 264 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
Pendang climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31.2°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 67 | 9.5 | 11.812 h |
| February | 33.0°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 68 | 10.1 | 11.912 h |
| March | 32.8°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 155 | 18.6 | 12.112 h |
| April | 31.3°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 220 | 25.4 | 12.212 h |
| May | 30.5°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 237 | 26.6 | 12.412 h |
| June | 30.3°C24.4°C | 24.4°C | 169 | 21.7 | 12.512 h |
| July | 29.9°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 174 | 22.3 | 12.412 h |
| August | 29.9°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 211 | 23.9 | 12.312 h |
| September | 29.5°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 254 | 26.3 | 12.212 h |
| October, selected | 29.1°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 328 | 29.2 | 12.012 h |
| November | 29.2°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 264 | 25.3 | 11.912 h |
| December | 29.2°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 160 | 16.4 | 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
- Alor Setar in OctoberMalaysia · 19 kmHigh 29.1°C · Low 23.9°C · 320 mm rain
- Sungai Petani in OctoberMalaysia · 39 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 23.9°C · 313 mm rain
- Kota Kuala Muda in OctoberMalaysia · 47 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 24.3°C · 334 mm rain
- Tasek Glugor in OctoberMalaysia · 57 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 23.7°C · 326 mm rain
- Butterworth in OctoberMalaysia · 67 kmHigh 29.1°C · Low 24.1°C · 334 mm rain
- Bukit Mertajam in OctoberMalaysia · 70 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 23.7°C · 338 mm rain
- Kulim in OctoberMalaysia · 71 kmHigh 28.7°C · Low 23.1°C · 338 mm rain
- Paya Terubong in OctoberMalaysia · 73 kmHigh 27.7°C · Low 23.7°C · 331 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 Pendang) is explained once on the Pendang year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.