Lumphat weather in October

In October, Lumphat sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 207 mm of rain across 20.3 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in October, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Lumphat's 7th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lumphat's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
9th warmest
Overnight low
24°
5th coldest
Rainfall
207 mm
20.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:46 AM – 5:28 PM
Cloud cover
73%
7th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical October day in Lumphat reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and about 1°C cooler than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13124
23124
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43124
53124
63124
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How October really feels in Lumphat

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.

Lumphat weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 9th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 22°50.711.34.0
Feb35° / 23°40.911.63.1
Mar36° / 25°355.811.92.1
Apr36° / 26°9913.512.32.0
May33° / 25°24625.312.62.1
Jun32° / 25°28126.412.82.4
Jul31° / 24°35028.812.72.5
Aug31° / 24°36429.112.42.5
Sep31° / 24°36328.112.12.5
Oct31° / 24°20720.311.73.2
Nov32° / 23°717.811.44.0
Dec32° / 22°182.811.24.4

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12080
22179
32278
42377
52377
62575
72575
82674
92773
102872
112872
122971
132971
143169
153268
163367
173367
183466
193466
203565
213565
223664
233763
243763
253961
263961
274060
284159
294159
304258
314258

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Lumphat gets around 207 mm of rain over 20.3 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 65% and peaks near 89% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
189
288
387
486
585
684
783
881
980
1078
1176
1274
1372
1470
1568
1666
1764
1862
1960
2057
2155
2253
2351
2450
2548
2646
2745
2843
2942
3041
3140

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 45% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 98% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
10002872
20002971
30003070
40013168
50013267
60013366
70013465
80023662
90023761
100023860
110033958
120034057
130044254
140144352
150154450
160164648
170164845
180174942
190185239
2001105237
2101115434
2202125531
2302145529
2402155726
2503175624
2613195522
2713205620
2814225518
2914245417
3014255515
3115275314

Wind in October

Winds average 6 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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216calm
227calm
237calm
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267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:45 AM to 5:50 AM, and sunset from 5:37 PM to 5:21 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:455:37
211.95:455:37
311.95:455:36
411.85:455:35
511.85:455:35
611.85:455:34
711.85:455:33
811.85:455:33
911.85:455:32
1011.85:455:31
1111.85:465:31
1211.75:465:30
1311.75:465:30
1411.75:465:29
1511.75:465:28
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1811.75:475:27
1911.75:475:26
2011.65:475:26
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2211.65:485:25
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2911.55:495:22
3011.55:505:22
3111.55:505:21

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.26 kWh/m² to a high of 6.16 kWh/m² in March across the year — October's 4.67 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
24.4Bright
34.5Bright
44.5Bright
54.5Bright
64.5Bright
74.5Bright
84.6Bright
94.6Bright
104.6Bright
114.6Bright
124.7Bright
134.7Bright
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254.8Bright
264.8Bright
274.8Bright
284.8Bright
294.8Bright
304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Lumphat

In seasonPeak

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

Lumphat's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is October a good time to visit Lumphat?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Lumphat.

What to pack for Lumphat in October

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

In October, Lumphat sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Lumphat in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Lumphat peaks around August 14 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highAug 14UV 13Dec 11UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Lumphat 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 Lumphat is worst in March — around 46 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.8× the cleanest month (November, 10 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateGoodMar 1844 µg/m³Nov 2310 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb27Moderate
Mar46Poor
Apr34Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug12Moderate
Sep12Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Lumphat?

Lumphat sits at 13.5°N, 107.0°E, 101 m above sea level, in Cambodia. The nearest listed city is Banlung, 28 km away.

Stung TrengEa T’ling

Topography around Lumphat

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lumphat has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 44 m around an average of 104 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 204 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 789 m.

The land around Lumphat is covered by trees (39%), grassland (29%) and cropland (24%) within 3 km, trees (50%) and grassland (33%) within 16 km, and trees (76%) within 80 km.

3 km
44 m
16 km
204 m
80 km
789 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Banlung 28 km · Stung Treng 109 km · Pleiku 123 km · Ea Drăng 137 km · Quảng Phú 140 km · Ea T’ling 141 km · Kon Tum 147 km · Buôn Ma Thuột 147 km

Cambodia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / C / G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 34% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$2,872
2025
Happiness
4.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
30%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.8
per 100k, 2011
Road deaths
19.6
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 390
Religion
Buddhist 97%Muslim 2%other 1%Christian 0%

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 Lumphat (13.4915°, 106.9802°, elevation 101 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. 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).