Singkawang weather in October

In October, Singkawang sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 303 mm of rain across 27 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 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% 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 Singkawang's 9th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Singkawang's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
8th warmest
Overnight low
25°
6th coldest
Rainfall
303 mm
27 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
5:30 AM – 5:28 PM
Cloud cover
90%
9th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Singkawang is city in West Kalimantan Province, Indonesia.

Density
504/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 29°C through the month.

A typical October day in Singkawang reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 30°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 Singkawang

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.

Singkawang 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
Jan28° / 24°28325.5123.5
Feb29° / 24°17719.7123.8
Mar29° / 25°18722.1123.6
Apr30° / 25°21225123.2
May30° / 25°22124.7123.2
Jun30° / 25°19420.612.13.6
Jul30° / 25°17819.1123.9
Aug30° / 25°16319.1123.8
Sep29° / 25°20321.8123.5
Oct29° / 25°30327123.2
Nov29° / 25°39528.9122.9
Dec28° / 24°39928.211.93.1

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 95%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1694
2694
3694
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Singkawang gets around 303 mm of rain over 27 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 87% and peaks near 92% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
180
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482
583
684
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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 56% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
15347
25347
35347
45347
55446
65446
75446
85545
95545
105545
115644
125644
135644
145743
155743
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175842
185842
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205842
215842
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245743
255743
265743
275644
285644
295545
305545
315446

Wind in October

Winds average 7 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
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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 5:33 AM to 5:29 AM, and sunset from 5:33 PM to 5:27 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.05:335:33
212.05:335:32
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412.05:325:32
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1212.05:305:29
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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 4.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.14 kWh/m² to a high of 5.28 kWh/m² in March across the year — October's 4.68 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 Singkawang?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Singkawang.

What to pack for Singkawang in October

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

In October, Singkawang sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Singkawang 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 13 km away) is warmest in May at about 30°C and coldest in February 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
Jan28Tropical
Feb28Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov30Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Singkawang 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 Singkawang peaks around February 18 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 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 16Jul 12UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Singkawang 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 Singkawang is worst in September — around 42 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.2× the cleanest month (January, 10 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateGoodSep 1440 µg/m³Jan 1110 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb11Good
Mar13Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug31Moderate
Sep42Poor
Oct23Moderate
Nov12Moderate
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Singkawang?

Singkawang sits at 0.9°N, 109.0°E, 2 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Sungai Raya, 25 km away.

Topography around Singkawang

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Singkawang has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 301 m around an average of 9 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 928 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,381 m.

The land around Singkawang is covered by trees (37%) and artificial surfaces (36%) within 3 km, trees (55%) and water (30%) within 16 km, and trees (58%) and water (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
301 m
16 km
928 m
80 km
1,381 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
October weather nearby: Sungai Raya 25 km · Pemangkat 29 km · Bengkayang 51 km · Kota Sambas 61 km · Pontianak 111 km · Lundu 129 km · Bau 141 km · Tebedu 154 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 Singkawang (0.9093°, 108.9846°, 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).