Lahewa weather in October

In October, Lahewa sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 407 mm of rain across 25.9 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-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 2% 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 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Lahewa's 11th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lahewa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
11th warmest
Overnight low
26°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
407 mm
25.9 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:17 AM – 6:15 PM
Cloud cover
90%
11th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
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 Lahewa 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 28°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 Lahewa

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.

Lahewa weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 26°22823.611.94.0
Feb28° / 26°18519.3124.1
Mar29° / 26°24525.6123.6
Apr28° / 26°28225.9123.4
May29° / 27°23720.912.14.0
Jun29° / 27°19917.312.14.4
Jul28° / 26°24519.312.14.4
Aug28° / 26°29322.5124.1
Sep28° / 26°29823.1124.1
Oct28° / 26°40725.9123.8
Nov27° / 26°48527.411.93.5
Dec28° / 26°35026.611.93.8

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 94%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1694
2793
3793
4892
5892
6892
7991
8991
91090
10991
11991
12991
13892
14892
15793
16793
17694
18595
19595
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21496
22496
23496
24496
25496
26496
27397
28397
29397
30496
31496

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Lahewa gets around 407 mm of rain over 25.9 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 84% and peaks near 88% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
180
280
380
480
580
680
780
881
981
1081
1181
1282
1382
1483
1583
1684
1784
1885
1985
2086
2186
2286
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2487
2587
2687
2787
2888
2988
3088
3187

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 92% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1937
2937
3937
4937
5937
6928
7928
8928
9928
10928
11928
12928
13919
14919
15919
16919
179010
189010
199010
209010
219010
229010
23919
24919
25919
26919
27919
28928
29928
30928
31937

Wind in October

Winds average 10 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:21 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 6:20 PM to 6:13 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:216:20
212.06:206:20
312.06:206:19
412.06:206:19
512.06:206:19
612.06:196:18
712.06:196:18
812.06:196:18
912.06:196:17
1012.06:186:17
1112.06:186:17
1212.06:186:16
1312.06:186:16
1412.06:186:16
1512.06:176:16
1612.06:176:15
1712.06:176:15
1812.06:176:15
1912.06:176:15
2012.06:176:15
2112.06:176:14
2212.06:176:14
2312.06:176:14
2412.06:166:14
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2612.06:166:14
2712.06:166:14
2812.06:166:14
2912.06:166:14
3012.06:166:13
3112.06:166:13

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.15 kWh/m² to a high of 5.6 kWh/m² in February across the year — October's 4.66 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.8Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.8Bright
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124.7Bright
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144.7Bright
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204.6Bright
214.5Bright
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244.5Bright
254.4Bright
264.4Bright
274.4Bright
284.4Bright
294.3Bright
304.3Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Lahewa?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Lahewa.

What to pack for Lahewa in October

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

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

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Lahewa 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 offshore is warmest in May at about 30°C and coldest in November near 29°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb30Tropical
Mar30Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Lahewa 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 Lahewa peaks around February 19 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 19UV 14Jul 11UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Lahewa?

Lahewa sits at 1.4°N, 97.2°E, 5 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Gunungsitoli, 51 km away.

Topography around Lahewa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lahewa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 76 m around an average of 31 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 177 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 842 m.

The land around Lahewa is covered by trees (81%) within 3 km, water (68%) and trees (30%) within 16 km, and water (80%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
76 m
16 km
177 m
80 km
842 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
October weather nearby: Gunungsitoli 51 km · Teluk Dalam 116 km · Singkil 121 km · Barus 153 km · Subulussalam 162 km · Sibolga 183 km · Sidikalang 197 km · Tarutung 211 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 Lahewa (1.3943°, 97.1675°, elevation 5 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).