Pariaman weather in October

In October, Pariaman sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 481 mm of rain across 27.8 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 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% 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 Pariaman's 10th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pariaman's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
11th warmest
Overnight low
24°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
481 mm
27.8 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:04 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover
91%
10th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical October day in Pariaman reaches about 27°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 26°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 Pariaman

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.

Pariaman 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° / 24°35625123.6
Feb29° / 24°30321.9123.7
Mar29° / 24°35126.6123.4
Apr28° / 25°41327123.2
May29° / 25°33722.7123.8
Jun29° / 24°23619.7124.2
Jul28° / 24°29121.4124.3
Aug28° / 24°38224.6124.1
Sep28° / 24°40625.1123.8
Oct27° / 24°48127.8123.6
Nov27° / 24°58928123.4
Dec28° / 24°45327.4123.6

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 3% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 97%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1496
2496
3496
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5595
6595
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Pariaman gets around 481 mm of rain over 27.8 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 89% and peaks near 92% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
187
287
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1588
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1788
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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 98% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1397
2397
3397
4397
5397
6397
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13298
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Wind in October

Winds average 6 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
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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 6:08 AM to 6:02 AM, and sunset from 6:09 PM to 6:04 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:086:09
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412.06:076:08
512.06:076:07
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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 4.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.36 kWh/m² to a high of 5.48 kWh/m² in February across the year — October's 4.84 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Pariaman?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Pariaman.

What to pack for Pariaman in October

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

In October, Pariaman sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Pariaman 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 October 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 Pariaman 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 Pariaman peaks around February 18 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 20 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 18UV 14Jul 20UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

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

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodOct 1218 µg/m³Dec 1311 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar13Moderate
Apr12Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun12Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Pariaman?

Pariaman sits at 0.6°S, 100.1°E, 4 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Padangpanjang, 37 km away.

Topography around Pariaman

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pariaman has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 40 m around an average of 5 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 241 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,877 m.

The land around Pariaman is covered by water (41%) and trees (28%) within 3 km, water (51%) and trees (39%) within 16 km, and trees (54%) and water (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
40 m
16 km
241 m
80 km
2,877 m
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October weather nearby: Padangpanjang 37 km · Bukittinggi 44 km · Padang 45 km · Solok 63 km · Payakumbuh 73 km · Sijunjung 96 km · Pekanbaru 194 km · Sungai Penuh 213 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 Pariaman (-0.619°, 100.12°, elevation 4 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).