Daruba weather in October

In October, Daruba sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 95 mm of rain across 15.7 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 10th-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 22% of the time in October, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of October to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Daruba's 3rd-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Daruba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
1st warmest
Overnight low
26°
11th coldest
Rainfall
95 mm
15.7 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:13 AM – 6:10 PM
Cloud cover
66%
3rd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

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 Daruba reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 2°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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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How October really feels in Daruba

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.

Daruba weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 26°16722.211.94.4
Feb27° / 26°13017.711.94.8
Mar28° / 26°14219.2125.0
Apr28° / 26°14920.6124.7
May28° / 27°1572212.14.5
Jun28° / 26°18521.912.14.5
Jul28° / 26°12617.912.15.2
Aug28° / 26°8612.612.15.9
Sep28° / 26°7512.5125.9
Oct28° / 26°9515.7125.4
Nov28° / 26°14523.111.94.3
Dec28° / 26°18625.111.94.1

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 62%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24258
34258
44258
54258
64258
74258
84159
94159
104060
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Daruba gets around 95 mm of rain over 15.7 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 51% and peaks near 63% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 83% 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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41909
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618811
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908713
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Wind in October

Winds average 11 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of October to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:16 AM to 6:13 AM, and sunset from 6:15 PM to 6:08 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:166:15
212.06:166:15
312.06:166:15
412.06:166:14
512.06:156:14
612.06:156:13
712.06:156:13
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912.06:146:12
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1512.06:136:11
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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 6.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.07 kWh/m² to a high of 6.13 kWh/m² in September across the year — October's 6.03 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.2Intense
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46.2Intense
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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Daruba

In seasonPeak

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

Daruba 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 Daruba?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Daruba for sightseeing.

What to pack for Daruba in October

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

In October, Daruba sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Daruba in October

The nearest coast averages about 29°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 21 km away) is warmest in May at about 30°C and coldest in January 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
Feb28Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Daruba in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Daruba peaks around March 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 17UV 15Jun 21UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Daruba?

Daruba sits at 2.1°N, 128.3°E, 8 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Tobelo, 48 km away.

WaisaiTahunaBitungTondanoManado

Topography around Daruba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Daruba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 31 m around an average of 7 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 478 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,238 m.

The land around Daruba is covered by water (44%) and trees (27%) within 3 km, water (65%) and trees (31%) within 16 km, and water (72%) and trees (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
31 m
16 km
478 m
80 km
1,238 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
October weather nearby: Tobelo 48 km · Sofifi 167 km · Ternate 173 km · Waisai 354 km · Tahuna 357 km · Bitung 358 km · Tondano 385 km · Manado 388 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 Daruba (2.0505°, 128.294°, elevation 8 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).