Climate averages 1991–2020
Sibu weather
in October.
A hot, very wet month: the 8th 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 Sibu: daytime highs average 29.9°C and nights cool to about 23.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 280 mm of rain on roughly 28 days, which makes October a very wet month (the 9th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 04 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bintulu (166 km away). In October its highs average 29.8°C, about as warm as Sibu, with 274 mm of rain.
Among the 72 cities listed in Malaysia, Sibu ranks 3rd of 72 for the warmest October highs and joint 41st of 72 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 72 cities is 29.2°C; Sibu is 0.7°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 0.5°C to 29.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 280 mm to 307 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
Sibu climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.2°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 312 | 27.8 | 12.012 h |
| February | 29.6°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 243 | 24.1 | 12.012 h |
| March | 30.2°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 227 | 26.0 | 12.112 h |
| April | 30.5°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 230 | 26.8 | 12.212 h |
| May | 30.5°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 218 | 25.8 | 12.212 h |
| June | 30.4°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 177 | 21.2 | 12.312 h |
| July | 30.3°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 174 | 20.7 | 12.212 h |
| August | 30.5°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 192 | 21.2 | 12.212 h |
| September | 30.3°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 242 | 24.6 | 12.112 h |
| October, selected | 29.9°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 280 | 28.0 | 12.112 h |
| November | 29.5°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 307 | 28.7 | 12.012 h |
| December | 29.2°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 344 | 29.0 | 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
- Bintulu in OctoberMalaysia · 166 kmHigh 29.8°C · Low 23.4°C · 274 mm rain
- Kuching in OctoberMalaysia · 185 kmHigh 29.7°C · Low 23.8°C · 328 mm rain
- Sintang in OctoberIndonesia · 251 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 23.3°C · 313 mm rain
- Miri in OctoberMalaysia · 336 kmHigh 28.7°C · Low 24.4°C · 280 mm rain
- Marudi in OctoberMalaysia · 348 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 23.2°C · 290 mm rain
- Singkawang in OctoberIndonesia · 351 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 24.1°C · 303 mm rain
- Pontianak in OctoberIndonesia · 379 kmHigh 29.6°C · Low 23.6°C · 309 mm rain
- Bandar Seri Begawan in OctoberBrunei · 451 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 24.1°C · 254 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 Sibu) is explained once on the Sibu year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.