Bengkulu weather in October

In October, Bengkulu sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 255 mm of rain across 23.9 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in October, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of October to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Bengkulu's 7th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bengkulu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
10th warmest
Overnight low
24°
4th coldest
Rainfall
255 mm
23.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:53 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover
84%
7th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.29 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Bengkulu is city in Bengkulu Province, Indonesia.

Density
2,619/km²
people per km²
Founded
1719

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 28°C through the month.

A typical October day in Bengkulu reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 29°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 Bengkulu

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

October sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Bengkulu weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 10th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 24°2842612.23.4
Feb29° / 25°24621.912.13.5
Mar29° / 25°24424123.4
Apr29° / 25°23524.811.93.3
May30° / 25°2092311.83.5
Jun29° / 25°1601911.84.0
Jul29° / 24°15919.211.84.3
Aug29° / 24°18818.911.94.4
Sep29° / 24°19720.5124.1
Oct28° / 24°25523.912.13.7
Nov28° / 24°34827.212.23.2
Dec28° / 24°32826.612.23.4

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 87%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11981
21981
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61882
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Bengkulu gets around 255 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 78% and peaks near 85% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
172
273
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3185

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the oppressive band about 86% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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218712
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Wind in October

Winds average 7 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
18calm
28calm
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of October to 12 h 06 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 5:59 AM to 5:51 AM, and sunset from 6:01 PM to 5:58 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.05:596:01
212.05:596:01
312.05:586:00
412.05:586:00
512.05:576:00
612.15:576:00
712.15:566:00
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912.15:565:59
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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 5.29 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.56 kWh/m² to a high of 5.59 kWh/m² in September across the year — October's 5.29 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.0Bright
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315.0Bright
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Bengkulu?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bengkulu.

What to pack for Bengkulu in October

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

In October, Bengkulu sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Bengkulu in October

The nearest coast averages about 28°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 18 km away) is warmest in May at about 30°C and coldest in September 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
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar30Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep28Tropical
Oct28Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Bengkulu in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bengkulu peaks around February 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 15 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 highExtremeFeb 19UV 15Jul 15UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Bengkulu 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 Bengkulu is worst in September — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (January, 11 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 2319 µg/m³Jan 1411 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb11Good
Mar11Good
Apr11Good
May14Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Bengkulu?

Bengkulu sits at 3.8°S, 102.3°E, 19 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Curup, 46 km away.

Topography around Bengkulu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bengkulu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 23 m around an average of 6 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 120 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,456 m.

The land around Bengkulu is covered by water (41%) and artificial surfaces (38%) within 3 km, water (51%) and trees (40%) within 16 km, and trees (64%) and water (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
23 m
16 km
120 m
80 km
2,456 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Curup 46 km · Lubuklinggau 87 km · Pagar Alam 112 km · Lahat 142 km · Tanjungagung 171 km · Baturaja 214 km · Sungai Penuh 217 km · Prabumulih 222 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 Bengkulu (-3.8004°, 102.2655°, elevation 19 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. 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).