Pontianak weather in October

In October, Pontianak sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 309 mm of rain across 27.6 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in October, and the air most often feels miserable.

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 Pontianak's 9th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pontianak's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
8th warmest
Overnight low
24°
5th coldest
Rainfall
309 mm
27.6 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
5:28 AM – 5:28 PM
Cloud cover
88%
9th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.75 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Pontianak is city in West Kalimantan Province, Indonesia.

Density
6,364/km²
people per km²
Founded
1771

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 30°C through the month.

A typical October day in Pontianak reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 1°C cooler than September and on par with November.

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How October really feels in Pontianak

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.

Pontianak weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 8th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 24°25724.8123.4
Feb29° / 24°17119.6123.6
Mar30° / 25°19923.1123.3
Apr30° / 25°25627.4122.8
May30° / 25°22524.9123.1
Jun30° / 25°17019.8123.6
Jul30° / 25°14917.9123.9
Aug31° / 25°14217.1123.8
Sep30° / 25°19120.7123.4
Oct30° / 24°30927.6123.0
Nov29° / 24°38629122.8
Dec29° / 24°36428.2123.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 94%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1991
2991
3892
4793
5793
6793
7793
8793
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Pontianak gets around 309 mm of rain over 27.6 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 88% and peaks near 93% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
179
280
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482
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684
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Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of October feels miserable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, October lands in the miserable band about 58% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
14753
24654
34654
44555
54555
64456
74456
84456
94357
104357
114357
124357
134258
144258
154258
164258
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184258
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204258
214258
224159
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244159
254060
264060
274060
283961
293961
303862
313862

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 5:32 AM to 5:26 AM, and sunset from 5:32 PM to 5:26 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.05:325:32
212.05:315:31
312.05:315:31
412.05:315:31
512.05:305:30
612.05:305:30
712.05:305:30
812.05:305:30
912.05:295:29
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1212.05:295:29
1312.05:285:28
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1812.05:275:27
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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 4.75 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.2 kWh/m² to a high of 5.37 kWh/m² in August across the year — October's 4.75 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Pontianak?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Pontianak.

What to pack for Pontianak in October

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

In October, Pontianak sees daytime highs around 30°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 Pontianak in October

The nearest coast averages about 30°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 25 km away) is warmest in May at about 30°C and coldest in February 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
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov30Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Pontianak in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Pontianak peaks around February 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 13 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 18UV 15Jul 13UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Pontianak 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 Pontianak is worst in September — around 72 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.0× the cleanest month (December, 14 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateUnhealthyModerateSep 1369 µg/m³Dec 2114 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr19Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul26Moderate
Aug54Poor
Sep72Unhealthy
Oct30Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Pontianak?

Pontianak sits at 0.0°S, 109.3°E, 2 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Sungai Raya, 94 km away.

Topography around Pontianak

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pontianak has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 17 m around an average of 5 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 27 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 827 m.

The land around Pontianak is covered by artificial surfaces (78%) within 3 km, trees (59%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and water (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
17 m
16 km
27 m
80 km
827 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
October weather nearby: Sungai Raya 94 km · Bengkayang 97 km · Singkawang 111 km · Pemangkat 139 km · Kota Sambas 155 km · Tebedu 165 km · Bau 185 km · Serian 192 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 Pontianak (-0.0319°, 109.325°, elevation 2 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).