Sampit weather in October

In October, Sampit sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 254 mm of rain across 21.7 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°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 Sampit's 6th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sampit's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
24°
7th coldest
Rainfall
254 mm
21.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:12 AM – 5:15 PM
Cloud cover
83%
6th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.01 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Sampit is town in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia.

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 32°C through the month.

A typical October day in Sampit reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 34°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 Sampit

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.

Sampit weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 24°26127.712.12.4
Feb32° / 24°23323.912.12.5
Mar32° / 24°29128122.3
Apr32° / 24°29828.511.92.2
May32° / 24°21324.711.92.6
Jun31° / 24°15519.311.93.2
Jul31° / 24°11616.511.93.7
Aug32° / 24°9412.811.93.8
Sep32° / 24°13013.9123.4
Oct32° / 24°25421.712.12.8
Nov32° / 24°31028.212.12.2
Dec31° / 24°28628.912.12.3

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 8% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 85%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Sampit gets around 254 mm of rain over 21.7 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 70% and peaks near 82% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
157
258
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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 55% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
126830
226830
326731
416732
516633
616534
716435
816336
916237
1016138
1116039
1215940
1315841
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2115148
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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
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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 5:17 AM to 5:09 AM, and sunset from 5:18 PM to 5:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.05:175:18
212.05:165:18
312.05:165:17
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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 5.01 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.44 kWh/m² to a high of 5.35 kWh/m² in September across the year — October's 5.01 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Sampit?

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

2.8
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sampit.

What to pack for Sampit in October

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

In October, Sampit sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Sampit 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 at the nearest coast (about 69 km away) is warmest in April at about 30°C and coldest in August near 28°C.

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

26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar30Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul28Tropical
Aug28Tropical
Sep28Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov30Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Sampit 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 Sampit peaks around February 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 17UV 15Jul 12UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Sampit 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 Sampit is worst in September — around 94 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 9.9× the cleanest month (January, 10 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateUnhealthyModerateSep 2192 µg/m³Jan 1710 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb11Good
Mar11Good
Apr11Good
May12Good
Jun12Good
Jul16Moderate
Aug39Poor
Sep94Unhealthy
Oct83Unhealthy
Nov19Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Sampit?

Sampit sits at 2.5°S, 112.9°E, 5 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Palangkaraya, 113 km away.

Topography around Sampit

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sampit has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 16 m around an average of 6 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 30 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 183 m.

The land around Sampit is covered by artificial surfaces (40%) and trees (33%) within 3 km, trees (68%) within 16 km, and trees (82%) within 80 km.

3 km
16 m
16 km
30 m
80 km
183 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
October weather nearby: Palangkaraya 113 km · Pangkalanbuun 148 km · Kualakapuas 168 km · Banjarmasin 202 km · Manismata 213 km · Banjarbaru 233 km · Martapura 234 km · Amuntai 256 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 Sampit (-2.5315°, 112.9496°, 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. 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).