Masohi weather in October

In October, Masohi sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 184 mm of rain across 22.2 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 9th-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 7% 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 Masohi's 4th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Masohi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
6th warmest
Overnight low
22°
4th coldest
Rainfall
184 mm
22.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:07 AM – 6:11 PM
Cloud cover
77%
4th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.05 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
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 Masohi reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 1°C warmer than 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 Masohi

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.

Masohi weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 23°26128.212.23.1
Feb29° / 23°22025.312.13.1
Mar29° / 22°29828.8123.1
Apr28° / 22°29528.311.93.3
May27° / 22°26926.211.93.9
Jun27° / 22°24624.311.84.2
Jul26° / 21°17721.911.84.7
Aug26° / 21°13417.811.95.3
Sep27° / 21°16418.8124.9
Oct28° / 22°18422.212.14.3
Nov29° / 22°20224.412.13.6
Dec29° / 23°26528.912.23.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 78%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12476
22476
32476
42377
52377
62278
72377
82377
92377
102377
112377
122377
132377
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282179
292080
302080
311981

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Masohi gets around 184 mm of rain over 22.2 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 72% and peaks near 75% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
168
269
369
470
570
670
771
871
971
1071
1171
1271
1371
1471
1571
1672
1772
1872
1972
2072
2172
2272
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2674
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3175

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 84% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
112475
212376
312376
412376
512277
612277
712178
812178
912079
1012079
1101981
1201981
1301882
1401783
1501684
1601684
1701585
1801486
1901486
2001387
2101387
2201288
2301288
2401189
2501189
2601090
2701090
2801090
290991
300991
310892

Wind in October

Winds average 4 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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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 6:12 AM to 6:04 AM, and sunset from 6:14 PM to 6:11 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:126:14
212.06:126:14
312.06:116:14
412.06:116:13
512.06:116:13
612.06:106:13
712.06:106:13
812.06:106:13
912.16:096:12
1012.16:096:12
1112.16:086:12
1212.16:086:12
1312.16:086:12
1412.16:086:12
1512.16:076:11
1612.16:076:11
1712.16:076:11
1812.16:066:11
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2012.16:066:11
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3112.16:046:11

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.05 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.59 kWh/m² to a high of 5.05 kWh/m² in October across the year — October's 5.05 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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255.1Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Masohi?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Masohi for sightseeing.

What to pack for Masohi in October

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

In October, Masohi sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Masohi 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 13 km away) is warmest in December at about 30°C and coldest in August near 26°C.

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

24°26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan30Tropical
Feb30Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun28Warm
Jul27Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct28Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec30Tropical

UV index in Masohi 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 Masohi peaks around February 21 at about 16 (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 21UV 16Jul 11UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Masohi?

Masohi sits at 3.3°S, 129.0°E, 21 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Amahai, 7.0 km away.

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Topography around Masohi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Masohi has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 266 m around an average of 76 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 491 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,006 m.

The land around Masohi is covered by trees (47%) and water (26%) within 3 km, water (53%) and trees (40%) within 16 km, and water (53%) and trees (46%) within 80 km.

3 km
266 m
16 km
491 m
80 km
3,006 m
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October weather nearby: Amahai 7.0 km · Ambon 98 km · Namlea 208 km · Namrole 256 km · Kawasi 257 km · Sanana 360 km · Sorong 370 km · Fakfak 372 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 Masohi (-3.2983°, 128.9688°, elevation 21 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).