Bandung weather in October

In October, Bandung sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 352 mm of rain across 23.9 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in October, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of October to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Bandung's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bandung's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
19°
5th coldest
Rainfall
352 mm
23.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:30 AM – 5:39 PM
Cloud cover
80%
6th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.5 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Bandung is former higher education institution in Bandung, Indonesia.

Air quality
High
PM2.5 33 µg/m³ · 2014
Founded
2023

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 26°C through the month.

A typical October day in Bandung reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Bandung weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 3rd-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 19°39729.712.43.6
Feb25° / 19°38627.312.23.5
Mar25° / 19°43530.2123.5
Apr26° / 19°36428.511.93.6
May26° / 19°21724.711.74.3
Jun26° / 18°15219.311.65.1
Jul26° / 18°1241811.65.5
Aug26° / 17°10615.611.85.8
Sep26° / 18°15717.8125.3
Oct26° / 19°35223.912.24.4
Nov26° / 19°49227.912.33.6
Dec25° / 19°45729.612.43.5

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 80%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22575
32575
42575
52575
62575
72575
82575
92476
102476
112476
122377
132377
142377
152377
162278
172278
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201981
211882
221783
231684
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251486
261585
271585
281585
291486
301486
311486

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Bandung gets around 352 mm of rain over 23.9 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 76% and peaks near 86% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
169
270
371
472
572
672
773
873
973
1073
1173
1273
1374
1474
1574
1674
1775
1876
1977
2077
2178
2279
2380
2481
2582
2682
2783
2884
2984
3085
3186

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the muggy band about 64% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 64% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1064450
2054352
3154252
4154054
5153955
6153856
7153757
8143659
9143560
10143560
11143461
12143461
13043363
14033364
15033265
16033265
17033265
18033265
19023266
20023167
21023167
22023068
23023068
24022969
25012871
26012871
27012772
28012673
29012574
30012475
31012277

Wind in October

Winds average 3 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 3 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
13calm
23calm
33calm
43calm
53calm
63calm
73calm
83calm
93calm
103calm
113calm
123calm
133calm
143calm
153calm
163calm
173calm
183calm
193calm
203calm
213calm
223calm
233calm
243calm
253calm
263calm
273calm
283calm
293calm
303calm
313calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of October to 12 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:37 AM to 5:26 AM, and sunset from 5:40 PM to 5:40 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.15:375:40
212.15:365:40
312.15:365:40
412.15:355:40
512.15:355:40
612.15:345:40
712.15:345:40
812.15:335:40
912.15:335:40
1012.15:325:39
1112.15:325:39
1212.15:325:39
1312.15:315:39
1412.15:315:39
1512.15:305:39
1612.25:305:39
1712.25:305:39
1812.25:295:39
1912.25:295:39
2012.25:295:39
2112.25:285:39
2212.25:285:39
2312.25:285:39
2412.25:275:40
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2612.25:275:40
2712.25:275:40
2812.25:265:40
2912.25:265:40
3012.25:265:40
3112.25:265:40

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.26 kWh/m² to a high of 5.88 kWh/m² in September across the year — October's 5.5 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
25.8Bright
35.8Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
75.7Bright
85.7Bright
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115.7Bright
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225.4Bright
235.3Bright
245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Bandung?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Bandung for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bandung in October

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

In October, Bandung sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 19°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Bandung in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bandung peaks around March 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 16 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeVery highExtremeMar 16UV 15Nov 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov7Very high
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Bandung 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 Bandung is worst in May — around 42 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Bandung's WHO annual average of 33 µg/m³.

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMay 2142 µg/m³Jan 1127 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan27Moderate
Feb28Moderate
Mar33Moderate
Apr37Poor
May42Poor
Jun41Poor
Jul38Poor
Aug32Moderate
Sep30Moderate
Oct29Moderate
Nov30Moderate
Dec27Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Bandung?

Bandung sits at 6.9°S, 107.6°E, 714 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Margahayukencana, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Bandung

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bandung has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 94 m around an average of 707 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,221 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,993 m.

The land around Bandung is covered by artificial surfaces (93%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (43%) and trees (37%) within 16 km, and trees (66%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
94 m
16 km
1,221 m
80 km
2,993 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Margahayukencana 7.0 km · Cimahi 9.0 km · Pameungpeuk 11 km · Lembang 12 km · Banjaran 14 km · Soreang 16 km · Cileunyi 16 km · Padalarang 18 km

Indonesia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 29% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$5,060
2025
Happiness
5.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
30%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.3
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
11.3
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 471
Religion
Muslim 87%Protestant 8%Roman Catholic 3%Hindu 2%

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 Bandung (-6.9222°, 107.6069°, elevation 714 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).