Prabumulih weather in October

In October, Prabumulih sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 209 mm of rain across 19.9 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 6% 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 Prabumulih's 6th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Prabumulih's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
24°
11th coldest
Rainfall
209 mm
19.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:46 AM – 5:50 PM
Cloud cover
81%
6th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.55 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
out of 10

Prabumulih is city in South Sumatra Province, Indonesia.

Density
245/km²
people per km²
Founded
2001

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 Prabumulih 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 31°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and about 1°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How October really feels in Prabumulih

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.

Prabumulih 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°24527.612.22.6
Feb31° / 24°24325.112.12.5
Mar32° / 24°30428.9122.3
Apr32° / 24°28128.211.92.2
May32° / 24°1712411.82.7
Jun32° / 24°10118.411.83.2
Jul32° / 24°9516.211.83.4
Aug33° / 24°7913.211.93.1
Sep34° / 24°9713.2122.8
Oct33° / 24°20919.912.12.5
Nov32° / 24°29726.812.22.3
Dec31° / 24°29128.512.22.5

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 82%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12476
22476
32476
42377
52377
62377
72377
82278
92278
102278
112278
122179
132179
142080
152080
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211684
221585
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271387
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311090

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Prabumulih gets around 209 mm of rain over 19.9 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 64% and peaks near 79% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
150
251
352
453
554
655
756
856
957
1058
1159
1260
1361
1462
1563
1664
1764
1865
1966
2067
2168
2269
2371
2472
2573
2674
2775
2876
2977
3078
3179

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 60% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 96% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
15305510
25295511
35295511
45285611
55285611
64275712
74275712
84265812
94255912
104255912
114246012
123236113
134226113
144226113
154216213
164206214
174196314
184186315
194186216
204176217
214166218
224156219
234156120
244146121
254136122
264126123
274116124
284116025
294106026
30396226
31386227

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
37calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
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126calm
136calm
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315calm

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 5:51 AM to 5:43 AM, and sunset from 5:53 PM to 5:50 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.05:515:53
212.05:515:53
312.05:505:53
412.05:505:52
512.05:505:52
612.05:495:52
712.05:495:52
812.15:485:52
912.15:485:51
1012.15:485:51
1112.15:475:51
1212.15:475:51
1312.15:475:51
1412.15:465:51
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1812.15:455:50
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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 5.55 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.51 kWh/m² to a high of 5.74 kWh/m² in September across the year — October's 5.55 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.7Bright
35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
75.7Bright
85.7Bright
95.7Bright
105.7Bright
115.6Bright
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185.6Bright
195.5Bright
205.5Bright
215.5Bright
225.5Bright
235.5Bright
245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Prabumulih?

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

2.5
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Prabumulih.

What to pack for Prabumulih in October

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

In October, Prabumulih sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Prabumulih 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 Prabumulih peaks around February 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 14 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 19UV 15Jul 14UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Prabumulih 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 Prabumulih is worst in October — around 80 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.0× the cleanest month (January, 27 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateOct 1377 µg/m³Jan 1727 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan27Moderate
Feb28Moderate
Mar32Moderate
Apr32Moderate
May32Moderate
Jun31Moderate
Jul32Moderate
Aug38Poor
Sep68Unhealthy
Oct80Unhealthy
Nov47Poor
Dec28Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Prabumulih?

Prabumulih sits at 3.4°S, 104.2°E, 51 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Indralaya, 53 km away.

Topography around Prabumulih

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Prabumulih has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 45 m around an average of 49 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 80 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 826 m.

The land around Prabumulih is covered by trees (71%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, trees (95%) within 16 km, and trees (88%) within 80 km.

3 km
45 m
16 km
80 m
80 km
826 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Indralaya 53 km · Tanjungagung 73 km · Baturaja 78 km · Palembang 81 km · Lahat 86 km · Pagar Alam 127 km · Lubuklinggau 153 km · Kotabumi 171 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 Prabumulih (-3.4345°, 104.2306°, elevation 51 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. 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).