Muara weather in October

In October, Muara sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 253 mm of rain across 26.7 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in October, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of October to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Muara's 12th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Muara's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
8th warmest
Overnight low
25°
5th coldest
Rainfall
253 mm
26.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:08 AM – 6:01 PM
Cloud cover
87%
12th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.23 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Muara is town in Brunei.

Founded
1850

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical October day in Muara reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

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How October really feels in Muara

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in October is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Muara weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 25°17219.911.73.7
Feb30° / 25°11013.311.84.2
Mar31° / 25°9516.3123.7
Apr32° / 25°13319.512.13.1
May32° / 26°1462112.23.0
Jun31° / 25°1752012.33.1
Jul31° / 25°17321.112.33.1
Aug31° / 25°18821.512.23.1
Sep31° / 25°19723122.9
Oct30° / 25°25326.711.92.8
Nov30° / 25°23425.911.82.8
Dec30° / 25°22324.911.73.1

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in October, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 91%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11387
21288
31288
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Muara gets around 253 mm of rain over 26.7 wet days in October, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 86% and peaks near 88% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
186
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Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of October feels miserable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, October lands in the miserable band about 74% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
12971
23070
33169
43169
53268
63268
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83268
93268
103169
113070
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132971
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Wind in October

Winds average 9 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of October to 11 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:10 AM to 6:09 AM, and sunset from 6:07 PM to 5:58 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:106:07
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Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.23 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.76 kWh/m² to a high of 5.92 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 5.23 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Muara

In seasonPeak

In October, Muara sits inside its pacific typhoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Muara sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Pacific typhoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is October a good time to visit Muara?

Our two travel scores rate October for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

2.8
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Muara.

What to pack for Muara in October

From October's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In October, Muara sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Muara in October

The nearest coast averages about 30°C in October — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 13 km away) is warmest in May at about 30°C and coldest in February near 28°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Tropical
Feb28Warm
Mar28Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov30Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Muara in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Muara peaks around February 18 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 at about 11 (extreme).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 18UV 14Dec 11UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Muara in October

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where October falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Muara is worst in September — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1417 µg/m³Dec 109 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb11Good
Mar15Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov9Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Muara?

Muara sits at 5.0°N, 115.1°E, 0 m above sea level, in Brunei. The nearest listed city is Serasa, 2.0 km away.

Bandar Seri BegawanSengkurongLimbangBangar

Topography around Muara

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Muara.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Muara has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 135 m around an average of 7 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 167 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,948 m.

The land around Muara is covered by water (50%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, water (81%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) and water (43%) within 80 km.

3 km
135 m
16 km
167 m
80 km
1,948 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
October weather nearby: Serasa 2.0 km · Mentiri 8.0 km · Bandar Seri Begawan 21 km · Sengkurong 31 km · Limbang 31 km · Labuan 34 km · Bandar Labuan 35 km · Bangar 35 km

Brunei travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type G
240 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 35% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$32,235
2025
Homicide rate
0.5
per 100k, 2013
Road deaths
7.5
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Muslim 82%Christian 7%Buddhist 6%other 5%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Muara (5.027°, 115.0691°, elevation 0 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).