Kualakapuas weather in October

In October, Kualakapuas sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 160 mm of rain across 18.3 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% 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 Kualakapuas's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kualakapuas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
24°
7th coldest
Rainfall
160 mm
18.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:05 AM – 5:09 PM
Cloud cover
81%
6th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Kualakapuas is capital of Kapuas Regency, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia.

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 33°C through the month.

A typical October day in Kualakapuas reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and about 1°C warmer than November.

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How October really feels in Kualakapuas

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.

Kualakapuas weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 24°24328.112.22.5
Feb31° / 24°21024.912.12.5
Mar31° / 24°24827.8122.4
Apr32° / 25°21927.311.92.4
May32° / 25°1392211.92.9
Jun31° / 24°10917.611.83.4
Jul31° / 24°8214.211.83.8
Aug32° / 23°559.911.93.8
Sep33° / 24°6810.8123.3
Oct33° / 24°16018.312.12.8
Nov32° / 24°24027.712.12.3
Dec31° / 24°26529.112.22.3

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 81%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22575
32575
42476
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62278
72278
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Kualakapuas gets around 160 mm of rain over 18.3 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 59% and peaks near 76% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
144
246
347
449
550
651
753
854
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1056
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3176

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 49% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1126127
2126028
3116029
4115930
5115732
6105733
7105634
895536
995437
1095338
1185240
1285141
1385042
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2834057
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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 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
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47calm
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67calm
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116calm
126calm
136calm
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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 5:11 AM to 5:03 AM, and sunset from 5:12 PM to 5:09 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.05:115:12
212.05:105:12
312.05:105:12
412.05:095:12
512.05:095:11
612.05:095:11
712.05:085:11
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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 5.22 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.12 kWh/m² to a high of 5.5 kWh/m² in September across the year — October's 5.22 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
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265.1Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Kualakapuas?

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

2.8
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kualakapuas.

What to pack for Kualakapuas in October

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

In October, Kualakapuas sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Kualakapuas 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 50 km away) is warmest in April at about 30°C and coldest in August 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
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug28Tropical
Sep28Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov30Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Kualakapuas 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 Kualakapuas peaks around February 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 17UV 15Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Kualakapuas 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 Kualakapuas is worst in September — around 89 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.4× the cleanest month (January, 20 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateUnhealthyModerateSep 2287 µg/m³Jan 1520 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb23Moderate
Mar26Moderate
Apr27Moderate
May28Moderate
Jun28Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug39Poor
Sep89Unhealthy
Oct82Unhealthy
Nov44Poor
Dec22Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kualakapuas?

Kualakapuas sits at 3.0°S, 114.4°E, 9 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Banjarmasin, 41 km away.

Topography around Kualakapuas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kualakapuas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 15 m around an average of 2 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 19 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 186 m.

The land around Kualakapuas is covered by trees (33%) and water (21%) within 3 km, trees (58%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) within 80 km.

3 km
15 m
16 km
19 m
80 km
186 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
October weather nearby: Banjarmasin 41 km · Banjarbaru 69 km · Martapura 69 km · Palangkaraya 103 km · Amuntai 116 km · Barabai 120 km · Tanjung 147 km · Sampit 168 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 Kualakapuas (-3.0091°, 114.3876°, elevation 9 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).